Georges Braque was born on May 13‚ 1882 in Argenteuil Val-d’Oise‚ France. He trained to be a house painter and decorator like his father and grandfather‚ and studied artistic painting during evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts‚ in Le Havre from 1897 to 1899. In Paris‚ he apprenticed with a decorator and was awarded his certificate in 1902. Braque then attended the Académie Humbert until 1904. His early works were landscapes and impressionism‚ but around 1905‚ he adopted a Fauvist style. In
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George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer. He was responsible for the introduction and development of altering current for light and power. Westinghouse invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. He was one of Thomas Edison’s main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. This man founded 60 companies‚ eventually receiving over 100 patents for his work with the desire to turn ideas into enterprises. George Westinghouse
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George Gray "George Gray" is a poem about a man who missed out on many of life’s opportunities because he was so afraid of failure that he did not even try. He passed up love because he was afraid of being hurt‚ ambition because he dreaded all the changes that came with it and sorrow because he feared the pain. The poem begins with "George" staring at his own gravestone and realizing that there was nothing special to be said about him because he had done nothing with his
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George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet‚ orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets‚ and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular‚ deeply and broadly influential‚ and arguably the most skillful and important British devotional lyricist."[ George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert is considered as a religious poet because of the subject matter
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Luke Dwyer Wallman Written Expression II 2/12/2014 George Saunders Every author has a specific style to their writing that makes them unique in the world of literature. George Saunders often repeats themes and motifs in his writing. There are many telltale signs of a classic George Saunders story. He uses similar characters‚ mood‚ and conflicts. However‚ he applies them in different settings to convey the message. Most of his stories are satires‚ making hyperbole a large force in his writing
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BST 2-1 Dr. Edward Padama Assignment 3 Biography of King George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 22 June 1948)‚ the last King of Ireland (until 18 April 1949)‚ and the first Head of the Commonwealth. As the second son of King George V‚ he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life
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AS History Homework Determined to preserve the Autocracy‚ in what ways did Alexander III in fact lay the foundations for its destruction? Alexander III struggled to keep his large multi-ethnic empire together‚ as a major change within Russia was expected of him after his late father Alexander II begun some reforms. He needed to maintain the complete power over Russia in order to preserve autocracy‚ while facing pressure from some of his advisers to reform the empire to make it more democratic
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Name: Le Chahut. Year: 1889-90. Artist: Georges Seurat. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 170 cm × 141 cm (66.92 in × 55.12 in). Movement/Style: Post-Impressionism/Pointillism(divisionist). Location: Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo‚ Netherlands. The Analysis: - Appears in the painting‚ the dancers‚ the musicians and the crowd. - It is obvious that the painting was done using the pointillism method. - This painting shows the artist’s interest in combining between light‚ forms and clarity of emotions
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George Lucas Slide 1: No other 20th century filmmaker has had a greater impact on the film industry than George Lucas. His zeal for innovation forged a new relationship between entertainment and technology that revolutionized the art of motion pictures. His uncanny business acumen turned film licensing and merchandising into a multibillion-dollar industry. And his "Star Wars" trilogy ushered in the era of the Hollywood mega-blockbuster. Slide 2: In 1967‚ Lucas re-enrolled as a USC graduate student
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George Whitefield George Whitefield was a Methodist preacher during the First Great Awakening. He was born in Gloucester‚ England on December 16‚ 1714 and was buried in Newburyport‚ Massachusetts on September 30‚ 1770. Whitefield took voyages to the New World seven times‚ voyages whose one-way trips took two months. He called both sides of the Atlantic “home”. He was the most traveled preacher of the gospel up to his time and many feel he was the greatest evangelist of all time. His diligence
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