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Danielle Wallace Period: 4 A.P European History Gustav Stresemann Research Paper Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and statesman. He accomplished many things from serving as a Chancellor in 1923 to a Foreign Minister 1923-1929 to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. Gustav Stresemann put a lot of hard work to achieve his goal. He made major contributions into politics from his experiences in education, office, politics, and military. Gustav Stresemann was born May 10, 1878 in Berlin…

Airpower’s contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi-Germany in the Second World War (WWII) did not represent the ultimate fulfillment of the prophecies and predictions of interwar airpower theorists like Douhet, Mitchell or Trenchard, because strategic bombing with its predicted morale breaking effect did not lead to an uprising of the German population against the Nazi-Regime. Furthermore, their prophecies that air power alone could win a war; “the bomber will always get through” even…

Jan Van Eyck, one of the most famous painters from the Renaissance era, is a man of mystery; no one knows anything about his childhood, birth, or family. The documents from his time were most likely lost, didn’t survive, or were never documented. He is known for his paintings in the courts, religious art works, portraits of famous figures, and himself. There aren’t many records of his early life. It is unknown about his birth because it was never documented by his mother and father or lost.…

In the New York Times Bestseller, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer writes an incredible story about the terrorist attack of 9/11 and its effects that it has on Oskar Schell and his family. Throughout the novel, Oskar, a very intelligent and precocious, nine-year-old boy living in New York City, is on this journey to try to figure out what this mysterious key that he found in his dad’s room belongs to. He hopes it reveals some sort of secret or connection to his father…

The allies aimed to hit the heavily industrialised and fortified area of the Ruhr but only 1 in 15 bombers made it there due to the poor technology used. The German economy was hoped to be destroyed by events like Dresden (which contained 127 medium to large factories) in October 1944 where one of Germany industrial cities was left in rubble, but the economy thrived under the pressure of war. This is shown by the fact that aircraft production increased 5 fold and self-propelled…

At first, two characters of vastly different circumstances may appear to bear very few similarities. This is the case for Oskar’s grandmother in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Cecilia of Yxta Maya Murray’s Locas. Oskar Schell’s grandmother grows up overseas in a rural area of Germany where kissing is scandalous and bomb threats are common. In contrast, Cecilia is raised across the ocean in Echo Park, California where the streets are unsafe and underage sex is commonplace. Upbringings…

Ring Around the Rosie Most people can recognize the common adolescent schoolyard game “Ring Around the Rosie.” Many, though, would naught recognize the manifestations of the Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, displayed in the nursery rhyme. This correlation leaves many scholars believing that the two contain a sickening connection. The opening phrase refers to a rash symptom that began in the early stages. “A pocketful of posey” explains how people would carry around flowers in hopes…

Introduction Use your introduction to explain how the question is related to subject, why it makes an interesting study that is worth researching, and how you plan to discuss it. Effect of color + distortion- elaborate Compare+ contrast artists How it is influnce by the emotional aspect To what extent do expressionists portray their emotions through the use of vivid colour and distortion? Vivid colour and distortion are the important elements in expressionist art that play a significant…

Corruption affects us all as a group of people. It threatens steady and sustainable economic development in a country, ethical values and the justice system. Corruption tends to destabilize the society and endangers the rule of law. For a democratic country, it undermines the institutions and values of the democracy the government and the people practice. With poor people benefiting more from public policies and public resources, they tend to suffer more from the harmful effects of a corrupt…

Painting is dead. The notion that painting is an outdated and irrelevant medium today has come up in recent years in the art world. Move over painting, it’s the era of installation, video and sculpture. No one proves this statement wrong more so than Jenny Saville. Throughout this essay I will be taking a look at Jenny Saville and one of her earliest yet most stirring pieces - Branded. This is a painting notable for both its brave and outrageous subject matter and its sophisticated technique.…