What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the
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2012 A. 1. Differences between First Language and Second Language | First Language | Second Language | Definition | any language other than English that a child was exposed to during early development and continues to be exposed to in the home or community | any language learned after the first language or mother tongue | Basis for learning | universal grammar alone | knowledge of the first language also serves as a basis for learning the second language | Learning Process | children
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The first major cause of the First World War was the Treaty of Frankfurt. This treaty was signed as a direct result of the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Franco-Prussian war was started on July 19‚ 1870‚ and the treaty was signed on May 10‚ 1871 (Doerr). This victory over the French helped prove the German empire as a major military force. After the victory the Treaty of Frankfurt was created by the German Chancellor‚ Otto von Bismarck . Otto von Bismarck was the leader that had masterminded
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The relations between Anglo-Americans and Native Americans had never been easy‚ starting from the original settlement of colonies on Native Americans’ territory. The European settlers believed that they had every right to take over Indian lands. They viewed them as savages and that their lives had no values. On the other side‚ Indians looked at new arrivers as intruders to their lands. Native Americans fought with occupants for the right to their freedom and their lands. Separate Indian tribes couldn’t
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England for the First Time of the most sinister sides of imperialism is the way it pfomotes the ruling nation S culture and rejects the colony ‘s. The effect of this on an impressionable young person is vividly a2xribed in Jamaica Kincaid’s sensitive and angry autobiographical essay about growing up in Antigua with the dark shadow of England continually looming over her England and a reverence for things English invaded every aspect of her daily life and education. Yet it was not until adulthood
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Primitive Japanese and European social orders were based on an arrangement of genetic classes. The nobles were at the top‚ took after by warriors‚ with sharecroppers or serfs beneath. There was next to no social portability; the offspring of ranchers got to be agriculturists‚ while the offspring of rulers got to be masters and women. In both medieval Japan and Europe‚ steady fighting made warriors the most paramount class. Called "knights" in Europe and "samurai" in Japan‚ the warriors served nearby
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Although serfs and freemen were both peasants‚ they did have some major differences and their taxation was different. The serfs and freemen had many differences. Freemen were still peasants‚ but they were also unwealthy‚ like the serfs‚ but could own land which was farmed on in return for labor and other fees (Admin). Although they were bound to the land that the nobles owned‚ they weren’t owned by anyone (Admin). The serfs were taxed much more than the freemen. A freeman had to pay taxes as well
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INTRODUCTION Sound is a mechanical wave an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid‚ liquid‚ or gas‚ composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard‚ or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations. Sound is a sequence of waves of pressure which propagates through compressible media such as air or water. (Sound can propagate through solids as well‚ but there are additional modes of propagation). During their propagation
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and other surrounding countries‚ which was led by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Several documents hold the basis for the storyline of this world war. These documents include the Munich Pact‚ the Atlantic Charter‚ Executive Order No. 9066‚ and the Yalta Conference. The Munich Pact‚ also known as the Munich Agreement‚ was a pact between France‚ Great Britain‚ Germany‚ and Italy which allowed Nazi Germany to annex Czechoslovakia through Sudetenland. The pact was signed September 29th‚ 1938 in Munich‚ Germany
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article “On seeing England for the First Time”‚ she demonstrates the how her opinion‚ filled with bitterness and hate for England‚ was shaped by an oppressive and influential culture. Although she expresses a hint of reverence towards England early on in her essay‚ she consistently shows signs of bitterness and resentment towards England throughout the article using parallelism‚ a sarcastic tone‚ and strong diction. Even in instances where she tries to make England sound appealing‚ she ceaselessly succeeds
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