Although Franz Liszt lived and died many years ago‚ his legacy continues to impact the world. Many people have heard this pianist and composer’s work‚ but don’t even know it. Perhaps‚ his most widely heard piece is Bavarian Rhapsody #2‚ which is featured in many cartoons and watched by millions of people all over the world. However‚ he was and continues to be one of history’s greatest and most original piano virtuosos. Liszt was born in Raiding‚ Hungary (now Austria) on October 22‚ 1811. His
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A representational style is natural objects in recognizable forms and many might misinterpret the Blue Horse I as representational. However‚ Franz Marc’s oil painting cannot be: representational because although the viewer can tell there is a horse in the painting‚ but horses cannot be blue; nonrepresentational because the image refers to something in the natural world; or realism because this
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The first World War‚ a multi-national war that cost millions of lives‚ began with the assassination of one man: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian empire. On June 28‚ 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Sophie‚ were in Bosnia to inspect the empire’s military forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (History 1). The annexing of this land caused Serbian unrest (History 1). Ferdinand was scheduled to visit Sarajevo‚ so a few Serbian nationalists conspired and planned his assassination. While Ferdinand
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Master thesis Philosophy of Behavioural Sciences Moral Judgements and motivation: how do they relate? Claudia Jansen Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jan Bransen Drs. Dorothee Horstkötter The most important thing about the practice of focus is that it cannot be forced. Trying hard to concentrate‚ doesn’t work. It produces frustration‚ tiredness‚ and narrowness of vision. Focus follows interest‚ and interest does not need coercion. A gentle hand on the steering wheel of attention will suffice -Timothy
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should have been responsible was Franz Stangl. Franz Stangl was a cruel Nazi war criminal who had also been a commander of several extermination camps during the holocaust era. Franz Stangl not only worked for the extermination camps but had also run some camps killing over 900‚000 Jewish people. He had thought that the humans were cargo and garbage. Not only did he thought that the Jewish people worthless humans‚ but he took so many lives away from so many people. Franz Stangl had done some vicious
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and His Death An assassination is an extermination of someone to try to make a political‚ economic‚ or social statement to prove a point. Assassinations have been used for many years by humans to exterminate bad leaders‚ corrupt politicians‚ and many wretched people. Back in the Middle Ages assassins were more common then modern day. In the modern age‚ not many assassins are left or needed because of new laws enforced by governments and organizations; also many consequences
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DIARY ENTRY: ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND Dear Mr.Obama‚ I am a member of “ Black hand ”‚ and my name is Gavrilo Princip . I joined the “Blank hand” While in Serbia . In 1914‚ I had a mission with other 6 men to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand ‚ the heir to the AustroHungarian throne‚ during his visit to Sarajevo on 28 June. The reason is we wanted to break away from AustriaHungary and join Serbia‚ and the goal of “Black hand” is tried to help make it happen
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There were many causes that led to the beginning of the Great War‚ but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism‚ nationalism and militarism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority of Europe‚ along with other outlying countries. Of course it was completely avoidable‚ but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out‚ and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there
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Franz Ferdinand‚ as inspector general of the imperial army‚ decided to pay an official visit to Sarajevo despite warnings not to because of the tensions in the area. At the time of his death‚ Ferdinand had been on his way to visit a fellow officer in a hospital who had been wounded by a bomb. Another member of the Black Hand was responsible for throwing the bomb that injured the officer Ferdinand was on his way to see.23 The assassination is often credited as the shot that started World War I since
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At the Cathedral of Saint Bavo in Ghent‚ Belgium‚ an enduring masterpiece of an altar decoration comprised of wood and oil stands three meters tall. The great Jan Van Eyck‚ a maestro in the demanding oil technique‚ completed the Ghent Altarpiece in 1432 (Stolkstad and Cothren‚ 576-577). Approximately 16 hours away in Rome‚ The Last Judgment‚ a fourteen-meter high fresco‚ ornaments the altar of the Sistine Chapel. The unrivaled Michelangelo Buonarroti‚ known for his breathtaking sculptures and paintings
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