Michelangelo was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. Born to a family of moderate means in the banking business‚ Michelangelo became an apprentice to a painter before studying in the sculpture gardens of the powerful Medici family. What followed was a remarkable career as an artist in the Italian Renaissance‚ recognized in his own time for his artistic virtuosity. His works include the David and Pieta statues and the ceiling paintings of Rome’s Sistine Chapel‚ including the Last Judgment. Although
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Ludwig van Beethoven 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827 [pic] [pic] Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚
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Child labour From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first general laws against child labour‚ the Factory Acts‚ were passed in Britain in the first half of the 19th century. Children younger than nine were not allowed to work and the work day of youth under the age of 18 was limited to twelve hours.[1] Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries
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African literature From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia African literature refers to literature of and from Africa. While the European perception of literature generally refers to written letters‚ the African concept includes oral literature (or "orature"‚ in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu) As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African literature in Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ whereas European views of literature often stressed a separation of art and content‚ African awareness
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refined child. In 1826 Melville contracted scarlet fever‚ permanently weakening his eyesight. In 1826 Allan Melville wrote of his son as being “backward in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension…. Of a docile and amiable disposition”. (Melville Biography p.1 ) After the collapse of the family business‚ the oldest brother took over his fathers business. In 1839 after his brother declared the family business to be bankrupt‚ he arranged for Herman to ship out as a cabin boy on the St. Lawrence‚
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bartolomeu dias Early Life Why on earth would a person sail around the southernmost tip of Africa without modern sailing technology such as GPS? Bartolomeu Dias was such a person to accomplish his great voyage around the Cape of Good Hope. He was born in Portugal around 1450 and was a Portuguese navigator and explorer and was known as the first European who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa and reached the Cape of Good Hope. Bartolomeu Dias’ achievement had ultimately led to expansion
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Cited: Baldwin‚ Neil. Edison: Inventing the Century. University of Chicago Press‚ 2001 Beals‚ Gerald. Thomas Edison. Biography. June‚ 1999. http://www.thomasedison.com/biography.html Bellis‚ Mary. “The Inventions of Thomas Edison.” “The Life of Thomas Edison.” http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/a/Thomas_Edison.htm Guthridge‚ Sue. Thomas Edison: Young Inventor
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Why then are academics so wary about the use of Wikipedia within universities? There are a number of related reasons. Before outlining them we should acknowledge that there may be differences according to academic discipline in attitudes towards Wikipedia. Speaking to academics from the natural and medical sciences over the last year‚ it seems that those subjects are less concerned with issues of originality of source than the arts and social sciences. It also may be [pic] and this is genuine speculation
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Aryabhatta is a renowned mathematician and astronomer of ancient India. He was born in 476 AD in Kerala. He studied at the University of Nalanda. One of his major work was Aryabhatiya written in 499 AD. The book dealt with many topics like astronomy‚ spherical trigonometry‚ arithmetic‚ algebra and plane trigonometry. He jotted his inventions in mathematics and astronomy in verse form. The book was translated into Latin in the 13th century. Through the translated Latin version of the Aryabhattiya
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Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty Robyn Fenty the Barbadian superstar also known as Rihanna started out known as a cookie cutter teen pop star after she moved to the United States at sixteen years old. Born on February 20‚ 1988 in St. Michael‚ Barbados she grew up in a 3 bedroom house with her mom‚ dad‚ three brothers and two sisters. She worked with her father at a vendor booth selling clothes‚ although most of their money went to support her father’s drug and alcohol addictions. She began signing when she
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