Peter the Great DBQPeter the Great was tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. During his reign‚ Peter the Great made many reforms to Russia socially‚ militarily‚ and economically. These changes proved to have a positive effect on Russia‚ making his reign one of the greatest. As the tsar of Russia‚ Peter the Great enforced many social reforms. He was very influenced by Western European ideas and incorporated many of them into Russian society. Throughout their history‚ Russian males wore long beards. After
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Interview: Marin Alsop‚ music director of the Bournemouth Symphony‚ discusses the power in music and the power in the position of conductor October 7‚ 2003 BOB EDWARDS‚ host: Voters in California today decide who will be governor of the most populous state in the nation. There may be a shift in power from a Democrat to a Republican; maybe not. This month‚ NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg explores the idea of power--what it is‚ how it’s used and what happens when it’s gone. Today‚ her
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Towards the end of the 17th century‚ Russia began undergoing dramatic‚ yet selective‚ internal changes. Peter the Great led the first westernization of Russia in history‚ permanently changing Russia and providing a model from which westernization attempts elsewhere were based on. Westernization was used by Peter and his successors to promote Russia’s expansionist empire without intending to transform Russia into a truly Western society. By the end of the 17th century‚ Russia had become one of the
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When Czar Peter I of Russia visited western Europe for the first time he was so inspired that he wanted to westernize Russia. He visited western Europe in 1697 to learn more about Europe’s customs. He saw that the country was far behind the rest of the world and he was not the only country to realize this. Although he has many reforms he did not want to destroy Russian culture. One of the ways he westernized Russia was by changing the calendar they used‚ most of the world used the calendar from
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torture as a step towards enlightenment‚ and believed that punishment must be used cautiously and justly. Frederick also demanded civil obedience and loyalty in exchange for respect with individual’s beliefs‚ meaning he will not intervene. In contrast‚ Peter I of Russia may have good intentions to modernize his country‚ but his obsession to reform Russia stripped away the Russian culture as he forces the upper classes to dress in European styles and shave their facial hair. The two despots underwent years
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The art piece that I selected for my analysis is called The Triumph of Divine Love by Peter Paul Rubens. The artwork is an oil painting on canvas‚ circa 1625. This piece of art was commission by Isabella Clara Eugenia‚ Infanta of Spain and Portugal. The Triumph of Divine Love was one of eleven art pieces in a series portraying the Eucharist cycle‚ an important issue in the Catholic-Protestant strife. Its purpose was to aid in the Catholic Reformation and the artwork was to be displayed at the
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with the name of Marin Marais comes rapping on his door pleading for Sainte Colombe to pass on his skill to his amateur skills. Saint Colombe and Marin Marais eventually get into an argument due to Saint Colombe’s emotional unrest and annoying frequent temper tantrums. Saint Colombe banishes Marin from his house but Marin finds a way to stay around and receive music lessons by seducing Colombe’s naïve and foolish daughter who easily exchanges music lessons for the love of Marin Marais. Marais leaves
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troubles it faced following its Mongolian rule--Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These two rulers did precisely what was required for them to do for Russia to accelerate and become a nation able to boast its power. Like many other rulers who rule with an iron fist‚ Czar Peter I was not someone one would label amiable or even simply cold to others--he was cruel. He was a tall man who possessed a fiery temper‚ which he did not attempt to suppress. Peter I was cruel and ruthless to the point where
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Week 6 Chapter Review Important People: Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter‚ and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement‚ colour‚ and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces‚ portraits‚ landscapes‚ and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe‚ Rubens was a classically
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Peter Pan is the main protagonist of J.M. Barrie’s novel Peter & Wendy. He is introduced as a boy who refuses to grow up and therefore remains a child forever‚ roaming the mythical Neverland with his companions. One of his essential traits is his forgetfulness – he is never able to recall past actions or even his friends. Margaret Hourihan argues that‚ due to said forgetfulness‚ Peter can only ever live in the moment and thus never learns anything‚ which she considers the “necessary condition of
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