sets Writing plays and designing stage sets Question 2 0 out of 2 points What effect does Caravaggio achieve with light in The Calling of Saint Matthew? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Shows Jesus bringing the light to sinners Transforms the calling into a miracle Question 3 2 out of 2 points What is the canzona’s dominant rhythm? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Long-shortshort Long-shortshort Question 4 0 out of 2 points Why did the Baroque artists place elements on a diagonal
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World War I The first World War‚ or also called The Great War started on July the 28th 1917 and ended on the 11th of November 1918‚ almost 17 million people died. The war found place in Europe‚ Near East‚ Africa‚ East-Asia and on the Oceans. Austria-Hungary started the war against Serbia because of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the July Crisis. The World War I had a big impact on the world but especially the United States. World War I had several reasons why
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World War II and the Cold War The world was left unhappy after World War I and another war broke out‚ World War II. This was followed by yet another war‚ the Cold War. The aggression of European and Asian dictators led to war. These dictators were totalitarian dictators. Totalitarianism is a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives. One of the most infamous dictators of all time‚ Adolf Hitler‚ was the despot of Germany. Hitler created Nazism
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How did the sequence of events shape World War 2? September 18‚ 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. It started the war. July 7‚ 1937 Japan invades China‚ initiating World War II in the Pacific. It got the pacific in the mix. September 1‚ 1939 Germany invades Poland‚ initiating World War II in Europe.It got the war spreading. December 7‚ 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.It got the U.S attention. April 30‚ 1945 Hitler commits suicide.They lost their leader. May 9‚ 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets. August
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Following the end of the Second World War‚ relations between the Soviet and the Western bloc deteriorated quickly. British prime minister Churchill said that the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe was like ’an iron curtain’. Relations were generally tense during the ensuing Cold War‚ typified by spying and other covert activities. The British and American Venona project was established in 1942 for cryptanalysis of messages sent by Soviet intelligence. Soviet spies were later discovered in Britain
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World War 2 made a significant impact on Australia and its people. It opened the eyes of society and made Australian people realise where they fit into the global view of the world. Although much of the history of WW2 revolved around politics‚ diplomats‚ military and naval battles‚ it touched all Australian lives. Some of the important issues in World war Two were the woman ’s contribution in the war‚ government changes to the economy and the foreign policy in the war. These are the topics this essay
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Popular Culture‚ the term "story worlds" is widely known as the immersion of audiences into not only a specific world but a completely different cultural scene. For example‚ some famous story worlds in the film industry are that of Star Wars and Harry Potter. The world in which was created not only lets audiences revel in this other world but the term story worlds and the worlds created allow for the characters to not only have a place called home but a place in which their story can develop and flourish
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Survival‚ Cruelty‚ Danger‚ Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand’s World War II biography‚ Unbroken‚ follows the life of a Prisoner of War‚ Louis Zamperini. From childhood to adulthood‚ Louis’ life contains a story of survival and the struggle to fit in. This novel portrays the cruel and jealous Mutsuhiro Watanbe‚ the always present danger of sharks and Louis’ survival and resilience filled life. “He was the most sadistic man I ever met!” said Jack Brady on Mutsuhiro Watanbe (Hillenbrand 243). Known for his
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After effects of the world war on civilians September 1‚ 1939‚ a day that would change the world forever. With this day‚ the world entered the nuclear age. It was the start of World War 2. Invasions and massive attacks were everywhere and every country was desperate to introduce itself as a powerful war machine that can take over the world. This war lasted six years‚ killing more people and destroying more properties than any other war in the history. Few of the probable reasons that caused the
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Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War 2? The Japanese were a warrior culture who believed that to surrender was tantamount to admitting that you were a coward. The European soldiers‚ including the US Army believed in the idea you fight until you know you can’t win and then you surrender in good faith. This lead to the idea that they could treat the cowards in their care any way that they felt they should up to and including killing them they were able to slap prisoners and work them to
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