perseverance. The “Divine Sarah”‚ as her fans called her‚ was born as Henriette Rosine Bernard to Julie Bernard. Julie was a Dutch Jewish prostitute who had two other illegitimate children. Sarah’s father is not known but when she was thirteen‚ her uncle‚ Edouard Bernard‚ signed as her father on her baptismal certificate. When she was younger‚ she was cared for by a nurse in a pension. Later in her childhood‚ she went to Grandchamp Augustine convent which‚ for a time‚ inspired her to become a nun. Her religious
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frequency modulation a method in which frequency of carrier waves is matched to changes in audio frequency waves. (Griffin‚ 2000) (National Radio Astronomy Observatory‚ ND) The term radio was first shortened from radioconductor by the French physicist Edouard Branly in 1897. The word radio comes from the verb to radiate in latin; radius means beam of light. In 1891 Nicola Tesla invented the Tesla coil (which is still
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known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time. In 1979‚ Lascaux was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This place is also known as “First color photos from another world”. First studied by the French archaeologist Henri-Édouard-Prosper Breuil‚ the Lascaux grotto consists of a main cavern 66 feet wide and 16 feet high. The walls of the cavern are decorated with some 600 painted and drawn animals and symbols and nearly 1‚500 engravings. The pictures depict in excellent detail
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B.C. Alexander is famous because at young age he captured an enormous amount of Asia and went undefeated. At young age he tamed the wild horse Bucephalus. When Bucephalus died he named a city in India after him. His mother was Olympias and his father was Phillip II. Olympias was the daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus. In 338 B.C. Phillip II decided to invade Greek cities. When Alexander was young he didn’t even have the dream of being the commander
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After the Civil War‚ the U.S. emerged as a powerful economic nation. By 1890‚ its frontier had disappeared; consequently‚ it started to expand and gain possession of non-contiguous lands. This expansion‚ that led to the United States governing other peoples‚ is termed imperialism. Alfred Thayer Mahan‚ an early imperialist‚ believed a nation’s control over the sea determined its power. The navy that was needed to control the sea required coal to fuel its voyages. This‚ in turn‚ required colonies to
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In the medieval times‚ the word humanities * included the study of mathematics and the sciences meant studies distinct from mathematics and sciences included theology and related studies was not in use 2. Cave art reveals that art has a geographical connection * from the beginning‚ humans instinctively made revealing forms animals have been important in the development of values art is a sacred matter 3. A study of art reveals * values beauty ugliness
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Sean Goharzadeh History of Art II 520-201-91 Term Project – Essay – Romanticism‚ Goya‚ Saturn Devouring His Children The field of visual arts‚ too‚ had seen this progression. As the years went by‚ art had grown more and more realistic‚ controlled‚ and perfect. Everything was rationalized by science. And then came the revolution known as Romanticism. One notable artist that partook in the Romantic Movement was Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. In spite of his initial lack of success
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journey of female’s participation in sport and their entrance into The Games. While the date of the first games is debatable‚ the first recorded evidence of organized games as form as a peace treaty were held in 776 B.C. within the Greek plains of Olympia. Dedicated to the Greek God Zeus‚ men athletes from around the city-states of Greece participated in rounds of foot races. Because of the nature of sport and nudity of the games the majority of women‚ particularly 3
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Macedonian King‚ Alexander the Great was born in 356-323 B.C. He was born to King Philip II and his fourth wife Queen Olympia in Pella. In addition‚ many divine things happened on the night of Alexander’s birth. For instance‚ the fire and many philosophers thinks s destroyed temple of Diana in the Athens that Goddess of the hunt‚ moon and birth was very supervising Alexander’s birth. At the time of Alexander’s birth‚ two eagles landed on the roof of his palace which symbolized Alexander as the ruler
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The art that really fascinates me is the sculptures from back then. I love looking at sculptures because throughout time you can see the different styles that developed over time. Going back the time line there are many sculptures that show the culture of that period. The ones I decided to talk about are two sculptures from the Late Classical Period‚ The two pieces I chose to write about is the Hermes and the Infant Dionysos and oo. Both of these pieces were created by a popular sculptor named Praxiteles
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