The Early Life and Accomplishments of Napoleon “Napoleon ranked as one of the greatest military conquerors in history”as one stated. Napoleon Bonaparte lived from 1769-1821, he was known as Napoleon I. Napoleon was a very well known figure in history. He achieved many goals and made an impact on time and on others. He was a French military leader and a self-made emperor. He accomplished conquering much of Europe in the early 19th century. Napoleon achieved many goals in his lifetime. Some of…
Florence was one of the five major city states that rose as a result of the “Dark Age” and black plague. After this, the guild system was rarely used and wealthy, powerful families began to rule (which in Florence was the Medici family). Florence played a major role in the Renaissance because it encouraged and promoted art and culture; it became the center for literature and art and supported those writers and artists affluently. Patrons were the largest supporters for scholars, writers, and…
In history there are many major events that take place whether it be a new ruler or great dispute the events can develop a greater society. While looking at ‘The hundred years war’ we see simple yet crucial developments in literacy and culture. These developments have shaped england into what it is today from its ruling to its overall society. In the hundred years war we see England and France struggling over the French crown. We see how marriages and alliances disorientate who should have the…
Among the various pieces of artwork representing the Italian Renaissance housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi’s 1449 piece, The Triumph of Fame (Desco Da Parto di Lorenzo De’ Medici) stands out as a key work of the time period. Foremost, the subject matter seems to call to attention both a mythologized scene recalling characters of antiquity presiding over the representations of persons who were presumably alive at the time of the commission, all gathered for…
ink cartoon style painting entitled “Broken Windows” by cartoonist Barry Blitt on its cover. (Mouly, 2017) It is a multi-dimensional caricature with the back side of President Donald Trump in the foreground as he hits golf balls towards the White House which sits as a target in the background. The New Yorker, a magazine that has been in circulation since 1925 is published by Conde Nast and although geared to New Yorkers as it’s name implies, it receives national attention for its often…
The Blue Man One stormy, foggy night I was sitting near the glass door, I was having a good time playing my video game. About 30 minutes later I got up to get a drink and came back to play. As soon as I took a seat I heard loud noises like branches cracking, then at the corner of my eye I saw a blue figure outside of the glass door, it passed by at the speed of a bullet. At that moment my heart was racing. My mind is telling me to crack the door open but my body said no. I went with my gut and…
there a many despairing views on how that should be done, one major idea is privatizing parts of the U.S. Government and make it run more like a business. With the recent news of Donald Trump appointing his son-in-law Jared Kushner to lead the White House Office of American Innovation; one might expect that very thing to happen. Kushner appears to be implementing the reform process of reengineering to stabilize the government which clearly demonstrates flaws the system has and the differences…
CREEPY is one way to describe “Coraline”. When I think of PG rated movies I imagine a pleasant family movie with singing and laughter. This is not one of those films. It's more like the children’s version of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, of course without the actual killings, but still the presence of ghost spirits of children who didn’t realize the dangers in time. And as always the curious and adventurous ones wind-up dead. This movie might have a familiar feel because the…
Nora does not have desires on her own, which is supported by the statement that she makes to Mrs. Linde regarding what they will do once they are free of debt. “To be able to play and romp with the children; to be able to keep the house beautifully and have everything just as Torvald likes it” (Ibsen 213). Nora does not speak of the things that she will want when they are free of debt, but of what her children and husband will want. This shows that Nora is a mother and a wife before…
accessible to all audience members. Even though everyone has different life experiences, an image is something they can grasp onto, but interact with in different ways. This gives each audience member a personal experience with the piece. In A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen uses the image of the Tarantella dance to emphasize the poison of deception and hypocrisy that characterizes Nora and Torvald’s marriage. The Tarantella was a wild Southern Italian dance, generally danced by a couple or line of…