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Alexander was conceived around July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, which was the managerial capital of Macedonia. His dad was frequently away, overcoming neighboring regions and putting down rebellions. Alexander demonstrated incredible inclination as a youngster and one of his guides was Aristotle, the acclaimed Greek savant. To be sure, antiquated records demonstrate that the two got to be offended later in Alexander's high school years and at one point his mom was ousted to Epirus. Philip II was…

In Robert Hughes text ‘The Shock of the New’, he confronts Picasso’s painting Guernica and discusses the importance of the artwork, as well as how art/artists have changed since the production of the painting. Robert Hughes was an Australian born art critic and writer. ‘The Shock of the New’ is part of a larger text of Hughes’ called ‘The faces of Power’, and the Shock of the New was made into a television series that Hughes produced. In his text, Hughes claimed that Guernica was the last great…

Introduction The Piano Lesson by August Wilson has provoked reflection in society throughout the decades. Written in 1937, The Piano Lesson portrayed a societal structure that still applies to the modern world. Wilson has used this play as a tool to bring insight to those who have been oppressed. Having experienced injustice as a half African-American, Wilson conveys a message that one’s hardships are a part of them. Through examination of The Piano Lesson, the audience can discover the…

Gentileschi’s production process, her birth and death were never recorded, and multiple questions of her actual appearance rose in the past. After a detailed analysis and multiple comparisons, it was established that an inscribed medallion and an engraving by Jerome David would be used as a representation of her official features. Considering a lot of the artist’s history and details were hard to uncover, it becomes a challenge to be able to identify which works were actually painted by…

For as long as we can remember, people have been communicating using their voices. Today this has not changed; however how those voices are heard, where they can be heard and by whom has changed drastically. What at one time was limited to only what was being said or written, at the time it was being documented and only heard or read by those in the immediate vicinity; can now be heard by anyone, anywhere in the world at any time. This is possible because of the dramatic advances in recording…

Rousseau as Machiavelli does warn regarding certain religions. Rousseau speaks against Christianity. Rousseau believes Christians live in their own planet and he explains that their world is not here on earth, “But this religion, since it has no particular relation to the body politic, leaves the laws with only the force the derive from themselves without adding any force to them, and, due to this, one of the great bonds of any particular society remains ineffectual” Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,…

Photography Changed the World An image, in its most simple form, is produced in a dark box, with a small hole to let light in. However, the image is not permanent. In order to make the image stay, two photographers created two different processes. Louis Daguerre, who is credited with inventing photography, used a large polished sheet of copper that was sensitized by iodine vapor. Then he exposed it in a large box camera. Once the exposure was made, Daguerre developed the image in mercury fumes…

The chain mail also incorporated mittens, which had chain mail on the back of them and leather gloves on the inside to better hold reins and weapons, and a hood with an attached ventail to protect the throat (Hanley). The surcoat was placed on top of all the armor and was a useful way to display the knight’s coat of arms, which was helpful since it was hard to distinguish knights when they put their helmets on (Hanley). The sword belt, which allowed the knight to carry his sword without actually…

and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Raven. The themes he uses often are terror, approaching death/ taunting death, and symbolism/metaphor. In The Pit and the Pendulum Poe experiences terror many times. The first time he is seeing the engraving of his name on a coffin. This could also represent death taunting him as he is on his way to die. The fear of being alone in the dark every one fears and Poe brings that fear into his story to give us a personal connection to him. In the story…

Death is Part of Life It was a chilly afternoon in Santa Rosa, the trees were stripped of their leaves and their branches hovered over the ground like skinny wooden fingers while the cool wind drifted and moaned. I was in my parents room watching my favorite Mexican telenovela. I was with my little sister, who has always been really close and clingy to me. My father came into the room and asked me to pause the television. “I want to tell you something” he divulged. ‘What is it?” I asked…