The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord‚ Loir-et-Cher‚ France‚ is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. It is located between the untamed royal river and the wild woodlands‚ which is home to many boar and deer. Building of the château was begun by Francis I in 1519‚ and was completed in 1547. The design itself can be attributed
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Chelsea Bryant Period 3 The Mind of a Madman Francisco Jose de Goya (1746-1828) Yard with Lunatics‚ 1794 Oil on canvas Goya started discovering art at a young age. He was born to José Benito de Goya y Franque‚ a gilder‚ and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador. Francisco spent his childhood in Fuendetodos‚ Spain then later moved to Zaragoza. He often moved‚ mastering art along the way. In 1773 Goya married Josefa Bayeu. Over a period of five years he had painted about 42 designs. His popularity
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Professional Development Do it and Remember “Wherever you want to go‚ you have no choice but to start from where you are”‚ (Karl Popper) Abstract This paper will delve into the process of an already implemented and on-going proposal of teacher development at a private girls’ catholic school in Capital Federal. The introduction will state the nature of the project‚ the problems dealt with and the objectives‚ as well as the population involved. The Literature Review will provide the background
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businesses not the undesirables. In response to the poor conditions Los Caballeros de Labor were created. Los Caballeros de Labor denounced the “Mexican rate” for any job. Los Caballeros believed the inequality of pay further divided the Anglo americans from the Mexican Americans. In addition Los Caballeros wanted the land of the people to be protected from the businesses who wanted to take their land. However‚ Los Caballeros de Labor were not the only groups standing against oppression‚ another group‚ called
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his short story with Boule de Suif crying. How does his story account for this scene and our reaction to it? The language in “La Boule de Suif” is chosen purposefully. Maupassant uses details‚ images and words in order to create a particular effect on the reader. His writing is implicit throughout the story and shows the real face of a group of French people. The group is detained by a Prussian officer who forbids them to continue on their journey unless La Boule de Suif‚ a prostitute‚ sleeps
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There was no water‚ food‚ or supplies‚ and the odds were stacked against Cabeza de Vaca and his fellow survivors. Cabeza de Vaca was part of an expedition to establish settlements on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico‚ or what is now known as North America‚ but everything took a turn when the group got stranded. He‚ plus three other survivors‚ eventually made it to Mexico City after two years of trekking through deserts‚ mountains‚ and other rough terrains. How did he
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of William de Worde’s daily newspaper. While a newspaper is a new concept in Ankh-Morpork‚ all the familiar core parts of a newspaper from reporters to obituaries smoothly fall into place for William. Along the way William encounters and investigates the mystery surrounding the Patrician‚ Lord Vetinari‚ allegedly stabbing a trusted servant at the Palace and his out of character behavior that causes many questions to be raised. It is the final answer to this mystery that causes William de Worde’s behavior
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The Lawyer as Counsel de oficio The movie‚ Gideon’s Trumpet (a true story from the US landmark case Gideon vs Wainwright‚1)‚ was the sad plight and triumph of Clarence Earl Gideon‚ charged in a Florida State Court with a non-capital felony‚ breaking and entering a pool room. He appeared without funds and without counsel and asked the Court to appoint counsel for him‚ but this was denied on the ground that the state law permitted appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in capital cases
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Honor in Cyrano de Bergerac People in today’s society have many different aspects about their character that make them who they are. Positive character traits can be found in people around the globe and in the characters that many read about in books. Edmond Rostand presents the character Cyrano in the play Cyrano de Bergerac with a many positive traits that make him a very relatable character. Cyrano lives his life based on a strict code of honor through his actions. A code of honor can be
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6. De-Americanization is a kind of prejudicial racism that is based on the perceived lack of loyalty of a citizen who appears foreign. This is different in comparison to the kind of racism and discrimination that blacks face‚ because that belief system revolves around the idea of inferiority in relation to skin color. Once a person is de-Americanized they can be treated as inferior beings. The people who act on these beliefs are Vigilante Racists. Vigilantes are regular citizens who take the law
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