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Hazelwood History Of Censorshi
<view this essay>.... . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . .” (as quoted in Student 9).
The right of freedom of the press is clearly outlined and newspapers nation-wide covet their responsibility to be the “watchdog” of society. They were there when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. They were there when the Cuban Missile Crisis broke out. And they were there when the Supreme Court ruled on the Hazelwood court case. The professional journalists have set an example for high school students who also want to cover important events that are pertinent to their school and community.
Up until 1987, the Tinker v. Des Moines (1968) case’s ruling prevailed which appeared t .....
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Themes Of Italian Renaissance Art
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world. Pico della Mirandola said that, "there is nothing
to be seen more wonderful than man." (Fleming, 284) This
could almost be taken as a motto for Renaissance art.
Michelangelo's David clearly supports Mirandola's statement.
Since Renaissance art focused on representing
tangible, human figures, rather than depicting scenes from
the Bible in order to praise God, the artists had to think
in more natural, scientific terms. Artists became familiar
with mathematics and the concept of space, as well as
anatomy. Lorenzo Ghiberti studied the anatomical
proportions of the body, Filippo Brunelleschi was
interested in mathematics in ar .....
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Islam 2
<view this essay>.... ago, A.D. 613, with the work of Muhammad the Prophet. This man began to receive messages from Allah and soon he started preaching among his people. The Islam could be interpreted as an improvement or revision of the Christianity and Judaism. In someway Islam brought to the Muslim world not only uniting religion but also a new set of values, understandings, a whole new way of life.
After the death of Muhammad the Prophet the Islam continued to spread. The Arab armies were attacking, invading and conquering different parts of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa. They converted to their religion wherever they went. About A.D. 700 the Islam reached North .....
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The JFK Assassination: Conspiracy Or Single-gunman?
<view this essay>.... to the old facts regarding the case of the JFK assassination,
Kennedy was killed by a single gunman. On November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m.
CST (Central Standard Time), Kennedy was riding in an open limousine
through Dallas, Texas. At this time, Kennedy was shot in the head and neck
by a sniper. He was then taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he was
pronounced dead. Later, police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S.
Marine, at a nearby theater. By the next morning, Oswald was booked for
the murder of President John F. Kennedy. Two days later, Oswald was killed
by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner, while he was being moved from the
city to the c .....
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The Iran-Contra Affair
<view this essay>.... "contra" rebels at a time when Congress had prohibited such aid.
An Independent special prosecutor, former federal judge Lawrence E. Walsh,
wa appointed to investigate the activities of persons involved in the arms
sale or contra aid or both, including marine Lt. Col. Oliver North of the
National Security Council (NSC) staff.
Reagan appointed a review board headed by former Republican senator
John Tower. The Tower commission's report in February 1987 criticized the
president's passive management style. In a nationaly televised address on
March 4, Reagan accepted the reports judgement without serious disagreement.
Select committees of the Senate .....
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Byzantium Civilization
<view this essay>.... site of the Greek City of Byzantium. Roman law and political institutions ruled the people there and they spoke Latin and Greek languages. Merchants at this city were able to grow rich cause of its strategic location between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Constantine liked to import Greek-Roman art from throughout the empire.
Byzantium art focused on human figures. The most prominent figures that were created were Christ, the Virgin Mary, the saints, and the apostles. The emperor was believed to be divinely sanctioned by god. Human figures were portrayed in sculptures in two different styles. One style expressed power, authority, and grandeur. The other sty .....
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Michelangelo 2
<view this essay>.... so indelibly associated with the arts that when a friend seeked a way to please its members, he commissioned Botticelli to execute "the Adoration of the Magi" the three wise men in the painting are supposedly Lorenzo's grandfather, father and uncle. Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano are also pictured in the painting. When Lorenzo died in 1492 at the age of 43 Michelangelo was intended to design to tomb but he left Florence for good in 1534 only the Ducal tombs had been designed. Lorenzo (the magnificent) and his brother Giuliano lie disregarded on a cassone or chest, opposite the altar. Michelangelo designed the tombs for Lorenzo de Medici Duke of urbino .....
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Dave Mathews Band
<view this essay>.... knowledge to us. It is very rare to find someone in today’s music industry that can inspire in this way. Money and MTV have taken away what music is supposed to do, create emotions. A very sad and obvious example is the current charts topper The Back Street Boys. What is the world coming to when a group of kids are making millions because a bunch of 12-year-old girls have crushes? This is the cue for the prophet Mathews, he takes his talents and does something that people can relate too. He inspires and pushes the limits of the imagination.
To give the reader a taste if what Dave Mathews’ poetry is like I’m going to give some examples over the next paragraph .....
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