1. The title of this painting is Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard‚ located on page 946 of the textbook. This oil painting on canvas measures approximately eight feet‚ eleven inches by seven feet‚ seven inches. Painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1800-1801‚ this piece can now be found in Versailles‚ the Châteaux de Versailles et Trianon. 2. In this work of art‚ Napoleon is the only character riding a white horse and depicted front and center. All figures are anonymous‚ except Napoleon himself‚
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George Washington was one of the best presidents in my Opinion. The reason i say that is because he did not want to go to war. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia. George Washington was president in the year of 1789 To 1797. Who is George Washington? George Washington was the best person in my opinion. In his presidency ‚life‚ and death. His presidency was like all but it was different. Before he became president he served as a burgess for 15 years
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“Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” is a nine section poem written by Walt Whitman that was originally published in 1856‚ then revised and republished in 1881. The poem seems to be an attempt to address the future to an audience that is composed of people from the future. Whitman’s first section opens with imagery of what the character is seeing in his immediate vicinity. Whitman begins to consider the other people on the ferry with him and those that are on the other ferries on the river. With the words:
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There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy‚ & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain. – George Washington‚ 1755 President George Washington is known by the many facets of his spectacular leadership: as a general‚ a politician‚ farmer and local leader‚ and our nation’s founder. Washington’s place in history is secured by his efforts to turn a band of unorganized‚ underequipped rebels into a formidable national army that defeated a colonial superpower
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George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important men who affected our nations independence and the beginning years of our country. They helped form this nation into a free and sovereign country. Yet‚ they were different in many aspects they shared a few common features. Both Washington and Jefferson grew up in the southern state of Virginia and like most owned land to grow and harvest crops. In growing up they came from two different class levels of living. The Jefferson family was
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revolution brought in‚ new views and perceptions were added to the country’s population. Many of these people‚ along with Americans themselves‚ would become famous writers and rack in some of the most influential pieces of their time. This includes Washington Irving‚ an American author who was responsible for
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Atlantic. Washington‚ D.C. provided the perfect setting for crack cocaine to flourish. Plenty of low-income inner city housing projects complete with open air drug markets labeled D.C. as a leading U.S. city with a major crack cocaine problem. As crack cocaine became a national talking point the federal government stepped in to curb its use. Congress along with other sections of the federal government pushed for a tough approach to crack cocaine. The crack cocaine “epidemic” in Washington‚ D.C. coincided
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they divorced! Coming back home without a Dad is ther still hope? This Man was saved by his mother‚ she raised him all by herself‚ gave him full support‚ she didn’t give up on him and he didn’t want to give up on her! After being successful‚ Denzel Washington saw his old friend doing 25 years in prison‚ one died from Aids and the other got murdered. This made him realize that he has gone so far to go back to where he was. He struggled to become better but made it. A man with no hope‚ found his ambition
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LONDON What is London? We can say that it is one of the largest cities and ports in the world‚ that it is one of the most important world`s business. Industrial and cultural centres and that it is the capital of Great Britain. But this answers don`t give a full idea of London. London is the oldest city in the country. It is 2500 years old. The London underground is the longest in Europe. The population of London is over 7 million people. As London is a very old city most of its streets
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He may have started out as a frail boy who didn’t have a family of his own‚ but through hard work and a spirit of a lion he kept striving to achieve great things. His name was George Washington Carver‚ a slave‚ a boy‚ and most notably an agricultural chemist. Life in 1864 didn’t start out all that well for little George. George’s momma‚ Mary was a slave owned by Moses Carver. In 1861 George became an orphan after his momma Mary and he were taken from their owners by a group of rogue bushwhackers
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