US History Film Analysis: Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan is a film that was produced in 1998 that portrays the efforts of a World War II Normandy Invasion. After leading a company of Rangers in the battle for Omaha beach on D-Day on June 6‚ 1944‚ Captain John Miller was sent on a mission three days later to find Private James Ryan and bring him home safely. Ryan’s three brothers had all been killed in action and the law required him returned to his family. He was fighting with his unit
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US History: Midterm Review Big Ideas: Geography. Great Plains: The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land‚ much of it covered in prairie‚ steppe and grassland‚ that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. Central Plains: In the U.S In the U.S. state of Wisconsin‚ the Central Plain is a geographical region consisting of about 13‚000 square miles of land in a v-shaped belt across the center of the state. Miss. River: The Mississippi
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Ancient china Ancient china was made as a Chinese war community in the 1060-1600 BC almost 6000 years ago. Ancient china has also created things like gunpowder‚ paper making‚ printing and the compass. They used gunpowder for guns to shoot the civilians or shoot their enemies like Mongolians and they used it for military affairs. They used paper making for making paper to write. They were also known for block printing for ancient artifacts. The compass was made out of iron and were on a plate with
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Top 10 List loaded with content and previous DBQ topics Highly recommended that you know everything on these lists for the AP History test! Top 10 List: Colonization through the Civil War Top 10: Colonial Differences – NE (Mass.)‚ Middle (Penn.)‚ South/Chesapeake (Virginia) 1. NE – Religion played a much greater role than in the South – Puritans (Mass. Bay colony)‚ Pilgrims/Separatists (Plymouth) – most southerners were Anglican but there were few churches as people were more spread out
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Examine the effects of formal elements throughout Madame Recamier and Pauline Borghese as Venus. Throughout this essay I will discuss the different use of media‚ colour and form at different levels of comparison and effect of their formal elements. The two artworks I shall use are Madame Recamier (1800) by Jacques-Louis David and Pauline Borghese as Venus (1808) a statue carved by Antonio Canova. In David’s painting‚ Madame Recamier‚ the painting is oil on canvas‚ yet the technique of using
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Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar was a king of Babylon during 630-562 B.C. He was the oldest son of king Nabopolassar. Nabopolassar was a Chaldean leader who led a revolt against Assyrian rule in 625 B.C. Under Nebuchadnezzar ’s rule many achievements were made in the city of Babylon. At the time of Nebuchadnezzar‚ the city of Babylon spread out on both sides of the Euphrates River. He ruled 45 years out of the 70 years that the city of Babylon was truly in existence. Nebuchadnezzar was unstoppable
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Contemplative Vision: A Guide to Christian Art and Prayer Juliet Benner Page 39 “He was an astute follower of the Venetian school of artists and his works reflect their influence. He was considered to be a person of great personal piety and known to prepare himself by prayer and fasting whenever he set out to produce any sacred art.” Edouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat Beth Archer Brombert “The weather turned fearful; someone who has not seen the sea as turbulent as we saw it cannot
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For centuries the Japanese have been known for developing fierce warriors known as the samurai. So what is a samurai? According to Merriam-Webster.com a samurai is “A military retainer of a Japanese Daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido.” The Bushido Code is an honor code developed by the samurai class in the Japanese military and is comprised of eight virtues which are Rectitude or Justice‚ Courage‚ Benevolence or Mercy‚ Politeness or Respect‚ Honesty‚ Honor‚ Loyalty‚ and Character and
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13-year-old Lil Meatball‚ creator of the word yeet‚ became a viral trend when he posted a video dancing and hash tagged the word #yeet. Everyone was making their own yeet videos‚ and even using the word in their conversations. It came to be an exclamation of excitement about something. The word is perceived in today’s society in 2 different ways. The word is perceived as an alternate for exciting or as a dance. The dance was created by a Dallas‚ Texas kids who was just creating a video and became
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The History and Characteristics of the origins of JAZZ! The American/Africans are a major part of the history of jazz. Jazz originated from the African American slave trade. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life; birth‚ puberty‚ marriage and death. Children‚ adults and the elderly all depended on dance to express to express their cultural beliefs. Drums‚ string instruments‚ chimes‚ reedpipes and other percussion instruments set the beat for the dancers. Slaves continued to interpret
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