Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists to ever live. He was known as a sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ and poet. He lived during the time of the Italian Renaissance in 1475-1564. He was born in Caprese‚ Italy which was a tiny village nearby the city-state of Florence‚ and his Dad was the mayor. He went to school‚ but focused on art rather than education. As a young child he was fascinated by all of the painters and sculptors. When he was 13 his father let him work for the Ghirlandajo Brothers
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Fall 12 Fall 12 PSYCH 304 – Dr. Kenneth Moore PSYCH 304 – Dr. Kenneth Moore My life through Erikson’s eyes Riham El Khorazaty ID: 900092686 My life through Erikson’s eyes Riham El Khorazaty ID: 900092686 08 Fall 08 Fall “The most glamorous of all wars‚ is the war between oneself and himself.” How much sense does this quote make? What if it comes from an old warrior who has taken chief leadership roles in four major military battles? This is a quote of my grandfather‚
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On this day 442 years ago one of the greatest astronomically skilled mathematicians were born‚ his name was Johannes Kepler. He was born around one o’clock in the afternoon. His parents were Katharina Kepler‚ and Heinrich Kepler. He grew up in a very poor family with his father being a soldier‚ and his mom an herbalist‚ or healer. He suffered from smallpox at the age of four and his father past away when he was five. Contributions that he made to math were that he made laws of planetary motion
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challenged her to use her mind. She was greatly influenced by her father because he gave her “a strong sense of pride and self-esteem” (“Marva Collins Biography”‚ 1992). When Marva was growing up in Atmore‚ Alabama‚ segregation was the rule. Black people were not allowed to use many of the same facilities as White people (“Marva N. Collins: Biography‚” 2011). As an African American at this time‚ she was forced to attend segregated schools. Contrary to popular belief‚ segregated schools often offered
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wildly emotional performance garnered her critical acclaim” (Martha Graham Biography). Her career was long and full of wonder‚ she performed and choreographed so many pieces of art. “After Graham’s performance as the lead role in composer Igor Stravinsky’s (1882–1971) American premiere of Rite of Spring (1930)‚ Graham toured the United States for four years (1931–35) in the production Electra” (Encyclopedia of World Biography). As she continued dancing‚ she began an interest in American Indians. “Her
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Biography of Henrik Ibsen In this semester‚ we study so many various poems‚ short stories by different authors. All of the authors have their own style of doing their work. They accomplished a lot by their work. Most of the authors have some special work for which they still recognized by people. Henrik Ibsen is one of them‚ whose work people still read and like it. Some of the work even inspires people to do certain action or believe in their concepts. The author’s biography is always studied
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In his biography‚ Olaudah Equiano writes that he was born in Nigeria at the age of 11‚ he was kidnapped. Some days later he was sold to European slave traders‚ with other slaves he was put or packed into a ship and transferred across the ocean to Barbados islands. Many years later Equiano wrote a biography about the treatment of slaves in Virginia. His descriptions of the punishments and humiliations that slaves had to endure were the first published account of an autobiography of an African slave
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In fourteen hundred and ninety two‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. This childhood rhyme taught to me by my mother nearly 16 years ago to remember the year Christopher Columbus discovered America. This rhyme along with the names of his three ships: The Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria served me well all through grade school‚ high school‚ and part of college when studying this valiant explorer. I say part of college‚ because now here in 2012 I have learned new truths about Christopher Columbus and
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Works Cited 1. "Buster Keaton Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 26 Mar. ___2014. 2. Dale‚ Alan S. "Comedy Is a Man in Trouble." Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in ___American Movies. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota‚ 2000. 1-4. Google Books. ___Google. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. 3. Goodwin‚ Martin. "Dr. Toon: The Evolution of Animated Comedy." Animation World ___Network. N.p.‚ 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. 4. Hall‚ Grey. "A Cartoon History: 70 Years of Tom and Jerry
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Literature." Realism in American Literature. Department of English‚ Washington State University‚ 8 Sept. 2011. Web. 21 Dec. 2012. Frenz‚ Horst. "Pearl Buck- Biography." Noble Prize. The Noble Foundation. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. Matterson‚ Stephen. "1860s-1900s Realism." PBS. Educational Broadcasting Corporation‚ Mar. 2007. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. "Pearl S. Buck Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. Taylor‚ Peter Shawn. "Pearl Buck to Pearl Harbor; How a much-loved novel won over Depression-era
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