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Struggle: to contend with an adversary or opposing force. Struggle is faced by many people everyday and struggle shapes people, their future, and the future of the world. People face different amounts of struggle and struggle can be caused by an infinite number of things. In the Battle of the Bulge everyone in it struggled for their own side, government, belief, and to save their own life. The Battle of the Bulge was a pivotal part of World War II The causes of the Battle of the Bulge were very…

In the past, there have been many wars over land and resources. But the invasion of Germany in Belgium in 1914 was over something more unusual. Germany wanted a better position to attack France in the future so they need Belgium as an advantage. Germany used many tactics to invade Belgium. By using their massive and powerful army they were able to overthrow Belgium as well as many other countries. First, Germany sent a ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage into the country on August 2, 1914.…

whenever their return be. “Theodor Van Thulden was an Antwerp painter, draftsman and print artist who immigrated there from the Northern Netherlands”. “Theodor Van Thulden is born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 1606”. “He is a student of the portrait painter, Abraham Blyenberch (active 1617-1623) in Antwerp”.” He is a student of the portrait painter, Abraham Blyenberch (active 1617-1623) in Antwerp”. Van Thulden is a citizen of the City of Antwerp. Van Thulden art becomes more elegant and he evolves…

the urban population increases as well as the working class is getting larger. Different culture, religion, skills, ideas, goods and people all come together in the Netherlands. During the 15th century, Antwerp was the social and economic center of the Spanish Netherlands. But when Antwerp was taken over by the Spanish in 1585, many people fled to the northern provinces. Many of them were rich and educated, therefore they brought knowledge to many cities such as Amsterdam, Leiden and Delft.…

full of artists. He spent most of his life in Antwerp which is a major city in the Netherlands. He was an apprentice to Coecke van Aelst, who was a very popular artist, sculptor, architect, and designer of tapestry and stained glass in the city of Antwerp. In 1551, Bruegel went to Italy and completed multiple paintings while he was there. Most of the paintings were landscapes. He returned back to Antwerp in 1553. Ten years after that he moved from Antwerp to Brussels. He married the daughter of…

He passed away on july 12, 1669. Theodor died from old age and was a great loss to those who loved him and those people of his home in antwerp. As Theodors spirit in the art world left Antwerp there was a great drop in the art world of enthusiast and creators. Once something good is done something good will happen in return. Argus was the only one inside of the kingdom that odysseus talked to and treated with…

one lie could turn to be something good. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, a true told story, Elie a young teenager trying to survive the Holocaust tells how he lied to a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz, Stein. Stein is a relative back in Antwerp he recognizes Elie and his father when they arrived in Auschwitz, he was very thrilled to see them. Elie’s father did not recognize him, but Elie did. Stein tells Elie and his father…

Hope One may notice in history, people who do not survive the worst do not have hope. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is about a young boy named Eliezer. Eliezer is a jewish and he and his family are sent to a concentration camp during WWII. Eliezer realizes how little humanity the German soldiers (Nazis) have toward the jewish people. He has to learn how to have hope, stick with his father, and keep his faith in order to survive. It takes a great amount of hope for one to survive the most…

In the second chapter of Paul Bernstein’s American Work Values, the author investigates the Demographic and Economic effect on work values in medieval Europe where Luther and his contemporaries offered the European world a contingent endorsement of work, they likewise mounted savage and attacks on the beggars and vagrants that plagued their reality. The fundamental problem was the huge increase in beggary and poverty during the sixteenth century. Moreover, the big effect of this cause was…

was born in 1507 and died in 1575 in Amsterdam. He was trained in Amsterdam, but worked for much of his career in Antwerp, where he enrolled in the Guild of St. Luke, the center of artistic life in the Netherlands as a master painter. “Parable of the Marriage Feast” was created around 1550 - 1554 and this large size of…