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- 441: Pablo Picasso
- ... brief "Negro Period" , Picasso painted landscapes and still lives (at La Rue-des-Bois, where he spent the summer of 1908) marked by the influence of Paul Cezanne. It was these landscapes and those of George Braques that originated the style that, in 1908 was called "cubism". In the summer of 1910, Picasso worked with George Braque, creating geometric paintings which called the viewers attention to the painted surface itself. In that same year (1910), Picasso's works were exhibited at the Photo-Secession Gallery in New York City. In 1911 ... Cleveland Museum of Art). Saltimbanque and Rose Period: "Woman in a Chemise" (c. 1905; Tate Gallery, London); "Woman with a fan" (1905; Averell Harriman Collection, New York); "Family of Saltimbanques" (1905; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C); "La Toilette" (1906; Albright-knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York); "Self Portrait with a Palette" 1906; Philadelphia Museum of Art); "Gertrude Stein"( 1906; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Negro Period: " ...
- 442: The Philosophical Foundations
- ... judgment against an entire society in a book stressing the virtue of independence. Or maybe one found one's heroes not in fiction but in the great men and women of real life, such as: George Washington leading his battered troops across the Delaware to surprise the British Army on Christmas Eve--or Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence, risking "life, fortune and sacred honor" to establish the fledgling republic on ... hill--and the key to it is this: no obstacle or opposition, no matter how daunting, can sway the great man from his chosen course. If Hannibal had thought, "The mountains are so high," or George Washington had decided, "It's too cold at Valley Forge," or Howard Roark had said," It's such a hassle finding clients," and then relinquished their respective ambitions, they would not be the inspirations ...
- 443: Watergate: Was The Nixon White House Involved?
- ... States. As Nixon entered the White House, he was “full of bitterness and anger about past defeats, and about years of perceived slights from others in the political establishment.” Nixon, a Republican, once stated that, “Washington is a city run primarily by Democrats and liberals, dominated by like-minded newspapers and other media.” Nixon's obligation to control his political destiny and to forestall the damaging of his agenda by incumbents urged him toward the development of what was, in effect, a “secret government” (Gettlin and Colodny 6). The word, “Watergate”, refers to the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. In addition to the hotel, the Watergate complex houses many business offices. It was here that the offices of the Democratic National Committee were burglarizedon June 17, 1972. Five individuals were arrested at the Watergate complex after the burglary. Charges were also pressed on G. George Liddy and E. Howard Hunt ; the “Watergate Seven” were sentenced by Judge John Sirica. Although Nixon was worried about the break-in, he advised the White House press secretary, Ron Ziegler, to dismiss the ...
- 444: Cloning
- ... a sinister future. Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland cloned Dolly. The scientists were well aware of the moral and ethical debate which had arisen in 1993 by Dr. Jerry Hall, who works at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dolly was born on July 5, 1996, but the Scottish scientists withheld this information until February 22, 1997. For the first time, a complex animal had been cloned from an adult somatic, ...
- 445: Shermans March
- ... for destruction of the South. One in particular would be the slaves in Georgia. Sherman felt it was necessary to free them from their bondage. In the book The Story of the Great March by George Ward Nichols, he wrote a letter telling just how Sherman felt about doing this. General Sherman invites all able bodied Negroes (others could not make the march) to join the column, and he takes especial ... way Sherman did things. It also illustrates that he believed in Sherman’s way of doing things. This means that Willis also knew why they were destroying everything. In a diary entry by Brevet Major George Ward Nichols he says, It must not be supposed that we do not meet many persons who claimed to have been Unionists from the beginning of the war. The vote Georgia was undoubtedly given by ... Key, William. The Battle of Atlanta and the Georgia Campaign. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1958. Nevin, David Sherman’s March. Alexandria, Virginaia: Time-Life Books, 1986. Wills, Charles W. Army life of an Illinois soldier. Washington D.C.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996. Osborn, Thomas. Ward The fiery trail : a Union officer's account of Sherman's last Campaigns. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1986. Nichols, Brevet Major George W. ...
- 446: Slavery In America
- ... in these songs. Slavery was common all over the world until 1794 when France signed the Act of the National Convention abolishing slavery. It would take America about a hundred years to do the same. George Washington, America's first president, was also a slave owner. He deplored slavery but did not release his slaves. Washington wasn't the only president to have slaves. Thomas Jefferson wrote;"All men are created equal" but died leaving his blacks in slavery. In 1775 black Americans were sent to fight in the revolutionary ...
- 447: The First Battle Of Bull Run
- ... Both sides also did not know what a long and terrible war was ahead. The first Battle of Bull Run took place near Manassas Junction, Virginia, an important railroad junction twenty five miles west of Washington, D.C. Bull Run Creek twisted and turned through Manassas Junction. The Shenandoah Valley, a Southern stronghold was thirty miles to the northwest of Manassas Junction. Both the Bull Run Creek and the nearby Shenandoah ... gave the South two advantages in this battle. In July 1861, tow armies faced each other in Northern Virginia. General Irvin McDowell, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac had 31,000 men in Washington. General Beauergard of the Confederate Army had 20,000 troops camped around Manassas Junction. To the north, near Harriers Ferry, Confederate General Joseph Johnston with 9,000 soldiers faced off with Union General Patterson who was dug in with 18,000 troops. These are forces that would be involved in the First Battle of Bull Run. On July 18, 1861, General McDowell’s Army of the Potomac marched from Washington toward Manassas Junction for battle. The Confederates at Manassas knew far ahead of this action due to many Southern spies in Washington. The Southern troops spread in lines along eight miles of Bull Run ...
- 448: Animal Farm As Animal Satire
- This study aims to determine that George Orwell's Animal Farm is a political satire which was written to criticise totalitarian regimes and particularly Stalin's practices in Russia. In order to provide background information that would reveal causes led Orwell to ... study and her endurance during my long study days at home. My special thanks go to Özgür Ceylan, who constantly granted me her moral support. She was always there when I needed her. THE AUTHOR: GEORGE ORWELL Presentation This chapter introduces general information about George Orwell's life. It includes chronological progress of his life and his political convictions. Furthermore, important events, such as The Russian Revolution and The Spanish Civil War which had significant influence on his commitment ...
- 449: Us Presidents 30-42
- ... remedy injustices in the law. Early in his administration Hoover attacked the problem of enforcing prohibition. On May 28, 1929, he announced that he had appointed the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, with George W. Wickersham as chairman, to investigate the problem. The commission made its report nearly two years later. The report was self-contradictory, and nothing came of it. Hoover's administration, like that of Martin Van ... to outflank McCarthy were fruitless, but McCarthy overreached he in 1954, was censured by the Senate, and lost his influence. Meanwhile, a mild economic recession had begun, and many people blamed the monetary policies of George M. Humphrey, the conservative secretary of the treasury. The Supreme Court confronted Eisenhower with another problem in May 1954 by declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional. It set no time schedule for compliance. Most Northern ... in Asia, occasionally resorted to bombings and other acts of terrorism. Nixon, Vice President Agnew, and Attorney General John Mitchell deplored lawlessness while upholding the right of peaceful dissent. Nixon ignored massive antiwar rallies in Washington and elsewhere in 1969, but after the deaths of students at Kent State University and other colleges in 1970 during clashes with authorities, he sought to broaden his ties with the academic community. As ...
- 450: Term Limits For Legislators
- ... several terms thereby undermining the idea of the citizen-legislator put forth by the founders. Instead of citizens who will soon return to the community that elected them, professional Congress-people spend more time in Washington than in t heir home states, and usually make Congress their career. What has developed in recent years, in response to congressional careerism, is the drive to impose limits on the length of time someone ... likely to rely on their staffs to the extent that incumbents do currently, thereby eliminating the fear that permanent staff members will really be running the country. Additionally, senior members currently seek to remain in Washington when they are no longer in office by locating a position as a lobbyists or bureaucrat. With term limits this is also unlikely to happen "because the turnover on Capitol Hill will quickly make their ... Boston Herald April 23, 1996 3 Levine, Herbert M. Point-Counterpoint: Reading in American Government St.Martin's Press, New York: 1995. 208 4 ibid, 208 5 Crane, Ed "Campaign Reforms vs. Term Limits" The Washington Times June 26, 1996 6 Bandow, Doug "The Political Revolution That Wasn't: Why Term Limits Are Needed Now More Than Ever" Policy Analysis No. 259 September 5, 1996 7 ibid 8 Levine, 209 ...
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