"Joan of Arc‚" was painted by the French realist artist Jules Bastien-Lepage in 1879. "After the province of Lorraine was lost to Germany following the Franco-Prussian War in 1821‚ The Frenchmen saw in Joan of Arc a new and powerful symbol. In 1875‚ Bastien-Lepage‚ a native of Lorraine began to make studies for a picture of her. In the present painting‚ exhibited in the Salon of 1880‚ Joan is shown receiving her revelation in her parents garden. Behind her are Saints Michael‚ Margaret‚ and Catherine
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Jules Ferry was a French statesman of the early Third Republic studying law after his father but then getting involved in politics becoming a notable critic of the newspaper Le Temps. He was elected deputy for Paris and protested the war on Germany later being appointed to prefect of the Seine. He had the challenging task of administering Paris during the siege. Jules Ferry was prime minister of France twice and was notably remembered for removing Catholic influence from most education in France
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In the comic “The Explainers” by Jules Feiffer‚ Feiffer draws emphasis on the lack of defined gutter and contrasts between text and images throughout the panels in order to establish a sense of ambiguous progression in both time and narrator reliability. Due to the comic having no boarders or lines between each image‚ the gutter is left somewhat ambiguous‚ which allows one image to blend itself into the next without a definite passage of time. It is only with the addition of written words that go
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David Beckham is always on the front page of any newspaper or headlined on tonight’s daily news wherever he happens to be. He is a world icon in every sense of the word‚ adored by his loyal fans world wide in Europe and now even more so in the US. He has been in the public eye more than anyone else in the game‚ and is now one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world. His style is followed by millions‚ whether it is his hairstyle or tattoos‚ he was and will always be copied by his loyal
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In an "Overview of Jules (Gabriel) Verne‚" the unknown author detests many of Verne’s works‚ even The Journey to the Center of the Earth. This unknown author claims that in the story‚ Verne “describ[es] unlikely or impossible events in the most plausible way.” For instance‚ in the final conclusion of this story‚ our protagonists‚ Axel and the professor ride a volcanic eruption on a wooden raft to make their last minute escape. Indeed it is dramatic‚ but it is very much unrealistic and adds boredom
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David Beckham is a professional soccer player everyone dreams of being. David has a lot of older and younger fans boys and girls supporting him game after game. David has played for several teams in his past career. He had some rough times when he came to the United States but he has managed. Childhood David was born in London‚England May 2‚1975. David’s parents are Ted Beckham a appliance repairman and his mother Sandra was a hair stylist. He was the family’s only son. Beckham played for a local
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If there’s one thing undeniable about Victoria Beckham‚ it’s definitely going to be the air of sophistication looming around and contained within her. Many would remember Victoria as one of the five members of worldwide sensation Spice Girls‚ and her using the nickname Posh Spice is a premonition of something big about her future. Despite the fact that she wed football superstar David Beckham and reared children‚ the pizzazz and gall to look even better is just too difficult to miss. Nowadays‚ we
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“ I’m not very good with just being mediocre or OK. My goals are set pretty high‚ no matter what ”. Odell Beckham Jr is my hero. The reason is because he’s such a leader and hard worker. He also never changes for anyone else. He also is a very careful person. He gives back a lot and appreciates a lot of the people that was before him. Odell Beckham jr is one of my hero’s because he’s just a role model and a leader for a lot of people. These people include adults teenagers and even even little kids
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In this essay I will be discussing French artist Jules Cheret’s art work: La Loie Fuller (1893‚ figure 2.3) and American artist Will H. Bradley’s art work: The Chap Book‚ Thanksgiving no. (1895‚ figure 2.24) in a compare and contrast exercise‚ looking at both the similarities but also what makes these two works very different. The art works are both dated by the end of the nineteenth century. Around the same time‚ the Industrial Revolution brought a huge boost productivity‚ but also changed the social
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Big Bend Jacob Nelson Big Bend Jacob Nelson Big Bend national park is a place for geologistes and biologistes. With a great history and diverse ecosystem (desert) it has a lot of wildlife. The canyons and mountains of Texas and Mexico‚ with the Rio Grande that runs on the edge of the park. The park is bigger than Rhode Island. The state of Texas is the second biggest state. It became a state on Dec. 19 1876. The capital of Texas is Austin. Millions of tourists spend a total of $50 billion
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