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On Man Ray’s Violin D’Ingres

... well as experimenting with altering the image in serious ways to change the meaning. Man Ray was born the son of Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia. He moved to Brooklyn where he was able to learn a broad scope of the arts and have access to all of New York’s resources. There he met Steiglitz and became interested in the 291-gallery crowd, but it was when he became acquainted with New York City’s Dadaists that exploration of his self such as this became possible. The time this photograph was taken explains much about why it was taken. T ...

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The Petersburg Campaign

... linking Petersburg to Richmond. Without Petersburg, Richmond was doomed. Grant's appointment to Cold Harbor 29 February 1864 - 12 June 1864 "We must destroy this army of Grant's before he gets to the James River. If he gets there, it will be a siege and then it will be a mere question of time." -Robert E. Lee Grant in Command On February 29, 1864, Grant was given the rank of Lieutenant General (a rank last held by George Washington), and appointed to General-in-Chief of the Army. The reputation he had gained in the West h ...

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Charles Lindbergh

... school, he assembled a tractor from a mail order kit. When he was eighteen he entered the University of Wisconsin to study engineering. He found he was more interested in flying, so after two years of college, he dropped out and became a barnstormer, which was a pilot who performed daredevil stunts at fairs, and airshows. Lindbergh was a favorite among the crowds. People would travel from all different places, even Europe, to come see his daredevil tricks. In 1924 Lindbergh enlisted in the U.S. Army so he could be trained to be a p ...

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Capatilism

... attempt to study and device social systems without reference to man. Political economy came into prominence in the 19th century, in the era of philosophies post kantian disintegration, and no one rose to check its premises or to challenge its base. Political economist-including the advocates of capitalism-defined their sciences as the study of management or direction or organization or manipulation of “community’s” or nations resources. The author goes on to say that the European culture regarded material productions as work that shoul ...

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Janet Jackson

... age of 16, a producer overheard her sing.. and decided to have an interview with her. She accepted immidiatly.. but secretly to meet the man. After hearing her sing, They singned immidiatly a record. She started off with songs.. well already written songs.. then she began writting her own songs..a nd people helped her produce them. The thing is she was a really shy girl. Always hiding.. and always araid to try new things.. all this because of the family situation. Where females must be dominated.. so even though she was the ...

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Aztecs 5

... exploit them for anything of value. The climax of the Aztec Empire and the conquistadors occurred when Motecuhzoma and Cortes met face to face for the first time. The Spaniards as well as the Aztecs had no clue what to expect. Motecuhzoma told Cortes, “Our lord, you are weary. The journey has tired you, but now you have arrived on earth… to sit on your throne, under its canopy.” This was due to the fact that the Aztec religion told of a god, Quetzalcoatl, who would come from the heavens and take his place as ruler of ...

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The Constitution

... on issues of all kind. The country I was born in did not guarantee freedom of speech. People could be arrested or even killed for expressing their opinion. My parents tell me of some things they went through just to express their thoughts. Those stories have made me appreciate the right to speak without fear of being punished by the government. The writer s of the Constitution wanted people to feel safe that they could express their thoughts, but they did not mean that a pornography store should be allowed to do business a few blocks fr ...

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Life In The 1900s

... Sports being very new, in the aspect of it being organized was small time compared to present day. Travelling required time and was uncomfortable. Only the rich could have the luxurious accomadations for those long journeys. Many jobs were available to most people but you were under constant scrutiny while working and would have to be willing to do any thing the boss wanted. I believe my friends and I would most likely resent and despise it if we had to live in the 1900's. During the 1900's horses played a significant role in the everyda ...

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Louis XIV Had A Greater Impact On European History Than Peter The Great

... advance the arts in every field through his enlightened patronage. Everything French was in vogue on the continent.” (Louis XIV: French Mastermind). His seventy-two year reign was the longer than any other ruler in modern European history. “Louis XIV brought France to its peak of absolute power and his words ‘L’etat c’est moi’ (I am the state) express the spirit of a rule in which the king held all political authority. His absolutism brought him into conflict with the Huguenots and the papacy, with damaging repercussions. His many ...

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Heros Of The Sixties Counter C

... on the cultural landscape. Using his connections, Michael arranged for Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, and others to appear, and organized publicity for this seminal event. Allen Cohen-Allen Cohen was a young poet from New York, drawn to the Haight-Ashbury by the prevailing bohemian spirit. One night, he dreamed of a psychedelic “rainbow-colored” newspaper, which would be seen throughout the world. With the support and funding of interested locals, the first issue of “The Oracle” appeared on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury in Se ...

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Elizabeth

... 3rd Duc de Guise refused to recognize him and persuaded Henri III to send an army to force his conversion. In the resulting "War of the Three Henries," Henry de Navarre defeated Henri III at Coutras (1587) but came to the king's support in the troubles of 1588, and after Henri III's death (1589) defeated the League forces at Arques (1589) and Ivrey (1590); he was unable to enter Paris until 1594, after he had abjured Protestantism -- allegedly with the remark, "Paris is well worth a Mass." His war with Spain, the ally of the League, ended in ...

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The Progressive Era

... Reforms also included the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth amendments. The progressive era really had significant impact in America's history. The progressive movement had many origins. One of these was the battle against governmental corruption and inability, in other words a struggle for civil services reform. The progressive movement was initiated by liberals in both political parties, the fight for government reform can be traced back to Liberal Republicans(An Oxymoron, Mr. Jetel?) during the Grant administration and Mug ...

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