Louis Comfort Tiffany’s eclectic sense of design incorporated the styles of the Arts and Crafts‚ Aesthetic‚ and Art Nouveau movements (Johnson 8). He had an eye for ornamentation in which he transformed every piece in a room into a humanly functional work of art (Johnson 27). Light and color were strong for forces in the design of his spaces to create a sense of exoticism and romance (Johnson 33). Though his designs were lavish‚ he strived to make his spaces livable and enjoyable by the user‚
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EXPLAIN WHY LOUIS XIV DID NOT APPOINT A PRINCIPAL MINISTER IN 1661? (12MARKS) Before Louis received absolute power‚ there were several principal ministers before him; these were Cardinal Richelieu-father of Nicholas Fouquet- and Mazarin. When Louis came into power in 1643‚ Mazarin was the current principal minister‚ and it was only eighteen years later in 1661 when Mazarin died did Louis receive absolute power. When Mazarin died in 1661‚ Nicholas Fouquet aspired to become the next principal minister
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Explain why Louis xiv ordered the construction of Versailles. There are many reasons why Louis built the palace of Versailles. The main reason Louis xiv ordered the construction of Versailles was because it would give him all the power in France (absolutism). He would get this by making it his official residence in 1682 and by the moving government there. By moving his government to Versailles it would mean all the nobility will be at his palace. He never achieved this as the cost of the construction
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Catherine‚ Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both. -- Niccolo Machiavelli‚ - The Prince The Enlightenment is touted by modern historians as a time of intellectual and social advancement‚ an era of optimism and freedom unheard of in earlier times. The era of absolutism is seen as a time of mounting liberty that contributed to the rise of democracy in the Americas and elsewhere. In reality‚ the "Enlightened Despotism"
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Have you ever thought about the power of destiny that determines the events in your life? "Holes" by Louis Sachar is a story of Stanley Yelnats‚ who happened to be under a curse that was caused by his great-great-grandfather. As the story unfolds‚ we learn that the curse leads to a series of events that are all predestined. Everything started with Elya Yelnats‚ who didn’t keep a promise with Madame Zeroni. Stanley was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted but because of the curse‚ he
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sane world‚ madness is the only freedom”. The fight for freedom in BZRK “Which is more important freedom or happiness” (Nijinsky 78). Every human has their own definition for “happiness” and “freedom”‚ and that’s what Armstrong and BZRK cooperation’s are fighting for. The Armstrong family fought for ultimate happiness‚ while BZRK fought for people right and freedom. Characters in this novel were willing to die for freedom and they were also willing to kill for freedom. This novel demonstrates the
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2 March 2012 Period 4 Professional Writing Sample See the Forest for the Trees As the great poet Robert Louis Stevenson once said‚ “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” I believe this quote says that if you put all your attention on planting you will have overflowing crops‚ but if you focus on the crops‚ you might lose sight of how the crops came about. In the end it’s not about enjoying the results‚ it’s about enjoying how the things started. The quote
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heart to paint works of art that would either create a sense of maturity in the people or give remembrance to a bloody time. During the Neoclassical period‚ one painting that really tries to draw out a sense of duty among the people was Jacques-Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii. The painting portrays several people in Roman garments‚ these people are the three Horatii Brothers‚ who are reaching for weapons‚ their Father who holding weapons for them‚ and several women‚ who happen to be family of
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Sacrificial Friendship In the book holes‚ written by Louis Sachar‚ Stanley Yelnats the main character is a poor‚ friendless‚ over weighted boy who is constantly bullied at school. He is arrest one day for a crime that did not commit. Stanley is therefore condemned to jail or to be sent to a place called Camp Green Lake for eighteen months as he is unable to prove his innocence. Stanley chooses Camp Green Lake. But upon arriving in the camp‚ Stanley discovers that it is actually a barren and desolate
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1. List and explain 3 pieces of information you learned for the first time while reading Armstrong. While studying Ezra I discovered that it marks the start of established Judaism‚ a religion concerned not simply with the gathering and safeguarding of revelation however with its consistent reinterpretation. The law that read was unmistakably obscure to the general population‚ who sobbed in apprehension when they heard the first run through. When he clarified the content‚ the exegete did not recreate
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