the war. I find that the sketched lines in this piece do not communicate excitement to me as much as a dark morbid feeling. It is obvious to me that Kubin was attempting to depict the horrors of war in his own symbolist style of art. The next two pieces (starting from left to right) are Selbstbildnis als Soldat (Self-Portrait as a Soldier) and Selbstbildnis mit Artillerie-Helm (Self-Portrait Wearing a Gunner’s Helmet) created by Otto Dix in 1914. I chose these pieces because of their obvious
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The Influence of Realism and Naturalism on 20th Century American Fiction After World War I‚ American people and the authors among them were left disillusioned by the effects that war had on their society. America needed a literature that would explain what had happened and what was happening to their society. American writers turned to what is now known as modernism. The influence of 19th Century realism and naturalism and their truthful representation of American life and people was evident in
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The four things that I found most interesting was The Emancipation Proclamation‚ Reconstruction Era‚ The Depression Year and the need for slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued January 1st‚ 1863 it declared salves free in certain areas during the civil war. Kinn expressed that “it was a military move‚ giving the South four months to stop rebelling”. Which is a smart move that Lincoln took just to spare the union by undermining to free their slaves in the south. Lincoln was only concerned
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One Country‚ Two Systems One Country‚ Two Systems is a concept proposed in 1981 by Ye Jianying‚ one of the ten Founding Marshals of China. Then formally put forward by Deng Xiaoping‚ the former leader of China‚ in January 1982 in order to reunify the country. However‚ this concept was aimed to reunify Taiwan‚ not to reunify Hong Kong or macaw. One country‚ two systems means there is only one China‚ but the regions of Hong Kong‚ Macao and Taiwan could retain their original economic
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Essay During the late 1700’s‚ history was written. Pilgrims revolted against their oppressing government and set forth on a journey to relocate and govern themselves with a new establishment and set of laws. Thus‚ the United States of America was established. Along with it came the constitution‚ the preamble‚ and the 10 amendments all promising the safety and rights of American citizens. However‚ those rights were not promised to women‚ Africans‚ and Native Americans. The 1800s was the century that
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The 19th century in Europe is characterized as one of the most peaceful centuries there was. Currently we are living in America in the 21st century and the violence rate as raised drastically‚ every time you turn the television on there has been a shooting‚ certain amount of people dead or a terrorist attack. The news today only talks about violence and our “president” ignoramus actions. During the 19th century in Europe they had two key principles to obtain relative peace‚ they are legitimacy and
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Analysis of Findings Whale products were a very important resource during the 18th and the 19th centuries because many products had been vastly improved by parts of the whales’ bodies such as its oil. Whale products were used in many common objects in almost everybody’s everyday life during this time. Whaling had an influence on the Industrial Revolution‚ the economy of America and improved the everyday persons’ life. Because of the competitive nature of whaling‚ many whales were pushed almost to
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How democratic was Germany at the turn of the 20th century? I believe that Germany was not democratic at all as they made they`re citizens believe that they were. Germany had tied to be democratic to show on the surface that they gave the people freedom to vote for who they wanted to. In this essay I will explain my point of view on this essay and what other people might believe and think in response to my opinions. Many people would think Germany was democratic as they allowed men over the
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Change is a common occurrence. Everyday‚ someone or something is being modified‚ and those adjustments are usually for the better. Major events‚ such as the Renaissance‚ display many instances in where change took place. The Renaissance was mostly a product of the elite in the society that existed in the fourteenth through sixteenth century. This cultural movement helped make a significant impact on how society ran. Everything from the nobility to the lower class‚ and even family experienced a rebirth
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1. What were some of the reasons that African Americans migrated from the South to the North during the first few decades of the twentieth century. During the first few decades of the twentieth century‚ many African-Americans migrated to the North because they felt the North would offer better opportunities than the South. After the Civil War and the Emancipation‚ the South was experiencing an economic depression being that the cotton industry experienced several disasters. • First‚ after the
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