Brain drain‚ or human capital flight‚ is a buzzword that describes the departure or emigration of individuals with technical skills or knowledge from organizations‚ industries‚ or geographical regions. Brain drain is common among developing nations‚ such as the former colonies of Africa‚[1] the island nations of the Caribbean‚[2] and particularly in centralized economies such as former East Germany and the Soviet Union. Recently‚ it’s been documented that China has been leading the world in Brain
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wearing. Princess Diana was also considered a fashion icon‚ what she wore and where she wore it was daily news. Even hundreds of years ago women would pour over fashion magazines for insight into the clothes that were trending at that time. King Louis XIV was a well known fashion connoisseur. His tastes ran toward the extreme from velvets and rich brocades‚ to handmade laces! The kind of clothes you wear reveal a lot about a person. Sometimes it reveals the “group” you are in. For instance
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Absolutism In the course of the 17th century‚ absolutistic regime spread‚ with varied degrees of success‚ across much of Continental Europe. In most countries‚ absolute monarchy became the form of the government. In England‚ although the monarch had no absolute power‚ its parliament‚ a governing body mainly made up aristocrats‚ was placed supremacy over the king. Supreme authority over secular matters of a country was developed for the first time in Europe. Because of a number of conditions and
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uniforms and support‚ and creating military hospitals as well as pensions. The French system way of government was known as an absolute monarchy‚ due to the tremendous power of the king. King Louis XIV summed up the principles of absolute monarchy ably with a simple statement‚"I am the state." King Louis became the major patron of the arts‚ giving his government a cultural role not found anywhere else in the West. His academies encouraged science and worked to standardize the French language. In
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Aside from the French wars of religion‚ the assassination of King Henry IV was one of the major events which had left a significant impact onto the French. It was surprising for the mass when the king was murdered because he had already done so much for the country - not only because of his role as a king‚ but also for the people and the country which he was concerned. But was it really appalling? The Catholics and the Huguenots did not have a good relationship with each other (Wikipedia‚ French
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II of France and a great patron of the arts‚ began to fund ballet in the French court. Her elaborate festivals encouraged the growth of ballet de cour‚ a program that included dance‚ decor‚ costume‚ song‚ music and poetry. A century later‚ King Louis XIV helped to popularize and standardize the art form. A passionate dancer‚ he danced many roles himself‚ including that of the Sun King in Ballet de la nuit. His love of ballet fostered its elevation from a past time for amateurs to an endeavor requiring
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with the ideas of the Enlightenment is what sparked the beginning of the French Revolution. By the year 1789‚ many people of the third estate were outraged with the current system of government. France was ruled by an absolute monarchy under King Louis XIV. Often referring himself as the Sun King‚ he abused his power frequently. Seen in excerpts from cahiers‚ the third estate asks that the king be forced to reform the abuses and tyranny of letter de cachet (Document #3). Which were letters signed by
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Ballet is a form of dancing performed for theatre audiences. Like other dance forms‚ ballet may tell a story‚ express a mood‚ or simply reflect the music. But a ballet dancer’s technique (way of performing) and special skills differ greatly from those of other dancers. Ballet dancers perform many movements that are unnatural for the body. But when these movements are well executed‚ they look natural. The beginnings of ballet can be traced to Italy during the 1400’s at the time of the Renaissance
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Dsn S 183: Lecture 11 (October 3): Kitsch‚ Camp‚ and the Double Eagle Slide Identifications. Be prepared to recognize‚ identify‚ or discuss any of these images in a future exam: 1-3. Examples of kitsch: pink flamingos‚ garden gnome‚ Hello Kitty stationery‚ Precious Moments figurines‚ painted plaster Pietà. 4. Photo of Thomas Kinkade with one of his works. 5. Thomas Kinkade. Happy Valley‚ c. 1990. Mass-produced lithograph copy of original oil painting. 6. Photo of Jeff Koons with one of his works
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class. Originally Ballet was performed by kings and nobles inside of court. This was shocking to me because I had expected the dance to have its roots as merely a performance for kings. The articles stated that it was more of a casual dance until Louis XIV made the dance more rigorous requiring dancers to have formal lessons. Moreover‚ I was suprized to learn that the first ballerinas were men. Today ballet is notorious for being performed
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