Portrait of Philip IV at Fraga 1644 Philip IV at Fraga was painted in 1644 during his Argonese campaign to take back the city of Lerida from the French. It was painted by the Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez who was Philip’s court painter who accompanied him to Fraga. Velázquez used oil paint on canvass to create an impressionist portrait depicting Philip IV in his military uniform holding his sword and baton of command. It can now be located in The Frick Collection in New York. Philip IV ascended
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Sir Isaac Newton (25/Dec/1642 – 20/Mar/1727) Early Life of Newton Sir Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day‚ in 1643‚ to a poor farming family. His father died 3 months before he was born. His mother later remarried‚ but her second husband did not get on with Isaac; leading to friction between Isaac and his parents. The young Isaac attended school at King’s School‚ Grantham in Lincolnshire (where his signature is still inscribed in the walls). Isaac was one of the top students‚ but before
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Sir Lancelot is the greatest knight at the Round Table. Lancelot is Arthur’s best friend and yet is completely different in that he performs heroic acts by accident. Lancelot is too humble to allow all his heroic acts to improve his self-image. A hero is someone who engages in a heroic act risking or losing his or her life to save someone else’s. Sir Lancelot is a hero. Lancelot is brave. Lancelot could be called brave because he wasn’t afraid to kill people. If a situation needed immediate action
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Zikia Griffin Ms. Eunice Cavalcanti Algebra II‚ 7th period 11th March 2013 The Life and Works of Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton‚ (1642-1727)‚ mathematician and physicist‚ was one of the greatest scientific minds of all time. Sir Isaac Newton was born at on January 4th (December 25th old calendar) at Woolsthorpe‚ a farmstead‚ in Lincolnshire. Woolsthorpe is the place where he worked on his theory of light and optics. This is also believed to be the site where Newton observed an apple fall
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1788‚ the “Father” of modern day policing was born. Through his work and studies of public service‚ Sir Robert Peel developed principles and policies that have impacted what is considered modern day policing. He created what is commonly known as the Peelian Principles. While Sir Robert Peel’s principles still stand out in law enforcement policies today‚ nine points of policing stand true today. Sir Robert Peel attended Harrow School and Christ Church in Oxford‚ where he studied classics and mathematics
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One: An Analysis of Sonnets 64 and 73 William Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights of all time. It is also important‚ however‚ to remember and to study his sonnets. The sonnets are separated into two groups‚ 1-126 and 127-54. All of them are love poems of some sort‚ whether addressed to a young man or the infamous "Dark Lady." It is important to compare and analyze the sonnets‚ and to see the similarities between them. The purpose of this essay is to compare sonnets 64 and 73‚ and show
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Sir Isaac Brock Sir Isaac Brock‚ a British soldier and leader was moved from Great Britain to Canada to help take command over the Canadian soldiers so that Canada could defend their land. Because of the courage and the leadership that Brock has displayed‚ he is considered a legend in war and this is because of the effort and commitment that was put into The Capture of Detroit‚ the strength and speed that was needed to succeed in The Battle of Queenston Heights and the legacy that Isaac left the
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tell wondrous tales of fantasy and chivalry. The chivalric code of knights was highly revered as a way of life. This code of bravery honor and loyalty was followed by every knight and royal in the medieval ages. Sir Gawain and the Green knight is a medieval romance that demonstrates Sir Gawain’s demonstrations and lack there of chivalry through his bravery‚ loyalty and honor. However he follows the code of chivalry more so than breaking it. One of Gawain’s traits that made him a model of chivalry
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the leadership models addressed in Chapters 10 and 11 and evaluate the likely effectiveness of that style in the U.S. today. Sir Richard Branson is one of the world’s most influential business leaders. As an entrepreneur and the Chief Executive Officer of the international brand Virgin he is known for the success of his company and its products established in the 1970’s. Sir Richard Branson started his business in a small record store that allotted him enough capital to obtain his own record label
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”Philip Morris - Kraft” Case Nurettin Y¨cesu (10516099) - Pınar Dilhan Eldemir (10652007) u April 25‚ 2011 1 Introduction In this case‚ we will analyse how a hostile takeover creates benefits for both parties. The hostile takover approach can be considered as ”taking over a company with a hostile manner” but with the offers and deals‚ it becomes a solution to many different structures within the company. The decisionmaking through a case as this requires experienced‚ rational management skills
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