In this paiting‚ Renoir painted Pere Fournaise‚ a restaurant owner and friend of the painter. The man is sitting and smoking a pipe. In front of hime are two vessels. One is his‚ the other for someone who’s not in the painting. Who knows? It may be an invitation to the viewer of Renoir. ALPHONSE Fournais was the owner of a restaurant where you could also rent boats located on an island in the Seine‚ Chatou around‚ ten miles west of Paris. Since the sixties customer Renoir became fixed to a restaurant
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The financial crisis that has impacted Greece has taken a heavy affect on the country and the whole of Europe. This Greek crisis also known as the Greek depression started in 2001 when Greece adopted the Euro and became part of the euro zone‚ which then give Greece easy access to millions of loans at a low interest rate. The Greek government then used the back loans to finance projects such as infrastructures‚ pensioners and technologies to modernize their country and compete with their new competitors
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countries get out of the crisis better than others but Greece still defaults on its debt. Greece is one of the most heavily indebted Eurozone countries. Consequently we talk about Greece’s exit from the Eurozone. But it is interesting to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of Greece’s departure from the euro. If Greece leaves the Eurozone it would become master of its currency again. The return to its old money has consequences. Firstly‚ Greece will be able to devalue the drachmas and to regain
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that relationships between ARC and the euro debt crisis are closely interlinked. The cluster of economic problems that emerged from Euro sovereign debt crisis has influenced almost all euro countries in December‚ 2008‚ the rise of this crisis in Greece‚ but this crisis spread sharply to other
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THE ROLE of WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE As the common idea of most societies even today‚ this is the world of men. Women are born in order to serve for their men. It was not much different in the times of ancient Greece. Women didn’t have any right to vote‚ serve on juries or own property. Women in ancient Greece couldn’t manage even their own property because they didn’t have right to spend money for the expenses of their household. They always forced to have a guardian beyond themselves. The guardian
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Europe‚ and early demonstration of the power of nationalist movements that would be repeated throughout the century. By 1827‚ British and French fleets intervened to support the Greek’s outburst for freedom‚ with help from many of Europe’s countries‚ greece finally gained independence in 1829. During their struggle for independence‚ there was a variety of views coming from people throughout Europe. Many European countries supported this act‚ while others felt it was very important for the Greeks to
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property-owning classes in Athens were categorized based on their vineyard holdings. Also‚ wine made Greece and people rich. One of Greece’s major exports included wine. Another example is that farmers could earn 20x more cultivating vines opposed to growing grain. Finally‚ wine was portrayed on coins in Greece. 4. Describe the symposium a. What was it? The symposium was a formal drinking party in Greece. They were venues for playful but adversarial discussion. Having this reminded the Greeks on how
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Ancient Greece is well known for many things including historical sites‚ famous philosophers‚ scientist‚ poets‚ the Olympic games and also they are wildly known for creating the first democracy. For my museum research paper I went to the Getty Museum in Malibu‚ I observed two different pairs of conical drinking bowls from ancient Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean from 175-75 B.C. These conical drinking bowls are a significant part of the Greek’s society because they were used by many‚ including
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In Classical Greece (ca. 480-323 B.C) young girls were usually left to the care of a nurse‚ spending most of their time in the women’s quarters of the house which was often located on the upper floor‚ this was called the gynaikon. The gynaikon was where mothers would nurse their children and spin/weave thread. The picture to the right shows the art of working wool‚ this was one of the key responsibilities of the Greek women‚ along with childbearing‚ retrieving water and managing the household. The
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Thousands of years ago‚ in a time of war‚ conquering‚ and empires. One of the greatest and most noteworthy of the empires was ancient Greece. Greece became an empire because of its geography‚ economy‚ and social aspects of its society. Greece developed at an alarming rate because of the area and terrain. Greece developed with only one land border. This let them focus on things other than defense. The surrounding area is all ocean giving them humidity and great fishing. The sea acted as a great source
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