The Prince illustrates the increasingly secular outlook of the Renaissance by describing the fortunes that were acquired during those times as a result of dubious politics. These fortunes are directed towards Lorenzo Medici, the prince this book is dedicated too, which basically is like a guidebook for how to be the greatest prince in all the land. Not only does The Prince describe the fortunes of the Renaissance, but also how to acquire these fortunes with strength and power. An important aspect
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1. The question I was given was number 7. Whether it is easier to maintain in power by the help of the nobles, or the help of the people. After reading this book, Machiavelli makes it clear that it is easy to stay in power by the support of the people. The people and the nobles are opposite of each other. The nobles want to dominate and keep the people down, but the people want to avoid such dictatorship. The nobles want to rule the people, but the people don’t want to be governed by such strict
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Michelangelo My project is on Michelangelo the greatest artist of the Renaissance. Michelangelo was a sculptor, architect, poet and painter. In fact Michelangelo did not want to be a painter he would rather become a sculptor. He had been bribed by the pope but we will get into that later. Later in life i figured he liked art he wanted to do some more of it so he did. Michelangelo's life was very busy, by the age 25 he had already won best sculptor in Italy and had created many masterpieces all
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Bernhard Berenson claimed “the Renaissance…stands for youth, and youth alone---for intellectual curiosity and energy grasping at the whole of life as material which it hopes to mould to any shape” (Berenson, The Venetian Painters, 1894). But what exactly does he mean by his statement? Is he referring to the definition of renaissance as a rebirth and therefore stands for the youthfulness of new ideas or is it something more? I believe Berenson is referring to the mindset of youth which lead to the
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The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michelangelo Buonarroti was painted in 1487 (15th century) and is now located in the permanent collection at the Kimbell Art Museum. The medium of this painting is oil and tempera paint on one of only four surviving panels by Michelangelo. The painting depicts demonic creatures attacking Saint Anthony while being surrounded by a very tranquil terrain. The artist’s use of lines, color, and space work together to convey the dark energy of the animal-like demons and Saint
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For the museum report, I decided to go to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). As I was looking through all the renaissance art the one that stood out to me was “Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis”. This art piece is oil painting was created by Paris Bordone in Italy, Circa1525 during the high renaissance. Today, it is on display on the third floor on the Ahmanson building at LACMA. Figures The whole painting consists of four primary figures that are noticeable from the first
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2 million children under the age of 16 were forced to work in order to eat in the United States during the 1900s. Florence Kelley, a U.S. social worker, delivered a speech to the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia in 1905. She was also a reformer who was fighting for the improvement of child labor laws throughout the country. Kelley encourages women to get their husbands to do something for the children. She poses questions such as “What can we do to free our consciences”
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Florence Kelley was a United States social worker and reformer who fought for child labor laws and improved conditions for working. She delivered a speech before the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22,1905 and made use of various rhetorical strategies to convey her message about child labor to the audience. Kelley reveals that two million children under the age of sixteen begin “earning their bread.” The diction here signifies old
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Leadership A good leader is only as good as the qualities he possess, the advisors he surrounds himself with, and if he carries out his role properly. It is a leader’s role to benefit the people he is ruling; by making society a peaceful, organized, and flourishing place to lead a productive life. A good leader will consult and seek advice from his advisors, whose job it is to council the leader in matters concerning his leadership. During the Renaissance, in the fifteenth century, there were many
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Summary: In listening to Louis Armstrong’s “ Satch Plays Fats” album you get a smooth, bourbon street vibe. You get the vibe as if you were in New Orleans at a jazz concert or parade. Armstrong has a very deep voice which is very noticeable in every song. I noticed the instruments played more than he did, which tells me he enjoyed playing his instruments more than singing. He blends his voice very well with his trumpet, the whole album gives off a laid back vibe to relax to. The album “ Satch
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