Florence Ballard

going to inspire thousands of people. And that’s exactly what they did. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson were three incredible women that made their mark on history. The Supremes were the top group of the sixties right behind the Beetles, and they inspired many people during the civil rights movement. Getting together The Supremes had a bumpy start, however after their big break;”Where did our love go”, in 1964, they became one of the most…

the British in the end. This resulted in French land in North America being surrendered to the Great Britain and also angered the Native Americans. Great Britain not wanting more problems with the Natives proposed that if the colonist stay east of the mountains and you stay west will that work? Natives agreed resulting in angry colonist. The outcome of the war sparked the colonist to start wanting to be independent ultimately leading to the creation of America. This is perhaps the biggest…

In The Ways of Her Household, Ulrich talks about how women’s work in the 1700’s weren’t tangible like men’s work, but were distinctly important in order to keep the community and the family thriving. This theme is shown throughout Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Martha Ballard’s diary shines a light on the everyday task of women in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Martha is simultaneously a “physician, nurse, midwife, mortician, pharmacist, and attentive wife.” Many people would have…

“Fifty percent of the United States of America is underneath the ocean. And we have better maps of mars than those areas”- Robert Ballard. Robert ballard is a natural scientist/oceanographer. He was born on June 30,1942 in Wichita, Kansas. He later moved to San Diego and grew up there through his childhood. Robert Ballard got the idea of being an oceanographer one day by just reading the book called “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” Following what he loved to do he began working part-time…

Paul Allen is also into exploration. One of his vessels discovered the Us Navy warship the USS Indianapolis. He found the vessel somewhere in the Philippine Sea. The exact location is currently classified. This achievement is incredible considering the ship had been sunk in 1945 and no one had been able to locate it. Allen also discovered another second world war vessel but this time it had sailed a flag of the Rising Sun. He discovered the Japanese warship, Musashi. The vessel was found in the…

The world around him was changing, and he was helping with it. One of the many things he did in order to help people, and himself, was the making of pedestrian streets in cities; he did this in order to cut down on the chaos of traveling. He also started the free rein in ruin architecture by bringing attention to Florence, after he transformed the spirit of it; it went from a spirit of adorations, to one of disturbing urgency. Before the Renaissance era, in the Middle Ages, only priest could…

Giotto di Bondone, of Florence, and Jan van Eyck, of Bruges were both revolutionary artist during the Late Gothic and Early Renaissance era (c. 1300-1500). However, each artist had incredibly different styles and utilized different mediums that they would later become known for. Giotto lived and worked in Florence during a period when religious subjects and styles had been laid down by centuries of tradition. As the first artist to depict human emotion, his influence put Western art on a path to…

Filippon Brunelleschi was commissioned by the Medici in 1418 to redesign this 11th-century Romanesque church and in the design Brunelleschi added Pietra Serena stone, domical vaults over side aisles and other architectural details. Brunelleschi’s design for San Lorenzo was not completed until after his death. Most of my focus will be on the contract between the Medici and Brunelleschi, since it was a deal just like the deals were done at the timee for other works of art. The Medici are know for…

ancient times. In modern times, art history has become a discipline dedicated to teaching people how to assess and explain the basis of the works of art on their own perspective. Through a series of understanding, you can recognize the evolution of culture and art in different times, different times of artistic style has its own unique charm. CHAPTER ONE Renaissance Renaissance was born in Florence, Italy, 14th Century. When the 14th century, along with factory and handicraft industry…

The Renaissance is desribed to be the "rebirth" of literature, philosophy, and ideology from ancient times like the Roman society. Although the rebirth of literature, philosophy, and ideology sounds favorable to our society, the Renaissance was not superlative. The Renaissance is proven to be about fabrication of perfection and misinterpretation of love and greatness. This is proven true in two works written in the Renaissance time named The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli and the Shakespearean…