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    Motivations for Exploring

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    And in a nutshell the current motivations for exploring are somewhat similar. Differences of the past and future motivations for exploration will be explained.. Gold was a huge motivator for explorers of the past. According to History.com‚ Francisco Pizarro held the Emperor of the Inca Empire‚ Atahualpa‚ as a hostage until a very large room could be filled with treasure. The room was eventually filled as ordered‚ but on August 29‚ 1533‚ Pizarro had Atahualpa strangled. Still‚ for miles around

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    In this 1806 painting by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes’s‚ we see a realistic depiction of a narrative in progress. Painted with oil on panel‚ de Goya constructs a visual retelling of events reminiscent of literary illustration. Frequently focusing on the human experience‚ this work by de Goya both dramatizes and accurately depicts a moment in time. In Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off‚ Francisco de Goya uses fluid brush strokes‚ leading lines and warm hues to capture the movement

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    Alcatraz is Not an Island

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    them. This became the inspiration for a group of San Francisco State students to attempt an occupation of their own in 1969. When attempting to make it to the island‚ only one boat agreed to assist the Native American’s in their occupation. They were not able to dock on the island‚ but‚ Richard Oaks became the leader of the group when he jumped off the boat and swam to the island. After this brief occupation Richard Oaks returned to San Francisco and began to recruit people to join the movement.

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    The fine arts museums of San Francisco‚ or the “de Young” takes its name after one of the first San Franciscan journalists M.H. de young and together with the Legion of Honor comprises the Fine Arts Museums within Golden Gate Park’s 1‚017 acres was inaugurated in 1895‚ reconstructed and open in 2005 the new building is 293‚000-square-foot (27‚000-square-meter). Located in the park are gardens‚ playgrounds‚ lakes‚ picnic groves‚ trails‚ and monuments‚ plus an array of cultural venues. The de Young

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    Hippie Culture

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    Introduction The Times‚ They Are A-Changing – The Fifties and early Sixties Increasing affluence Rising dangers Growing radicalisation New culture He was a friend of mine - the early Sixties 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 3. If you’re going to San Francisco… The Hippie Movement 3.1. Hippie philosophy 7 7 8 3.1.1. New culture of living 3.1.2. My hair like Jesus wore it – hip style of clothing 3.1.3. And it’s one‚ two‚ three‚ what are we fighting for? 10 – Vietnam War and protest marches 12

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    Irwin August 21‚ 2011 California High Speed Rail Looking at the California high speed rail project truly has shocked the public and makes them wonder if this is a great plan for California’s environment. “The current plan will connect San Francisco with Los Angeles cutting a six hour car ride down to two hours and forty minutes”(Souza‚ 2011). The train running through Kings County will take out many dairies and cut even more in half. Making these cuts will be hard for dairymen to get to their

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    customers with utility services and other energy generated services along with electricity‚ natural gas transmission‚ and the distribution of electricity. The primary area of operation of the company is the United States with its headquarters in San Francisco‚ California (Wynne‚ PG&E: Yield‚ Growth and Safety) Leadership https://www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/newsdetails/index.page?title=20161114_williams_elected_ceo_and_president_of_pge_corporation__as_part_of_leadership_succession_plan

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    The Impact of War on Art

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    painting I will discuss in this essay are Memories of a Civil War painted by Earnest Meissonier in 1849‚ Third of May 1808 painted by Francisco de Goya in 1814‚ and Liberty Leading the People painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1830. Even though all three painting are done in different styles the messages remain the same. All three paintings depict the brutalities of war. Francisco de Goya‚ began is artistic career in 1760 when he was just 14 years old. He was trained by Jose Luzan‚ a lesser known painter

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    Role of tourism in spain

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    aeroplanes to fly in troops from Morocco to Spain. Originally Germany rejected the request as they thought it would result into a war within Europe‚ however Adolf Hitler did not agree with the current leaders views and after a discussion he told General Francisco Franco on 26th July 1936 that Germany would support his rebellion.( http://atp.uclan.ac.uk/buddypress/diffusion/?p=81) He justified his decision by attempting to save Europe from “communist barbarism”. Hitler also knew that if Franco won the war

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    The Life of Francisco de la Goya Francisco de la Goya is considered to be one of the most influential painters from Spain. He works from the 18th and 19th centuries influenced the art of the 20th century‚ “marking the beginning of the Contemporary painting period” ("Francisco De Goya Biography - Famous Spanish Painter | Don Quijote."‚ Online). Goya’s passion for painting began at a young age‚ and continued to grow as his knowledge grew. Over the years‚ his style began to change due to experiences

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