HISTORY Paper V Episode 1 (5.1.1) RENAISSANCE the Rebirth Learning objectives: Meaning of Renaissance Debate among historians over Renaissance Factors that led to Renaissance Characteristics of this period Why Renaissance took place in Italy Scholars and historians mark the era spanning two centuries from the 1330s to the 1530s as the period of rebirth of European civilization. It was a rebirth from the disorder and conflict of the semi barbaric middle ages marked by oppressive feudalism
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The Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci which is one of the most famous works of art in the world and it is an oil painting on a poplar wood panel. This is demonstrated by the fact that it is the most visited and viewed painting in the world. Leonardo Da Vinci‚ the famous Italian artist‚ painted the Mona Lisa between the years of 1504 and 1519 when Leonardo was living in Florence. The painting is believed to be a portrait of Lisa Gheradini‚ the wife of Francesco Del Giocondo
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many people face in today’s society and also a matter that relates to his interests; his fascination with the ‘underdog’ character and how he provides a voice for certain individuals. ‘The Raped Girl’s Father’‚ ‘The Family Man’ and ‘The Sadness of Madonnas’ are three poems by Bruce Dawe that relate to the themes‚ portraying realism in how loneliness and oppression affect people in the world. An example of a poem related to the subject of loneliness and oppression is ‘The Raped Girl’s Father’. The
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Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction of Gender and Representation Soaps but more importantly music videos can be said to interrogate the cultural construction of gender and representations of identity. The video suggests a set of images to the viewer and usually these are a blurring of gender and identity. Music videos predicate on the representation of female gender experience. The two interrelated sign systems- access signs and discovery signs- will be discussed. Music clips that
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society is concerned‚ she is the daughter of Kapitan Tiyago and Doña Pia Alba‚ but biologically‚ her father is Padre Damaso. Sisa Mother of Basilio and Crispin. She has a drunkard for a husband. In the novel Sisa portrays a loving mother‚ and it could be assumed that Rizal likened her to his own mother. Sisa is being maltreated by the Spaniards; similarly‚ our country is being abused by the Spaniards. Doña Pia Alba She is the mother of Maria Clara and the wife of Kapitan Tiyago.
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Horaces‚ known in English as‚ Oath of the Horatii. This historical piece was depicted a Roman legend of 7th century BC‚ which involved a battle between the Romans and a nearby town of Alba. Instead of a full-scale war‚ the three Horatii brothers were chosen by the Romans to defeat the trio of brothers chosen by Alba‚ the Curiatti. The three brothers‚ all willing to sacrifice themselves for Rome‚ swear upon the swords presented by their father‚ proclaiming they will not come back until defeating the
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References: Duccio di Buoninsegna. (1300) Madonna and Child [Picture]. Retrieved from: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2004.442 da Vinci‚ L. (c. 1490) Madonna Litta. [Picture]. Retrieved from: http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo13.html Lane‚ J. (1998). Renaissance (1400 – 1600). Retrieved from: http://www.humanitiesweb.org/spa/gil/ID/35
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who you are. In “Apollo” Okenwa finds so much purpose in helping his family’s house boy when he is very ill even though he’s suppose to stay away from him. Every time Okenwa’s parents leave the house he would sneak into Raphael’s room to help nurse Raphael him back to healthy. Okenwa states‚ “ By the third day‚ Raphael’s room felt familiar to me‚ welcoming‚ uncluttered by objects. As I put in the drops‚ I discovered things about him that I guarded closely”(Adichie‚ p. 7). Okenwa soon finds himself in
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also well represented as the rebellious spirit; the hardworking soul and that insisting persona are presented. However‚ one character that is somewhat wrongly represented in the movie is Raphael‚ while in both the movie and reality Michelangelo and Raphael did not have a steady friendship‚ the movie insists that Raphael and Michelangelo did not like each other and their art was not influenced by each other when in reality it was. A different element that was stylized‚ perhaps for the viewing pleasure
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References: . . Psycho-analytic Psychotherapy in South Africa. 16 (1)‚ 61-85. Raphael-Leff (2001). Pregnancy: An Inside Story. 2nd ed. London: Sheldon Press. Raynor‚ M.‚ England‚ C. (2010). Psychology for Midwives: Pregnancy‚ Childbirth and Puerperium. London: Open University Press. Reed‚ R. (2012). Asynclitism: a well aligned baby
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