Sparta went through a reign being known as the strongest polis‚ but before then‚ when Sparta was at it’s worst‚ Lykurgos came into the life of the Spartans and created laws and ideas that saved their city. Because he prevented the destruction of Sparta‚ he was honored and greatly respected by the Spartans. The laws and ideas created by him are greatly studied today. Lykurgos saved his city by reforming the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects of Spartan rule and the rules and focuses of Spartans
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strove vigorously for supremacy in foreign affairs. He was to use his foreign policy to establish a universal monarchy for himself or alternatively to use it to secure natural frontiers for France thus improving its defenses. He worked successfully to create an absolutist and centralized state. During his reign Louis was involved in four major wars‚ some of which Louis may be accountable as the provocateur; however‚ I believe that mainly his motives were purely defensive. The war of Devolution served as
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King John deserve his reputation? Oliver Pacey 7LDR King John was a famous monarch who once ruled Britain. John has the reputation of an unsuccessful‚ evil and tyrannical king. John came to power when his older brother Richard I died whilst on a crusade in 1199. John was not welcomed to the throne and‚ according to many historians ruined the country. Source B; Peter Langtoft’s History of England illustration c.1300 shows a picture of a peaceful scene with a gentle King stroking his pet dogs in the
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When artists begin their work‚ they must decide what kind of art medium they must use in order to convey their image as successful as possible. Each medium has its advantages and disadvantages when used‚ so artists must master the medium in a way that allows them to perfect their image. This is exactly what Artemisia Gentileschi has done with oil painting mediums. Known as one of the famous female Baroque artist‚ all of her works are perfectly painted with great detail and colors. When one looks
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Gourab Basak Roll No. 515207 TPI Painting and Sculpture Introduction Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times‚ the petroglyphs found in places like Bhimbetka ‚ some of them from before 5500 BC. And also an imperative part of Indian art culture is dominated by sculptures in India. Indian sculptures started from bronze
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that many have pondered. For although the widely held scholarly view maintains that Shakespeare did indeed write his work‚ a small but rather vocal group have questioned this conventional belief and brought forth this important question; was Shakespeare truly the author of the work we’ve attributed to him? In order to answer this question‚ it is important to first gain a basic understanding of what is currently known about Shakespeare. William Shakespeare‚ born and baptized sometime during the
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Mary Webster used simile to convey her message. In the text she said “I didn’t feel the smashed flesh closing over it like water over a thrown stone.” This is a simile because Webster is saying she didn’t feel pain like water over a thrown rock also she is using like to show a comparison. In the text Mary Webster says “I might rub off on you like a soot or gossip.” Webster uses this simile to say that if they helped her they might be accused of witchcraft that’s what she meant by saying this. This
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in a job as a clerk. He was an engineer for most of his life. He was a manufacturer and produced sleeping cars for railroads. But later on‚ Pullman had treated his workers extremely poor. However‚ Pullman acted as if his workers would not direct their attention to their cut wages or longer work hours. To sum it up‚ Pullman was irresponsible and carless towards his workers and took advantage of them. In this cartoon‚ Pullman seems to be killing his worker with “low wages” and “high rent.” He had lowered
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Description An expressionist figure painting of a nude woman using oil paint on linen Head leaning back and sitting comfortably in her arm-chair‚ the woman’s left arm is slung over her chest and her right arm supporting her leaning into the armrest. She has her right leg relaxed and her foot gently touching the floor. Her left leg is folded up‚ pushing hard against the edge of the seat. There are no recognizable objects other than the woman and the arm-chair. The artist uses a primary color scheme
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University of Phoenix Material Painting Reflection Worksheet Visit a local art museum‚ or search the Internet for images of paintings created from the 1920s to the present day. Insert an image of each painting into this assignment‚ and cite each image consistent with APA guidelines. Reflect on the paintings related to the social and cultural events taking place at the time‚ and answer the following questions. Each response must be between 50 and 100 words. 1. Painting title‚ artist‚ date: A Showery
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