Alfred the Great Alfred the Great ruled between the years of 871- 899. He was a son born to Aethelwulf‚ King of Wessex and his queen‚ Osburga‚ in 849 in Wantage‚ Berkshire London. He was born of the royal house of the Jutes of Wight. He was the fourth son born and had one younger sister. He became king only after each of his older brothers had ruled for some time. When he did rule he ruled at a time that they were battling the Vikings. In his period of ruling he defended the Vikings and became
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In many of Alfred Hitchcock’s films‚ we are able to see how specific periods influence his work. In the case of postwar era‚ Hitchcock is able to evoke the aftermath of World War II issues and themes through the sub-text of films like I Confess (Warner Brothers‚ 1953) and The Trouble with Harry (Paramount‚ 1955). Though each film is completely different from the other‚ stylistically‚ genre-wise‚ tone-wise‚ scenery-wise; they both revolve around death‚ albeit approached from an entirely different
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When looking at Alfred Thayer Mahan it is impossible to overlook his military prowess during the 1800’s as well as the immense influence he had on the United States militarily. However‚ unbeknown to most people Mahan was a scholar and writer as well as a budding political influence during the 1800s. It is only because Alfred Mahan was so capable in history‚ economics‚ and geography that he was able to become influential and make decisions and suggestions that helped to shape the United States as
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Info Allen Is the 2p! Version of Alfred F. Jones‚ The America in the anime hetalia. Like the other 2p!s he’s basically the dark side of his original character. And almost different in every way. Alfred loves meat. Allen doesn’t. Alfred boasts he’s the hero. Allen doesn’t. Alfred is pale. Allen is Caramel. And the list goes on but I’ll get into his appearance and such. Appearance Allen usually wears a tan jacket‚ sunglasses‚ a white T-shirt‚ and blue jeans. But‚ varies from artist to artist
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How did the rulers of early medieval Europe like Charlemagne‚ Otto of Saxony‚ Alfred the Great‚ and William the Conqueror set certain precedents for their emerging nations? Well for starters‚ Charlemagne did bring a whole lot to the table. The only significant thing I got out of him was the fact that he split his empire into “countries”‚ with a total of 300 counts watching those territories. Otto brought his German self‚ and conquered all of the “Holy Roman Empire”. He starts the election
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In the short film Despair‚ Alfred Hitchcock’s filming techniques are very evident. Alfred Hitchcock is known for using many different styles of filming which have influenced many directors since the early 1900s. The director of Despair uses Hitchcock’s technique to build tension‚ add action‚ and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Despair is a film of Elizabeth Bowen’s "The Demon Lover." The first example in the film is camera is not a camera. Jeffrey Michael Bays says‚ "The camera
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Good morning ‚ . Alfred Bernhard Nobel born on October 21 ‚1833 was a Swedish chemist‚ engineer‚ innovator‚ and armaments manufacturer. Nobel held 350 different patents‚ dynamite being the most famous. Born in Stockholm‚ Alfred Nobel was the fourth son of Immanuel Nobel ‚ and Andriette Nobel . Following various business failures‚ Nobel’s father moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 and grew successful there as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives. He invented modern plywood and started work
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I am writing about Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6‚ 1898 – August 24‚ 1995) who was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He is best known for his photograph of the V-J Day celebration and for his candid photographs‚ frequently made using a 35mm Leica camera. Eisenstaedt was born in Dirschau in West Prussia‚ Imperial Germany in 1898. His family moved to Berlin in 1906. Eisenstaedt was fascinated by photography from his youth and began taking pictures at age 14 when he was given
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Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage Noah Browne 4A March 30‚ 2015 1. What are the messages? The messages behind The Steerage are the divide between the upper and lower class‚ the struggle of lower class people living in the steerage‚ over crowding in the steerage‚ and immigration. 2. What choices in composition has the creator made? What has been omitted? The image conveys the architecture of the ship by describing an elaborate counterpoint of line‚ volume‚ and tone. Across the picture’s width is
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Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) In 1881‚ Alfred Stieglitz went to Berlin to study mechanical engineering and met Hermann Wilhelm Vogel whose experiments with orthochromatic emulsions and active role in photographic societies convinced Stieglitz to pursue in photography. In 1890‚ Stieglitz decided to pursue a life as an independent medium. His role was as a “choose one” guiding his people out of the slavery of old practices. Stieglitz desired to produce a major exhibition reflecting the principal
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