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    From the 14th century to the 17th century the Renaissance took place and was consider the cultural bridge that connect the middle ages to modern history. During this time many spectacular things took place. Artwork was created that looked as though it were from the heavens. Sculptures were generated that looked as an angel had sculpted the masterpiece. The architecture that took place looked as though it were created from the 19th century. Many architects, artist, and sculptures were present during

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    Movie Critic Life is Beautiful In the mid 1900 a Jewish man by the name of Guido Orefice(Roberto Benigni) arrives in Arezzo, Italy to open a bookshop. In the meantime in order to make ends meet he works as a waiter under the watch of his uncle. During a party at his uncle’s hotel Guido accidently crosses Dora, a beautiful school teacher, over the course of the party Guido falls in love with Dora, whom he calls "princess"(princess) and charms her by randomly popping up at unpredictable times

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    having their own self autonomy (3-4). Civic pride in one’s city led to the formation of unique, self-identifying, prosperous, settlements (4). (Najemy) These changes were in large part due to the efforts of the scholar, Francesco Petrarch. Born in Arezzo, 1304, the son of modestly wealthy parents (Guten 60-61). Petrarch had a fascination with the world of ancient Greece

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    La Vita E Bella Themes

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    A screen text which says "Arezzo, Italy 1939" indicates the Holocaust and its persecution and killing of Jews. Viewers understand how the context affects the way of thinking and behaving of its victims. In the concentration camp. Guido made up a game for his son to protect him from

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    Although the clavichordf ell into relativeo bscurityb y the end of the nineteenthc en-tury,it had a long and distinguishedh istoryd atingb ack to the late Middle Ages. Bach biog-rapherJ ohann Forkel claimed that the clavichord was Johann Sebastian Bach's preferred instrument; he was attractedb y its abilityt o communicaten uances and subtleties, and con-sideredi t to be farm ore expressivet han the harpsichord. Bach was not alone in his admira-tion for the clavichord; similar sentiments were expressed

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    important figure in the rising of humanism in the start of the Renaissance. The event symbolizes a new interest in classical culture. Slide 2 Basic knowledge: “Francesco Petrarca (English translated name “Petrarch”) was born on July 20, 1304, in Arezzo, Tuscany (now Italy). He moved to Avignon, France, as a child.” In France, Petrarch studied law, as his father had wanted. “His passion was for literature, particularly ancient Greek

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    The most important feature of medieval music is that a lot of musical theories and techniques which people use these days were settled in this period. Composers need a musical notation to express their musical ideas as composers need language and letters to communicate with other people. Body: (1300) In the late thirteenth century, a genre ‘Motet’ became popular as organum and conductus were gradually disappeared and ‘fell out of fashion’. This genre is similar to the way that a textual trope and

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    Many years ago during biblical times the Philistine lined up to fight Israel. A man standing over nine feet tall dressed in full armor came out of his camp every day to find a challenger. For forty days there was no one willing to challenge Goliath until David volunteered. David was a young teenager who wasn’t even a part of the war, but was delivering stuff to his brothers, so it took some convincing to the king to let him be the challenger. In 1 Samuel 17 more of the story is told. “45 David said

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    Michelangelo is one of the most well-known artists of all time, with many masterpieces attributed to him including the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which stays one in every of his maximum famous initiatives. Michelangelo, like any other artists did now not create his artwork honestly from spontaneous notion of invention. He changed into stimulated by many various factors which include faith and other philosophies that have been actively practiced in society. His specialty and even his compositions

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    The Sistine Chapel and the Creation of Adam Michelangelo(1475-1564) The sistine Chapel and mainly the Creation of Adam fresco are treasures to the world of art, Michelangelo the creator brought his discipline of sculpting into painting the frescoes and the human silhouette. The story of the Sistine Chapel starts with the building itself, built in 1473 under the supervision of Giovannino de Dolci. It is located in Vatican, Which is almost like the capital for catholicism. Vatican

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