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Comparing Medieval And Rennais
<view this essay>.... space. I think it is a very successful method because the person who is looking at the painting has space to look around. The painting in my opinion is more realistic than naturalistic because I think he attended the ceremony and then painted what he remembered.
In the following paragraph I shall briefly describe the renaissance painting. This painting is based on the story of a poor man who couldn’t pay his taxes. Then Jesus told him to go to a certain place where he should cut open a fish and there he shall find a silver coin to pay his taxes with. He did so and paid his taxes. On the left of the painting you can see the barrel of fish, one of the fish is w .....
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Japanese Canadians During World War II
<view this essay>.... Japanese-Canadians to the relocation camp? This kind
of action is totally unfair, and why Japanese Canadians had to pay the
responsibilities for the war?
According to official Japanese passport records, 181 Japanese who
left for Canada in 1891 were the first Japanese immigrants to Canada. Over
years, there are more Japanese immigrates to BC coast. They have a new
life and loyal to the Canada. In the first days after Pearl Harbor, 7
December 1941, Ottawa worried about protecting loyal residents of Japanese
racial origin from the mod violence and demonstrations they had long feared.
The RCMP and provincial police immediately followed prearranged plans an .....
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Nixon's Program Of Detente Was The Reason For The Decline Of World Conflict In The 1970's
<view this essay>.... essentially ended the Vietnam conflict
a.With improved relations, attack on Vietnam did not spark
Russian
attack
II&1/2. Transition
III. Reasons opposing
1.Nixon's attempt at detente added to the communist threat
a. Lost North Vietnam to communism
b. by establishing trade he improved Russiachina economy
2.It was later administrations that fully ended the Chinese/Russian
threat
a.Ford & later administrations fulfilled detente
b.Reagan's cooperation with Gorbechev ended cold war
c.Glastnost/Parestroika tore communism to pieces, ending Soviet
threat
3.There was no real threat .....
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Gothic Architecture
<view this essay>.... two
eras of architecture. Romanesque architecture was designed
to be more for protective purposes than for any aesthetic
quality. The walls of Romanesque cathedrals were built very
thickly, so as not to be destroyed by invaders. Gothic, on the
other hand, had thinner walls and worked towards a more
artistic approach. Gothic cathedrals have many more
buttresses than Romanesque cathedrals. Gothic cathedrals
were also designed with statues and sculptures on them such
as the gargoyle, which also served as a rain spout.
Romanesque cathedrals had few windows, as the walls of .....
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Essay On Origins Of World War
<view this essay>.... given rise.” (Fay, The Origins of the World War). His main arguments are his explanations of how each country was responsible for the creation of the war. His first explanation is that of how Serbia was partly responsible. Fay explains that Serbia knew that by not co-operating with the Austrian government over the implications of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassination they were indirectly preparing for a war they would fight but did not want. Fay says that Austria was more responsible for the war than any other power but not in military attack, but more in the form of self-defence. He makes it clear that Austria was justified in their battle and .....
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Hitler And Gleichchaltung
<view this essay>.... courts. The final stage involved gaining control of the Army. Success at each stage was very crucial for Hitler to construct his total dictatorship over the German people and country. It was alarming how swiftly he was able to achieve co- ordination and virtual lack of effective opposition he encountered. Hitler used an enticing slogan of "unity," that made the German people abandon their inhibitions and thoughts of opposition in the first few months of 1933 and they failed to realize to stand up against what was happening to them and their country
On February 4, 1933 the Reich President Hindenburg issued an ordinance for the protection of the German pe .....
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Ancient Greece: A Time Of Great Cities And Lives
<view this essay>.... Compared to today Ancient Greece was a
city far ahead of its time and possibly the time in which people now live. Down
in the streets of there was always someone willing to buy, trade or sell
anything that you had or desired. With Ancient Greeks booming economy it's no
wonder that it attracted almost one quarter of the worlds businesses and various
smiths. These included bronze smiths, tanners and potters. It is no wonder
that Ancient Greece was in its time considered the beginning of the of a new era
that would be recognised as the centre of the worlds economy and was to be home
to more than twice as many shops and people than the city already held. .....
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Just War Doctrine And The Gulf Conflict
<view this essay>.... just cause, proportionality, right intention,
chance of success, and last resort.
1. Legitimate Authority - Only those of legitimate authority may justly
lead its country into war. This tenet disqualify revolutionaries, radicals
and/or subversives who seek to justly initiate war. War is to be the decisions
of the head of state and is to be subject to their guidance.
2. Just Cause - A just conflict may not be initiated void of just cause.
This tenet disallows justifying war for the purpose of economic gain, land
acquisition, or strategic position. If war is to be justly initiated just cause,
usually humanitarian, must first exist.
3. Right Inten .....
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