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- 6511: Michelangelo
- ... art. Instead of revealing extreme grief, Mary is restrained, and her expression is one of resignation. In this work, Michelangelo summarizes the sculptural innovations of his 15th-century predecessors such as while ushering in the new monumentality of the High Renaissance style of the 16th century. First Return to Florence The high point of Michelangelo's early style is the gigantic (4.34 m/14.24 ft) marble (Accademia, Florence), which ... of the Sistine ceiling in 1505, Michelangelo had been commissioned by Julius II to produce his tomb, which was planned to be the most magnificent of Christian times. It was to be located in the new Basilica of St. Peter's, then under construction. Michelangelo enthusiastically went ahead with this challenging project, which was to include more than 40 figures, spending months in the quarries to obtain the necessary Carrara marble ... the 1527-29 war against the Medici and supervised Florentine fortifications. The Medici Tombs While residing in Florence for this extended period, Michelangelo also undertook—between 1519 and 1534—the commission of the for the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo. His design called for two large wall tombs facing each other across the high, domed room. One was intended for duke of Urbino; the other for duke of Nemours. The ...
- 6512: The Lord of the Flies: A Complex Web of Symbolism
- ... the children on the island.” William Golding summed up the complex novel he had written not as a simple adventure story, but as a complex web of symbolism. The Lord of the Flies mirrored the world as it was in the 1950’s, a world where uncertainty was common and conflict was widespread. In his book, the symbols that Golding used can easily be identified. The island and its representation of isolation, the image of panic and decay the Lord ... as the chance of a life time. Islands offer serenity, relaxation, and most importantly, isolation. The landing place of the crashed plane, Golding purposefully picked an island because of isolation from the rest of the world. He designed the island to his symbolic purposes, giving it a beach, platform, jungle, mountain, and cliffs, each of which can be used to represent human abilities and dreams. According to historic documents, the ...
- 6513: Relationships In Cyberspace
- Relationships in Cyberspace The Internet, is an ocean of technology, a land where ease of use and instant gratification rules. It is out of this primordial computer-ooze that a whole new way of thinking and acting is forming. Lives are being built, and destroyed in this world of bits and bytes. Cyber romance is on the rise. No one knows much anything about you. It's strange that even without the formality of a face, relationships are spawned. Although the idea of ... Siberia). The Net opens doors and spans the distance between people that never would have met under normal circumstances. This brings up interesting opportunities, for lovers, thinkers and artists. Relationships spawn and thrive in this world of electrons and light speed communications. Often friends meet here. Sometimes enemies. Even lovers. Some say that it's the exotic setting the Internet provides that leads to these relationships. Perhaps because it is ...
- 6514: Eurodisney
- ... Paris and stay at the expensive hotels. Also, the 1992 Olympics were being held in Barcelona, Spain, and the Worlds Fair was in nearby Seville, which many people chose to go to instead of the new American attraction. All this was going on right at the beginning of a recession period for Europe, which made decisions for cheaper and economical vacations for people. Disney's biggest mistake was not researching the ... both events would have complemented each other in drawing people. Spain is also very warm year round, giving much better conditions for a theme park. If I was to select 3 possible locations for a new Disneyland, I would look at Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, and Las Vegas. Rio de Janeiro is a large city of over 8 million residents, and Brazil as a whole is over 170 million in population. Rio is a major tourist area, known world wide for its beaches and exotic location. One major draw is the Rio Carnival, which draws millions to Brazil for this period of time. The weather is warm year round. Another location I would ...
- 6515: Adolf Hitler
- ... resulted in a transfer. First, to Passau and the to Linz. Adolf and the rest of the family did not follow him to Linz, but stayed in Passau. (Rubenstein; pgs 3-4) Because of the new baby in the house and his father moving to Linz, in 1894, Adolf gained a lot of freedom from his parents' supervision. With all of his freedom, he learned a Bavarian dialect of German while playing with the little German children or running around by himself. This later became useful during his scheme to take over the world. This freedom continued for over a year while his family was separated. (Rubenstein; pg 6) Even as a child Adolf had the making of a leader. He was a good student in elementary school and ... childhood dream took shape. I believe that all of these factors, not his childhood, caused Hitler to become the man we all know him as and hence, the Holocaust. Bibliography 1) Rubenstein, Joshua. Adolf Hitler. New York: Franklin Watts, 1982 pgs 3-15 2) Toland, John. Adolf Hitler. New York: Anchor Books, 1992, pgs 3-8 3) Fest, Joachim C. Hitler. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1992, pgs 2-5
- 6516: The FAA
- ... of its policy of safety. Part of its policy is the cost-benefit rule, which was an executive order issued by President Ronald Reagan in February 1981. This rule stated that the FAA could issue new rules only if they could show the potential economic benefits outweighed the likely costs. (Calonius, 91) This rule made it hard to justify any significant advance in safety on older airplanes because the costs may ... not tried to prevent problems when it may impose a high cost on to the airline industry either. In August 1990 the FAA issued a rule that required airlines to install fire-resistant cabins into new planes. The materials were also supposed to be installed into the cabins of in-service planes that required a “ significant” amount of the cabin replaced. The FAA failed to define what a substantial amount of ... the airlines falsify maintenance records to save money. This price war lead to nearly $8 billion of loses to the airline industry. (Ott, 124) These loses make it very hard for airline companies to buy new planes or safety equipment. “In the airline business you must have profit before you can have maximum safety.” (Ott, 124) Another thing that the FAA should regulate that would make airlines safer is peak- ...
- 6517: Multicultural Education
- ... in turn, benefit all students. Teachers can also keep on top of things by regularly attending workshops and getting parents involved so they can reinforce what is being taught in the classroom at home. The New York State Social Studies Review and Development Committee has come up with six guidelines that they think teachers should emphasize in order to help break down ethnic barriers. These steps are as follows: First, from ... date scholarship. The administrators must know that in the past, we have learned from our mistakes, and we will continue to do so in the future. By keeping an open mind, we will take in new knowledge and different viewpoints as they are brought up. Fourth, students need to see themselves as active makers and changers of culture and society. If given the skills to judge people and their thoughts fairly ... few achievements equal to Western culture either in the past or present (Duignan 492). The modern achievements that put America ahead of other countries are unique to America because they were developed here. Many third-world countries still practice things that we have evolved from many years ago, such as slavery, wife beatings, and planned marriages. We are also given many freedoms that are unheard of in other countries. Homosexuality ...
- 6518: Louis XIV Had A Greater Impact On European History Than Peter The Great
- ... had the greater impact upon European history. At the time of Louis XIV’s rule France was the most populous country in Europe with an estimated 18 million people. Under his direction France rose to world power status although his wars nearly bankrupted the country in the process. “Under the direction of King Louis XIV, France achieved unprecedented dominance in Europe, and her culture flourished. Louis’ court was renowned for its ... as Greenwich Hospital and Greenwich Observatory, which seemed to him to be models of scientific progress. Indeed, Peter is recorded as saying (in translation), ‘The English island is the best and most beautiful in the world’” (Massie, p.216) (Peter the Great in England). Therefore the point becomes obvious to me that Peter the Great wasn’t so much an influence upon Europe. Rather, Europe was and influence upon him. Additionally ... by dozens of Englishmen, engineers, mathematicians and even barbers to shave the beards of Russian Nobles. Europe impacted him more than he impacted Europe. Louis XIV, however, took on Spain which had been the major world power since building an army financed by the gold from the Americas’. “Europe was stunned. Spain had been the dominant world power for so long that nobody thought so easy a victory against her ...
- 6519: Thomas Jefferson
- ... Washington did not have resources available to send to Virginia. Jefferson, during one of the raids, narrowly escaped capture at the hands of the British troops; and the legislators were forced to flee from their new capital city of Richmond. Jefferson, as head of the state, was singled out for criticism and abuse. At the end of his second term, he announced his retirement. General Washington's approval of Jefferson's ... first term was greater than at any time during his career. In this term he was confronted with the most momentous problem of his career. Spain transferred to France its rights to the port of New Orleans, and the stretch of land constituting the province of Louisiana. Louisiana in the strong hands of the French rather than the weak hands of Spain placed an almost overwhelming obstacle in the path of ... and prosperity. It was essential that America acquire the Louisiana territory, either through peaceful negotiation or by war. When French dictator Napoleon, suddenly offered to sell for $15,000,000 not only the port of New Orleans but the entire fabulous slice of land from the Mississippi to the Rockies, Jefferson was faced with the problem of taking the offer or wait for a Constitutional amendment authorizing such an act. ...
- 6520: The Sextants Of Beijing
- A book The Sextants of Beijing by Waley Cohen view China from a Western point of view. In this book Chinese emperors, Chinese governments, and Chinese people were engaged by the outside world, and wanted to study and learn foreign goods and ideas. However, at the same time they were feared that they might lose political and moral as well as their Chinese values and traditions. In each chapter, the author explained the overview of China's contracts with other civilizations, how China participated in a network of international exchange all around the world. In the book, it started out from the year between 629 through 645, which was the Tang dynasty. In this time, Han China was interested in establishing political and commercial relationships with others through trade ... the leading of exports and the trade of silk production lost when silkworm cocoons were smuggled out from China. Even though fine silks were remained in a great deal and were still traded around the world, development of porcelain was much finer than earlier ceramics. Also, during this period the most influential features of the traffic were the spread of Buddhism from India to China. Along with them, they took ...
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