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The Renaissance
Number of Words: 1639 / Number of Pages: 6
... family, placed his 13-year-old son in the workshop of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. After about two years, Michelangelo studied at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and shortly thereafter was invited into the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent. There he had an opportunity to converse with the younger Medici. Michelangelo produced at least two relief sculptures by the time he was 16 years old, the Battle of the Centaurs and the Madonna of the Stairs, which show that he had achieved a personal style at a very early age. His patron Lorenzo died in 1492; two years later Miche ...
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The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute
Number of Words: 1878 / Number of Pages: 7
... to alleviate local land conflicts among the tribes and to establish a protected homeland for the Hopi. Instead, it effectively set the stage for a convoluted century-long dispute.
From 1882 on, no real problems occurred until one of the world's densest deposits of accessible coal - representing about $10 billion in revenue - was discovered in the 1950s beneath land occupied by both tribes (Wood 1999), an area later established as the "joint-use area" (JUA) in 1962. While the JUA existed in relative peace, the technical problem of land usage rights was becoming more apparent to politicians and ...
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Cassablanca
Number of Words: 776 / Number of Pages: 3
... till the last few moments of the movie but
despite all that, it made it bigger than any other movie in it's time.
The movie took place in 1942 and was based around world war II
which in reality was taking place as they filmed. It was
because of the war that Rick and Ilsa were separated, and this
was an idea that was not so far fetched and something that the
audience could identify with. This was important because it
captivated the audience and drew them in to see if Rick and
Ilsa's undying love would ever be reunited.
There are many classical quotes that were used in Casablanca,
some ...
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Woodstock 2
Number of Words: 420 / Number of Pages: 2
... supported the Civil Rights movement, dressed unconventionally, and experimented with sex and illegal drugs.
Woodstock Music and Arts fair drew more than 500,000 people. For three days the site became a counterculture mini-nation where mind were open, drugs were all but legal, and love was free.
During the monumental three days some of th greatest musician prefromed including singers: Janis Joplin, Ravi Shanker, Arlo Gunthie, and Joan Baez as well as the bands: The who, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jefferson Airplane, the Greatful dead, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Jimi Hendrix ended the event ...
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The Salem Witch Trials
Number of Words: 530 / Number of Pages: 2
... denies any accusation of witchery, but Proctor believes that they were practicing witchery. “Now then, in the midst of such disruption, my own household is discovered to be the very center of some obscene practice. Abominations are done in the forest-“ Due to their belief that the devil is a living entity, Proctor accuses his niece of witchery with out any knowledge of what truly happened. This accusation then causes the witch trials.
During the church began to suspect all members of the society. They began to investigate the attendance of mass. Due to this investigation Mr. Hale visited Mr. P ...
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Kiss The Hype
Number of Words: 771 / Number of Pages: 3
... that played in small clubs and bars around New York. That band quickly failed. "Wicked Lester just wasn't the deadly rock n' roll assault squad they had always wanted" (Kitts 12). But Simmons and Stanley felt they could and would become stars. They invested in some large equipment and decided to start a major rock band. From the hordes of drummers, they chose Peter Criss, who had been advertising himself in New York newspapers. They auditioned over thirty guitarists and chose Ace Frehley, who had been delivering liquor for a living. The band was formed and now came the time to sell it. The ...
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Men In Black
Number of Words: 543 / Number of Pages: 2
... the MIB states that he is with the government and quickly flashes an identity card. After the encounter the members of the MIB do not seem to have any record with the government. Witness’s of the encounters are told not to tell anybody of what they saw and often feel ill several day’s after the encounter.
The MIB are said to have a supernatural feel. Dogs, which are normally very aggressive, seem to be scared of them. Also they usually port wigs or
Make-up to make them more “human looking.” They also are known to be fascinating with the simplest things such as bowls of Jell-Oä or ballpoint pens, and ...
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The Women Of The American Revolution
Number of Words: 302 / Number of Pages: 2
... funds.It was a struggle to gain funds however their enthusiasm, drive and strong leadership allowed for significant amounts of money you be collected. They achieved because they struggled together to reach their goal of relief for the hard pressed troops.
In conclusion to this disappointing story of struggle, is that the women of the seventeenth century, ideas were suppressed and were reduced to sewing shirts for the soldiers. To be called “Washington Sewing Circle” Even though they had raised money, George Washington didn’t regard their efforts.The women sided with Washington and followed hi ...
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Romeo And Juliet
Number of Words: 646 / Number of Pages: 3
... other at a party at the Capulets’ house. They fall in love with each other at the first sight without knowing that they are from rival houses, and when they do learn about it, it is too late. Juliet says: "My only love, sprung from my only hate!/Too early seen unknown, and known too late!" (I, v, 147-148). Juliet realizes that it was a mistake to fall in love with Romeo, because he is one of the people she should watch out for. He is her first and only love, but he is an enemy of her family. Luckily for Romeo, Juliet is smart, and such dumb thing as unreasonable hate between their parents wouldn’t sto ...
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The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere
Number of Words: 1791 / Number of Pages: 7
... country of Britain imposed a new system of taxation to control the colonies and the colonists. The Sugar Act of 1764 was the first step in bringing the new taxation system into affect. The Sugar Act, which replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, was designed to raise income without regulating the trading system that the colonies had established. Soon, Britain began to establish methods of taxes without any method of representation of the colonies and this angered the colonists. The power of Parliament to tax the colonies for the purpose of trade regulation had always been accepted in theory, but not alw ...
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