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    Who or what is to blame for the tragic events in Macbeth? In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare there’re a series of tragic events caused by the following characters‚ The Witches through their prophecies which led to the murder of Macduff’s family and Banquo’s murder. Lady Macbeth because of her ambition led to Duncan’s murder‚ and her guilt led to her suicide. Macbeth because of ambition‚ greed‚ belief in the prophecies‚ corruption of power and love led to the murder of King Duncan

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    The Roaring 20’s During the 1920’s‚ also known as "The Roaring 20’s"‚ Radio Broadcasting became one of America’s favorite sources of entertainment. During this time period most Americans depended on radio for their source of communication‚ since television was not yet invented. The invention of radio had a major impact on Americans. Radio stations transmitted a variety of shows and programs that entertained many people through out the nation. "In the 1920’s the Westinghouse engineer‚ Frank Conrad

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    ART 101 Week 5 Individual Painting Styles Resource: Appendix B   Review pp. 504–518 in Ch. 20 & Ch. 21 of A World of Art   View the Neoclassic piece The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques Louis David‚ on the National Gallery of Art website‚ located in Appendix B. To access the piece‚ do the following:   ·         Type The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries into the Search This Site box. ·         Click The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries.   View

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    two hundred forty-nine immigrants from Russia were deported without cause (The Red Scare). Due to the poverty among European immigrant workers‚ communism was found a favorable option among the people. When labor strikes began the government played them off as immigrants favoring communist ways. In another event‚ suspected anarchist’s homes were broken into without search warrants by the federal officials of the United States. The 1921 law limited immigrants from other countries and created three

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    began a wave of sit-ins designed to end segregation at southern diners. These protest resulted in the new organization called the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. August 28th though was the climax of the civil rights movement. That was the day blacks did the March on Washington & Martin Luther King‚ Jr. gave his “I have a dream” speech. King with the help of many others helped bringing the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the last

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    Oil Paintings During Romanticism Times And Cubism In cubist paintings‚ objects are broken up‚ analyzed‚ and reassembled in an abstracted form‚ instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint‚ the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to present the piece in a greater context. Often the surfaces intersect at what seems like random angles presenting no coherent sense of depth. In Romanticism artwork exalted individualism‚ subjectivism‚ irrationalism‚ imagination‚ emotions and

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    of Painting Modern art was a reaction to the rigid style set by traditional French institutions. Modern styles emerged starting in the 1860s and continued through the 1970s. This type of art refers to styles of painting that eschewed realism and past traditions. Instead‚ its focus is on experimentation with various materials and styles. The following are some of the popular styles that reflect the spirit of the modern art movement. 1. Abstract Art Abstract art refers to a style of painting that

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    "Every event can be viewed from multiple perspectives". I agree entirely with this aphorism for the reason that I have experienced a situation in where my perspective was utterly changed. I used to think that by no means possible this could come about. But‚ as one can see; it came about to me. I had an idea in my head‚ an idea that was carved in stone. An idea that I thought would never change no matter what perspective I saw it from‚ the idea that abortion is wrong. Well‚ just because of a little

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    IDENTITY AND CULTURE IN ‘PRESENTS FROM MY AUNTS IN PAKISTAN’ The poem‚ ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’‚ appears to be about a young girl‚ half English‚ half Pakistani‚ talking about clothes she received as presents from her aunts‚ who live in Pakistan. What the poem is really exploring‚ though‚ is the poet’s views on Pakistani and English culture and how she fits into one‚ both or neither of these cultures. A society’s culture is made up of many things such as the food we eat‚ the music we

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    Diego Velazquez was one of the most important painters of this time; he worked for King Philip IV. He was well-known for his detailed portrait paintings and he later influenced the artwork of the realist and the impressionist artists in Europe. “Venus at her Mirror” is a painting created by Diego Velazquez of the goddess Venus. Mainly influenced by the Titian’s “Venus of Urbino”‚ he painted her lying in a bed in a particularly sensual pose (1). Although this is a physically impossible position

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