On August 24‚ 1572‚ Catholic troops opened fire on innocent Protestants that were waiting for the time of a royal wedding in Paris‚ France killing nearly two-three thousand people and eventually spreading to other French cities and racked up to nearly five-six thousand people dead. This horrifying event is famously known as the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre‚ one of the most disturbing events in the sixteenth century. There are reasons for the Catholic’s actions‚ whether they are justifying or
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the feel and intended use of the sculpture? Consider if the material is an advancement for that time (i.e. oil paints) 3. subject - what or who does it represent? 4. method of sculpting? additive -- Rodin subtractive -- Michelangelo found object -- Duchamp 5. style/period? regional historical artist’s personal style (style of the workshop) 6. point of view? WHY? (hint: you have to look at #7‚ 8‚ 11‚ 12‚ 13 and 14 to answer this) Where was it originally? (see #13 and 14) *** 7. composition - organization
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S u r fa c e C h A n mr aicsi vt rcyn c e e att t e s ie A few words on the history and future of surface chemistry For more than 400 years‚ important scientists and mathematicians like Leonardo da Vinci‚ Isaac Newton‚ Pierre Simon Laplace‚ Thomas Young‚ Siméon Denis Poisson‚ Josiah Willard Gibbs‚ Frederick M. Fowkes have done valuable pioneer work for the explanation of surface tension‚ capillarity‚ wetting and other interfacial problems. As a sector of physical chemistry‚ surface chemistry in
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Cited: Dunk‚ Frans G. von der‚ and Marcel Brus. “International Space Station: Commercial Utilisation From A European Legal Perspective.” [N.p.]: Brill Academic Publishers‚ 2006. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 16 May 2013. (1) "Facts and Figures." NASA. NASA. n.d. Web. 2 Jun 2013. "Overview
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Few countries have endured as much violence and terror at the hands of imperial power as the island nation of Haiti. Liberated from French colonialism in 1804‚ the world’s first Black republic has become synonymous with the poverty and degradation that colonial powers have imposed on populations across the world. Nonetheless‚ these narratives often shield us from more humanizing portraits of Haiti that do not rely on stereotypes and clichés. Edwidge Danticat’s Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist
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Mengstrasse.La family is one of the most important in Lübeck by which owns the name Johann Buddenbrooks‚ an import and export of cereals . The consul grandfather Johann Buddenbrooks is the current owner of the company and is married to Antoinette Duchamps. They have two children: Gothold who was disinherited for marrying a shopkeeper without the consent of his father‚ Johann who works for the company and is married to Elisabeth Kröger and has four children: Thomas (Tom)‚ Christian‚ Antonie (Tony)
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sample of your history and digest through to create a perfect overlook yet it can take in the information that I witness and an idea of who you truly are can start to grow. When I think of Michael Marcel‚ the words‚ “funny”‚ “strong-minded”‚ and “caring” illuminate. When your father thinks about Michael Marcel‚ variation among traits will occur. When you think about your way of living‚ how do you relate yourself to the rest of the world? Usually‚ the nationality of a person is a red flag for certain
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The Rumania-born sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) was a central figure of the modern art movement and a pioneer of abstraction. His sculptures are noted for their visual elegance‚ simplification of form‚ and consummate craftsmanship‚ combining the rusticity of peasant carving with the sophistication of the Parisian avant-garde. While most critics have identified African art as a source of inspiration behind his organic sculptures‚ it was in fact Brancusi’s ancestral origins that provided
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Stand By Me is the story of four twelve year olds living in a small town in the year 1959‚ whose lives were changed by a chance adventure that they embarked on at the end of an indolent summer. The four boys were Gordie Lachance‚ Chris Chambers Teddy Duchamp‚ and Vern Tessio. The boys had their own tree house with its special club rules‚ including a secret knock‚ and spent their time in meaningless arguments‚ playing games‚ or just hanging out. Although on the surface they are typical pre-adolescent boys
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Familiarise yourself with the reasons behind selecting any particular method of food preservation. Your choice of food preservation will depend on weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of each method. You should consider the following factors when deciding on which method to use: Space: The amount of space you have will definitely impact on your choice of preservation. Someone living in a farmhouse can probably store dozens of preserved fruits in jars‚ whereas someone living in an apartment
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