Ballad From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Ballad (disambiguation). A ballad is a form of verse‚ often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas‚Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheetbroadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th
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Napoleon Bonaparte reigned supreme over France from 1799-1815 as a French General‚ First Consul‚ and Emperor. Known as one of the greatest military minds in the history of warfare‚ he expanded the borders of France across Europe to the edge of Russia‚ forming an Empire in the process. What is often overlooked however are his contributions to France and Europe as one of history’s great administrators. He came into power during the French Revolution following the Reign of Terror and during the Directory
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brought many architectural innovations to the world‚ and their art influenced art for many centuries. Roman art includes architecture‚ painting‚ sculpture and mosaic work. In this short Learning Journal I will discuss how did the purpose of the sculpture and painting of Rome differ. Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greek sculpture. In fact‚ many of the Roman sculptures were just copies of Greek sculptures. But the Roman sculpture was created to serve a purpose: namely‚ to impress the public
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Japan: Locked Society to Christianity? Significantly‚ In the Meiji Restoration period in 1871‚ Japan passed into law the “Freedom of Religion.” This declaration has served a wide open door of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel‚ through various means and well-known strategies‚ in all areas in Japan. However‚ why is it that for many decades since then there is just less than one percent of the whole population profess they are Christians: that is despite the fact that there have been significant
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Knowledge of music is and always has been a vast part of a proper education. Fine arts in any sense help shape our society and us but it has not always been available to middle and lower classes. This is due to music being considered a more advanced level of education that only wealthy and upper classes could afford to have. Two time periods that reflect these views are the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The Renaissance‚ the period of rebirth. It is also the period in which there was a dominant
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In the early patriarchal era of the Ramayana‚ men dominated over the Indian societies. All areas of social prominence were entirely run by men in the form of warriors‚ priests and tribal chiefs. Women had very little or no power at all in the political and public arena. They were raised to look after their families as well as being dutiful wives. Women had the task of being loyal‚ faithful‚ loving and compassionate towards their husbands. Individual families were normally set up on a "Male authority"
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Christopher Columbus’ most famous exploit was his voyage in 1492‚ which may have opened the way for Europeans to discover the Americas. Turning into the first non-European discovery of America now—led by the genuine help of the Norse expeditions led by Leif Erikson in the tenth century—Costa’s voyages commanded a search beneath a splendid generation‚ namely‚ colonialism‚ and in the long run‚ the dominance of European powers over the New World. His transatlantic voyages‚ beginning with the famous voyage with
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mainly brought during the industrial revolution. Main points that came into effect from the industrial revolution are as follows; environmental and rise in mass culture‚ technology advancement and changed in government‚ racism in urban age as well as economic changes. Adding all of these together
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These simple characteristics of life in these civilizations shows a lot about who they were and how they went about daily life as citizens. Greek culture in the Hellenistic world was different than the civilization of Classical Greece by their philosophies‚ the ways average citizens were treated‚ and even how sculptures were created. Greek culture in the Hellenistic world philosophies differed greatly from the civilization of Classical Greece by Plato and Aristotle’s views‚ “Life in the Hellenistic
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having a problem with overpopulation and whined up crashing. The Black Plague led to multiple scientific inventions‚ specifically in farming machinery‚ and also furthered education in medicine and science. If the Black Plague never occurred then the society‚ economy‚ and population today would be greatly affected. Peasants treated themselves better and worked for themselves instead of for everyone else. Peasants started buying expensive things and changed the currency exchange. The plague killed too
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