Hans Holbein, The Ambassadors Essay

Hans Mommsen’s book, From Weimar to Auschwitz, presented an interesting look at Hitler within the Nazi Party. The overriding themes in the chapter “Hitler’s Position in the Nazi System” were the stubbornness and charisma of Hitler and the chaos within the Nazi Party. The weak leadership of Hitler along with the inability to concentrate power to one position helped lead the Third Reich to be a very frenzied and unorganized government.

Ancient Greek astronomers made some amazing mathematical and philosophical discovers about our universe. From the Hellenistic Greek observations in approximately 300 B.C.E., to the invention of the first telescope in the seventeenth century, to the launching of today’s space probes, one thing is evident: astrological observations are imperative to creating a calendar.

Heffernan’s paintings express her untamed imagination with majestic fantasy, dream-like subjects, yet she paints with a very classic technique. When I first viewed The Self Portrait as Wunderkabinett, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel came to mind. Michelangelo illustrates the desire and describes the oneness that humans anticipate with God through salvation. The artists painting technique is traditional, with the sensible and realistic proportions of the human body, the distinguishing lines, the application of shadow, the intricate detail on every object within the painting, and the use of traditional complementary color pairs.

Franz Marc was a German artist and printmaker, and also one of the key statistics of the German Expressionist movement. Franz Marc was born in February 8, 1880 in Munich and past away in March 4, 1916, eventually Marc was only 36 years old. Wilhelm, the father, was an expert landscape painter; his mother, Sophie, was a strict Calvinist. Marc began to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 1900. In 1903 and 1907, he spent time in France, intensely in Paris, visiting the city’s museums and copying many paintings, a conventional way for artists to study and improve technique.

In the story Harrison Bergeron in the year 2081 everyone is equal, no one is smatter, better looking, stronger, faster, etc. than anyone else, but rather everyone is “average”. This story raises the idea of tall poppy syndrome. A derogatory term used to describe a social phenomenon in which people are resented, attacked, put down, and criticized by society because their talents or achievements place them above and distinguish them from their peers. This is evident in the characters Harrison Bergeron, George Bergeron, and the ballerina whose talents are being hindered by the government (handicapper general) in the story. Harrison Bergeron is and absurdly handsome, strong, genius who outpaces his peers.

Be able to list and describe the 3 main tools used to measure latitude in early navigation

Simon Wiesenthal was born in Buczaz on December 31, 1908. Wiesenthal lived there until 1915 when his mother moved them to Vienna. In 1928 Wiesenthal graduated. After Wiesenthal graduated he applied to the Polytechnical Institute, he was rejected by the Polytechnical Institute he was accepted by the Technical University of Prague. By 1932 he had earned a degree in architectural engineering.

On Saturday morning, I went to Howe Library in Wellsville, to see its historical display. The display room featured various tables holding displays of the history of various towns, displays of history projects by young residents, and various historical antiques. The layout consisted of various isles formed by the placement of objects and stands. Four lanes ran perpendicular to the four room walls, forming a walking square, which was met on the other side with a rough square of displays. This internal square of displays had points on which to enter an internal space lined with more displays on the inside.

The Holocaust was the systematic state-sponsored torment and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime in Germany. The Nazis came to power in Germany in January 1933 and believed that Germans were racially superior to all others. With that, they deemed that the Jews were inferior and a threat to the “pure” German racial community. Over the next twelve years, the German Army captured and tortured many Jewish men, women, and children. The Holocaust is one of the most appalling times in history. However, Alexander Ehrmann and Primo Levi were two young men that managed to survive to the horrific events. While their stories and circumstances are vastly different, they faced many of the same misfortunes while being held in concentration and labor camps during the Holocaust.

England offered 20,000 pounds to anyone who could produce an accurate method of finding longitude at sea. A solution was imperative for “Safety and Quickness of Voyages, the Preservation of Ships and the Lives of Men”, the “Trade of Great Britain” and “the Honour of [the] Kingdom”. But with so much riding on a solution, the board in charge of giving the prize was inundated with hoaxes and false attempts to win the 20,000 pounds. Besides that, the common thought was that an astronomical solution was the answer, not a mechanical one. Because of this, for Harrison to get the board to meet and discuss his clock was almost impossible without support. He took his clock first to Edmond Halley, a member of the Royal Society. Halley was impressed, and sent Harrison to George Graham, a well-known watchmaker. After a full day spent discussing Harrison’s ideas, Graham agreed to become Harrison’s patron, and finally granted him the funds he needed to make his vision a reality. Once the clock was built he took it back to Graham who showed it to the Board of longitude and the Royal Society, “…who gave it a hero’s welcome”. Patronage was essential for the clock to be built, and without Halley’s connections through the Royal Society Harrison would not have received the finances he needed. With support secured Harrison went on to construct his first

Since hundreds of years ago, it has been a common practice to make statues or paint paintings of important individuals throughout history to commemorate their contributions. The use of these portrayals are to remind people of who the ruler or person was, while keeping them remembered by others for decades to come. Two works that explore remembrance in similar and different ways are Head, possibly a King, by African, by a southwestern Nigerian constructed in the 12th to 14th century, and Charles de Solier, Sieur de Morette, by Hans Holbein the Younger between 1534 and 1535. In both Head, possibly a King, and Charles de Solier, Sieur de Morette, the representations of these two individuals of power share a common theme of illustrating status, importance, and power to the viewers by using the depictions.

The Operations of the Geometrical and Military Compass (1604), which revealed Galileo’s skills with experiments and practical technological applications.

The story behind this painting is a Biblical tale about a strong heroine named Judith, who was known for her bravery and resistance against the Assyrian troops that come to assume control over her people. In this story, Judith uses her wit and seduction to ease her way into the Assyrian troops' camp and continue with a genius plan to execute the Assyrian General, Holofernes. She seduces him, and once he is drunk, beheads him in his own tent, with his own soldiers all around him oblivious (Branch). Judith was able to defeat the enemy and resist what could have been the end of many Israelites' lives. Cranach's choice suggested a political resistance that required a bravery similar to that of Judith's. Small details in the painting such as the bodice of the dress and Judith's jewelry show Cranach's love for a decorative surface, as well as the

The Holocaust was one of the biggest genocide in the world. Over 17 million people died in it mostly Jews. There where more things to The Holocaust World War 2, Hitlers rise to power, and Anne Franks Diary. These events all happened at the same time reflecting on one another. The Holocaust was one of the worlds worst events in history.

In 1963, British astronomer Gerald Hawkins published an article in Nature, followed by a book, Stonehenge Decoded, and proposed a hypothesis for at least one purpose of this ancient monument. Standing in the center of Stonehenge, Hawkins recognized twenty-four lines of sight amongst the stones, and later discovered that these lines pointed to significant astronomical events. The most famous of these are the alignments that point to the spot on the horizon on which the sun rises on the summer and winter solstices; but there were many lines pointing to the rising and setting of the full moon near to those dates as well. Hawkins discovered that Stonehenge was not only a religious site, but also an “astronomical observatory” and calendar. Stonehenge was a device by which the builders could tell, on an annual basis, when Earth arrived at a certain point in its orbit around the sun. (Trefil