1931‚ Karsh opened his own studio. He started taking photos for Ottawa Little Theatre. Here he met his wife. They were married in 1936. One of the biggest moments for Karsh was his first showing of his works. It took place in the Drawing Room of the Chateau Laurier hotel. Karsh then moved his studio to the hotel. Another important moment of 1936‚ was when he was able to photograph Mackenzie King‚ former Prime Minister of Canada‚ meeting Franklin D. Roosevelt. This caught the attention of other
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Chapter 1 - Five Years Later 1. In the following quotation‚ Dickens compares Tellson’s Bank with England. List the qualities‚ both positive and negative‚ that he attributes to the old bank and that he also attributes to old England. Be sure to include the bank’s position on capital punishment. “In this respect the House was much on a par with the Country; which did very often disinherit its sons for suggesting improvements in laws and customs that had long been highly objectionable‚ but were
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One of the first descriptions of the Revolution depicted to the reader entails the burning of one unfortunate Monsieur’s Chateau‚ "The [People] stood with folded arms at the fountain‚ looking at the pillars of fire in the sky" (pg 271). This scene tells the reader that the commoners will no longer sympathize with the elite‚ and the following revolution will be a bloody one
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Water Jousting In France “La joute des mariniers‚ entre le pont Notre-Dame et le Pont-au-Change‚” by the french artist Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet‚ was created in 1751. The name of the painting‚ when translated from French to English‚ says‚ “The jousting of the sailors‚ between the Pont Notre-Dame and the Pont-au-Change.” Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet uses certain shades of colors with counterclockwise eye movement‚ many little details to give a different perspective in the painting about water
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aBiography Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)‚ French author of the naturalistic school who is generally considered the greatest French short story writer. Guy de Maupassant was probably born at the Château de Miromesniel‚ Dieppe on August 5‚ 1850. In 1869 Maupassant started to study law in Paris‚ but soon‚ at the age of 20‚ he volunteered to serve in the army during the Franco-Prussian War. Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil servant‚ first at the ministry of maritime affairs‚
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1 Logan Tarkowski English III Mrs. Dewar 2/17/2014 Medieval Castles Throughout the Medieval Era there was a need for castles to fit all of the family and royalties that lived in these areas. Medieval castles have been around for a long time and are now apart of our history. They are historical evidence of the past‚ something that can be examined to find out new details about the past. Leftover items in these castles gives us evidence of how they lived inside the castle‚ the architecture shows how they defended and attacked castles
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Charles Darnay and Louis XVI‚ at first glance‚ to be very different people. In fact‚ they are very similar in lifestyle‚ social class‚ and personality. While one was the right person at the wrong time one was a remorseful person born to unfortunate family. However unlike Darnay. Louis was very indecisiveness and lacked confidence which is essential to rule a country. Charles Darnay‚ born Charles Evremonde‚ was born into the upper-class alongside his uncle Marquis Evremonde. Unlike his nephew‚ the
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Lana Del Rey is a famous singer. She is American and sings all over the word. She barely sings in the USA though. Her music has won many awards for her music and certain songs have won their own awards. Many of her songs have made charts and made it high in the charts. She describes herself as a Roman Catholic. She has also had a lot of tragedies happen in her short lifetime. Lanas age and a little about her Lana Del Rey isn’t that old. She hasn’t even hit her thirties. She is only twenty-nine
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The second direct competitor to Chanel is L’Oréal‚ the world’s largest manufacturer of high-quality cosmetics‚ perfumes‚ and hair and skin care products. Although L’Oreal the company doesn’t manufacture a perfume it owns the brand Lancôme that produces Tresor a perfume that rivals Chanel. In the chart below‚ it lists the US female fragrances brand share by value from the 2002 Tablebase data. The chart shows how the Lancôme perfume Tresor‚ Estee Lauder and Chanel are in relation to each other.
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Edith Wharton was born in New York City‚ New York on January 24‚ 1862 into a wealthy family and “spent much of her childhood in Europe‚ mainly France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ developing both her gift for languages and a deep appreciation for beauty – in art‚ architecture and literature” (The Mount). Her parents‚ relatives of Dutch and English pioneers‚ were socially observable with wealth from property‚ transporting‚ and investing (Cliff Notes). Their lives were loaded with maids‚ carriages‚ and social behavior
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