Surrealism Surrealism originated in the late 1910s and early ’20s as a literary movement that experimented with a new mode of expression called automatic writing‚ or automatism‚ which sought to release the unbridled imagination of the subconscious. Officially consecrated in Paris in 1924 with the publication of the Manifesto of Surrealism by the poet and critic André Breton (1896–1966)‚ Surrealism became an international intellectual and political movement. Breton‚ a trained psychiatrist‚ along
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college basketball coaches. He became a member of the basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. Today Allen Fieldhouse is labeled by many as one of the best places in America to watch a college basketball game. James Naismith was born November 6‚1861. In 1890‚ Naismith taught at YMCA International Training College in Massachusetts. While he was there‚ he was given 14 days to develop an indoor game that would capture the
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Australian politician that had campaigned for women’s suffrage and was the first female person to stand for election in the British empire. Her first foray was when she had helped her mother collect signatures for the huge Women’s Suffrage Petition in 1890. She had advocated for equal property rights and equal pay. She was doing this by attending the Victorian parliamentary sessions and had read widely on legislation‚ economics and politics. After multiple years she had become the leader of the radical
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Paul Victor Jules Signac was a French neo-impressionist painter who‚ working with Georges Seurat‚ helped develop the style of pointillist. He was born in Paris on November 11‚ 1863. He started out as an architect before deciding that he should be a painter at eighteen years of age. He sailed around the coasts of Europe‚ and painted the landscapes. He also painted the cities in France in his later years. Paul Signac met Claude Monet and Georges Seurat in 1884. He was struck by the systematic working
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obtained a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24; he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "Excellent". He took graduate studies in Paris‚ France & Heidelberg‚ Germany. He also studied painting‚ sculpture‚ he learned to read
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from 1871-90 and come to a conclusion about whether it was a success. Otto Von Bismarck born on April 1‚ 1815 at Schönhausen and considered the founder of the German Empire. From 1862 to 1873 Bismarck was prime minister of Prussia and from 1871 to 1890 he was Germany’s first Chancellor. Once Germany was unified‚ Bismarck noticed that Germany was under threat of attack from other countries surrounding it. Bismarck primarily wanted to avoid any challenges against the new European order and to unite
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Surveying 1877 -1878 University of Santo Tomas. Manila Philosophy [Cosmology‚ Theodicy‚ Metaphysics‚ History of Philosophy] 1878 – 1879 Preparatory Course in Medicine 1879 – 1882 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 1882 – 1884 Universidad Central de Madrid [License in Medicine. 1884] [PhD in Philosophy and Letters. 1885] 1885 - 1886 University of Paris 1886 – 1887 University of Heidelberg [PhD in Ophthalmology. 1887] ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS and AWARDS 1877 - 1878 Ateneo Municipal Sobresaliente. Agrimensor
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The Electric Chair By Kevin M. Hunsberger HUMN532-Technology‚ Society‚ and Culture DeVry University 12/5/07 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Timeline of the Electric Chair 3 - 5 Electric Chair-Technology‚ Society‚ and Culture 6 - 9 Conclusions 10 Definitions and Notable People 11 -12 References 13 Introduction A picture of an electric chair strikes fear into the average American and being led into a room with only an electric chair sitting in the
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If this isn’t a Military Revolution I don’t know what is…… Kelly Archer Hawaii Pacific University Dr. Satterfield 17 October 2010 Archer 1 The late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a great deal of colonization of Asia and Africa by European powers‚ each trying to fulfill its own version of manifest destiny. England controlled vast holds in Africa‚ as well as India; the Belgians ruled the Congo; Germany‚ France‚ and Italy also held several African lands. These colonies funded
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Author Stephen crane who is considered one of the great American authors‚ wrote during the realism period. Particularly‚ in his works titled the red badge of courage written in 1895 we can see evidence of the characteristics‚ themes and style identified with the realism movement which was extant in American letters between 1850 and after the 1848 revolution. As a representative of such a movement‚ Stephen crane then remains one of the most identifiable and iconic writer of his time. Stephen Crane
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