Philip IV of Spain

the hand of Francisco Pacheco, acquiring skills on how to paint with an idealized style. However, after his apprenticeship, Velazquez shifted techniques to paint with a more realistic manner. Following his first commission by the royal family of Spain, he was tapped by the king to be the official painter (Everett Fahy, The Met), and the works created for the royal family proved to be his most accomplished. Las Meninas was completed in 1656, one of many paintings commissioned by the royal family…

which is known as their holy land. The church had the power to Knights, Chiefs and even Popes that were impatient to transfer their religion to other nations. The Islamic militaries were full of power an energy and took over North Africa and most of Spain. When the first crusade started, a request came from Pope Urban II to the Christian armies to go fight against the Muslim armies in the holy land, Jerusalem. When the first crusade captured…

1895 The radio is now wireless. People can now listen to the radio without using a long piece of wire to listen. 1897 The Klondike Gold Rush began in Alaska. 1898 The US declared war on Spain. 1899 Southern states pass a law to disenfranchise blacks people 1890- Battle of Wounded Knee; killing over 200 people. 1893 Thomas Edison just finished building his motion picture studio. People will pay 5 cent to watch a 20 second to 30 second…

and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male…

Theory of Quality Philip B. Crosby stated that: There has never been a case where the cost of repairing a bad product was cheaper than doing it right the first time. He established Philip Crosby Associates in 1979 to develop and offer training programmes and published his first book 'Quality is Free', which sold about one million copies. The essence of Crosby's quality theory is embodied in what he called the 'Absolute of Quality Management and the Basic Elements of Improvements'. Philip B.…

Decreased cost iii. Improved productivity iv. Increased market share v. Stay in business vi. Provide more jobs and more jobs W. E. Deming (1986) in his book 'Out of the Crisis' offered fourteen key principles for transforming business effectiveness - among which included: Creating constancy of…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…