Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann;[1] October 22‚ 1913 – May 25‚ 1954) was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War‚ the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ World War II across Europe‚ the 1948 Arab-Israeli War‚ and the First Indochina War. He documented the course of World War II in London‚ North Africa‚ Italy‚ the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris. His action photographs‚ such as those taken during the 1944
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How does the art practice of Robert Rauschenberg relate to the unit theme of the ordinary and how does he use ordinary objects within his artworks to create works with depth‚ meaning and beauty? Innovative and experimental in approach‚ contemporary American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) has long been considered the pioneer of the modern art world‚ spanning his late 20th to early 21st century artistic career to the blurring and challenging of boundaries and distinctions between the artist
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Catch Me If You Can: The Story of Robert Hanssen Kevin Hoke HLS 402- Counterintelligence February 29‚ 2012 Robert Hanssen joined the FBI as an agent on January 12‚ 1976 and was transferred to the Gary‚ Indiana‚ office. In 1978‚ Hanssen and his family moved to New York when the FBI transferred him to its office there. The next year‚ Hanssen was moved into counter-intelligence and given the task of compiling a database of Soviet intelligence for the Bureau. It was then‚ in 1979‚ only three
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Robert Frost One can only marvel at the grandeur of nature and its influence upon every aspect of the universe. The irony is that nature wears many different masks‚ for at times nature is kind‚ gentle‚ and giving; while‚ in an instant‚ it can turn harsh‚ unforgiving‚ and unrelenting. One phenomenon that is certain‚ though‚ is that nature is continually teaching new and old lessons with regard to life and survival. Robert Frost was an extremely insightful man who recognized the lessons of nature
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(The Road Not Taken) Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken” is a poem written to empathize on choices that are made throughout life. This particular poem is structured to show that no matter what decisions have to make; throughout the poem Robert Frost takes us on an inevitable walk‚ that walk is called life. It leads you to a two way street‚ in which there you have to choose a life path to follow‚ not knowing what is going to be set be for you. Many times in the poem Robert Frost uses setting and
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Who is he? Robert Cecil‚ Earl of Salisbury‚ was a major political figure in the reigns of Elizabeth I and I. He was the second son of Lord Burghley who was Chief Minister to Elizabeth I. Cecil was schooled at home where he learned about politics and statesmanship. What was his relationship with the monarch like? Cecil was an intellectual and he preferred a cautious approach in politics. He frequently demonstrated self-control and patience - qualities that stood him in good stead when dealing
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Born in Cork‚ Ireland‚ in the year 1627‚ Robert Boyle was born into a very rich family. His father‚ Richard Boyle‚ was the Earl of Cork. Part of Boyle’s success was because he lived with one of the richest men of Ireland. Richard Boyle‚ however‚ gained his money through stealing. His mother died before he was 12. Though he did well at his school initially‚ when a new headmaster arrived‚ Boyle did poorly. His father removed him from his school‚ and hired a tutor to teach him
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“To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. In the opening stanza‚ the poet articulates the carpe diem tenet that urges one to "Seize the Day." The gathering of roses is a metaphor for living life to the fullest. The image of roses suggests a number of things: roses symbolize sensuality and the fulfillment of earthly pleasures; as vegetation‚ they are tied to the cycles of nature and represent change and the transience of life. Like the "virgins‚" the roses are buds‚ fresh‚ youthful
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The two poems written by Robert Frost‚ "Desert Places" and "Old Man’s Winter Night‚" have the common theme of loneliness. In "Desert Places" the speaker is not walking through woods‚ he is only passing by and momentarily glancing at this field filling with snow and the trees that surround this field will soon be all that is left due to the snows continuous falling. When he sees this field with snow‚ he uses it as a device to compare it to his own life and how it will soon be all over and how when
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Eating Disorders Eating disorders are sweeping this country and are rampant on junior high‚ high school‚ and college campuses. These disorders are often referred to as the Deadly Diet‚ but are often known by their more popular names: anorexia or bulimia. They affect more than 20% of females between the age of thirteen and forty. It is very rare for a young female not to know of someone with an eating disorder. Statistics show that at least one in five young women have a serious problem with
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