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    The renaissance The renaissance was the rebirth and revival of Europe. The renaissance was a rebirth in many ways especially in learning and knowledge. It was also an age of new discoveries both geographical; exploration of the new world‚ and intellectual. The renaissance took place between the 14th and 17th century‚ resulting as a bridge from the middle ages to the modern century. NORTHERN ITALY‚ being in the perfect spot to become parts of large amounts of the early trade

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    Running head: DEFINING MARKETING PAPER Defining Marketing Paper Bonnie Garcia University of Phoenix Marketing is an important part of the business organization; it is more than just promoting and selling a product. Marketing is gratifying the changing needs of the customer. This can be best summed up by the very successful businessman Bill Gates when he quoted‚ "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning ". The purpose of this paper is to

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    15‚ 2012 Think about the qualities of a Renaissance Man. Choose a man/woman/profession from the late 20th (or early 21st) century --even someone still alive today-- that you think encompasses the spirit of the Renaissance ideal‚ and give 2 specific areas/aspects that connect to this ideal. Be as specific as you can. What are the qualities of a renaissance man? According to the dictionary‚ a renaissance man is “a cultured man of the Renaissance who was knowledgeable‚ educated‚ or proficient

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    The Renaissance and Reformation period brought great uncertainty and change to the Catholic Church and brought the start of a new religion. As we look at this time period for the purpose of this paper there will be a focus on this change from the perspective of where did ultimate authority resided. The perspective of the Catholic Church was that the ultimate authority resided with the Pope and he held the power over both religious growth and secular government. During this time many Kings and

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    An aqueduct was the Roman solution to providing water to their towns and cities. The Romans constructed aqueducts with stone blocks that came from the quarries nearby. Romans also used concrete‚ mortar‚ tiles‚ or bricks to build the aqueducts. The channels of the aqueduct were then lined with a mixture of crushed tile and amphorae‚ called opus signium. The opus signium helped to waterproof the aqueduct channels. Finally‚ the Romans would layer the surface with a mixture of limestone and crushed

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    The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a time when African-American artistic creativity started to flower in the 1920’s‚ centered in the Harlem community of New York City. It was a literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture. This movement was led by well-educated‚ middle-class African Americans who expressed pride in the African-American experience. They would celebrate their heritage and wrote with defiance and poignancy about the trails of being black in

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    The Idea was simply how a person would interpret an object or image from nature and make it more perfect by using his mind to depict the perfect image that does not really exists on earth. - The fact that nothing perfect is the true sense can be seen on earth artists who were trying to obtain perfection did so by using proportion‚ symmetry and many models until they could come up with the perfect form for their sculpture or painting.[4] An example of the Classical idea can be seen in Michelangelo’s

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    The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement influenced by the Great Depression also known as "New Negro Movement" taking place between 1918- 1937. These concerns began after The Great Migration. The Great Migration was the movement of hundreds of blacks from the economically depressed rural south to the north. African Americans moved to the North in order to take advantage of the employment opportunities created by World War II. It was the most influential movement in African

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    To talk about keeping secrets or how harmful secrecy can be‚we should first know what serecy is.what kind of secrets surround us‚and since when it all started?Secrets were born with the human being.They just follow a cycle since our existence on the plante.The problem is that do we really need secrets?Are they vital to us?If we follow the right path there is no need for secrets but many times we don’t‚we can also make huge mistakes that we better think not to show.So we hide them‚and hiding them

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    Renaissance What was one of the chief aims of Italian Renaissance art? Realistic portrayal of individual persons‚ especially the human nude What was considered to be most important in education of "Christian Ladies"? domesticity or asceticism What is a fresco? Method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster‚ usually on wall surfaces. What was the purpose of liberal education? Liberal studies were viewed as the key to freedom‚ which allowed humans to achieve their goals

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