George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer. He was responsible for the introduction and development of altering current for light and power. Westinghouse invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. He was one of Thomas Edison’s main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. This man founded 60 companies‚ eventually receiving over 100 patents for his work with the desire to turn ideas into enterprises. George Westinghouse
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Chapters 1 and 2 Notes Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls‚ food jars‚ cups‚ and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create
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Kevin Foy Professor Marbach Art 101-001 February 22‚ 2010 Revision 1a.) Japan used blue because they are a country that has a wet climate and very green grass. California used yellow because their climate is very hot and sunny. It is always bright out there. According to the artists‚ the gates in central park are saffron which I believe are that color because it’s a major color you see everyday in the city.‚ Some examples were construction worker vests and the most important on was the color
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Introduction Sun Zi’s Art of War is known as the oldest military classic in Chinese literature that was written by a Chinese philosopher‚ Sun Wu which was also named as Sun Zi. It was presented during the spring and autumn period to the Emperor He Lu of the Wu Kingdom about the theories of Art of War. Therefore‚ it has more than 2400 years old today. It is the most successful military strategy’s book in China that consists of 13 Chapters and contains about only 6200 words written in
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first response paper on the topic of dada art (pages 1148-1152). This art form in my opinion is the most conversial art form ever in America’s history and greatly interests me due to the misconception about this art form. With artists such as Marcel Duchamp‚ Raoul Hausmann‚ and Hans Arp‚ these artists show the complexity and un-guide lined art that is called data art. With this new form of art‚ people had no idea how to react to something that was not known as art for so many years but meaningless scribbles
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George Whitefield George Whitefield was a Methodist preacher during the First Great Awakening. He was born in Gloucester‚ England on December 16‚ 1714 and was buried in Newburyport‚ Massachusetts on September 30‚ 1770. Whitefield took voyages to the New World seven times‚ voyages whose one-way trips took two months. He called both sides of the Atlantic “home”. He was the most traveled preacher of the gospel up to his time and many feel he was the greatest evangelist of all time. His diligence
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George Alagiah His parents moved to Ghana in 1961 so George therefore had his primary education there. He went to secondary school in Portsmouth‚ England however. He is a graduate of Durham University. He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen’s New Years Honours List for his services to journalism. Since 3 December 2007‚ he has been the sole presenter of the BBC News at Six and has also been the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News since its launch
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Definition of Terms A. Art According to various authors 1. J.V Estolas - Art is derived from the Latin word “ars” which means ability or skill 2. A. Tan - Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”‚ which means craftsmanship‚ skill‚ mastery of form and ideas‚ between materials and techniques. 3. F. Zulueta - Art is a product of man’s needs to express himself. 4. C. Sanchez - Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and
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CASE: 1 GEORGE DAVID George David has been CEO of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for more than a decade. During that time he has received numerous accolades and awards for his performance as a CEO. Under his leadership UTC‚ a $343 billion conglomerate whose operating units include manufacturers of elevators (Otis Elevator)‚ aerospace products (including Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Sikorsky helicopters)‚ air conditioning systems‚ and fire and security systems‚ has seen earnings
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MODERN ART A brief overview of art styles from the 1900 through to the 1970’s IMPRESSIONISM •Impressionism began in 1874 in France. •It took it’s name from Claude Monet’s “Impression at Sunrise” (1872). •It was a reaction to the precision of images created by the newly invented camera (1853). • Therefore‚ the artists were concerned with capturing the effects of light as it changed through the course of the day. •They began painting outdoors – called plen-air‚ and depicted the weather
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