Dutch Republic

Running Head: THE DUTCH REPUBLIC THE DUTCH REPUBLIC The Dutch Repulic Hieu Le Columbia Southern University The Dutch Republic Regarding Spanish King Philip II, who imposed unfair laws in the Netherlands, he considered this country as business issues rather a political territory. Instead changing his legislations to prosper the Dutch, he even ordered the military to insult the protestants. As a result, many intensive conflicts occurred, led to the defeat of Spanish, and the Netherlands declared as independent country in 1648. As the Dutch rewarded by their rich lands and ancient prosperity for many decades, they preferred to implement their own laws without interference by different country. Dispute with the unjustified laws…

The Spanish Golden Age was a time of art, literature, and theater. It was a time for advancements of art; a time for exploration. Many artists prospered in this time period. In theatre, the Spanish Golden Age is said to span the many years between 1580 and 1700. However, it has also been argued that it may have ended sooner, in 1681, with Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s death. Aside from that, the period was long and saw many new works come to fruition. During the Golden Age, one of the most…

academic interests center on cross-cultural interactions during the early modern period manifested in visual and material culture. I am particularly interested in the relationship, fostered by trade, between China, Japan and the Netherlands. During the seventeenth and eighteenth century, Dutch society experienced a dramatic transformation with the establishment of the…

In photography, the “golden hour” is a window of time when the sun is setting and its light appears softer and more golden, lending to more aesthetically appealing images. The Netherlands had its own golden hour of sorts in the seventeenth century ㅡ a time known as the Dutch Golden Age. As the Library of Congress details, after achieving independence from Spain, Holland ushered in a new period of great trade wealth and flourishing art culture. (“Holland’s Golden Age”). Rembrandt Harmenszoon van…

With the rise of the open market, many people desired to have paintings of their own experiences and surroundings, leading to the rise in popularity of still-lifes and landscapes. Landscapes, which were once considered lowly paintings, were now the staple of seventeenth-century dutch painting. One such example of Dutch landscape painting, is Jacob von Ruisedals, View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds. Throughout his career as a painters, Jacob van Ruisdael completed many paintings of Haarlem,…

devastated the Netherlands, killing tens of thousands. the Dutch, determined to save their homeland and reclaim it from the sea, developed a myriad windmills to pump water out of low-lying areas. In order to adapt and utilize other resources, the Dutch constructed man-made hills (polders), raising the level of farms and villages. In addition, the Afslutidijk dike was built in order to dam off the sea. CLIMATE Holland has a temperate maritime climate influenced by the North Sea and Atlantic…

diversity, same-sex marriage, and euthanasia, the Dutch capital has often been the world leader in enacting legislation to legalize or tolerate such things ("Why Is Amsterdam so Tolerant?”). This progressive attitude is often falsely equated to tolerance by many. People assume that because the government tolerates these issues that are still not widely accepted, the Dutch people must also be very tolerant. This misconception…

Belgium is a multiethnic state with two main ethnic groups, Fleming and Walloon, that have been conflict for about 200 years. Many factors have caused the conflicts in Belgium including prehistoric migrations, Roman Imperial foreign policy, revolutions in the 16th century and 19th century, and two World Wars. Although, core issues include economic, political,and linguistic issues. The linguistic conflict started in about the 1840s.Western Europe’s Germanic/Romance linguistic line runs east/west…

The World of Bosses “I need a job!” A job is relevant for many reasons. Jobs provide money that feeds a family and pays bills. Unfortunately a job includes a lot more than just making money. Managers, shift-leaders, and supervisors are a major are just a few disadvantages when it comes to working. Many bosses are not friendly. Bosses have data to record, people to hire, hours to work and people to instruct. Pressure takes over a boss 's life. Although there are bosses who are manipulators,…

The Dutch colonization of Indonesia, in particular the movement towards pasteurizing the Aceh region of Islamic radicalism, during the 1800s, represented a dramatic approach by foreign powers to instigate a level of subversive power over the Javanese people. Moreover, the actions taken by the Dutch colonial authorities and scholars impacted the inter-relations and cohesiveness of local populations in Java and preyed on vulnerabilities amongst community groups and neighbors over what was…