occurred during the height of Burgundian influence in Europe‚ when the Low Countries were renowned for high end crafts and luxury goods. The major figures include Campin‚ van Eyck‚ Rogier van der Weyden‚ Dieric Bouts‚ Petrus Christus‚ Hans Memling‚ Hugo van der Goes and Hieronymus Bosch. They made significant advances in natural representation and illusionism‚ and typically incorporate complex iconography. Their subjects were usually religious scenes or small portraits (Portrait of a Lady by van der
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Nikki Redden Honors British Literature Mrs. Svoboda 9 April 2014 Biography of Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin was born Ursula Kroeber in Berkeley‚ California‚ on October 21‚ 1929. Her mother‚ Theodora Krackaw Kroeber‚ had an advanced degree in psychology and was a well-known writer for her narratives: Ishi in Two Worlds in 1961 and Ishi‚ Last of His Tribe in 1964. Le Guin’s Father‚ Alfred Kroeber‚ was a distinguished anthropologist for his work with tribes of Native Americans indigenous
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is a book written in 1845 about the time period directly following the French Revolution. As is the case with most literature‚ Les Miserables includes character archetypes. In Les Miserables‚ the characters Cosette and Jean Valjean are both character archetypes. The character Cosette represents the archetype of the orphaned child. Her mother‚ Fantine‚ was forced to abandon her as she needed a job and couldn’t take Cosette with her‚ who was an infant at the time. She
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focuses on the concept of illusions creating realities in his short story Zoo. In Zoo‚ Professor Hugo flies unique alien-like creatures to different planets in his interplanetary spaceship zoo. When Hugo arrives on Earth with the zoo‚ the “peoples of Earth” file around the spaceship zoo each charged a dollar for admission to see “wild” creatures trapped in cages within the spaceship. When Professor Hugo returns the creatures to their home planet‚ the creatures tell their families how fantastic the
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Reaction Paper – Les Miserables Les Misérables translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones‚ The Wretched‚ The Poor Ones‚ The Wretched Poor‚ The Victims) (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty-year period in the early 19th century‚ starting in 1815‚ the year of Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo. The novel focuses on the
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CONTEXT Victor Hugo was born in 1802 in the French town of Besançon. His father was a general in Napoléon’s army‚ and much of his childhood was therefore spent amid the backdrop of Napoléon’s campaigns in Spain and in Italy. At the age of eleven‚ Hugo returned to live with his mother in Paris‚ where he became infatuated with books and literature. By the time he was fifteen‚ he had already submitted one poem to a contest sponsored by the prestigious French Academy. Hugo wrote prolifically in all
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that the Venezuelan people are hardworking‚ dedicated‚ family oriented‚ and they want the best for their country. As for the political aspect‚ we realized they are taking steps to become like Cuba. This is after the social revolution established by Hugo Chavez and continue by his successor Nicolas Maduro. On the economic aspect‚ it is a total disaster. For example‚ Venezuela currently has the highest inflation in the world at 800% by December 2016 (CIA.gov‚ 2017). The situation‚ it is a lot worse
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The 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the United States of America states as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”. The Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) is a landmark case that established whether or not students leave
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Populist People Influencing Latin America (Argentina‚ Venezuela‚ and Peru) Latin American Politics POLS 335 Nathan Bacon Latin America is at a crucial turning point when talking about political influences and movements in some of regions countries. There have been many leaders that have influenced countries like Venezuela‚ Argentina‚ and Peru. There are not only important figures that are apart of or have influenced important populist and revolutionary movements but there
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