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    CoCo Chanel and Alexander McQueen. Higher Art Design Essay. Abbeylauren Duckett Two artists that I have chosen who reflect change are Alexander Mcqueen who emulated the dominance of media on the world during the 1990’s and Coco Chanel who reflected the change in the stance of women in society after the first world war. Alexander McQueen was a contempary fashion designer and was his in-depth knowledge of British tailoring. He learned his skills as a tailor as an apprentice in the famous Savile

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    Anton Chekhov‚ witnessed the rule of three Tsars i.e. Alexander II‚ Alexander III‚ and Nicholas II. The reign of these Romanovs was bombarded by numerous dilemmas such as wide peasant unrest‚ revolutionary agitation‚ anarchic disorders‚ and even of industrialisation. Along with their obligations to ‘remedy’ the social ills affecting such a massive and heterogeneous empire‚ they were also battling to preserve their unlimited power. Tsar Alexander II‚ ascended the throne in 1855 and came to be called

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    Did you know that Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome was named after two physicians that described the aspects of the condition in the early 1900s‚ a Germany ophthalmologist named Eugen Von Hippel and a Swedish pathologist named Arvid Lindau. The Von Hippel Lindau is a disease that’s an inherited disorder characterized by the abnormal growth of both benign and cancerous tumors on the cerebellum‚ spinal cord‚ brain stem‚ or nerve root. The major cause for the Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome is mutations in the

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    The Federalist‚ No. 15 Alexander Hamilton In the Federalist paper No. 15‚ Alexander Hamilton argues that a stronger central government is needed. He believes that without a strong central government we will not hold the country together politically and economically. I think he is right‚ without a strong central government the Union will be powerless. For Hamilton‚ the problem in government was the principle of legislation for states which creates multiple sovereigns. Hamilton argues that the

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    Alexander Pushkin Alexander Pushkin was born on June 6‚ 1799 in Moscow‚ Russia. While he was born into nobility. Pushkin attended a special school for children of privilege‚ where he excelled in French and Russian literature. His work was innovative and highly scandalous for its time. The literature that Pushkin created pioneered the new era of authors and poets that focused their work on political controversy. His work associates him with the Decembrist Revolt in 1825. In 1820‚ Pushkin completed

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    Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Lily Dugas 3 Hour 3/2/11 In the making of America‚ there were many different opinions on government. Two of the most opinionated people were Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. They both had very strong voices and were looked up to by many people. They always seemed to disagree with each other;

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    Sir Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming is a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He was born at Lochfield near Darvel in Ayrshire‚ Scotland on August 6th‚ 1881. In 1999‚ the Times magazine named Fleming one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century for his discovery of penicillin. While penicillin is widely cited as one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century‚ uncertainty over whether or not Alexander Fleming actually discovered it caused many to question his 1945 Nobel

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    Alexander Hamilton had a very important role in the founding of our nation. When George Washington was elected president‚ he appointed Alexander Hamilton to the role of Secretary of Treasury‚ for the country was in a great amount of debt due to the Revolutionary War. To assist in trying to reduce the debt‚ Hamilton‚ who had been forming ideas of a national bank in about 1779‚ suggested that Congress should charter the national bank. He believed the bank should have a start of $10 million in which

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    world war as up to two hundred thousand troops from Russia‚ East Germany‚ Poland‚ Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Hungary occupied Czechoslovakia in ‘Operation Danube’. Launched in response to the social movement led by Czechoslovakia leader Alexander Dubcek (known as the ‘Prague Spring’)‚ the Warszawa accord invasion was preceded by many months of negotiation and preparation. As Jiri Valenta argues‚ the Soviet leadership determined to intervene in Czechoslovakia ‘only when an extended amount

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    ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Fashion Designer (1969 - 2010) ALEXANDER MCQUEEN (1969 - 2010) burst onto the fashion stage in 1992‚ courting controversy as headlines hailed him as the new enfant terrible. Though contentious and frequently misunderstood‚ he established the fashion label that is now internationally acclaimed and coveted without compromising his approach. From the start of his career McQueen has both shocked and delighted his audience with raw presentations often depicting bleak history and anarchic

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