Renaissance is a word that means “rebirth.” This is a fitting title for the time period as it was a time of surges of advancements in all fields of study. The Renaissance in general lasted from 1330 CE to 1620 CE‚ while the periods in it (Italian‚ English‚ High Renaissances) lasted as following: English Renaissance lasted from 1550 CE to 1620‚ the Italian Renaissance lasted from 1330 CE to 1550 CE‚ and the High Renaissance‚ in the middle of the English Renaissance‚ lasted from 1480 CE to 1520 CE
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his generosity by giving grains to people suffering from famine and showing hospitality to artists. Lorenzo allowed for many artist to stay with him including Giuliano da Sangallo‚ Botticello‚ Verrochi‚ Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Lorenzo did not only help people he also had a brilliant mind. Lorenzo was talented in many occupations that included: philosopher‚ artist‚ patron and collector.Due to the fact‚ that Lorenzo was well-educated in many subjects and
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Nijinsky’s Contribution to Modernism Vaslav Nijinsky was a famous dancer turned choreographer with the Russian ballet company the Ballets Russes during the early 1900’s (Nijinsky). Though he spent only a few short years as a choreographer with the Ballets Russes‚ Nijinksy helped propel ballet into the modern era with a new form of movement that would influence dancers for many‚ many generations to come. Nijinsky’s presentation of new sexual identities held within the choreography of his ballets
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This research paper is about Vladimir Lenin’s early life‚ how it led him to communism‚ and his life as a communist. Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx‚ advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Vladimir is known for his various efforts and contributions to the communist and socialist parties. One of his famous quotes is‚ “The goal of socialism is communism.” He
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At the age of six Michelangelo’s mother passed away and initially his father did not approve of his chose career path. At the young age of thirteen‚ Michelangelo became an apprentice of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio who was well known for his murals. After a year of apprenticing Mr. Ghirlandaio‚ Michelangelo begin to catch the
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Harriet set out for the free state of Philadelphia alone and by foot‚ later making use of the underground railroad‚ traveling almost 90 miles to reach freedom. “When I found I had crossed that line‚ I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees‚ and over the fields‚ and I felt like I was in Heaven” (Bradford). Rather than stay in the safety of the north‚ Harriet returned to the south‚ first for her niece and
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Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the ’Great Leap Forward’ and the ’Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan‚ in Hunan province‚ central China. After training as a teacher‚ he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921‚ he became a founder member of the Chinese
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the greatest mass movements in the World’s history. As a leader‚ Gandhi utilised religious principles in order to inspire people to fight colonial oppression in India. Mohandas demanded to study law in Great Britain; however‚ his caste (social rank) did not allow him to travel abroad‚ so when he refused to comply he was expelled from the caste of merchants. Despite the fact that Gandhi was expelled from the caste‚ he still kept continuing with his first step to becoming a lawyer to help gain independence
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Shakespeare lived during the Elizabethan era which lasted for 45 years‚ which is known as the golden age in the history of England. Art‚ dance‚ poetry and economics thrived and continued to grow under Queen Elizabeth’s reign. As dance was one of the very prominent factors in this era‚ Shakespeare’s plays had many connections to the art of dance. His works obviously had references to dancers and he used dancing to build up a lot of the setting. He also used references to dance as a way to create a
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Augustine was born in 354‚ he had a Christian mother named Monica and a pagan father‚ Patricius‚ who was a Roman official. Even though he grew up in a Christian household he still managed to stray away from Christianity and was not baptized until he became an adult. For that to happen he had to go on his own journey‚ which had a big impact on his decision of converting to Christianity. Some of these influences hold more weight than others but on Easter vigil‚ April 24–25‚ 387 he converted himself
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