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- 871: Donatello
- ... the sixteenth century on, the gigantic "David" of Michelangelo, which served the same purpose, eclipsed it. More of Donatello's early works which were still partly Gothic are the impressive seated marble figure of St. John the Evangelist for the cathedral and a wooden crucifix in the church of Sta. Croce. The full power of Donatello first appeared in two marble statues, "St. Mark" and "St. George" which were completed in ... early 1430's. The best of these were "The Ascension, with Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter," the " Feast of Herod" (1433-1435), the large stucco roundels with scenes from the life of St. John the Evangelist (1434-1437), and the dome of the old sacristy of S. Lorenzo shows the same technique but with color added. Donatello had also become a major sculptor in bronze. His earliest work of ... this was the more than life size statue of St. Louis (1423), which was replaced half a century later. Donatello in partnership with Michelozzo helped with fine bronze effigy on the tomb of the pope John XXIII in the baptistery, the "Assumption of the Virgin" on the Brancacci tomb and the dancing angels on the outdoor pulpit of the Prato Cathedral (1433-1438). His departure from the standards of Brunelleschi ...
- 872: Billy Budd: Good Versus Evil
- ... into the novella “ Billy Budd” written by Herman Melville on main theme stays consistent throughout the novella, the theme of good versus evil. In this theme Melville focuses on two main characters Billy Budd and John Claggart. Billy Budd is used in this novella to represent good in this theme while John Claggart is used to represent evil. This theme represented by Budd and Claggart is used by Melville for the purpose of discussing the nature of man. Representing Good in the theme of “ good versus evil ... Melville gives the reader the implication that Billy Budd is being used to represent goodness of the nature of man. To represent the evil in the theme “ good versus evil”, Melville introduces the reader to John Claggart. In this novella John Claggart shows to have unique characteristics all of his own. His vague background links him to Budd while his Intelligence links him to Captain Vere. His depraved nature however ...
- 873: Donatello
- ... century on it was eclipsed by the gigantic "David" of Michelangelo which served the same purpose. Other of Donatello's early works which were still partly Gothic are the impressive seated marble figure of St. John the Evangelist for the cathedral and a wooden crucifix in the church of Sta. Croce. The full power of Donatello first appeared in two marble statues, "St. Mark" and "St. George" which were completed in ... early 1430's. The best of these were " The Ascension, with Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter," the " Feast of Herod" (1433-1435), the large stucco roundels with scenes from the life of St. John the Evangelist (1434-1437), and the dome of the old sacristy of S. Lorenzo shows the same technique but with colour added. Donatello had also become a major sculptor in bronze. His earliest work of ... this was the more than life size statue of St. Louis (1423) which was replaced half a century later. Donatello in partnership with Michelozzo helped with fine bronze effigy on the tomb of the pope John XXIII in the baptistery, the "Assumption of the Virgin" on the Brancacci tomb and the dancing angels on the outdoor pulpit of the Prato Cathedral (1433-1438). His departure from the standards of Brunelleschi ...
- 874: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... be known. Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. His parents were touring actors and both died before he was three years old. After this, he was taken into the home of John Allan, a prosperous merchant who lived in Richmond, Virginia.1 When he was six, he studied in England for five years. Not much else is known about his childhood, except that it was uneventful. In ... a year. He did not have enough money to make ends meet, so he ran up extremely large gambling debts to trying make more money. Then he could not afford to go to school anymore. John Allan refused to pay off Poe's debts, and broke off his engagement to Sarah Elmira Royster. Since Poe had no other means of support, he enlisted in the army. By this time however, he had written and printed his first book, Tammerlane, and Minor Poems (1829).2 After a few months though, John Allan and Poe were reconciled. Allan arranged for Poe to be released from the army and enrolled him at West Point. During this time, his fellow cadets helped him publish another book of poetry. ...
- 875: Jfk Alliance
- The dawning of the sixties erupted with John F. Kennedy as President, the beginning of an anti-war movement, and the fear of communism. It was a new decade and called for many changes, domestic and foreign. New policies were initiated in the ... Contributions to the destitute countries of Latin America often found its way into the wallets of the wealthy instead of profiting the poor. The initiator of the Alliance for Progress was the elected 35th president, John F. Kennedy. He asserted his platform, which was based on the "Rights of Man" issue, which referred to the civil and economic rights that are necessary to human dignity. Kennedy was a moderate conservative and ... the White House, and it would be that person s responsibility to devote his all to lead the nation back to greatness. He wanted the United States to become a supreme nation in every sense. John F. Kennedy had many reasons and motives for initiating the Alliance for Progress. He knew it was a wise mood in the political world, which would assert his and the United States power over ...
- 876: Comparison Anthem Vs. By The W
- ... Ayn Rand, and By the Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Benet, each of the main characters posses a desire deep within themselves to discover things that they do not already know about. Equality and John both live in societies where almost all knowledge of the past has been forgotten. These communities are enveloped in superstition, which causes them to fear the unknown. The desire within Equality and John, however, brings them past these fears and leads them to learn many new things about the “old times”. Anthem starts off with Equality feeling as though he sinned for thinking of learning and discovering new ... the beliefs of his people were wrong and that the unmentionable times were in fact a time of much greater knowledge than anyone in his city would ever know. Just as Equality did in Anthem, John in By the Waters of Babylon discovered that many of the things believed by his people were not true. John had many dreams about traveling to the East and going in search of the ...
- 877: Crucible
- ... the basis for the trials. It is Abigail's and all the other girls' need to be free and act like teenagers. The second is the result of the corruption of the trials. It is John Proctor's fight to convince the townspeople that the accused women are not witches (especially his wife), and that it is Abigail who should be killed instead. Arther Miller is one of America's most ... be falsely accused by their neighbors as a method of revenge, and as an outlet for their maliciousness. When Abigail uses this case to attack Rebecca Nurse, one of the best Puritans in the Salem, John Proctor begins his efforts to stop the injustice. This increases when Elizabeth Proctor is tried and sentenced to death. This is John Proctor's struggle. He must fight to save his wife, his community and eventually himself. In addition, he also has to convince the leaders of Salem that they are mistaken in believing in Abigail. ...
- 878: Happiness In Brave New
- ... Brave New World destroys them to keep pestering insects and things of that sort from infringing on people’s happiness. It is evident that Bernard and Lenina shift their attitudes after they meet the savage, John. Bernard gets a taste of power after bringing the savage home to London and becomes satisfied and happy as defined by Brave New World, a complete turnaround from his previous, almost American ideals. Lenina finds ... he does not wish to see, lest they should seem more hostile even than he had supposed, and he himself be made to feel guiltier and even more helplessly alone.” (63) However, after he discovers John, he becomes just as artificial as every other conditioned human: “‘And I had six girls last week,’ he confided to Helmholtz Watson. ‘One on Monday, two on Tuesday, two more on Friday, and one on ... World’s society, reciting many of the hypnopædic teachings blindly, and being happy to be a member of the alpha caste, “‘My word,’ said Lenina, ‘I’m glad I’m not a Gamma’” (63). After John’s discovery, though, she fell in love with him, an emotion that is uncouth in Brave New World’s society, “…you see, Fanny, I like him” (169), Lenina says this to her friend Fanny ...
- 879: Symbols in Poe's Writing
- ... s birth Elizabeth died of tuberculosis. Poe remembered, when he was little, his mother being carried off by men dressed in black while she was vomiting blood. When his mother died, Poe was adopted by John Allan (Perry XI) and C. In 1815 John Allan and his family moved to England. While in England Poe was sent to a private school. In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. At the University he had an excellent ... necessities. Poe became homesick. At school he began to drink. Soon he was in debt for over two thousand dollars. Poe discovered that he could not depend on his foster father for any financial needs. John Allan refused to pay for any of Edgar's debts, therefore he had to withdrawal from the University. In May of 1827, Poe enlisted in the army as a common soldier. Poe enlisted under ...
- 880: The Superstring Theory
- ... QCD did not explain completely the strong reactions, it was convincing enough to be added to the Standard Model. (3) Apparently, the string revolution of 1968-73 would die as a passing fad. In 1974, John Schwarz and Joel Scherk resurrected the string theory by proposing that the graviton that had hindered a theory on strong nuclear forces actually created a quantum theory of gravity. The reaction of the science community ... answers. Stephen Hawking may be right in what he says, but there will always be a promising student who continues to question the status quo and perhaps… Just perhaps… Is crazy enough. Sources 1. Schwarz, John. "Superstring Unification." [Online] Available at: http://theory.caltech.edu/people/jhs/strings/str132.htm 2. Anonymous. "Superstrings and fundamental theory." [Online] Available at: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/qg_ss.html 3. Schwarz, John. "String Theory of the Strong Nuclear Force." [Online] Available at: http://theory.caltech.edu/people/jhs/strings/str131.html 4. Hansen, Steen Ingemann. "Theoretical Particle Physics." [Online] Available at: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/ ...
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