Marin 1 Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 08 March‚ 2013 Draft One MLA format Word Count: 1400 Marin 2 Ever wondered who was behind the paintbrush for paintings like “Sistine Cherubs” or “The School of Athens”? Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was this famous Italian artist. He was admired by how much clarity was in his paintings as well as visual achievement. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo‚ he
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Da Vinci and His Creations Of all the great masters during the Renaissance‚ the one that probably revolutionized the world the most was Leonardo da Vinci. He was an extraordinary artist dealing with sculpting‚ painting‚ and architecture. Da Vinci was also an outstanding scholar. He was an expert in mathematics‚ biology‚ anatomy‚ literature‚ and even more. The most interesting study that he undertook would have to be engineering. Leo’s creations were centuries ahead of his time. He made things from
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Kirchner Intermediate Writing August 18th 2010 My grandparent’s House My grandparents lived at 5501 Oldham in Lincoln Nebraska. It was a small 2-bedroom home with a large backyard. My grandparents bought their home as a young couple with two small children. They soon added 2 more children‚ one of them being my mother. Every holiday and family gathering was held at my grandparent’s house. Everything from birthdays to Christmas the whole family gathered. My grandparents had 4 children and 13 grandchildren
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Haunted house It was a beautiful day of summer. Me and my family were moving to a new house in Pennsylvania. At the first look the house seems to be very comfortable. I looked up and saw my new bedroom‚ it was in the attic. Delighted ‚I went to unpack my things. Since I entered in the house I had the feeling that I was not very welcome… and I`d better go. “Nevermind” (I said in my mind).. I had the impression that this house is our “heaven”…Everything was beautiful until one night… I
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Donatello‚ Michelangelo‚ and Leonardo da Vinci. These artists often were commissioned to create pieces for their for the royal figures in that time. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists during the Renaissance. He was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1452 and was known as a painter‚ sculptor‚ and architect. Besides Virgin of the Rocks‚ some of da Vinci’s other famous works include Mona Lisa‚ The Last Supper‚ and Salvator Mundi. Even though da Vinci is most famous for his paintings‚
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Benedita da Silva‚ an Afro-Brazilian woman is one with many accomplishments. Da Silva has lived through extreme poverty conditions in the slums of Brazil and still actively living there today. She has a political career‚ and is a community leader fighting for underprivileged and poor people. She always had dreams of it being were “ ‘human relationship take precedence over material things;’ a society that recognizes the worth of her neighbors in the Favelas.” (Gilmore 1)This report is based on da Silva’s
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It was a hot‚ sticky evening at Grandpa’s cabin with Mom‚ when Mom said‚ “Let’s go Larissa. Grandpa is in the treestand.” That was the cue to load up into the truck.We were going to slyly sneak out to get the ingredients for a special sweet treat for Grandpa. Grandpa was a kind man. He loved us like no other person could explain. Mom was like him too. I was just plain old me always smiling like usual . That day it was‚ well‚ just about perfect. Mom and I were helping grandpa with his cleaning
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“Cruisin’ down the street in my ’64.” Eazy E is rapping about how he bought a 1963 Chevrolet Impala when he was just 13 years old. “A car pulls up‚ who can it be? A Fresh El Camino rolling Kilo G‚” Eazy E’s friend Kilo G drive up in his new car an “El Camino” bragging about how he purloined the vehicle “…G.T. A (Grand Theft Auto).” “The boy JD was a friend of mine til I caught him in my car trying to steal an Alpine”‚ another friend of Eazy’s JD was a crackhead trying to steal Eazy’s stereo to get
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Throughout Leonardo da Vinci’s life he was known as a unique‚ and a remarkable person. His wide range of interests and accomplishments made him a true Renaissance person. Born in 1452‚ in a village near Florence in Italy‚ by a peasant woman named Caterina‚ Leonardo was born into a family as an illegitimate child. Ser Piero‚ Leonardo’s father‚ found out that Leonardo had a talent for painting and so he sent him to apprentice under the famous painter Andrea del Verrocchio for about 6 to 10 years. This
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Biography of a Mathematician Introduction Leonardo da Vinci was a great mathematician whose contributions to the discipline were immense‚ especially in the field of geometry. Besides being a mathematician‚ Leonardo da Vinci was a renowned painter‚ inventor‚ architect‚ and a student of scientific concepts (Cremante‚ Leonardo & Pedretti‚ 2005). Since Leonardo’s natural genius encompassed several disciplines‚ he personified the term “Renaissance man.” At present‚ Leonardo is best acknowledged for his
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