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History And Culture Of The Renaissance
Number of Words: 501 / Number of Pages: 2
... were supported by leading families like the Medici of Florence, Papal of Rome and the Doges of Venice.
The Renaissance period also made progress in medicine, anatomy, mathematics, and especially astronomy. Geography was transformed by new knowledge gained from explorations. The invention of the printing press was also created, which made knowledge easier to achieve and literacy became more wide spread. Gunpowder transformed warfare. In political subjects Renaissance theorists like Machiavelli said that the central task of government was to maintain security and peace, not preserve liberty and justi ...
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WWII: Why Did The U.S. Get Involved In The War?
Number of Words: 237 / Number of Pages: 1
... but to civilization itself. Other believed that Europe's wars were
no affairs of the U.S.
As the war progressed, the U.S. found itself getting involved. They
felt sympathy for the British after what happened at Dunkirk. They started
helping G.B. with weapons and food. 50 old American naval destroyers were sent
to Britain. Now it was clear the U.S. were on the Allies side but they still
weren't physically involved in the big war.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the
American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Their aim was to strike such a
severe blow t ...
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Age Of Reason
Number of Words: 462 / Number of Pages: 2
... Idea of Occam's Razor was another idea that became main stream during the . Occam's Razor is an idea that states "when you have 2 competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the one that is simpler is better". A man by the name of Jonathan Swift used this idea/theory to write a satirical essay called "A Modest Proposal". In "A Modest Proposal" Swift has a simple idea to a big problem that is overpopulation in Ireland. Due to the theory of Occam's Razor, Swift proposes a very good/simple idea that is to just kill and eat the children that are causing this problem. Those children w ...
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The Broadcast Of "War Of The World" In 1938
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... people. President Roosevelt was
debating whether to go to war or not. Most of the American people did not
go to war, but some of them did. Many Americans had relatives in Germany
or in Czechoslovakia. Everyone was extremely worried and stressed out due
to war threats and viewed everything that went on around them as a sign
that war would break out. Therefore, when the people heard the news of
Martians they went absolutely insane.
On September 21, 1938, about six weeks before the broadcast, a
vicious hurricane hit the New York and Long Island area. Seven hundred
people were killed, with ...
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The Causes Of The American Revolution
Number of Words: 1562 / Number of Pages: 6
... Colonists first settled in the “New World” they were both scared and excited to have this new place to explore. This new excitement opened up many doors for the Colonists because they were in a completely free territory with delayed communication from England. When the Colonists were given a taste of the free world they wanted more freedom and the ability to be able to grow.
The American Colonists became used to living their own lives. Slowly the colonists came together and formed their own government similar to the British government where they could make their own laws and decisions. The Colon ...
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A Time To Kill [Movie Analysis
Number of Words: 46 / Number of Pages: 1
... Joel Schumacher. Perf. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey. Warner Brothers. 1996. ...
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Art Essay
Number of Words: 972 / Number of Pages: 4
... for example: for a favoured person like the victor in an athletic competition.The strange lack of differentiation seems to be part of the character of these figures. They are neither gods nor men, but rather somewhere in between, a symbol of physical perfection, an ideal shared by not only humans but also immortals, the gods.
Moreover, statues of the body in Ancient Greek art were also used to capture the image of the gods themselves. Nine of Samothrace (fig. 181)has a dramatic impact on the viewer. It is the image of the goddess descending upon the prow of a ship. The beauty of the shapes th ...
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The Atomic Bomb And Japan
Number of Words: 1274 / Number of Pages: 5
... no special interest in it. Stalin only said that "he was glad to hear it and hoped we would make good use of it against the Japanese."
War is an inherently immoral activity. But, it is generally accepted that any decision to minimize the loss of life in war is morally correct. The decision to drop "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" (the uranium and plutonium atomic bombs) saved countless lives. Truman estimated that there would be 250, 000 Allied losses if there was to be a Japanese invasion. Truman also estimated that somewhere between 500, 000 to 5 million Japanese would lose their lives in the cas ...
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Georg Handel
Number of Words: 302 / Number of Pages: 2
... living in Italy. Some of these cantatas were composed while Handel was employed as a household musician to Marchese Francisco Maria di Ruspoli during a sixth month span in 1707. These cantatas were composed for meetings of the Arcadian Academy.
In 1710 Handel became the director of music for the elector of Hanover. Handel then took a position in 1718 as the director of music for the duke of Chandos. During this whole time span Handel had composed many operas and cantatas. Unfortunately, Handel started having trouble with his vision in 1751 and by 1753 was nearly blind. On April 14, 1759, Handel ...
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Stomp
Number of Words: 316 / Number of Pages: 2
... that they did. It made many hilarious movements. For example, they used sinks with water and through it on the audience. They also did this with sand and a mop. It was very interesting. I wish to see them again if I could because I am truly inspired by these talented young musicians.
In conclusion, I would like to say that I learned a lot from going to this performance. It had me motivated for the rest of that night and the day after. I wanted to join them right then. I think I could make it, one, because I am talented, and two, because I am hyper so I could keep it up. ...
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