Sandro Botticelli‚ an Italian artist known for his golden-haired maidens‚ which have similarities to Byzantine art. Botticelli’s nude paintings epitomized the Renaissance‚ these were some of the first‚ outside of the influence of Christianity. One of his most famous paintings is the “Birth of Venus”‚ which is a nude painting of a woman in a seashell‚ shows his attention to detail and his study of anatomy. Leonardo Da Vinci was another well-known artist and considered to
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The Constitution of the United States has been shaped and molded by the experiences of many people throughout history. When the framers drafted the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787‚ they included the best ideas from governments around the world‚ and through time. From the Ancient Greeks and Romans thousands of years ago‚ to the events of the previous five years‚ the framers incorporated the best ideas they could find. From all of these governments‚ the framers took the ideas
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During the transition into the twentieth century‚ the Progressive Era took place where many progressives had a great influence on society. Progressives were middle-class idealists that came from various different backgrounds who came together as a moment to work towards a common goal. They were social activists that believed America was under a crisis due to urban-industrial revolution and sought reform and regulations to bring social justice to society. Many factors took place in creating the progressives
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Dear 7th grade math student‚ I am writing this letter to you to explain who Pythagoras was and how his mathematical findings influence your life. Pythagoras was born about 569 B.C. in Samos‚ Ionia to his parents Mnesarches and Phthais (“Pythagoras of Samos”). It is believed that Pythagoras had two brothers‚ however some accounts say he had three (“Pythagoras of Samos”). Pythagoras was a very well educated man. Through his childhood‚ he learned to play the lyre and was taught many things by the three
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Other notable painters‚ such as Hans Holbein the Elder and Jean Fouquet‚ retained a Gothic influence that was still popular in the north‚ while highly individualistic artists such as Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the Elder developed styles that were imitated by many subsequent generations. Northern painters in the 16th century increasingly
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new kind capitalism would sprout. Cotton manufacturing on a small scale was astonishingly profitable in 1780s and 1790s. As demand for raw cotton rose‚ so too did prices. In 1781‚ prices for cotton in Britain were two and three higher than they had a decade earlier. The emerging cotton complex centered in Europe was also unique because it did not draw on the production of nearby peasants for its raw materials. Most of the cotton grown for manufacturing purposes around the world was produced by small
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same time putting them in a crucial mental state they needed to be in to become what the world knows as the best song writers in the business. Before the Beatles‚ what America considered rock and roll music‚ mostly had a strong country music style influence. However‚ The Beatles revolutionized rock and roll music by removing that country aspect and implementing a strong foreign twist into the equation. While the Beatles were famously known for their music‚ they also had some pretty strong societal
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The Roman Empire influence had spread to most of Europe and Africa. The empire and rule of the Romans were so powerful that it influences geography and politics today but had also been influenced by Greeks‚ Carthaginians‚ and Etruscans in that time. Because of geography and the role it played towards Rome’s early rise to power is often left out and unnoticed‚ people forget the reasoning behind the many advantages came to Rome due to its location and the advantages helped Rome to grow and help overshadow
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kings nearby that they would give mercy to those fellow Christians in need. In Einhard’s biography of Charlemagne‚ he praises his dedication towards the empire he has created‚ and family in order for many generations could remember Charlemagne’s influence on society and his rule. In his work‚ from The Life of Charlemagne‚ he illustrates the king’s life of physical and mental prowess‚ the education and well-being of his children‚ and the building and preservation of his Christian Roman Empire. Einhard
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Uchendu’s impact on Okonkwo In the Isa Ifi ceremony sitdown‚ Uchendu is trying to convince Okonkwo to stop suffering. Uchendu states Okonkwo’s duties to him‚ threatens that Okonkwo may displease the dead‚ challenges him‚ and forces him to appreciate his current situation‚ and realize that it is not as bad as it seems. Okonkwo has been banished from Umuofia and has come to his motherland Mbanta to seek refuge for 7 years. He is kindly accepted by his mother’s kinsmen‚ and Okonkwo’s uncle and leader
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