Georges Braque was born on May 13‚ 1882 in Argenteuil Val-d’Oise‚ France. He trained to be a house painter and decorator like his father and grandfather‚ and studied artistic painting during evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts‚ in Le Havre from 1897 to 1899. In Paris‚ he apprenticed with a decorator and was awarded his certificate in 1902. Braque then attended the Académie Humbert until 1904. His early works were landscapes and impressionism‚ but around 1905‚ he adopted a Fauvist style. In
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George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer. He was responsible for the introduction and development of altering current for light and power. Westinghouse invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. He was one of Thomas Edison’s main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. This man founded 60 companies‚ eventually receiving over 100 patents for his work with the desire to turn ideas into enterprises. George Westinghouse
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George Alexander Kelly (1905- 1967) Biography: He was born on April 28‚ 1905 in Perth Kansas. He was married in 1931 and there were two children from the marriage. His education began at Park College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926. In 1928 he received his Master of Arts from Kansas University. He obtained a fellowship at Edinburgh in 1930 and subsequently was awarded a Bachelor of Education Degree. His formal education culminated in a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in
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George Berkeley was an Irish philosopher. His philosophical beliefs were centered on one main belief‚ the belief that perception is the basis for existence. In doing so‚ he rejected the notion of a material world in favor of an immaterial world. Berkeley felt that all we really know about an object we learn from our perception of that object. He recognized that in the materialist’s view the real object is independent of any perceiver’s perception. The pen on my desk would exist
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NO MORE PROMISES Synopsis The theme of this essay “A democracy that delivers” is an apt one coming in the wake of Nigeria’s emerging democracy. This essay titled “No more promises” discusses democracy and its operations in Nigeria where I live. It examines governance in Nigeria within the context of the challenges of returning to a democratic system of governance after many years of military rule. It looks at citizens’ expectations and how far they have been met in ten years of a new democratic
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Slaves No More Back in 1979 Leon Litwack published a book called Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery‚ which featured the poem Slaves No More. This poem was very emotional and touching to me. Litwack expressed his feelings about the abolishment of slavery and some experiences he had being a slave in this poem. I will be explaining what this poem is about‚ what Leon Litwack was trying to say‚ and why I chose this topic to write about. First‚ I will explain my interpretation of what
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case was consistent with the “sliding scale” test that has been applied to other similar cases. With the rise of e-commerce‚ and the flexibility and opportunity it affords businesses to market and sell in states it has no physical presence‚ we must adopt more diverse concepts of
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NO MORE WOOF http://www.livescience.com/42300-no-more-woof-dog-animal-communication.html A dog may be man’s best friend‚ but if people ever figure out what dogs are really thinking‚ will the friendship sour? That’s a risk that a few inventors in Europe are willing to take: They’ve received funding to develop "No More Woof‚" an electronic device that promises to analyze dogs’ brain waves and translate a few of their thoughts into rudimentary English. It’s still a work in progress‚ but once
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Americans use. Ever considered to what extent we use our smartphones‚ smart screens‚ laptops? And how much information those devices gather from each individual. Where does that information go? And what would they want to do with that information? Devices these days like smartphones have become super computers at the palm of your hands‚ which can do so many tasks as taking pictures‚ making calls‚ text‚ surf the Web and track one’s personal life. George Orwell’s famous novel 1984 comes to mind. Technology
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George Orwell Antisemitism in Britain There are about 400‚000 known Jews in Britain‚ and in addition some thousands or‚ at most‚ scores of thousands of Jewish refugees who have entered the country from 1934 onwards. The Jewish population is almost entirely concentrated in half a dozen big towns and is mostly employed in the food‚ clothing and furniture trades. A few of the big monopolies‚ such as the ICI‚ one or two leading newspapers and at least one big chain of department stores are Jewish-owned
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