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- 1411: The Artist And The Art
- The Artist and the Art The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape ... time was Vincent Van Gogh. He was also from the 19th century belonging to the post-impressionists. In order for one to analyze the art of Van Gogh, his life history should be first looked at. After countless rejections from women, Vincent ended up in a mental asylum. During 1888 he cut of his left earlobe, which demonstrated how depressed he ... reality or mentally disturbed. In contrast, by producing an emotionless image, we can see that the artist has created that on purpose. Overall, by examining an artist’s background and history, it proves that their experiences and beliefs to influence their art work.
- 1412: Indian Affairs
- ... both sides atrocities were committed, one American soldier commander ordered his men “ to kill and burn and make a howling wilderness of Samar” a rebel stronghold. This event in American history did not improve the quality of life or the quality of the culture. On the contrary, the control of the Philippines did not last very long, and the U.S ... attended. Free schooling was an opportunity for many to acquire and education and get ahead. Education greatly improved the quality of life for many, the school taught mathematics, geography, literature, history, commercial courses and sciences. Not only did schools prepare people for future professions and directly enhance the quality of life , but it also advanced American culture. City schools also played ... board of the city council, the local water, the police commissioners and exerted great influence on legislatures. The existence of the machines were one of the least noble events in history, because it set back the American democratic system. Elections for these machines meant buying votes and providing favors in exchange for votes. A clear example of the far reaching ...
- 1413: Imperial Telecommunications
- ... web of cables that was so eagerly constructed around the world gave the European empires an advantage that earlier nations never could have imagined. The following pages will cover the history and effects of electrical telecommunications from its beginning through the first world war. They will describe the basic technology and inventors behind the telegraph; following this the implication of this ... an advantage in politics and trade over foreign nations. In 1887, J. Henniker Heaton stated to the Royal Colonial Institute: Now it is often gloomily predicted by purblind students of history that this tremendous agglomeration must inevitably break up and dissolve, like its predecessors. “Where,” they ask, “are the Greek, the Roman, the Spanish, the Napoleonic empires? What is there in ... R. The Tentacles of Progress. Oxford University Press: New York, 1988. Haeton, J. Henniker. “The Postal and Telegraphic Communications of the Empire,” Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute. 1888: 172 “History of Telecommunication.” http://www-stall.rz.fht- esslingen.de/telehistory/1870-.html. Online. Internet. 22 May 1999 Hurd, Percy A. “Our Telegraphic Isolation,” Contemporary Review. 1893: 899 Russel, Colin. ...
- 1414: Frederick Jackson Turner: Closing of the Frontier
- ... before passage of the Homestead Act. His parents had left upper New York State to settle in a small frontier town in Portage, Wisconsin, where Turner was excited by Wisconsin history and its Indian heritage. After finishing his master's degree, he studied under a prominent historian who supported "germ theory" or the theory that all historical change is based on ... directly in European heritage. Turner disagreed with the "germ" theory, believing that environmental influences were much more important in historical development that hereditary influences. Turner could not account for the history of his own state of Wisconsin purely in terms of "germ" theory because of the profound influence of Native American Indian culture in the region. Turner said that "the frontier ... can anyone deny the influence of classical training in European traditions that influenced the country's founding fathers. Works Cited Frederick Jackson Turner, The Significance of the Frontier in American History. All pages read (1 - 58).
- 1415: Effects Of Graffiti
- ... precedent. Graffiti is very interesting in the fact that it is everywhere, yet people don't seem to either notice it or care about it. Graffiti has been around since history can recall, and yet very few individuals have actually done anything to try to stop it from taking place. I have seen graffiti all over the place. A few examples ... but they sure did. Another book that I have looked at, talks about graffiti as "little peepholes into the minds of individuals." He speaks of how the majority of all history is recorded in the ruling classes point of view, and how if the graffiti was somehow recorded down, then we could have an insight into how the common man felt ... You have to continue to remove it, and you must remove it within 48 hours. This is the number one reason that graffiti is so widespread throughout the world and history. Not very many people have the commitment that is required to fight graffiti and so it is allowed to go unchecked throughout the world. Another neat anti-graffiti plan ...
- 1416: Effects Of Graffiti 2
- ... precedent. Graffiti is very interesting in the fact that it is everywhere, yet people don't seem to either notice it or care about it. Graffiti has been around since history can recall, and yet very few individuals have actually done anything to try to stop it from taking place. I have seen graffiti all over the place. A few examples ... but they sure did. Another book that I have looked at, talks about graffiti as "little peepholes into the minds of individuals." He speaks of how the majority of all history is recorded in the ruling classes point of view, and how if the graffiti was somehow recorded down, then we could have an insight into how the common man felt ... You have to continue to remove it, and you must remove it within 48 hours. This is the number one reason that graffiti is so widespread throughout the world and history. Not very many people have the commitment that is required to fight graffiti and so it is allowed to go unchecked throughout the world. Another neat anti-graffiti plan ...
- 1417: Animal Farm As Animal Satire
- ... state to be ruled by the working class, the Proletariat. Ideological basis of the revolution was taken from the philosophy of Karl Marx and Frederick Angels who believed that the history of the world was the history of a struggle between classes- between ruling classes and ruled classes (Hançerlioðlu, 1976). Marx was very critical of industrial capitalist society in which there are many cruel injustices and men ... who might be leaders of a country or people of prestigiousness, without any restriction the satirist uses symbols. Since the main topic of satire is politics which is throughout the history considered a dirty business, writing political satire is very risky, but on the other hand it would be very rewardful. As remarked before, after he published his two satires, ...
- 1418: How Social Tensions Led To Wit
- The history of witchcraft during seventeenth century New England is inherently a history of direct confrontations within communities where relationships become tainted with suspicion, revenge and anger. The documents in Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth Century New England have retold the events and stories ... not want to think) that maybe it was his fault and that he misplaced the knives. This demonstrates that Hugh was charged of witchcraft based on suspicion, mistrust and past history of being accused. Social tensions combined with personal or familial bad luck, were the foundation of witchcraft. Social tensions that led to witchcraft accusations would later become heightened, as ...
- 1419: The Library Of Congress
- HISTORY The Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24, 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection, which stared out small ... the Library of Congress is to acquire, organize, preserve, secure and sustain for the present and future use of the Congress and the nation: A. A complete documentation of American history and ingenuity; The documentation of American history and ingenuity has to be preserved in order to carry out the mandates, which are double: to defend academic property rights B. A worldwide collection of human knowledge. A ...
- 1420: Mernissi
- ... is a man who misunderstands his own religious heritage, his own cultural identity" (Mernissi viii). She goes about supporting this claim by delving into the very detailed documentation of Islam history. She attributes misogyny in the past and present Muslim culture to the male elite. She gives many examples of how Muhammad and Islam have only supported equality of the sexes ... of this Hadith, she rebuked it by saying that she had seen the Prophet saying his prayers while she was lying on the bed between him and quibla (Mernissi 70). History also gives Abu Hurayra a very anti-feminine personality. He had a nickname given to him by the Prophet which he disliked because of the trace of femininity in it ... new light on it. Also by exposing to the public 'A'isha's responses to the Hadiths helps her drive her point home. No wonder 'A'isha is hidden in history by the male elite. 'A'isha was closer to the Prophet and knew him better than anybody else, so her testimony is very important in Mernissi's argument. One ...
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