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    Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter‚ architect‚ writer and historian‚ most famous today for his Lives of the Most Eminent Painters‚ Sculptors‚ and Architects‚ considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing. As the first Italian art historian‚ he initiated the genre of an encyclopedia of artistic biographies that continues today. Vasari was the first to use the term "Renaissance" in print‚ though an awareness of the ongoing "rebirth" in the arts had

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    Miranda Berishaj    1st hour Smith    1/10/15    U.S History midterm review   Unit 1    1. Clayton antitrust act sought to prevent anti­competitive practices.  2. urban­rural population shift­ people moved from rural areas to urban areas‚ urbanization.  3. Jane Addams – a pioneer for women’s rights and a leader of suffrage.   4. Sherman antitrust act – broke up trust and prevented monopolies.  5. women’s Christian temperance union – first organization devoted to social reform for  women.  6. Chi

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    Caribbean History Identured Labour Portuguese (Madeirans and Maltese) Group Members: Robinette Hemely Tehri-ann Brown Chamoya Cameron Joenel Bent Kimberly Graham Latifa Poorman Tamara Gooden Tamoy Gayle Teacher: Mrs.Wolfe Form: 5m Destination Where they came? Most Madeirans came to the the British Guyana to work on a plantation in Demarara. Madeirans in Guyana * In 1834 the fisrt 40 Madeirans came

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    Books ed. p. cm. Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson‚ 1962. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-679-77253-7 1. Europe—History—1789-1900. 2. Industrial revolution. I. Title. D299.H6 1996 940.2’7—dc20 96-7765 CIP Random House Web address: http://www.randomhouse.com/ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 DEVELOPMENTS IX I T H E WORLD IN T H E I 7 8 0 S T H E INDUSTRIAL R E V O L U T I

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    200 dances by Mozart are still preserved. The modern edition of the dances as published by the Neue Mozart Ausgabe (see External Links below) runs to about 300 total pages in score. For a complete listing of Mozart ’s dances‚ see this list. [edit]History Mozart began writing dances when he was five years old; see Nannerl Notenbuch. In 1768‚ when Mozart was 12‚ his father Leopold reported that Wolfgang had composed "many minuets for all types of instrument".[1] Mozart continued to write dance music

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    America is one of the most developed nations of the world‚ but regardless of it‚ about 46.7 million people are suffering from poverty. To understand the concept of poverty‚ it is important to define the actual living conditions of the individuals that the government believes to be impoverished. America has presented itself as a culture of plenty‚ but poverty still manages to take a toll on many families. The southeastern United States consists of many pockets of profound poverty in well-known areas

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    Did the Great Depression 1929-1941 and World War II 1941-1945 modify American exceptionalism? Yes it did‚ American exceptionalism is the idea that America is holds a special place in the world‚ by offering opportunities and hope for humanity. It is based of off its unique balance of public and private interests governed by constitutional ideals that are focused on personal and economic freedom. And during the great depression they made it so that the role of the government would be used more‚ or

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    symmetry of the number eleven‚ the Great War‚ as it was then called‚ came to an end on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. The conclusion of World War One marks‚ quite logically‚ one ’bookend’ for both Canadian and world history. Two very different decades would follow. "The Roaring Twenties" were marked by unprecedented but unequally distributed prosperity. "The Dirty Thirties" witnessed untold suffering and hardship as the Great Depression left millions unemployed‚ destitute

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    Introduction San Fermín means the running of bull. [pic] 1. History of San Fermín 1.2. Medieval Period in the 19th century 1.3. Modern Times 2. Single Day Events 2.1. Chupinazo 2.2. The Riau-Riau 2.3. San Fermín Procession 2.4. Pobre de mí 3. Daily events 3.1. Running of the bulls 3.2. Giants and big-heads parade 3.3. Traditional sports 3.4. Bullfight 3.5. Fireworks History Of San Fermín [pic] The origin of the fiesta of San Fermín goes back to the middle

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    Let America be America Again Analysis In Langston Hughes poem “Let America be America Again” he talks about how America should return to the way that it was perceived to be in the dreams before America was truly America. Throughout the poem he uses various methods to evoke the patriotic images and dreams that he feels America should and will eventually be. Hughes states that America is supposed to be a place of equality for everyone including both white and colored people. During this period in

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