Greek civilization‚ in many ways‚ was the most advanced population of it’s time. The Greeks have created a great stir in modern day values‚ events‚ and philosophy‚ and they were just getting warmed up. The question‚ "What did the Greeks contribute to modern society"‚ was posed‚ and I will begin to answer. The Greeks created a vast religious system‚ filled with heroes‚ gods‚ villains‚ monsters‚ and more. This has fascinated us‚ and has even influenced some of our brands of clothing‚ Nike for example
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from his father‚ he was later was kicked out of the party because he wasn’t against the same things like World War 1. Benito Mussolini was the creator of the Fascist party‚ and because of this it opened doors for him to be prime minister which gave him all authority over Italy. His power was not accepted by all people‚ and because of this he was later murdered by his own people at the time of World War 2 in Mezzegra‚ Italy. II. BODY A. DEATH Mussolini’s death was horrific in all senses‚
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Velazquez another one of his influences. Even with Picasso and Miro both influencing him he still had his own unique style of art. Most of Dali’s work was original since he had his own style‚ but still Picasso did influence some of his painting like Dali’s “experimentation with impressionism and cubism before joining the surrealist movement in 1929”. Dali admired Picasso more than Miro mainly because they had met so Miro didn’t influence some of his painting like Picasso did. His parent at first pushed
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Miguel Cervantes was a great influence to the spanish world. He was one of the first people to write a modern novel " The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" or Don Quixote. The son of a deaf surgeon‚Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29‚ 1547 he died in April 23 in 1616 in Madrid Spain. He left a great legacy that inspired many of the things we have today. In the next couple of paragraphs I will talk about how he impacted the the world with his literature. In his
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ferociously read classical literature such as Dante‚ Shakespeare‚ and Homer. As a result of this young fascination‚ Walt continued to pursue work in literary fields. At seventeen‚ he transitioned to teaching in small schoolhouses in Long Island. He did this until 1841‚ when he migrated to New York City and
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In the late XV and early XVI centuries as the Italian Renaissance shaped the Western world‚ two well established powers‚ Spain and England‚ embarked in cross - Atlantic expeditions to Asia and the New World. These expeditions disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions‚ the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ there
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defining a space where workman and machine could perform together‚ Gropius was able to create a more conducive environment for employees (Isaacs 26). The relevancy of people in relation to their spaces was a new concept explored in the conquests of modern architecture (Joedicke). Consequently‚ the German public was completely on board for this change of theory. As the Social Democratic Party of Germany was rising in popularity‚ social needs and advocacy for the disadvantaged were becoming a focal point
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fear. 300‚000 arrested and awaiting execution for having an opinion differing from him. 17‚000 people beheaded in one year for disagreeing with him. He even founded a cult revolving around him as a god for all of France to worship. He did all this in only one year. How did this happen? Before 1789‚ France was at its lowest point in history and desperately searched for relief. There were famines everywhere‚ and the financial situation was abysmal. In 1792‚ a seemingly charismatic speaker known as Maximilien
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Before the Communist takeover of China the country’s culture was heavily shaped by Buddhism‚ Taoism and Confucianism. During the Cultural Revolution in China‚ religion was condemned and many religious symbols and temples were destroyed‚ but recently it has been allowed to be practiced again. In China‚ there are five major religions that are recognized by the government. These religions include Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ Islam‚ Catholicism and Christianity. Religious groups have to be registered with the government
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what extent did expansion influence social reforms? After the Louisiana Purchase Native Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and put onto reservations reserved just for their people. By expanding westward‚ Native Americans lost much of their cultural identity and were to an extent were forced to assimilate to American culture. Even though the Louisiana Purchase gave us more land and benefitted America in the long run‚ we still took away rights from other people. How did slavery become
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