The Last Supper is a religious piece‚ despite renaissance ideas of humanism. It depicts Jesus’ last meal before being killed on the cross. The Mona Lisa remains a mystery to most‚ it is said the Mona Lisa is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini‚ wife of Francesco del Giocondo. But others believe that it is actually a self-portrait of Da Vinci himself. Nonetheless‚ Da Vinci is of the most well known of the Renaissance
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Sports legends that retired in the year 2017! No one has the energy to go on forever. A time comes even in our favorite sportsmen’s lives when they have to give up on their favorite sports. 2017 saw an end to some of famous sports legends that may not step on the field now but they will forever rule our hearts. Have a look at the list given below. USAIN BOLT Literally‚ the sprinter who runs with a lightning fast speed‚ Usain Bolt took his retirement in August 2017. The Jamaican was the fastest man
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“Animalcules” (cork‚ algae‚ yeast‚ saliva‚ etc.) Von Helmont “ORIGIN of LIFE” = Life from Non Life‚ Spontaneous Generation or Theory of ABIOGENESIS; Thought he cld make life from non-life. Used dirty cloth and old food → days → maggots Redi Abiogenesis occurred thru the air‚ Experimented w/ decaying meat‚ some covered and uncovered. Jablot No Microorganisms if boiled; Created a liquid medium from hay and water. Some open‚ covered and/or boiled Needham Discovered spores
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Micro Test #1 Unit 1 Question 1 2 out of 2 points | | | Viral host range is limited by Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Type of host cell receptors on cell membrane | Correct Answer: | Type of host cell receptors on cell membrane | | | | | Question 2 2 out of 2 points | | | Which type of microscope achieves the greatest resolution and highest magnification? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Electron | Correct Answer: | Electron |
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IMS Top 50 TOP 50 OF 2011 Infomercials and Spots of 2011 M Beauty Shines While Fitness Stays Strong in IMS Long-Form Top 50 By Peter Zalla‚ IMS Long-Form Manager Guthy-Renker’s Wen is one of the many beauty products that maintained a strong presence in long-form in 2011. Fitness products such as TurboFire‚ at right‚ were also a dominant category. ost of the top-performing infomercials of 2011 are established shows that are familiar to the Infomercial Monitoring Service (IMS) rankings
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Venice that day. The day he was born‚ his mother dedicated his life to priesthood and two months later his official church baptism took place. Vivaldi had five siblings: Margaritta Gabriela‚ Cecilia Maria‚ Bonaventura Tomaso‚ Zanetta Anna‚ and Francesco Gaetano. Vivaldi’s father‚ Giovanni Battista‚ was a low class barber before he became a professional violinist. It was he who taught Antonio to play the violin. Giovanni toured Venice playing the violin with his son. However it is said that
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the movement from Medieval to the modern Europe we see today. The Italian Renaissance had many changes which included cultural change as well as the works of artists‚ writers‚ and architects. One of the main people during this time period would be Francesco Petrarch. Petrarch was born in Arezzo Italy and his profession was poetry and a Philosopher. Petrarch can be considered the start of the renaissance in Italy. Petrarch poetry is seen as the father of modern Italian language. Many of these authors
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E.E. Cummings (1923) poem 1(a normal in terms of contemporary poetics (these days) Cummings puts line breaks where line breaks don’t belong Disruptive visual means in terms of breaking up the letters of the poem (a leaf falls) loneliness the title has a 1 and the first line has an “l” … looks the same‚ the web of connotation goes beyond the meaning of the words and connects to visual means a (visual pun) in the word loneliness‚ you have l then one then l (when you’re lonely‚ you are by yourself
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Francesco Castello‚ often considered the greatest Baroque architect and a true genius‚ was born to a stonemason family in Bissone. He was related to the papal architects Carlo Maderno and Domenico Fontana; hence‚ it was in his blood to become a builder. He later changed his name to his mother’s family name‚ Borromini‚ and his true architectural career began. At the pinnacle of it all‚ we find the beautiful church of Sant’ivo Alla Sapienza‚ where his mastery in the creation of complex spaces is evident
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Why did the Renaissance Start in Italy? The Renaissance started in Italy because of three reasons. One reason is because of Italy’s flourishing cities. The cities brought in trade‚ allowing new ideas to be spread. The Medici family /merchant class‚ trade‚ and new ideas in architecture and building designs allowed Italy to have such great cities. The second reason is because of the well educated people that lived there. These educated people developed new ideas and philosophies such as Humanism
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