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- 4371: The Florence Baptistery
- ... have occurred could be the fact that it rests on the foundation of an old Roman building. The citizens of Florence believed the baptistery to be a Roman temple dedicated to Mars. The baptistery s great resemblance of a roman building fed the rumor for a few hundred years. This could have been the beginning reason for the revival of classicism. One interesting fact is that the shape of the baptistery ... have allies. She was very well educated and fluent in French, Italian, German, and Latin. As she grew older, Matilda donations to local churches expressed her faith in Christianity. Her mother s ideas had a great effect on Matilda. She became an avid supporter of the papacy. Historians have said she possessed the Roman-mindedness to keep the revival alive. With her help the baptistery s style survived after the dark ... the exterior. Many parts of the baptistery show a revival of classicism besides the architecture. The three sets of doors have a classical style to them. The first doors done by Lorenzo Ghiberti show a great deal of classical influence. Ghiberti was an Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and architect. Around this time merchants effected a large part of the economy. The economy was flourishing and the merchants wanted to show their ...
- 4372: Haliburton Created Sam Slick To Voice His Own Positions
- ... a people may be known. - Archibald MacMechan, 1924 Thomas Chandler Haliburton is the perfect example of an historian and author who tells the life and soul of a people through his literature. More than just great literature, however, Sam Slick, The Clockmaker is a socio-political commentary. Through the clever use of his legendary character, Sam Slick, Haliburton provides a unique insight into the nature of the pressures convulsing Nova Scotian ... epic. The eighteenth century, however, in which poetry, drama, essays, and literary criticism were all imbued with the form, was the golden age of English satire. Dryden, Swift, Pope, Addison, Steele, and Johnson were all great satirists, and self-described heirs of the Roman poets Horace and Juvenal. In the tradition of these great English satirists of the 18th and 19th Centuries, Haliburton uses his characters to comment on the state of affairs in his homeland and to provide resolutions to the problems as he sees them. I ...
- 4373: Show How Macbeth And Lady Macbeth Have To Go Against Their Own Natures In Order To Kill Duncan
- ... to give up all the gentle, tender qualities of a woman, so that she can become a sexless, pitiless demon. She has to make her husband ignore his own conscience. She declares: Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. By illness she means evil. Macbeth seizes evil, as one might catch a disease. When Macbeth has the opportunity to think about his wifes suggestions and about his desires to become King, he becomes aware of the duty that he owes to Duncan, his loyal King. Following a great battle with himself, Macbeth decides not to go through with the murder. He states to Lady Macbeth: We will proceed no further in this business. Macbeth is not prepared for all her wrath and abuse ... against the Norwegians and the Scottish traitor. He was later named Thane of Cawdor for his bravery and loyalty to Duncan. When he hears the witches predictions that he will be King, they sound like great news; actually they lead to death and destruction. For, his desire to become King, he is willing to turn his back on what he knows to be right. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth truly believe ...
- 4374: The Eternal Struggle
- ... era. War and the threat of it can be beneficial not only to the technology of a country, but its economy and moral as well. North America was suffering greatly from the effects of The Great Depression before WWII, but after 1945 the continent's economy was flourishing greatly. Wartime creates a large amount of demand for many goods, and the supply of these goods must therefore be increased to fulfil these ...
- 4375: The Catcher in the Rye Summary and Analysis
- ... is an American novel written by J.D. Salenger, and is about a dysfunctional teenager named Holden Caulfield. Holden spends most of the book roaming the streets of New Yourk City. Holden suffers from mental depression and is on a course toward a mental breakdown. He becomes delusional and finds himself walking the streets talking to his dead brother. Holden is in search of peace away from the ugliness of the ... is on his way to say good-by to old Spencer, his history teacher. Spencer is a depressing old man suffering from grippe. While talking with Mr. Spencer, Holden shows his first signs of his depression. After an unpleasant evening with his arrogant roommate Stradlater and their pimply faced next-door neighbor, Ackley, he decides to leave Pencey for good and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning to his parents' Manhattan apartment. In New York, he succumbs to increasing feelings of loneliness and depression brought on by the ugliness of the adult world; he feels increasingly tormented by the memory of his younger brother, Allie's death. Holdens sexual confusion further complicates his increasingly haphazardness lifestyle. He ...
- 4376: The Effects Of Television On A
- ... fact statement that we will not be watching television this week. Also, getting company for you television turn-off is valuable. Support from friends and neighbors, as well as teachers and classmates can be a great help. A turn-off is more enjoyable if other families are involved. During this turn-off time you will find that your kids, as well as you have, a lot of more time on your hands. During this time that your children are not watching television there is many enjoyable activities that your children will find fun and that are educational as well, see appendix. These great ways to have fun with your children are a great alternative to television and your children will love these games also.
- 4377: The Rise and Fall of Hitlers Reich
- ... of attendance. This was mainly due to the lack of communication with the group. Hitler took hold, and made a drastic change in the publicity the group got. Hitler finally found his talent as a great orator. He first became aware of his talent while teaching at the University of Munich. When he talked, he held his audiences spellbound. He would sometimes lose five pounds a night by getting so active ... In 1925, the Nazis picked up where they left off. Ernst Rohn was given the order to reinstate his troops. Germany held elections, but the Nazis got only three percent of the voters support. The depression in America caused the economic system in Germany to plummet. Because of the harsh times, Nazis got two million more votes then the Communist party. The election put them just under the Democratic party and ...
- 4378: Alexander's Empire
- ... Persian empire disappeared. It took three years to subdue all of eastern Iran. After the Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander entered the ancient city of Babylon as a conqueror. From there he moved on to the great cities of the Persian Empire: Susa, Persepolis, and Pasargadae. In 330 B.C. he defeated an army that was guarding a narrow path known as the Persian Gates by finding a track that led around ... where he was greeted by the king and much pomp and ceremony. He then continued on to the Hydaspes (Jhelum) river, where he met and defeated King Porus in what was to be his last great battle. He pushed on to the east, but on the banks of the Hyphasis (Beas) river-his army rebelled. They were tired after long years of war and were anxious to see their families back ... Banquet on June 1, 323 B.C He died on June 13 at the age of 32, possibly as a result of having been poisoned. Few men changed the world so profoundly as Alexander the Great. In his brief reign he covered 22,000 miles and never lost a battle. Usually he knew more of the terrain than the natives did. In his epic march across Asia, he pul
- 4379: Bonnie And Clyde
- Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker burst upon the American Southwest in the Great Depression year of 1932. At the time of Clydes first involvement with a murder, people paid little attention to the event. He was just another violent hoodlum in a nation with a growing list of ...
- 4380: Creative Writing: One More Basket
- ... make her a role model to kids. Janie went home that night and went to bed early, even though it was a Friday night. She couldn't wait for tomorrow and that night she had great dreams. Jenny had thoughts going throughout her mind. Jenny was awakened by her mom. "all right," she said, "today is the big game!" Jenny got dressed in her uniform. Even though it was as big ... go. The starters were on the floor. The pirate's tallest player tipped off an we got the ball, even though their tallest player looked 30 feet to us, we scored. (hyp) Things were going great until three of our starting players were hurt. The two that went in came out with a twisted waist. By the time the third quarter was over, it was the pirates 30 and the opponents 38. Coach came up to Jenny. "Okay, it is your turn. You can do it Jenny. We need you in there!" Jenny got in there and did great! When there was fifty seconds left on the clock, the score was 38 to 40, their lead. It was our ball and the Pirates point guard ran the play. The basket looked down at ...
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