identities. The androgyny of Nijinsky’s characters merged the vast chasm of perceived differences between the male and female sex‚ symbolically connecting the two (Karthas 982). This connection made by Nijinsky in his choreography mirrors the actual groundbreaking scientific study about sex and gender that was happening at the time. In 1896 a German doctor named Magnus Hirschfeld began scientific research on sexuality; in particular he focused on the idea that there weren’t simply two sexes‚ but that
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able to do both‚ and there are signs that show of their accomplishments even today. I believe Europe’s rise was certain. They had navigation skills and well-built ships‚ held advantages in the early encounters of the neighboring countries‚ and the drive to spread their way all over the world. That combined with their sheer drive gave them the upper hand every time. To start off‚ there were two major reasons for Europeans to want to explore other worlds; one of them was religion. At the time‚ there
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Christopher Columbus‚ an Italian explorer and navigator‚ completed four voyages across the Atlantic ocean. On his first voyage‚ Columbus set sail for India‚ but ended up on the island of San Salvador. Although he did not reach his planned destination of India‚ he was still given credit for the establishment of the first European settlement in the western part of the world in the year of 1492. He had many tools and techniques that he used on his journeys. However‚ with modern sailing developments
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unhealthy conditions and sought to change them. Florence Nightingale was a nurse who changed the way hospitals work and saved a lot of lives. Her faith in God helped her overcome obstacles‚ including her parent’s disapproval. Florence Nightingale did a lot of things when she was alive. Like the stuff she changed‚ helping during the Crimean War‚ and a fundraiser (that was for her). She changed hospitals‚ nurse training‚ and wrote books with nursing tips and such. During the Crimean War she worked
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influence on art was very obvious‚ it could be seen slowly infiltrating all art throughout the Renaissance. At the begging of the Renaissance‚ most art was very dark and dismal. The works portrayed people doing very menial labor‚ the people did not seem happy and their clothing
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ever wondered how the states that Lewis and Clark did not find‚ were found? Hernando de Soto found‚ and explored Florida. Hernando de Soto was part of a Spanish scouting party. He and his “brothers” as he would call them‚ looked for the sign of danger.They had found Florida‚ or what they called La Florida. The people were members of an expedition led by Hernando himself. Hernando and his men were attacking Indians left and right‚ and one hero called out to them in their language. This man spoke Spanish
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It took the Japanese over six years to defeat the chinese. They thought it was going to be easy to defeat the chinese but they were mistaken. It was not going to be an easy win if they wanted to expand their empire they were going to have to work hard. The japanese expansion began in 1931. The Japanese didn’t expect it to last as long as it did and it had a extremely impact on their economy. They realized China was going to be too hard they had made various attempts and had failed. They decided
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Gandhi- Corruption At Its Finest In a country that claims democracy‚ Indians seem to be confused on the definition of the government style. You can not blame the people however‚ because it is the duty of the people to have faith in their country to do the right thing. Indira Gandhi manipulated the people of India by legitimizing the repression by calling for order in a chaos that she created. Indira Gandhi has made catastrophic changes to India’s political‚ social‚ and religious views that still
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examining Brutus’s intentions in killing Caesar and determining whether he should be punished for being part of the plot to assassinate the leader of Rome. The resolution of this case will either justify Brutus and the other conspirators’ act of murder or avenge Caesar’s death. Due to his overly ambitious nature and false claim that he did what was best for Rome‚ I believe that Brutus killed Caesar to gain power and therefore should be punished for his involvement in the murder. Brutus’s actions when he
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like the gods‚ and give them fire which Zeus did not want them to have. So Prometheus stole fire – some say from Zeus’ lightning‚ others from the sun and yet others from Hephaestus’ forge. According to the researchers of "Myths and Legends" Zeus asked Hephaestus
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