e 1780s‚ delegate James Monroe was one of the leading proponents of the Northwest Ordinance passed in 1787. He also participated in the Virginia ratifying convention‚ and although he opposed Constitution for reasons similar to those of Patrick Henry and other fellow Virginians‚ he was elected senator from Virginia in 1790. Monroe subsequently served as minister to France under Presidents Washington and Jefferson and was instrumental in negotiating the Louisiana purchase with Napoleon’s government
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Leonardo da Vinci‚ Virgin and Child with St. Anne‚ 1510‚ oil on panel This piece‚ painted in about 1510‚ was rumoured to have been commissioned by Louis XII to celebrate his daughter’s birth in 1499 but by the time da Vinci had finished the piece and was satisfied with it‚ it was too late. Two women and a small infant child dominate the frame and are all seated in a very idealistic outdoor‚ natural setting. St Anne is seated centrally‚ her body covered by the Virgin Mary who sits on her
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Avatar James Cameron‚ the director of Titanic‚ is innovative and intelligent. Cameron is a man that knows exactly what variables are necessary in creating a movie. About 12 years after the release of Titanic‚ Cameron creates yet another smashing‚ breath-taking‚ mind-boggling film. One that initially raised suspicion but later proved to be an extraordinary film. The name of that film is Avatar. Avatar is a sensational piece of work. It has a clean cut message about earth preservation and anti-war
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Byzantine Empire. St. Constantine was also an infamous military and political leader who brought an end to the persecutions of Christians. Scholars credit the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in the spring of 312 A.D. as the turning point in St. Constantine’s life. An historian‚ The author of‚ The Conversion of Constantine argues‚ “One day saw Constantine a pagan‚ the next a Christian‚ all thanks to the vision of a refulgent cross burning above him”‚ (Eadie‚ 80). Before the battle began‚ St. Constantine had
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James Joyce’s “The Dead” is a story that is centralized around a party with much joy. At the party‚ readers see the affectionate interactions between families and friends of all ages. The story as a whole mixes the joy with somber further on in the story‚ and readers gradually recognize that changes in the mood of the story. The story takes place in Ireland‚ and the oppression the country is in reflects on the moods and personalities of the characters. Throughout the story‚ Joyce uses different elements
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St. Thomas More is the patron saint of attorneys‚ civil servants‚ court clerks‚ lawyers‚ politicians‚ and public servants. He was born on February 7‚ 1478 to Sir John More and Agnes Graunger. He attended one of the best schools in London‚ St. Anthony’s School. As a young man he attended Oxford in 1492‚ where he learned the skills to become a lawyer. In 1494 he left oxford‚ but eight years later he was approved to practice law. After he began his career as a lawyer‚ he decided to start a family.
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When I first looked at The Intrigue by James Ensor‚ I knew that it would be the painting that I did my research paper on. Before entering the museum‚ I was thought that it would be very difficult for me to write a 5 page paper on one work of art but after stepping into the Minneapolis Institute of Art‚ I changed my mind immediately. There were so many beautiful works there that‚ at first‚ I was overwhelmed. I was really glad that we decided to go to the MIA at the last minute. We were going
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James A. Michner’s: TEXAS A Comparative Review In this magnificent historical novel‚ James A. Michner skillfully combines fact and fiction to present one of our most expansive and diversified states. Spanning nearly four and a half centuries‚ Michner begins with the first Spaniards to explore parts of present day Texas‚ Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and continues on to the emergence of Texas as one of our most powerful states. Michner’s use of historical fact is extremely accurate
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Categorizing James Baldwin as either an integrationist or not oversimplifies the term. His view on the matter had many similarities with the views of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ but their ideologies were different in a few‚ very important‚ ways. Despite these differences in ideology‚ Baldwin’s beliefs (as they appeared to be described in his work The Fire Next Time) were similar enough for him to be considered an integrationist along the same lines as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ even if he did not
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Various authors use different narrative techniques in order to express their ideas in the plot and characterization of their story. “Araby” by James Joyce is the story of a boy‚ who is desperate to find a sense of love and affection‚ so he promises to get Mangan’s sister something from a bazaar known as Araby. However‚ he fails to accomplish his task and leaves filled with anger and disappointment. “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell is the story of how a British police officer‚ who secretly
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