Otto Van Bismarck began his reign when he was appointed as the prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by King William I. At this point in time‚ Prussia was in a mediocre state of power‚ considerably inferior in comparison to its other surrounding nations. As Bismarck steps into his role as ruler‚ he had distinctive and clear goals for the rise of power of Prussia over the unification of Germany. His reign consisted of strategies that were effective in the manipulation of domestic and international politics
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created and either replicates‚ builds upon‚ changes in some form or completely opposes it with works of their own. Painting http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/starry-night/gogh.starry-night.jpg The Starry Night‚ Vincent van Gogh (ibiblio.org) Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night‚ c.1889 is a painting of a night sky filled with clouds‚ blazing stars and a bright crescent moon. All of the features
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Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany. He studied in Vienna under Mozart and Hayden. In Vienna he first made his reputation as a pianist and teacher‚ and he became famous quickly.<br><br>At this time he composed many of his most popular works such as the Fifth symphony‚ the Emperor Concerto‚ the Eroica and Pastoral symphonies‚ and his only opera Fidelio.<br><br>Beethoven developed a completely original style of music‚ reflecting his sufferings and joys. His work forms a peak in the development
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My quote that I am going to tell about is by Vincent Van Gogh. The quote is “If you hear a voice within you say‚ ‘you cannot paint‚’ then by all means paint‚ and that voice will be silenced.” Today i’m going to be talking about the attributes of this quote and why it is important to know what it means. What I think this quote means is if you have a feeling you can’t do something‚ then do it‚ and then you will get better at it. Like I used to be bad at drawing‚ but now that I tried I’ve gotten better
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need but an individual quest‚ which some achieve and some do not”. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text and two other related texts. The texts “Immigrant chronicles” composed by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the article “Coming Home” By John Van Tiggelan and the 4-framed cartoon “Patriotism” illustrated by Cathy Wilcox‚ all develop an idea of how belonging is not only a common need but an individual’s mission that may or may not be attained in society. Each text develops understanding for the
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The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck is one of the most famous paintings shrouded in mystery. This picture depicts a wealthy couple holding hands in the bedchamber of their Flemish home. The couple is unidentified and many assume it is Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini a merchant from Bruges and his wife Costanza Trenta in 1426. The man is where is large black hat with a fur pull over with a black shit underneath and black shoes. The woman is where a white 14th-15th century styled headdress with a
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Teun A. Van Dijk‚ in his essay "Pragmatics and Poetics‚" explains the reason for speech is "to change the internal state of the hearer" (Dijk 30). Ferdinand de Saussure describes in his essay‚ "Nature of the Linguistic Sign‚" how a word is more connected to the minds of the speaker and the hearer than to anything else. He describes that the "linguistic sign" as a unit formed equally by the association of a "concept" and a "sound-image." The "sound-image" is what one would call a spoken word‚ something
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are coming down to earth to paint our gym Hope’s colors—blue and orange. It is imperative that we stop this embarrassing display and save Calvin’s arena from being painted the opposing team’s colors. In order to stop the aliens from painting the Van Noord Arena‚ my group and I have come up with a survey that selects only the best and fastest students to stop the aliens’ evil plan and send them back to Hope’s campus with Calvin’s own colors. One of our professors‚ Dr. Jones‚ wants to join our team
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1 2 10/13/2011 3 The Dutch kept immaculate records which only made the Germans job easier. Also‚ the government mostly cooperated with the Germans. 140‚000 thousand Jews in Holland‚ 105‚000 were sent to the camps. 75% of the Jewish population 4 All newspapers under German control‚ radios had to be handed in‚ no TV‚ Internet Most people believed that the Jews‚ gypsies‚ communists and political enemies were sent to Germany for temporary labor in factories and quarries. 5 6 Had to be in
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Her mother‚ Baroness Ella van Heemstra (1900–1984)‚ was a Dutch aristocrat and the daughter of Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra‚ who was mayor of Arnhem from 1910 to 1920 and served as Governor of Dutch Suriname from 1921 to 1928. Ella ’s mother was Elbrig Willemine Henriette‚ Baroness van Asbeck (1873–1939)‚ who was a granddaughter of jurist Dirk van Hogendorp.[15] At age nineteen‚ Ella had married Jonkheer (Esquire) Hendrik Gustaaf Adolf Quarles van Ufford‚ but they divorced in 1925. Hepburn had two
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