first works at the age of twelve: nine variations‚ in C Minor‚ for piano. Christian Goftlob Neefe was sure that Beethoven’s talents would make him the new Mozart of the time. At the age of fourteen‚ Beethoven was appointed to the Court of Maximillian Franz‚ Elector of Cologne‚ as an organist. His promising career‚ however‚ would have to be put on hold in order to raise his two younger brothers. This turn of events took place because his mother had died of tuberculosis and his father had further
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The French Revolution‚ which began in 1789‚ was far bloodier and more brutal than its western counterpart‚ the American Revolution. After aiding the newly formed United States in the American Revolution‚ the people of France gained their own ideas of freedom and reformation. These ideas were further advanced by the desperate state of the country; after investing so much into American Revolution as well as the Seven Years’ War‚ famine and economic depression had a tight grip on France. The fact that
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Variations in C Minor for piano.” (Biography) One of Beethoven’s teachers‚ Neefe‚ once said‚ “If he continues like this‚ he will be without a doubt‚ the new Mozart.” (Biography) When Beethoven was 14 years old‚ he was appointed organist of the court of Maximillian Franz‚ Elector of Cologne (Biography). Although today we find this work classical‚ and close to the works of Mozart and Haydn‚ at the time certain listeners found the symphony strange‚ overly extravagant‚ and even risqué. This genius‚ Beethoven
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Study Guide Questions At the betrothal feast‚ Dantes is arrested for being a Bonapartist and a traitor on the basis that a letter he delivered was treasonous. Villefort is the deputy public prosecutor. He is also the son of Nortier‚ a well-known traitor to the king. At first‚ Villefort likes Dantes and likes how honest he is‚ but when Dantes reveals the name of the man the letter was sent to‚ Nortier‚ Villefort cannot let the fact escape and he sentences Dantes to prison. Mercedes wants to find
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to worry about another forming of a monarchy. Finally the people could share the symbols of equality‚ liberty‚ and fraternity. (# 3‚ 6‚ and 9) Revolutionary ideas had spread rapidly and in many towns there were at least two or more people like Robespierre encouraging rebellious ideas.(#4) Some of these revolutions were not even worth it because so many people had suffered and many were killed. (#2) The insurrections in June of Paris were not about the changing of a form of government‚ but to merely
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must be one full typed page. So the total length of the assignment will be 2 full pages. Connection Sets I Henry VIII’s divorce ->James I -> Puritan Revolution-> Glorious Revolution ->English Industrial Revolution Locke->Rousseau-> Robespierre-> Friedrich Nietzsche->Hitler Crusades trade->Popes as Renaissance princes-> Martin Luther-> Lutheranism-> Protestant work ethic -> Dutch Prosperity II War of 3 Henry’s->Edict of Nantes ->Louis XIV-> revoking of Edict of Nantes -> Dutch
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Visual Art Appraising assignment- The Erased de Kooning Drawing (see figure 3) was produced by Rauschenberg as he was devoted to discover if he could produce an artwork entirely based on erasure‚ the act focused on the removal of marks rather than their accumulation. He began to experiment on erasing his own drawings but rather decided to use other artwork that was indisputably substantial in its own right. He approached an inspirational artist to himself
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1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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Chris Dente Modern Europe 1684-present Professor Whelan If They Are Hungry Then Let Them Eat Cake: The Extremities of the French Revolution Throughout history‚ many civilizations started out with some form of a monarchy‚ that type of government in which one person rules a country. The most common monarchy was a royal family. Monarchies have proven to be successful where the ruler has been competent‚ rules in a way which strengthened their nation‚ and acted in the best interests of its citizens
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Three Estates Type of social hierarchy that is divided into three "estates" or social classes. The first estate was comprised of the clergy that made up 0.6% of the population. The first estate had a wide scope of powers and owned 10-15% of the land. Although the clergy possessed much land and power‚ they were tax exempt. The second estate were the nobility who were also tax exempt. The nobles held the highest offices in the Church‚ government‚ and army. The third estate consisted
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