received a box of paints from his mother and and then decided to go to Paris‚ France‚ to become a painter: He worked under Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825–1905) at the Académie Julian in Paris‚ but he left in 1892 to enter the studio of Gustave
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Henry already at boarding school in England‚ he enjoyed the attentions of his affectionate mother and nurse. He spoke French and their home was often a vibrant salon with many literary and artistic people of the day including Guy de Maupassant and Gustave Doré. But by the age of ten he was orphaned with an income of £150 a year after the death of his mother from tuberculosis and his father of cancer. He was sent to live with his Aunt Sophia née von Scheidlin and Uncle Henry MacDonald Maugham (1828-1897)
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different‚ and varied‚ interpretation of Dante’s work. Consequently‚ a wide spectrum of depictions‚ stemming from readers’ provoked feelings‚ now exist through artist’s visual representations of this book. A great example would be Ary Scheffer and Gustave Dore’s different depictions of Canto V of Book 1 – “The Inferno” – where Dante and Virgil meet Francesca and Paolo. Scheffer and Dore create two separate ideas and emotions felt by the viewer with their use of different artistic details such as focal
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"The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore." -Dale Carnegie 1. "Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand." -- Bruce Barton 2. "Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple‚ really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure
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References: and works cited: 1. Joseph‚ Peter. 2007. Zeitgeist. Online. Accessed: Dec 21‚ 2010. www.zeitgeistmovie.com. 2. Le Bon‚ Gustave. 1841-1931. The Crowd: A study of the Popular Mind. 1841-1931. Translation: Psychologie des foules. Cherokee Publishing Company. Atlanta‚ Georgia. 1982. Pg. 100 3. The International Campaign for Real History. Hitler’s Last Illness. Online. Accessed:
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Ch 22 Crimean war:Russia vs Ottoman Empire‚ France and Britain vs Russia. Austria neutral (expected to help Russia‚ but didn’t) Russia wanted to protect Christian shrines in Palestine‚ Ottoman refused. Russia occupied Moldavia and Wallachia. Ottomans declared war. France and Britain in to protect balance of power. Suicidal charge of British light brigade at the battle of Balaklava‚ French and British attack Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea‚ Russian Sevastopol fell in Sept 1855. Treaty of
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November 5th 2012 History of the Ottoman Empire Istanbul: Memories of a City Book Report by Drake Hicks Professor: YAVUZ SELİM KARAKIŞLA Orhan Pamuks’s Istanbul: Memories of a City pseudo-memoir weaves an intimate and often meandering portrait of Istanbul and its inhabitant’s collective experience of hüzün. The narrator creates dual‚ often conflicting thematic trends‚ unfolding Istanbul both internally and externally in terms of past and present‚ East and West and black and white. Exploring
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100 Classic Book Collection - UK Version Title Author Little Women Louisa May Alcott Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Mansfield Park Jane Austen Emma Jane Austen Persuasion Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Lorna Doone R D Blackmore The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Brontë Agnes Grey Anne Brontë Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë Shirley Charlotte Brontë Villette Charlotte Brontë The Professor Charlotte Brontë Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë Pilgrim’s Progress John
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French Architecture France is a country rich in architecture. You can spend all your days day walking through the streets of Paris‚ or any other region‚ visiting the museums‚ and taking pictures next to one of the many impressive monuments. France has many old monuments and some of them they are in well good condition like the Maison Carrée and the Pont du Gard near Nîmes. The Carolingian dynasty of Charlemagne was a period of innovative buildings‚ using the Romanesque architecture‚ which gave
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Looking back at Méliès‚ multiple views crop up depending on the viewer. My peers have naught a clue as to who he is‚ or if they have heard of him they never heard of Méliès. Fewer know about Trip to the Moon; usually through of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. When I first saw his films‚ they enchanted me with their fantasy worlds and unique look. However‚ I did not see the multitude of techniques he used to create his visuals. Critics of early cinema certainly recognize him‚ but his “place in film history
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