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The Armada Portrait, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603), was painted after the English defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. The Spanish Armada was a fleet of one-hundred thirty ships with 18,000 men transporting an army from Flanders to attack England due to religious differences.1 George Gower (1540 - 1596), Queen Elizabeth’s Serjeant Painter, painted The Armada Portrait to commemorate the Queen Elizabeth I’s accomplishment in leading England to successfully defeating the Spanish…

My Vision for my Life What is vision? Vision means the ability to perceive something not actuality visible (Webster dictionary). What does it mean to have a vision? Vision is like having a spiritual rudder that guides us in life; it give us a sense of direction so we do not wander (Sharp 18; Holmes 6). It also motivates us because “The greater the goal, the more sacrifice a person is willing to endure to achieve their plan” (Holmes 7). A vision is having a goal set and aiming or striving to…

Sceptre. The Cullinan II - Also known as the Lesser Star of Africa, is a rectangular cushion shape diamond weighing 317.40 carats and is currently set in the center of the Imperial State Crown of Great Britain. The Cullinan III - A pear shape weighing 94.40 carats originally set in the orb of Queen Mary's Crown. It is currently hanging from the Cullinan IV in a…

Prior to the French and Indian War, a policy alluded to as healthy disregard was trailed by the British. This strategy inferred that the American, with negligible British government intercession, did as they needed. There were a few duties that the Parliament had gone in the states before the French and Indian War, yet there existed extremely careless implementation for such assessments (Cubbison, 2010). The French and Indian War was the contention in the Northern American that started in 1754…

Where The Wild Lamassu Are I chose this particular limestone masterpiece made in Iraq in 750 BCE, for the Assyrian palace, because I felt a personal connection with the Lamassu. Growing up, my family had many statues such as the large and beautiful four seasons around the yard that tower over a human, mythical creatures hidden in the gardens and trolls from Norway hidden around the house spontaneously scaring guests. Also, as a child my favorite book was Where the Wild Things Are, The Lamassu…

British colonization was more tactical than that of other colonial rule. The key agenda of the British was to get maximum economic benefits from this region. In the beginning of 17th century, East India Company was granted permission by the Mughal ruler Jahangir to commence its business activities in India. This organization was supposed to do business and earn profits by trade via sea but soon they tried to become a monopoly and as they were fully armed therefore managed to draw its means from…

replacing state officials with people from the middle class such as; merchants, laborers, etc. Not only did he strip them of their positions, he exempted them from taxes to further weaken their influence. If they were not fiscally contributing to the crown, they could…

a lasting impact on our school, and we thought the best way was to go big, and win the coveted crown of homecoming king. The idea was originally thrown out as a joke, “Let’s use this event as a means to make wacky posters and produce a funny video and have a good time” we all thought. The more we sat on the idea though, the more we actually believed that one of us could have a shot at winning the crown. From the very start…

Christopher Columbus had not sail to find Asia. Christopher Columbus sail in the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria the ships had been sponsor by the Spanish crown in charge of king Ferdinand and queen Isabella . The sponsorship did not come easy for Columbus, trying to obtain sponsorship was not easy but when he propose to the Spanish crown a new route to Asia, the Spanish agree. But the calculations Columbus made would mark a new unravel place by anyone in the old world. The trip took longer…

For both of these characters, being naked is a direct reflection of their insanity. For Lear, the troubles began when he decided to split his kingdom. The Fool tells Lear that he “hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gav’st thy golden one away” (I.4.159-160). After giving away his crown, the readers can see a clear decline in Lear’s mental state because he is unable to find himself after turning over the kingship. Even the Fool, who realizes that Lear “needs to wear my coxcomb”,…