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- 311: Pablo Picasso
- ... and his mother, Maria Picasso, was an Andalusian of Majorcan origin. In 1896 Picasso entered the school of fine arts where his father was a professor. In 1900, Picasso visited Paris, at the time the world's centre for art and literature, and became infatuated with its street life, in particular, the area of Montmarte, Paris' bohemian district where he was able to study the City's poorer people. More importantly ... Lafitte and became good friends with the avant-garde poet Max Jacob. It was during this visit that he discovered Vincent Van Gogh, who inspired him to create "The absinthe Drinker" (1901, William Jaffe Collection, New York City) and also the "Dwarf Dancer". Suddenly, the 20-year-old painter, who now signed himself "Picasso", his mother's maiden name, moved toward a symbolism of great anguish and misery, inspired by the ... It was during a stay at Gosol, in Spain, in the summer of 1906, that he began to paint solid, distorted female nudes at there toilets, seen in "The Coiffure" (Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, New York City), "Nude on Red Background" (Louvre, Paris), and "La Toilette." Suddenly, between the end of 1906 and the spring of 1907, Picasso painted a revolutionary and uncompleted work called: "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" ...
- 312: The Persian Gulf War
- ... and other industrialized Western nations could not risk the loss of oil from the area. Kuwait is the second largest source of petroleum in the Middle East and so Iraqi invasion of Kuwait sent the world oil market into a frenzy. Iraqi forces then gathered their forces on the border with Saudi Arabia, the second largest supplier of oil in the world. This in turn brought the military might of the United States into the conflict. There are several reasons why Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. "After the 8 year war with Iran over territorial disputes and religious ... against the government and eventually take over the government as they had Iran against the Shah. Kuwait was also afraid of this and so they supported the Iraqi Arabs against the Iranian Persians. 2"Iraq",World Book (New York, World Book, 1990), Vol 10, p. 260 The funds that Gulf countries lent to Iraq were used to buy high tech weapons, high tech weapons that made Iraq one of the ...
- 313: Charles Lindbergh
- One of the greatest heroes the world has ever known Charles Augustus Lindbergh. He is most famous for his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Lindbergh acquired great fame for doing "good will" tours in Latin America. Other than politicians and war heroes no one has yet quite matched his fame. He was a genus when it ... wood and wire to supersonic jets. He helped several countries and airlines by giving them advise on their air fleets. He wrote several documents of his journeys and of his life. Charles Lindbergh entered this world on February 4, 1902 in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Rapid Falls, Minnesota on a family farm. His father’s name was Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Sr. He was a lawyer and a congressman ...
- 314: Education And Egalitarianism In America
- ... in any proper sense a human being until he is educated." Education is the process through which people endeavor to pass along to their children their hard-won wisdom and their aspirations for a better world. This process begins shortly after birth, as parents seek to train the infant to behave as their culture demands. They soon, for instance, teach the child how to turn babbling sounds into language and, through ... has changed over the decades, and it now vaguely represents what it was in ancient times, or even in early American society. While the schools that the colonists established in the 17th century in the New England, Southern, and Middle colonies differed from one another, each reflected a concept of schooling that had been left behind in Europe. Most poor children learned through apprenticeship and had no formal schooling at all. Those who did go to elementary school were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion. Learning consisted of memorizing, which was stimulated by whipping. The first "basic textbook," The New England Primer, was America's own contribution to education. Used from 1690 until the beginning of the 19th century, its purpose was to teach both religion and reading. The child learning the letter a, ...
- 315: The Indian And The Horse
- ... home. While many of these contributions may go unnoticed some have vastly changed the lifestyles of those who inhibit this land. As it remains well documented the first inhabitants of what was known as the New World were the American Indians. What may have been viewed by outsiders as a simple way of life was much rather a complicated oneness with the land which was shared by all of the different tribes. This lifestyle, however, was greatly changed with the arrival of the Europeans. Many new things where introduced to the Indians. It can be disputed that theses "new things" may have, in the long run, done more harm than good. Three of the more influential "gifts" introduced to the ...
- 316: Charles Lindbergh
- By: Jon Robert E-mail: jryarger@aol.com One of the greatest heroes the world has ever known Charles Augustus Lindbergh. He is most famous for his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Lindbergh acquired great fame for doing “good will” tours in Latin America. Other than politicians and war heroes no one has yet quite matched his fame. He was a genus when it ... wood and wire to supersonic jets. He helped several countries and airlines by giving them advise on their air fleets. He wrote several documents of his journeys and of his life. Charles Lindbergh entered this world on February 4, 1902 in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Rapid Falls, Minnesota on a family farm. His father’s name was Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Sr. He was a lawyer and a congressman ...
- 317: Air Planes During Ww1
- On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright made the world's first successful flights in a heavier-than-air craft under power and control. The airplane had been designed, constructed, and flown by them, each brother making two flights that day. The longest, by Wilbur ... contrast were the flights of the Wright brothers. Orville, in the U.S., demonstrated a Flyer for the Army Signal Corps at Fort Myer, Virginia, beginning September 3, 1908. On September 9 he completed the world's first flight of more than one hour and, also for the first time, carried a passenger, Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, for a 6-min 24-sec flight. These demonstrations were interrupted on September 17 ... about two years and was then retired to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., at which it is displayed today. Prominent among American designers, makers, and pilots of airplanes was Glenn Hammond Curtiss, of Hammondsport, New York. He first made a solo flight on June 28, 1907, in a dirigible airship built by Thomas Baldwin. It was powered with a Curtiss engine, modified from those used on Curtiss motorcycles. In ...
- 318: How The New Economics Effects Modern America
- How The New Economics Effects Modern America Technology has changed the face of the US. There are now new problems with all the new jobs created by the technology age. There are many hurdles to overcome being a advanced society. The US should find a way to keep up or we may find ourselves with economy that will ...
- 319: Analysis of Children's Fairy Tales
- ... figures. Perhaps this was so the children could look up to them. Second of all I noticed that there was always something unique about the protagonists that made them different from people in the ordinary world. I read a variety of protagonists such as hunters, poor peasants, a lazy girl, three little men, and a Miller and his wife. I did not read one fairy tale that had a plain and ... he is falling -jasper flies up and rescues him. -everybody was thankful -he gets accepted -judge by what's inside Robby Robin -Gold breasted robin -can sing more beautiful than anything -only 2 in the world-one male one female -when they sang-flowers and trees grew all around -When little Robby Robin was born he was to carry on the tradition but when he sang, only horrible sounds came out ... happened -soon had only 3 coloured feathers left -he had little to brag about -realized what was happening -stopped bragging- began growing coloured feathers again -never bragged again- and had all the friends in the world Jasper the Unicorn Long, long ago unicorns one\ce roamed the earth. They could often be seen playing in the grassy fields or prancing among the clouds. The younger ones used to stay on ...
- 320: Essay And Opinion On The Way O
- ... step up. Being able to break from the molds their men had set for them meant much more than assuming simple role reversals and performing duties other than motherhood and housework. It meant setting a new mold for themselves’ and insisting that other women follow the same path at one's own discretion. But this was not as easy as it seemed. These women lived during a time were they had ... but also from her ability to translate piety in to action”(213). She had displayed that conquering traumatic events, such as the war, produced confidence and hope to help her dominate loneliness and begin a new life again. In response to the second statement made by the anonymous author regarding the opinions of equality held by men during in the beginning of the eighteenth century can be argued for and against ... when her number one aspiration seemed to be that she wished to have all of her children attend Yale. So, Mary took this time and made it work for her in a positive method. This new situation “heightened opportunity to serve god in both the active and contemplative life”(226). Frequent religious practice, self-preservation, growing competence and sovereignty influenced Mary’s leisure time and this powerful combination lead to ...
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