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To gain knowledge and grasp an understanding of diversified styles of art through the time periods of modernism and contemporary art, renowned artists Francisco Goya and Peter Booth are explored by comparing and contrasting their influences (personal, cultural, artistic and historical), working method in terms of the use of materials and techniques, distinctive style and lastly the ideas and meanings communicated in their most famous artworks; Painting 1977, Painting 1978, The Third of May and…

Successful modern architectures have been survived throughout the world. Those architectures were adapted themselves to new circumstances so-called ‘region’ Since First World War, global modernism had a big impact on the Latin America. Modernism has become the dominant global movement. Not only modern architecture appears European cities and United States, but also a lot of Latin America cities have started have modern style of architectures. It was not familiar to area where they have their own…

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, Americans flocked to their local shopping centers to purchase the latest and greatest consumer goods. Thanks to higher wages, the GI Bill, and a booming job market, consumers used their new spending power to purchase a wide array of products including televisions, washing machines, refrigerators, toaster ovens, and vacuum cleaners. Among the most desired of these postwar products was the latest in bug-killing technology, a chemical known as DDT…

guitars, fluids and piano and lacked he key elements that formed the Tango we know today. At the start of the 1900’s German immigrants brought with them the bandoneon which became the symbolic instrument of tango while Italian immigrants, mainly from Naples brought a more lyrical style of violin playing and their Neapolitan song which also became key factors of Tango. Tango from there transitioned from being music of the poor to more respectable music for everyone including the middle-class and…

man who was allegedly having affair with Mrs. Springer, another man by the name of Harold Francis Henwood whom Mrs. Springer had only meet in March of 1911. Harold Francis Henwood was 35 years old and he was a Denver Republican, he was also born in Naples, Italy. While von Phul was waiting for his room to be ready he had…

The Romans had lost their way in favour of the Christian religion. As a result, they found that threats were coming at them from all directions. Disaster both in Rome and from outside of Rome were having an impact on the Roman Empire. While this was the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire, it finally began to collapse around 476 AD. The Empire was once ruled by powerful rulers, who were able to conquer many lands, and later it was ruled by Emperors who were weak in nature. Instability…

emotion; all of which are embodied in Shelley’s Frankenstein. Through reading Shelley’s novel, the ideals of Romanticism truly become clear. The inherent good in humanity is a concept utilized throughout the novel. Victor Frankenstein is born in warm Naples to a wealthy Genevan family…

On February 9, 1950, Joseph McCarthy delivered an impassioned speech before the Ohio County Women's Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia. In the speech, chock-full of unfounded claims and comprising anti-communist sentiment, McCarthy claimed to have a list of Russian spies working within the United States government. McCarthy’s speech would have a significant impact on the state of affairs in the United States in the following years and would lead to a quick rise in prominence for the…

 What led up to the Renaissance?  Fall of Rome & the regression back into Feudalism  The Crusades  The Bubonic Plague  Great geological/trade location  Establishing the city-states  New ideas were mostly inspired by the Romans and the Greeks, who were considered trailblazers Economic and Political Developments/Commercial Developments  Florence was the heart of the Art Renaissance  Northern city-states like Venice, Milan, and Genoa grew wealthy because they had access to the seas…

One early morning on my father 's farm, my dog, Jethro and I were out fixing the fence that had been mysteriously destroyed the night before, unaware what had destroyed the fence I had decided to brace it up a bit making sure it wouldn 't be as easy to break again. After I finished fixing the fence, Jethro and I went up to the house to get lunch. I made two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, one for him and one for me along with a glass of milk for the both of us. After we had finished, I…