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    Taylor Hinzie 12/6/12 Period.5 Mr. Schley Alfred Eisenstaedt Eisenstaedt was born in Dirschau in West Prussia‚ Imperial Germany in 1898. His family moved to Berlin in 1906. Eisenstaedt was fascinated by photography from his youth and began taking pictures at age 14 when he was given his first camera‚ an Eastman Kodak Folding Camera with roll film. Eisenstaedt served in the German Army’s artillery during World War I‚ and was wounded in 1918. While working as a belt and button

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    Alfred Stieglitz Essay

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    Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) In 1881‚ Alfred Stieglitz went to Berlin to study mechanical engineering and met Hermann Wilhelm Vogel whose experiments with orthochromatic emulsions and active role in photographic societies convinced Stieglitz to pursue in photography. In 1890‚ Stieglitz decided to pursue a life as an independent medium. His role was as a “choose one” guiding his people out of the slavery of old practices. Stieglitz desired to produce a major exhibition reflecting the principal

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    Coastal and Continental Temperature Ranges Introduction: There are large variations in average monthly temperatures among cities located at the same latitude. This suggests that factors besides the angle and duration of isolation affect the rate heating and cooling of any given location. Objective: You will graph the average monthly temperatures of costal and inland continental regions and interpret the range in temperatures. Vocabulary:

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    Alfred Hitchcock Themes

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    In many of Alfred Hitchcock’s films‚ we are able to see how specific periods influence his work. In the case of postwar era‚ Hitchcock is able to evoke the aftermath of World War II issues and themes through the sub-text of films like I Confess (Warner Brothers‚ 1953) and The Trouble with Harry (Paramount‚ 1955). Though each film is completely different from the other‚ stylistically‚ genre-wise‚ tone-wise‚ scenery-wise; they both revolve around death‚ albeit approached from an entirely different

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    There were many great directors during the 19th century era of film‚ but one renowned filmmaker of that time was Alfred Hitchcock‚ who “is among the few directors whose films almost constitute a genre unto themselves‚ the suspense-filled “Hitchcock thriller” ’ (2 Dixon & Foster 102). In his career‚ Hitchcock directed many films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s‚ before dying in the 1980s (1Biography.com Editors 1). His first feature film‚ in Hollywood‚ was Rebecca (1939)‚ and then he went on

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    Alfred the Great - Essay

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    Alfred the Great Alfred the Great ruled between the years of 871- 899. He was a son born to Aethelwulf‚ King of Wessex and his queen‚ Osburga‚ in 849 in Wantage‚ Berkshire London. He was born of the royal house of the Jutes of Wight. He was the fourth son born and had one younger sister. He became king only after each of his older brothers had ruled for some time. When he did rule he ruled at a time that they were battling the Vikings. In his period of ruling he defended the Vikings and became

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    Alfred Green Analysis

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    Alfred M. Green delivered a speech‚ in Philadelphia in 1861‚ directed towards his fellow African Americans. Now around this era African Americans were not allowed the right to enroll in to the union army. Green wanted to empower his fellow African Americans to enroll by the appeal to powerful words‚ repetition and the use of inclusive language. Green knew the appeal and emotion that can be drawn from using powerfully motivational words; he does this to drag out the patriotisms inside each person

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    Carley McGlothlin Lori Shaw British Literature April 16‚ 2013 Lord Alfred Tennyson Research Lord Alfred Tennyson was a famous writer during the Victorian Era. He is one of the well-loved poets. He was born on August 6‚ 1809. His birth place was Somersby‚ Lincolnshire‚ England. Tennyson was the fourth child out of twelve children. He displayed an early talent for writing. At twelve years old he wrote his 6‚000 line poem. He was tutored by his father‚ Reverend George Tennyson‚ in classical and modern

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    How did the rulers of early medieval Europe like Charlemagne‚ Otto of Saxony‚ Alfred the Great‚ and William the Conqueror set certain precedents for their emerging nations? Well for starters‚ Charlemagne did bring a whole lot to the table. The only significant thing I got out of him was the fact that he split his empire into “countries”‚ with a total of 300 counts watching those territories. Otto brought his German self‚ and conquered all of the “Holy Roman Empire”. He starts the election

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    Despair Alfred Hitchcock

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    In the short film Despair‚ Alfred Hitchcock’s filming techniques are very evident. Alfred Hitchcock is known for using many different styles of filming which have influenced many directors since the early 1900s. The director of Despair uses Hitchcock’s technique to build tension‚ add action‚ and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Despair is a film of Elizabeth Bowen’s "The Demon Lover." The first example in the film is camera is not a camera. Jeffrey Michael Bays says‚ "The camera

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