Leonardo da Vinci‚ Virgin and Child with St. Anne‚ 1510‚ oil on panel This piece‚ painted in about 1510‚ was rumoured to have been commissioned by Louis XII to celebrate his daughter’s birth in 1499 but by the time da Vinci had finished the piece and was satisfied with it‚ it was too late. Two women and a small infant child dominate the frame and are all seated in a very idealistic outdoor‚ natural setting. St Anne is seated centrally‚ her body covered by the Virgin Mary who sits on her
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St. Jerome in his study and the Arnofini wedding are two very famous masterpieces‚ both were created in the early renaissance‚ when art was flourishing in new life. Despite both art works being created around the same time frame they were fashioned very differently‚ Jan Van Eyck the Arnofini Wedding was an oil painting while St. Jerome in his study by Albrecht Drer was engraved into a slat of wood then stamped onto a canvas. Although crafted differently they both have microscopic details and both
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Evaluation of Sources The St. Louis was a German transatlantic liner. On May 13‚ 1939 the St. Louis and it’s captain‚ Gustav Schröder‚ departed Hamburg‚ Germany with 937 passengers that were all searching for a better life in North America. After being turned away by the government of Cuba the refugees hoped to be accepted by the United States‚ however‚ president Franklin D. Roosevelt also turned them away. So now the question is‚ was FDR responsible for the fate of the St. Louis‚ and how did his reaction
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The type of economic impact that St. Jude has is huge (The Commercial Appeal‚ 2015). A recent study‚ conducted by the University of Memphis‚ showed that St. Jude’s operations created more than $2 billion in economic activity. This activity was powered by 14‚710 jobs and brought in more than 70‚000 visitors to the city of Memphis. St. Jude and ALSAC employ more than 4‚400 people‚ who contribute to the economy through their residence in Memphis (Park‚ 2013). In 2015‚ the hospital revealed a plan
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St.Kyle Lind St. Lucia 1. It is an MDC because It is a small island developing state with all the inherent challenges such as a narrow economic base and a high vulnerability to external shocks and natural disasters. Agriculture in St. Lucia is in a transitional state after tropical storm Debbie hit the island in 1994. The country’s economy is traditionally based on agriculture (bananas and other crops)‚ but has a growing services sector centred on tourism and a manufacturing. There are also
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St. George Slaying the Dragon Carlo Crivelli was alive during the Italian Renaissance in the 1400s. He was highly influenced by the Church and all of his works certainly represented that because everything he did was about religion. St. George Slaying the Dragon was completed in 1470 and is arguably his most prominent work. The empty sky makes him the focal point of the art along with his sword and halo allow him to stand out pretty easily from the rest of the objects in the painting. One would
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ministries. Knowing this‚ it is crucial for women to discover the religious order that best fulfills the mission to which they are committed to and one with which they wholeheartedly identify. One of such congregations is the Special Needs Sisters of St. Dymphna‚ which works to improve the quality of life for those afflicted with mental illnesses‚ disabilities‚ and special needs. Established in 1909 by Margaret Baker‚
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Nicholas has been honored for many years and there are numerous churches and altars dedicated to him. Nicholas was chosen as bishop of his childhood church and he became known for many miracles. Nicholas was at the council of Nicaea and condemned Arianism. St. Nicholas died in Myra and was buried in his cathedral. Nicholas was also known as “Nikolaos of Myra” and was a fourth century saint who was bishop of Myra. He was born to Christian parents in Asia Minor in the Holy Roman Empire. Nicholas was greatly
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Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another‚ sometimes and usually over long distances or in large groups. The people who migrate are more commonly called migrants‚ or more specifically emigrants and immigrants. Immigration is the act of coming to a foreign country to live and emigration is the act of leaving one‘s country to settle in a foreign country. The term "immigrant" is often considered to be rather disparaging; a person from a poorer country settling in a richer
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proudly recognized as an institution‚ team/group‚ and individual. As an institution‚ St. Jude has been awarded one of the best places to work for. For example‚ the fortune magazine awarded St. Jude as one of the 100 best companies to work for‚ 100 best workplaces for women and millennial‚ and 50 best workplaces for diversity. People magazine awarded them as one of the 50 companies that care. For team/group awards‚ the St. Jude hospital was awarded: Magnet Recognition‚ American Nurses Credentialing Center
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