Alexander Calder was one of the most innovative and original American artists of the twentieth century. In 1926‚ Calder arrived in Paris and devoted himself to a project called the Circus that occupied him for over five years. This contains characters and animals made out of wire‚ scraps of cloth‚ wood‚ cork‚ labels‚ bits of scrap metal and pieces of rubber. Calder transported his little theater in suitcases and performed it for his friends. During his performances‚ Calder invented ways to simulate
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Mauryan Empire The Mauryan Empire was a geographically extensive and powerful empire in Ancient India. The Mauryan Dynasty from 321 to 185 BC ruled this powerful empire. It was one of the world’s largest empires in its time. At it’s greatest extent‚ the empire stretched to the north along the natural boundaries of the Himalayas‚ and to the eat stretching into what is now Assam (South of the eastern Himalayas). To the west‚ it most likely reached beyond modern Pakistan‚ and joining into what
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for‚ times of greatness. In Chinese history‚ one of these times was the Ming Dynasty. While there are unarguably many great moments associated with this empire‚ there are also weaknesses that cannot be ignored. The Ming Dynasty made great contributions to economics and engineering. However‚ their trade operations struggled quite a bit and their military lacked the might necessary to protect such a great empire. The Empire of the Great Ming‚ or the Ming Dynasty‚ has been called one of the greatest
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Many of the great empires we have seen over the past thousands of years have fallen. For instance; Russian Empire‚ British Empire‚ Mongol Empire-but most importantly the Roman Empire. Why do they fall‚ and how did they collapse? An empire can collapse in various of ways. For example‚ poor militaries‚ politics‚ a weak economy‚ or even because of the religion. For instance‚ militaries can cause a huge roll in why a union is dying. They can be inexperienced‚ or simply they do not have the loyalty
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Why the Great Gatsby isn’t very great and isn’t very Gatsby The choices made by director Baz Lurmann while creating the adaptation of The Great Gatsby make certain aspects a lot more obvious than the book‚ which is good for the audience‚ but ultimately make the movie version of Gatsby very different from the book version. But I’m not saying that it is bad for movies to stray from the books that they are adapting; it just gives the movie a different feeling than the book. Luhrmann’s choice in characters
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How accurate is it to say that Mao Zedongs agricultural policies from 1949 were the foremost reason for the famine of 1959-1962? The Chinese famine lasting between 1959 and 1962 was one of the largest in recorded human history; the famine followed Mao’s revolutionary Great Leap Forward in which radical new policies were created and implemented. It is hugely likely that the aforementioned reforms were the main cause of the famine itself and whilst it is arguable that other factors such as natural
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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George Washington was a great person. He was the only person who could have held the army together and keep them from quitting. George Washington kept his military from quitting and he led the country to victory in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed the first president of the United States of America. His generals originally wanted to call him king but he refused because he thought that if he was named king then they would have accomplished nothing so he made them call him President. George
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Day of Empire Essay In Day Of Empire‚ Amy Chua throughout the book explains the rises and falls of the most powerful hyper powers‚ large empires being able to maintain large areas while being stable in history. Her thesis of the book states tolerance was the rise and fall of the first empires in history. Where tolerance is the cause and decline of an empire. The empires had tolerance‚ Chua explains in her book that tolerance is the freedom of the people to do as they please and coexist with each
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1. Britain was home to industrialization because they had a combination of natural‚ economic and cultural resources throughout their country. Another reason that afforded England’s industrialization was that it was a small island. Because it was an island allowed it to have control of the waterways to reach domestic and foreign markets. Not only were they able to harness their resources‚ England encompassed many coal and iron mines that were used as the new source of power. One way this new source
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