Amsterdam

was born in frankfurt, germany, but i lived most of my life in amsterdam, Netherlands, i had to move because of the Nazis, invading germany and that…

because of the Franco-Prussian War, was literally forced to flee the country. From that point, they had moved to wherever Jan was able to get a job for himself, staying in a variety of towns in Amsterdam and Belgium. Apart from a brief period of attending evening classes at the Royal Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam,…

He quickly realized he had to move his family somewhere safe. Somewhere where he and his family could once again have a normal life. He decided that the place for his family was Amsterdam (“Anne”). The Frank family then lived a normal life in Amsterdam for around six years before they were forced to go into hiding (“Anne”). But when Margot received a letter to report to a work camp, Otto Frank realized he had to hide his family (“Anne Frank”). After a week of hiding…

Rembrandt was born to the son a miller on July 15, 1606. His family was modest but took a great deal of care about his education. Although he enrolled in the University of Leiden he soon left to follow his passion for art. Both his masters Jacob van Swanenburch and later on Pieter Lastman were greatly known for their historical paintings. He mastered and perfected everything he was taught after six months. As a young master he then gained a more famously known student named Gerrit Dou. His wife…

life and lived in an upper middle-class family. She moved to Amsterdam in 1933 where she attended Sixth Montessori School. She lived a perfectly normal childhood with plenty of friends. But that would all soon change. Anne’s father moved his family to Amsterdam for business and because Germany was now being ran by Hitler. There he owned a business called Opekta. Life was good for the Franks until the Nazis started coming into Amsterdam. Otto signed his business…

no background in either painting as stated previously. Caravaggio and Rembrandt both used Christ-like iconography for the corpse. The timing and locations for these two paintings are very different, one being painted in Vatican City, and one in Amsterdam but both seem to have a similar outlook on death. However, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp isn’t a baroque art. You don’t feel as emotional nor does it pull you in as much as the Entombment. All of the Surgeons in the painting look…

Furman v. Georgia Any case that can make its way to the level of the supreme court shouldn’t be taken lightly. It’s probably a case that can cause controversy or is because of controversy. Back in 1972, there was a case known as Furman v. Georgia. This particular case circled around the issue of placing the death penalty as the final verdict of a person convicted as guilty. Though the person convicted was guilty of murder, the case was brought to the supreme court to dispute the punishment of…

In 1654, Jews were expelled from Brazil after Portugal claimed it. The small group of 23 Jews living there sailed to New Amsterdam. The following year, the Jews won the right to establish the first Jewish community in America. New Amsterdam becomes New York in 1664, and Jewish rights begin to change. In 1740, the British Plantation Act gives Jews a limited citizenship. In Atlanta, Georgia in 1915, Leo Frank, who was wrongly accused…

It soon became adopted by the Municipal Health Department of Amsterdam, the program had facilities in which free HIV testing and counseling were offered. The growth of the first programs gave developing countries insight in HIV reduction that affects its population. As of today, there are approximately 185 needle exchange…

World War II, and what happened after. Transition: First, I will talk about Anne’s life before World War II. Anne Frank was a young Jewish from Frankfurt Germany. daughter of Otto and Edith Frank, younger sibling to Margot Frank. Franks move to Amsterdam when Hitler…