Background The beginning of Microsoft Inc. started with Bill Gates and Paul Allen writing computer program code for local businesses and municipalities. In 1975 they were inspired by an issue of Popular Electronics that showed the new Altair microcomputer kit‚ manufactured by MITS Computer. Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote a version of BASIC‚ a computer programming language‚ for the machine. Later that year Bill Gates left Harvard University to work full time developing programming languages for
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The Difference Between Art and Design. The subject of what separates art and design is convoluted and has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual compositions using a shared knowledge base‚ but their reasons for doing so are entirely different. Some designers consider themselves artists‚ but few artists consider themselves designers. So what exactly is the difference between art and design? In this post‚ we’ll examine and compare some of the core principles of each
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Cynthia Computer Application-205 Microsoft Word‚ Excel‚ and PowerPoint Microsoft Word-Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 lead global in the development and production of software and software-related services and solutions. Initially known for home computers‚ Microsoft‚ headquartered in Washington‚ now offers various operating systems and software for desktop computers. This multinational company strives to help the worldwide business community improve efficiency and productivity
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as our theme. Fantasy refers to a world of imagination filled with creative mental images and uninhibited fancy. These images or visions of fantasy may be distorted faces of reality; or may even be entirely disconnected to the real world. However‚ fantasy is more often than not linked to the real world in a child’s world and a crucial precursor to future cognitive and creative development. It is often observed that young children spontaneously engage in fantasy play‚ especially between the ages
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Since the earliest times humans sought to give meaning to the mystery of life and death through religious and spiritual beliefs. This need manifests itself through rituals‚ celebrations‚ and the creation of artefacts and temples. Discuss the role of art in this aspect of human life. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Humans have since the very earliest time of their existence questioned various fundamental facts
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The Palace of Versailles and Contemporary Art: Takashi Murakami The Palace of Versailles located approximately twelve miles outside Paris‚ France and is viewed as a place to showcase modern art. Much of the art that the palace has put on exhibitions over the years has brought a lot of controversy including the most recent one by Japanese artist Takashi Murakimi. Looking back at the 400 years of history at the Palace of Versailles it was once a home for the French royal family‚ a center for
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pathway because it is a form of art‚ they are paid more but not by much‚ and it is easier to conceptualize your ideas into a game than it is by making a building. There has seemingly always been this debate between the broad topic of Art and Architecture. What defines Art? Is Architecture a form of Art? Is there a line drawn between them? Some would speculate the problem with this debate is that it assumes that if something is beautiful‚ it is automatically defined as “Art”. In other words‚ a building
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Biography Research Question: What are the common themes in Edgar Allan Poe’s work? Edgar Allen Poe is a well-known author and poet; he became famous because of the themes his poems contained. Edgar Allen Poe is regarded as having made several psychologically intense literatures that contributed to his fame and also became some of his best works. Edgar Allen Poe had several themes that he used when writing‚ however his most popular and most common themes were on death‚ the subconscious self‚ and
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INFLUENCED THE CONTEMPORY CHINESE ARTISTS Wang Qingsong‚ Zeng Fanzhi‚ Shi Xinning‚ and Zhang Xiaogang? “Why do I say China has no contempory Art? Because none of China’s C art comes from China’s history or culture. It just follows the Western conception of what Chinese contempory art should be like” Lu Lib PART 1: INTRODUCTION I am interested in contemporary art in China because I live in Hong Kong‚ and have witnessed huge changes in China both internally and within the global context‚ and I want
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CONTEMPORARY ARTIST ;THEIR WORKS. Aina Olabolu :art educator and painter Cheif Aina Onabolu (now late) was born in Ijebu-ode in Ogun state‚ Nigeria in the year 1882. The general impression the Europeans were having about contemporary African art was that of primitive and lacked impact on orld civilization Onabolu grew up in the midst of that notion and was determined to prove the white people wrong. He started to practice art on his own in 1900 even
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