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- 1881: Johann Sebastian Bach
- ... 000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti, the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, the Mass in B-Minor, the motets, the Easter and Christmas oratorios, Toccata in F Major, French Suite No 5, Fugue in G Major, Fugue in G Minor ("The Great"), St. Matthew Passion, and Jesu Der Du Meine Seele. He came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians in ...
- 1882: Henry James And William Dean H
- ... James continues the theme of placing Americans without sufficient social experience into the complex society and culture of Europe with The American, which chronicles a man whose finds himself unable to buy his way into French society. (Matthiessen 14) For Henry James, the years of 1882 to 1895 brought less success. His novels now took on a more political tone. (Matthiessen 15) In 1886, he published The Bostonians, regarding the feminist ...
- 1883: Marco Polo
- ... man named Rustichello from Persia, who was a writer of romances(Stefoff 21). To pass the time, Marco dictated his observations about Asia to Rustichello, who, in writing them down, probably employed the Italianized Old French that was the language of medieval romances. Their book was soon circulating, since Marco remained in prison only a year or so, very likely gaining his freedom when the Venetians and Genoese made peace in ...
- 1884: Henry Adams, Virgin And The Dy
- ... the Virgin Mary, who was always seen as non-sexual. For example, America was ashamed of her
have strewn fig-leaves so profusely all over her (Adams, 384). However, during this time of the technology revolution, women were beginning to be viewed differently, especially in Europe. Women were viewed as beautiful and mortal beings. People such as Rodin were representing women in paintings and sculptures sexually. Sex was becoming something more ...
- 1885: The Life of Emily Dickinson
- ... with separation. Emily did not conform to society. She did not believe it was society's place to dictate to her how she should lead her life. Her poems reflect this sense of rebellion and revolution against tradition. From all the jails the boys and girls Ecstatically leap,- Beloved, only afternoon That prison doesn't keep. In this poem Emily shows her feelings towards formalized schooling. Being a product of reputable ...
- 1886: John F. Kennedy and Cuba
- ... must be mentioned and discussed. Two of the most important foreign affairs in Kennedy's presidency were the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. During Eisenhower's administration, Cuba was torn apart by revolution. The Cuban dictator, Batista, was an extremely corrupt man. While he was enjoying a luxurious life, the people of Cuba were in poverty. Thus it was not surprising when a rebellion, led by a man ...
- 1887: Comparing Hitler And Stalin In Their Rise To Power
- ... the party should be run. Stalin was a more aggressive candidate, and therefore had one of his supporters kill Trotsky. This happened after Trotsky was exiled, but while in exile he continued to preach world revolution. Stalin sent one of his agents to kill Trotsky, who was in exile in Mexico. Stalin felt that if he eliminated his only threat, that it would mean less opposition to his ideas. This assured ...
- 1888: Emile Durkheim
- ... His theories made great and big changes, which brought many controversies into sociology. He used scientific methods to approach the study of society and social groups (Dickey, est. al; 1876; 394). Emile Durkheim was a French social scientist and a founder of sociology who is known for his study of social values and alienation. He believed that individuals are products of complex social force and cannot be taken into account outside ...
- 1889: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... wife. In 1815, John Allan moved his family to England. While there, Poe was sent to private schools (Asselineau 410). In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. There he studied Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin. He had an excellent scholastic record. He got into difficulties almost at once. Mr. Allan did not provide him with the money to pay for his fees and other necessities. Poe was ...
- 1890: The Romanovs
- ... an end. That is why Alexandra was so upset after Rasputin was murdered. I don't know if Rasputin really said that, but the happy Romanov family did come to the end. In February 1917 revolution exploded across Russia. The new Kerensky Democratic Government stripped the Tsar of the throne. First the Romanovs were sent to the Tobolsk, Siberia. Then Kerensky was overthrow by Lenin (Communist) who ordered the Royal family ...
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