CONTEXT Victor Hugo was born in 1802 in the French town of Besançon. His father was a general in Napoléon’s army‚ and much of his childhood was therefore spent amid the backdrop of Napoléon’s campaigns in Spain and in Italy. At the age of eleven‚ Hugo returned to live with his mother in Paris‚ where he became infatuated with books and literature. By the time he was fifteen‚ he had already submitted one poem to a contest sponsored by the prestigious French Academy. Hugo wrote prolifically in all
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in a room with a bag pulled over your head‚ dozens of voices around you drown your hearing of distorted languages. 35.8 million people are trafficked in the world today‚ and you could be next Good afternoon Trinityhouse Highschool‚ my name is Ruan Pieters‚ I am from the organization STOP ( stop trafficking of people) and we stand for the rights of people that have been affected by human trafficking. Human trafficking violates the right of dignity to which a person should have full extent to. Human
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chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) 10. Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian humanist- one of the main founders of modern political science; write "The Prince" 11. Patron: someone who hired and paid an artist 12. Pieter Bruegel: captured scenes from peasant weddings‚ dances‚ harvests; painted proverbs that taught morals; portrayed large numbers of people; used vivid details and rich colors 13. Reason of State: a country’s goals and ambitions based on national
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Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci worked on his masterpiece over a period of 20 years. He carried it with him everywhere. The enigmatic smile has captured the imagination of the world. I love this painting because it is very human‚ but also gives a glimpse of the world beyond‚ the transcendental. Artist | Leonardo da Vinci | Year | c. 1503–1519 | Type | Oil on poplar | Dimensions | 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) | Location | Musée du Louvre‚ Paris | Creation of Adam - Sistine
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Euro Disneyland (now Disneyland Resort Paris) the first multicultural park. What Disney executives did not realize was that they need to better understand the European landscape. “We had to teach Europeans what a short stay resort destination is‚” Pieter Boterman‚ company spokesman‚ explained. “There is nothing in Europe like Disneyland Paris‚ so there was no category in customers’ minds for what we were offering.” On paper it may have been considered to be a well-planed opening‚ the team was meticulous
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Rather than these emotional scenes of work and battle‚ Benton portrayed in City Activities with Dance Hall and City Activities with Subway prevalent relaxation time exercises amid Prohibition (1920–33)‚ especially moving (to jazz music) and drinking (illegal at the time). The indelicacy of Benton’s scenes of urban life associates them to the work of his companion Reginald Marsh‚ who demonstrated for the figure of the African American development specialist in the City Building board of America Today
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Pieter the Elder’s Baroque painting “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus‚” was supposed to focus on Icarus drowning in the ocean after being near the sun for too long. Instead‚ the focus was shifted towards the landscape where the two farmers are working in the field. The reason why this occurred was because the mass of the painting made it so to distract me from searching where Icarus was in the painting. The landscape based on its mass carried more weight in the painting than the ocean as it showed
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that the Venezuelan people are hardworking‚ dedicated‚ family oriented‚ and they want the best for their country. As for the political aspect‚ we realized they are taking steps to become like Cuba. This is after the social revolution established by Hugo Chavez and continue by his successor Nicolas Maduro. On the economic aspect‚ it is a total disaster. For example‚ Venezuela currently has the highest inflation in the world at 800% by December 2016 (CIA.gov‚ 2017). The situation‚ it is a lot worse
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The 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the United States of America states as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”. The Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) is a landmark case that established whether or not students leave
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