TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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Christus‚ Virgin and Child in Domestic Interior‚ c. 1410 - 1475‚ currently resides in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art‚ one of Christus more famous works that exhibit his Flemish painting style which reputedly introduced geometric perspective into the Netherlands. Centuries later Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael who represented a more extreme version of Northern Mannerism in the late 16th Century painted‚ The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian‚ c.1600 also on exhibit in the Nelson Atkins. In 1444 Christus became a
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The Photographing Pigeon Lover The Entrepreneur which I have chosen is Eberhard Gramatzki. Eberhard was born on the 27th February 1942‚ and grew up in Kellenhusen (Germany) with his six siblings. After marrying a woman called Janet from the Netherlands (1967)‚ they moved to Vermont to continue their life there‚ while having three children. He became interested in becoming an entrepreneur when he was a working engineer for over 24 years at IBM (International Business Machines)‚ a leading US
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building is designed by Renzo Piano Established 1923 Location Oosterdok 2 Amsterdam‚ Netherlands Type Science center Visitors 502‚990 (2011)[1] Ranked 5th nationally (2012) Director Michiel Buchel[1] President Annemieke Roobeek[1] Public transit access Amsterdam Centraal[2] Nearest car park Parkeergarage Oosterdok[3] Website www.e-nemo.nl Science Center NEMO is a science center in Amsterdam‚ Netherlands. It is located at the Oosterdok in Amsterdam-Centrum‚ situated between the Oosterdokseiland
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Analysis Between Dutch Baroque and French Realism Johannes Vermeer Jean-Francois Millet The Milkmaid Woman Baking Bread Circa 1657-1658 1854 45.5 x 41 cm 55 x 46 cm Rijksmuseum‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands Rijksmuseum‚ Otterlo‚ Netherlands Oil Painting Oil Painting Dutch Baroque vs. French Realism Throughout the ages‚ art has been one of many ways to communicate with our history. Every painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ etc. tells us a story of that time period and if we
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The actual Schlieffen Plan began forming in 1905. The general idea was to find a new general plan that would take into account the many new factors that had arisen since the Franco-Prussian of 1870 and the next year. Factors such as Germany’s diplomatic isolation‚ which left Austria-Hungary a dependable partner and created a problem of a two-front war since Russia and France were staunch allies. There were military and technological issues to deal with‚ new forms of communication‚ and the growing
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have the German forces outnumber the French and win their battle. Then have them use the train tracks to quickly move over to the eastern front and fight Russia. The original plan was to have most of the German troops march through Belgium and the Netherlands to Northern France. They knew this would cause Britain enter the war because that would be invading a neutral zone‚ being Belgium. Aside from the British part‚ the German troops were
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War II. The Fokker DXXI/D21 flew for the Netherlands‚ it was first produced in 1936‚ it had four 7.9mm machine guns‚ and it was powered by a Bristol Mercury VIII 9 cylinder 830 horsepower engine. lanes. Fighter Planes were planes that fought against other planes while in flight. In the next sentences i will list some notable fighter planes that fought during the time of World War II and actually World War II. The Fokker DXXI/D21 flew for the Netherlands‚ it was first produced in 1936‚ it had four
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Discuss why‚ how‚ and where European farmers achieved efficiency gains in eighteenth century Europe Agricultural efficiency gains in eighteenth century Europe can be attributed to a number of factors. Economic growth increased demand for crop production‚ and farmers were incentivized to raise productivity in order to achieve higher living standards becoming prevalent in cities. These productivity gains were achieved through innovations in agricultural technology‚ techniques‚ and tools. Farms
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Task 4: Why did Philip II send the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588? In this essay I am going to talk about the question asked above‚ ‘Why did Philip II send the Spanish Armada to attack England?’ There are many reasons of which could have provoked Philip the second to attack England. Perhaps this attack was fuelled by rage against a certain English man‚ a difference in opinion‚ certain event against Englishmen at sea or even the pain of a previous wife who was residing in England‚ being
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