Life of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children
Premium Thought Psychology Human
(Antonie van Leeuwenhoek) Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft‚ Holland on October 24‚ 1632 to Philips Thoniszoon‚ a Dutch tradesman that made baskets‚ and Grietge Jacobs‚ the daughter of a brewer. He is also commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"‚ and considered to be the first microbiologist. They lived in a comfortable home until his father and two of his sisters died when Anthony was just eight years old. Also‚ his mother was left with five young children. Therefore‚ Anthony was
Premium Netherlands Microscope Robert Hooke
"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a fiction story of a character whose destiny was affected by marvelous circumstances. In comparison to Benjamin’s Franklin Autobiography and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self reliance‚ there are some things that are similar‚ but overall Rip Van Winkle is completely different; in other words‚ its main character is unique. I found several evidences proving that. First‚ the book itself is written in an inimitable style. In the very beginning of this work with the
Premium Rip Van Winkle Ralph Waldo Emerson Benjamin Franklin
A RECONSTRUCTED PORTRAIT OF JUAN DE LA CRUZ By Roger Don S.J. Cerda How do we describe today’s Filipino? What are the qualities or physical attributes that make us stand out among all the races in the world? What distinguishing marks do we have? Is it our nose that is as big and wide as the gorilla’s? Is it our fair skin? Is it our round brown eyes? Is it our moderate height? Is it our unique black hair? Is it our proficiency in the Filipino language? Is it our conservative way of dressing or
Premium Philippines Filipino language Filipino people
growth rate could contribute to a better supply Weaknesses could have delayed container vans contribute in traffic congestion Opportunities can be helped by the government projects induce investors or suppliers Threats subject to such restrictions of laws effective within Manilla suppliers may be discouraged due to the cost of importing VI. Alternative Courses of Action: 1. Limit the numbers of jeepneys‚ utility vans and cabs; and introduce COMET. City Optimized and Managed Electric Transport (COMET)
Premium Economics Manila Mexico City
In the film Muriel’s wedding film techniques are used to express the themes of the film. Muriel’s wedding portrays traditional themes such as relationships between family and friends‚ the need to belong and the transformation or coming-of-age through classic film media; music‚ costume‚ camera angles‚ actors cast and setting. The film was designed as a comedy‚ but with serious moments to keep the story down to earth. P.J. Hogan‚ the director of Muriel’s wedding has succeeded in creating a humorous
Premium Film Narrative English-language films
of a specifically American mythology‚ a mythology that celebrated America’s unique attributes and values. Read “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving http://k12.kitaboo.com/eBookWs/ebook/english/eng06/Launch.html# Audiobook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb7QUmj3pTM A Quick Summary of the Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6v5xW27sC0 Reading Strategy for Rip Van Winkle For this story‚ we are going to annotate using STOP & JOT. So how does this work? SIMPLE! 1. Log into your
Premium Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving
and create their own perfect guitar. There are many amazing custom guitars but none have stood the test of time as much as Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat. Eddie’s iconic guitar defined‚ and set in history‚ how a guitarist and their guitar connect. This connection is the strongest example of how an object’s value is determined by its relationship with its owner. Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best guitarists of all time. He revolutionized shredding and popularized many majorly important techniques
Premium Guitar Electric guitar
understand the broad subject of The Triple Self-Portrait‚ a portrait that made it onto The Saturday Evening Post. They use a concrete concept which helps the readers to see the portrait mentally when seeing it physically may not be an option. Authors Rosen and Zerner give insight on every aspect of the portrait. They help readers to understand by taking the writing step-by-step with the claim of the portrait‚ the layout‚ content‚ and detail of the portrait. As the writing reaches its conclusive point
Premium Photography Art Image
Seth Phelps Cultural Self Portraits 2/7/15 For my cultural self portrait I decided to use the traits and surroundings from the Maori tribe in New Zealand. The Maori tribe has very interesting clothing‚ hairstyles‚ and body adornments. Clothing‚ adornments and even hairstyles showed a lot about a person’s status‚ and fine clothes could enhance a person’s’ power and or authority. Traditionally‚ Māori made their clothes and adornments from
Premium New Zealand Culture Sociology