The origin of ballet is often mistakenly claimed as beginning in France; however‚ it actually begun in the courts of Italy during the 15th century. Ballet started as an art form for nobility‚ taught by dancing masters and performed during ceremonies like weddings. Nearly a century later‚ the wife of King Henry II of France and Italian noblewoman‚ Catherine de Medici brought ballet to the French court. She greatly influenced the popularity of ballet during grand parties and events. During the 17th
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Professor Medeiros LIT 255 Ashley Hoye 09/07/2014 The Magician “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick. This is about a boy name Hugo lives in an old abandoned apartment in Paris. The building was where people used to live in who ran the train station‚ but his was the only one left. Hugo’s farther owned a clock shop as well worked part time at the museum working on them. He came home late one night from work and told Hugo he found something fascinating in the attic of the museum
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The invention of the automobile has brought more positive and negative effects than any other invention throughout transportation history. As the most widely accepted method of transportation‚ cars have changed the way people live all over the world. They have affected all aspects of society such as family life‚ the economy‚ and even the environment. The advancement of automobiles over time has directly affected the advancement of society as a whole. Over the generations automobiles have influenced
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daughter of two Jewish parents in Austria. She wanted to help the navy with their torpedoes so the could get through jammers. She didn’t know what big of an impact that her small invention would have on the world. Hedy Lamar created wifi‚ a huge part of everyone life’s and it just started from trying to help he navy. The invention that changed my life the most is wifi. With wifi I can learn more than I would without it. On YouTube you can learn a lot of information on about every topic. I have learned
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In today’s high-pace society‚ technology is a way of life‚ which is why we humans tend to want the next best product out there. However‚ when it comes to mp3 players there is a vast selection‚ but the one that really stands out is the Ipod by Apple. This is because it is light weight and it can hold a large amount of songs depending on how big the storage is‚ and on Apple’s latest model there is video capability. So not only does it have music but you could watch videos too. What would be even
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The Maybelline Makeup Company was created by 19-year-old Tom Lyle Williams in 1915. Tom Williams got the idea to enhance his sister’s while he was watching his sister Mabel apply a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker‚ fuller look. He went on to adapt it with his chemistry set. Eventually he came across a mixture containing petrolatum (Vaseline)‚ carbon black‚ cottonseed oil‚ and safflower oil that he hoped he could sell. Unfortunately‚ when Mabel applied it to
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Who Were the First Americans? It has long been the belief that the first Americans migrated from Asia some twelve thousand years ago by crossing the then frozen Bering Strait. In 1932‚ stone artifacts were found alongside mammoth bones in Clovis‚ New Mexico that supported this theory. In recent years‚ however‚ new evidence and discoveries challenge those beliefs. These new discoveries pre-date the Clovis artifacts and are located in different parts of North and South America. Along with those new
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The computer as the most wondrous technological invention of the 20th century Since the beginning of human era we have always tried to obtain machines to make our lives easier. Before the computer was invented people did boring tasks that we now take as they are. No one can deny the fact that computers play a very effective and important role in our lives. Many of us spend a lot of hours in front of computer working or using it just for fun. But still as any thing‚ PCs have their pros and
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The Past 50 Years The history of the telephone has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. When the telephone was originally invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876‚ communication across a phone line was only achievable by short distances and was only used to transmit voice data. With today’s technology‚ communications can span the globe and carry voice‚ data‚ and video. The earliest phone systems used rotary technology and a manual switching system requiring human intervention. It was not
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Major Inventions of the Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century They have been many major inventions within the late 19th and early 20th century. Throughout history‚ these inventions have made great impacts on society. Three of these inventions that made the greatest impact are the telephone‚ the telegraph‚ and the light bulb. Each of these inventions has made a different impact in some way but they are still some of the greatest inventions. The telephone has left a huge impact on the world
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