The Pieta was commissioned in 1498 by Cardinal Jean de Bileres de Lagraulas as a funerary monument. Michelangelo had recently moved to Rome after the death of his mentor Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ and was a relatively undiscovered artist‚ being only in his early twenties. The Pieta’s commission gave Michelangelo widespread fame and recognition‚ and many scholars cite it as his finest work. (The History‚ 2016). The details and delicateness of the robes carved into the marble marks the work as truly remarkable
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When we give or deliver speeches we should try our possible best to follow some procedures in order to make our audience pay attention to the informations we are trying to get across to them. I could remember when I performed my first speech in my student success class my professor taught us about some important skills or ways to grab our listeners attention. my professor taught us that when delivering speeches to people that we should " Tell them what you are going to say‚ say it‚ and tell
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Tyler Joseph is a musician‚ singer‚ rapper‚ and songwriter‚ best known as a lead vocalist for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots. Tyler Joseph as the lead singer and creator of this duo‚ is often ridiculed because there are so many people who don’t know where they should be categorized. Many people say that they can be known as alternative hip hop and rock‚ whereas‚ others say that they could be known as pop. Many critics also believe that their music isn’t good‚ that there’s no meaning behind it
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“Invictus" is a lyric poem. William Ernest Henley (1849–1903) wrote it in 1875. It was not published until 1892. The title “Invictus” is Latin for unconquerable. Henley dedicated the poem to Robert Thomas Hamilton Bruce (1846-1899)‚ a Scottish flour merchant. “Invictus” is a poem about an unconquerable soul and is inspiring‚ it was praised and ridiculed‚ and today it has become a poem of motivation and a source of inspiration. Henley way born in Gloucester‚ England He was a poet‚ critic‚ and editor
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and cannons to win our right to be a free country. This right allows us to read anything our hearts desire‚ including the Bible. Since winning our freedom‚ our country has fought in many wars around the world to bring freedom and rights to people who have been persecuted. Our country continues to fight around the world to save the lives of persecuted people. Our lives depend on the ability to defend ourselves. This takes weapons. The weapons we have today have evolved from the Chinese invention
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Aldo Leopold was born January 11‚ 1887‚ in Burlington Iowa and is the religion Lutheran. Aldo’s parent’s names are Carl Leopold and Clara Starker and his siblings are May Luiz‚ Carl starker and Frederic Leopold. Though German was his first language‚ yet he managed to master English at a very young age. From early childhood‚ he was a keen observer of nature and learned woodcraft and hunting from his father. After attending Prospect Hill Elementary‚ he studied at Burlington High School. Later‚ he
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Without the witches‚ there would not have been a story to Macbeth‚ as they are the ones who helped influence Macbeth in the beginning. However‚ Shakespeare was able to create such influential and dark characters in just one page by writing their characters as mysterious and unnatural. Immediately on the first page‚ the witches are not only
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Mrs. Johnson H.U.S.H May 2‚ 2014 Who Killed The Reconstruction: The North or the South? After the Civil War the United States planned to rebuild the relationship of the North and the South. The reconstruction period was planned to rebuild the economic‚ political‚ and social aspect of the South. Although the reconstruction was temporarily successful‚ it was eventually killed. The reconstruction was killed due to the South’s failure; they created economic restriction‚ white supremacy groups‚
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Recklessly In Love In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ the readers are introduced to the creole society in which the main character‚ Edna Pontellier‚ lives. Readers soon discover that Edna herself does not quite fall into place within the society and she feels uncomfortable at several points within the text. While she is feeling uncomfortable within the society she lives‚ she is actually becoming more comfortable with herself. This “comfortableness” she is obtaining is actually her awakening
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Courtroom Participation Paper Courtroom Participation One of the core components to the criminal justice system is the judicial system. The judicial system consists of participants who have specialized roles that are associated with the courtroom. There are 10 basic roles that the participants play which include; judge‚ prosecutor‚ defense counsel‚ bailiff‚ court reporter‚ clerk of the court‚ witness‚ jury‚ defendant‚ and spectators. The judge has the ultimate
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