Another important contribution of Ancient Greek to the Western Culture is democracy. To the Greeks‚ democracy meant “peoples rule”. Pericles Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 BC was the greatest contribution to our today’s society. Pericles said “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few: that is why it is called a democracy…” Pericles was describing a democracy
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This is another theory that Western civilization has widely adopted. Many ideas of government also originated in ancient Greece. This is the theory of government that‚ "favors the many instead of the few."(Pericles‚ 430 B.C.) [Document 3]. In his Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 B.C.‚ Pericles describes a democratic government‚ with the expectation that his citizens will have equal opportunity to serve the public‚ and will ask their most distinguished citizens to make their political
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The period between the 17th and 18th century is most memorable for the abolition of the Civil War. At this time‚ most African Americans were able to access the American society in many ways. They were able to acquire property after freedom was granted to them constitutionally. However‚ some parts of the south still exercised slavery which was legal. Most of the free African-Americans moved to the North where the prevalence of slavery was less. The African Americans who were freed contributed significantly
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Simoni was born on March 6th‚ 1475 in Caprese‚ Italy. He was the second born of five boys to his parents‚ Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and Francesca Neri. He died February 18th‚ 1564 in Rome‚ Italy‚ just weeks before his 89th birthday. He was a sculptor‚ painter‚ and architect during the Italian Renaissance period and had the nickname "Father and Master of All the Art.” Italian Renaissance was the time of the great revival of art‚ literature‚ and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century
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As humans we possess an enormous amount of unacquainted ignorance when it comes to the knowledge and history behind common everyday words and sayings. The honest truth is that it’s easier to have a mindset such as this when thinking of the words we use daily. A great deal of knowledge can be discovered by looking into the etymology of words. For instance in the previous three sentences‚ I don’t know the origin behind why any word means what it does but I used them anyways. The enormous amount of
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DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington‚ named Edward Kennedy Ellington at birth‚ was born on April 29‚ 1899‚ in Washington D.C. to James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. Both of Ellington’s parents were talented‚ musical individuals. Edward Kennedy was later nicknamed Duke by his childhood friend‚ Edgar McEntire and this name has stuck with him throughout his life and career. Duke Ellington was one of Jazz and Big Band’s most influential icons. He was known for famous recordings such as
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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? Martin was an influential political leader during the struggle for Black independence in America in the 1950’s . He is renowned for his non-violent political tactics and incredible public speaking abilities. He was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39. He is an iconic leader still remembered for his great impact on the struggle as well as his determination. He inspires people to this very day‚ and has his own National Historic Site and Memorial. He is a symbol of
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the controversy around that matter. However‚ by the time the Industrial Revolution was coming to an end (well some decades before and by the end)‚ Romanticism was being abandoned for the new art of Realism. Gustave Courbet was a great painter and sculptor who thrived during the Industrial Revolution for his realism in his artwork. Courbet is known as the French artist who guided and led the realist movement. The realist movement was important to Courbet because he rejected the idea of Romanticism
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“Henri Cartier-Bresson) He was born on August 22‚ 1908 in Chanteloupe‚ France. He grew up in a wealthy family in Paris‚ France. At a young age‚ he grew to love painting. In 1927‚ he went to the Lhote Acamedy to study painting under Cubist painter and sculptor‚ Andre Lhote. In 1928 he changed his studies to Literature and Arts and attended University of Cambridge. Once he finished his schooling he had to do his mandatory two year service in the French military. After the military he went to Africa where
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the age of twelve‚ his father sent him to study with the most famous painter in the city. He became an apprentice to a famous painter in Florence named Domenico Ghirlandaio (Quill‚ 5). After a year or so‚ he stopped paining and began working as a sculptor. Michelangelo often said‚ “The statues carved were trapped inside the blocks of stone. My job is to free them by cutting away the stone around them” (Quill‚ 6). The Pieta by Michelangelo is a study in redemption through suffering‚ a common
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