Futurism [pic] Content Introduction Background information Cerebration Futurist Painting Futurist Sculpture Artists Influence http://arttattler.com/italyvenice.html http://www.mathewadkins.co.uk/article1/ Introduction What is Futurism? Futurism was an art movement originated in Italy in the early 20th century. It was largely an Italian phenomenon‚ though there were parallel movements in Russia‚ England and elsewhere. Futurism is a term that may suggest a
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Filippo Marinetti The Italian writer Filippo tomas Marinetti (1876-1944) founded the Futurist movement in 1909 and like many other movements of the early twentieth century it was born from a publication. Marinetti published his “Founding Manifesto” in “Le Figaro”‚ a French newspaper‚ on 20th Feb. 1909. It documented Futurism’s ideology with a desire to create a new perspective. Futurism glorified contemporary concepts‚ speed‚ technology and modernization. It embraced virtually every artistic
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Cited: M.H. Abrams‚ General Editor (1916). The Norton Anthology of English Literature volume 2. New York: London
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Alfred Tennyson‚ 1st Baron Tennyson‚ FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much ofQueen Victoria’s reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.[2] Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics‚ such as "Break‚ Break‚ Break"‚ "The Charge of the Light Brigade"‚ "Tears‚ Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes‚ such as Ulysses‚ although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his
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A Moments Indulgence[edit] A Moments Indulgence Gitanjali title page Rabindranath Tagore.jpg Title page of the Gitanjali Author Rabindranath Tagore Original title গীতাঞ্জলি Translator Rabindranath Tagore Country India Language English‚ Bengali Subject Spiritual Genre Poem Publication date 1910 Published in English 1912 A Moments Indulgence by Rabindranath Tagore was written in 1910 as part of the Gitanjali collection‚ 157 poems in the original language of Bengali‚ and 103 in English
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but continued to study law and passed the bar in 1882. Later‚ he entered Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and earned a Ph.D. in history and political science in 1886. B. Occupations: 1. Governor of New Jersey (1911-13) IV. Terms of Office: (1913 - 1921) V. Issues of the Election: (1912) – The Republican Party nominated William Howard Taft and former congressman James Sherman. Theodore Roosevelt felt that this was betrayal of his progressive program‚ so he and his supporters created a new
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In 1916 the great migration happened‚ All african americans moved from the south to the north or sometimes even the midwest. The Great Migration was a huge impact on the blacks. Blacks moved over to the north for better job openings‚ even some got drafted for the war. Job openings were sharecroppers‚ farm laborers and tenants ( I’ll explain what these are later on in the essay). The great migration lasted till 1970 at least and was during WWI. The blacks moved to the north in 1916 for better jobs
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growing opposition. In 1913‚ General Victoriano Huerta murdered Francisco Madero and claimed control of Mexico igniting a revolution. The United States‚ under President Woodrow Wilson‚ placed itself in the middle of the revolution to ensure the security of American interests in Mexico. On April 21‚ 1914‚ American forces attacked an occupied the port of Veracruz
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the state agricultural colleges. The agents taught new techniques to farmers. Also‚ the 1916 Federal Farm Loan Board issued low-cost long-term mortgages to farmers. Child labour was curtailed by the Keating-Owen act of 1916‚ but the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in 1918. Additional child labor bills would not be enacted until the 1930s. Also important to mention‚ is the Adamson Act‚ passed in 1916 that established an eight-hour workday‚ with additional pay for overtime work‚ for railroad
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The Irish Revolutionary Period encapsulates several political and social clashes across the nation centered around the pursuit of autonomy and sovereignty from Great Britain. Between 1913 and 1923‚ the country was characterized by widespread violence and civil unrest that culminated in civil war. The period was extremely influential because of its ability to shape public opinion regarding Irish independence. The Irish nationalist perspective drastically shifted from supporting Home Rule and the Irish
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