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    Giuseppe Mazzini

    Giuseppe Mazzini was thought of one of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century in Europe. In fact, one of Mazzini’s famous works include homilies titled, “On the Duties of Man”. Throughout these homilies Giuseppe Mazzini stresses the love of one’s country, and the compatibility of this patriotism with the love of humanity. During the course of Mazzini’s writing he also discusses the duties of man relating to that of the duties towards his country, and to humanity in particular. Naturally

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    Analyzing Florence Kelley's Speech

    The speaker Florence Kelley, in her speech, she talks about how she knows that there are so many children that are of such a small age that are working very dangerous jobs. Kelley’s purpose to do this speech is to inform the people of how bad the work condition are for the children that have a job, along with that she mentions a lot about how long they work for. She adopts a passionate tone in order to motivate people to cause a change so that children no longer have to work in such horrible conditions

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    Medici Money Banking

    Bank in 14th century     The Medici had an inestimable impact and effect upon Florence and the surrounding Italian peoples however this effect was not always positive or beneficial.[] The Medici, through carefully planned moves and states craft and at other times direct violence, worked tirelessly to remove Florence from its republican framework and replace it with a principality of their own. Indeed, by 1537 Florence was no longer a republic and named a duke to lead it now that it had become a principality

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    Machiavelli

    many years following the French invasion of 1494, during which the Medici family fell from power. He had responsibilities in diplomatic missions and military affairs. This did not last long, however, as the Medici family soon regained control of Florence almost two decades later. Machiavelli was then arrested and tortured under accusations of plotting against the family. He was left without a job after his release and wrote various works during this newfound free time, his most famous being his political

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    Leonardo's Mona Lisa

    Leonardo's Mona Lisa AR115 Introduction to the Visual Arts Park University Mr. Trevis Martin December 2, 2012 Leonardo's Mona Lisa The tetragrammaton simply means "four letters," YHWH; which stand for the name of the God of Israel, and means "to be." The proper pronunciation and spelling was too holy to say or write that it was lost centuries ago and cannot be found in any ancient writings; therefore, Israelis substituted the name to Yahweh, or Jehovah, but only pronounce

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    Burma Road Riod

    Galileo Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was the oldest of seven children. His father was a musician and wool trader, who wanted his son to study medicine as there was more money in medicine. At age eleven, Galileo was sent off to study in a Jesuit monastery. After four years, Galileo had announced to his father that he wanted to be a monk. This was not exactly what father had in mind, so Galileo was hastily withdrawn from the monastery. In 1581, at the age of

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    Why Is the Renaissance Significant?

    Why is the Renaissance significant? The Renaissance is a cultural move that roughly began in the 14th century to the 17th century. To examine the significance of the Renaissance would be the aim of this essay. What is remarkable about the Renaissance? One reason why Renaissance is significant is its remarkable influence to the way we live our lives today. The Renaissance was remarkable because it changed people’s way of thinking (Humanism). Before the Dark Ages, common people did not have any

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    Raphael’s Process for Painting

    Raphael’s Process for Painting ARTS/230 August 6, 2014 Raphael’s Process for Painting Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), or "Raphael", was a painter that lived during the High Renaissance period and was greatly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are considered one of the three great painters of their time. Although you may know Raphael by the beautiful paintings he produced, he particularly gave great importance to his

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    Okgggg

    https://www.1976.com.tw/1976/category.jsp?id=8&pid=1 http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Giorgio-Armani/Si-18453.html [pic] Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina 芭蕾女伶女性淡香精是一款歡慶女性時尚的香氛,帶有雅緻、俏皮及清新的風貌。這款香氛的靈感來自於Salvatore Ferragamo品牌與散發女人韻味的年輕時尚女性的概念緊密連結,展現永恆的都會風格,不但富有創意,並帶有女性大膽示愛的勇氣。 Signorina,一個可愛別緻的義大利名稱,原意為時尚且極具義式風采、清新並充滿朝氣的年輕女性。 香 調: 清新花果香調 Signorina is a celebration of chic girls with a sophisticated, subtly cheeky and fresh scent signature. A new fragrance creation with the elegant and all Italian

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    Museum

    It is basically correct to say that, in the mind of the public, the MMA has no image. There is nothing about this [building] that says, “I’m a museum,” or “Come in.” There are a lot of people that are not interested in high culture and think this is a drive-in bank or an office building. Most art museums in America have a problem with image. One of the things that makes me mad is that people think there is something wrong with the museum. The MMA is one of the most public in the country, and more

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