"Chromium was discovered by the French chemist Nicholas Louis Vauquelin at Paris in1798. He was intrigued by a bright red mineral that had been discovered in a Siberian gold mine in 1766 and was referred to as Siberian red lead. It is now known as crocoite and is a form of lead chromate. Vauquelin analysed it and confirmed that it was a lead mineral. Then he dissolved it in acid‚ precipitated the lead‚ filtered this off‚ and focused his attention on the remaining liquor from which he succeeded in
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"Reclining Pan in the St. Louis Art Museum" Reclining Pan (St. Louis Art Museum‚ 138:1947) also known as Drunken Satyr‚ a marble sculpture modeled by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli in early 16th century‚ is portraying Pan‚ the god of the woods‚ fields‚ and flocks in the reclining position. The sculpture was owned by the powerful Barberini Family in Rome‚ then purchase by St. Louis Art Museum in1947.1 Reclining Pan at the St. Louis Art Museum under discussion presents a commanding image of the
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Oath of the Horatii‚ by Jacques-Louis David Neoclassicism (meaning New Classicism) was a influential movement in painting as well as other visual arts that began in the 1760’s. Neoclassical paintings usually emphasized on classical themes and subject matter‚ using the correct settings as well as costumes. Neoclassical works were serious‚ unemotional‚ and heroic. Neoclassical art was inspired by classical literature and history. The surface of the paintings was to look flawless with no evidence
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community. They wear specific colored clothing‚ jewelry‚ make certain hand signals‚ use certain graffiti‚ and specific jargon. It’s usually assumed that gangs are composed of only males who have most likely dropped out of school and are unemployed. Louis Rodriguez is the author of "La Vida Loca: Two Generations of Gang Members"‚ and he writes about his and his son’s gangbanging experiences.
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Louis Comfort Tiffany’s eclectic sense of design incorporated the styles of the Arts and Crafts‚ Aesthetic‚ and Art Nouveau movements (Johnson 8). He had an eye for ornamentation in which he transformed every piece in a room into a humanly functional work of art (Johnson 27). Light and color were strong for forces in the design of his spaces to create a sense of exoticism and romance (Johnson 33). Though his designs were lavish‚ he strived to make his spaces livable and enjoyable by the user‚
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"Why‚ sir‚" said I‚ "if I knew where I was going‚ or what was likely to become of me‚ I would tell you candidly. Essendean is a good place indeed‚ and I have been very happy there; but then I have never been anywhere else. My father and mother‚ since they are both dead‚ I shall be no nearer to in Essendean than in the Kingdom of Hungary‚ and‚ to speak truth‚ if I thought I had a chance to better myself where I was going I would go with a good will.” Davie is explaining to Mr. Campbell that he was
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BUSINESS REPORT ON LOUIS VUITTON’S ENTRY INTO CHINA XXX AUTHOR’S NAME XXX UNIVERSITY Executive Summary Luxury product sales boost in the emerging marketing like China‚ which has extraordinary growth and strong potential consumers for the development of luxury goods in the China market. With gradually lower and lower increase of revenue in the European countries‚ Louis Vuitton (abridged as LV in the following sections) commits itself to set up more stores in China. However‚ LV is faced with
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Paper #1 The two female protagonists from the stories Ms. Emily and Louis Mallard were both disturbed by societies views on how ladies should act and behave themselves. Both women were from a time when society thought that women were not able to have their own lives but there sole purpose for being on earth was to take care of their husband and their children. Each women struggles in their own way to find their identity and take control over their lives and become accepted by society for what they
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EXPLAIN WHY LOUIS XIV DID NOT APPOINT A PRINCIPAL MINISTER IN 1661? (12MARKS) Before Louis received absolute power‚ there were several principal ministers before him; these were Cardinal Richelieu-father of Nicholas Fouquet- and Mazarin. When Louis came into power in 1643‚ Mazarin was the current principal minister‚ and it was only eighteen years later in 1661 when Mazarin died did Louis receive absolute power. When Mazarin died in 1661‚ Nicholas Fouquet aspired to become the next principal minister
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creation and life of the vampire‚ Louis. Louis was a 25 year old plantation owner in Louisiana. Following the death of his brother‚ which he blames on himself‚ he begins living very recklessly‚ attempting to entice anyone to end his life. A vampire named Lestat‚ looking for a slave‚ turns him into a vampire. From the beginning‚ Lestat ridicules Louis for his empathy towards humans. Louis begins to feel hatred towards Lestat and wants to leave him. In an effort to keep Louis‚ Lestat transforms a young girl
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