Johannes Althusius (about 1563 – August 12‚ 1638) [1] was a German jurist and Calvinist political philosopher. He is best known for his 1603 work‚ "Politica Methodice Digesta‚ Atque Exemplis Sacris et Profanis Illustrata"; revised editions were published in 1610 and 1614. The ideas expressed therein have led many to consider him one of the first true federalists as the greatest intellectual thinker in the early development of federalism in the 16th and 17th centuries and the construction of subsidiarity
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relationship Griet forms working for Johannes Vermeer a Dutch painter. From the outside‚ their relationship looks just like any other servant and master relationship. Looking closer one can see the friendship formed between them. Though it is good that a master and servant have mutual respect for each other‚ but the problems arise when feelings for the person comes into play. Griet crosses some boundaries when she starts to feel a romantic attraction for Johannes her master. The result can only be
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EasyJet Case Analysis EasyJet Airline Company Limited is a British airline headquartered at London Luton Airport. It is the largest airline of the United Kingdom‚ measured by number of passengers carried‚ operating domestic and international scheduled services on over 500 routes between 118 European‚ North African‚ and West Asian airports. Its founder and CEO Stelios Haji-Ioannou is known for innovative ideas and pioneer in the advertising/publicity in the airline industry. Business
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Johannes Gutenberg was voted the most influential person of the millennium for his invention of the printing press. The printing press had a tremendous influence on the spread of humanism‚ literacy‚ and protestantism. We would not have many of the ideas and knowledge we have today if it weren’t for Guttenberg’s invention. The printing press had a huge impact on the spread of Humanism. People reprinted works of the Greeks and Romans‚ which helped launch The Renaissance. More books led to the spread
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Kepler-22b is the first confirmed extrasolar planet found by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to orbit within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22b‚ a possible super-Earth‚ is 600 light years away from Earth‚ in orbit around Kepler-22‚ a G-type star.The discovery was announced December 5‚ 2011. The planet was originally discovered on Kepler’s third day of science operations in mid-2009.The third transit was detected in late 2010. Additional confirmation data was provided by the Spitzer Space
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alongside the wheel and the plow (Johannes Gutenberg and‚ 2009). The man credited with its invention is Johannes Gutenberg‚ born of Mainz‚ Germany around 1400 (Childress‚ 2008). Johannes began his work with the printing press around 1430 and developed his first prototype somewhere around the mid-15th century. As with most inventions‚ Gutenberg’s press had precedents in history‚ especially in Asia where the Chinese had carved texts into wooden blocks (Johannes Gutenberg and‚ 2009). In the Netherlands
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Analysis Between Dutch Baroque and French Realism Johannes Vermeer Jean-Francois Millet The Milkmaid Woman Baking Bread Circa 1657-1658 1854 45.5 x 41 cm 55 x 46 cm Rijksmuseum‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands Rijksmuseum‚ Otterlo‚ Netherlands Oil Painting Oil Painting Dutch Baroque vs. French Realism Throughout the ages‚ art has been one of many ways to communicate with our history. Every painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ etc. tells us a story of that time period and if we
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Life of Brahms Johannes Brahms is considered by many as one of the greatest musicians to ever live. He was born in Hamburg‚ and was a son of a double-bass player (Machlis 305). Johannes developed his music at a very early age. At the age of ten‚ Brahms helped increase his family’s income by playing the piano in the dance halls of the slum district where he grew up. Many believed he was the next great Beethoven‚ and he certainly lived up to those expectations. When Johannes was a teenager
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With A Pearl Earring’ an aesthetic masterpiece – but dear God is it dull. It’s based on the best-selling novel by Tracy Chevalier but‚ more significantly than that‚ the book itself tells the story behind a painting by brush-brandishing Dutchman Johannes Vermeer. And not a very interesting story either‚ it has to be said. Rent-a-thesp Colin Firth plays Vermeer‚ who takes a break from the clogs‚ windmills and whore-patrolled waterways of 17th Century Holland to paint humble housemaid Griet (a perfectly-cast
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loved helping others when sick and did not mind bubbling blood she might be a best nurse. If one loved Romantic music and loved to prolifically compose brilliant compositions that person would want with the utmost desire to be another Johannes Brahms. Now‚ Johannes Brahms was a German musician born in Hamburg on May 7‚ 1833. He was born to a family of a mother‚ a father‚ and two siblings who also acquired Johann somewhere in their name. Brahms did not have the simplest upbringing having to perform
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