The Third of May 1808

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    a spanish nationalist, one topic which was especially important to Goya’s paintings concerned the events of Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. Goya wanted to publicize powerful images depicting the horrors of war and the injustice which continued to occur during the French occupation. In the context of the Napoleonic wars, his paintings of The Third of May was intended to be a revolutionary piece to incite the Spanish public to take up arms and encourage the war effort against French occupation

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    James Barry Romanticism

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    The Romanticism art movement praised imagination over reason, emotions over logic, and literature over science. The Romanticism artists were known for replacing the classical 18th century literature heroes with much more complex and passionate characters. Romanticism focuses on self-expression and individual uniqueness that does not lend itself to be defined nor controlled by society. The landscape on Romanticism was commonly displayed in cool rich colors and untamed peaceful surroundings. In Romanticism

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    to make political demands to become more relevant in French society. Few males supported this upbringing, but women created petitions informing the public of their complaints. There was a petition that said women were to be called, “the third estate of the third estate.” Soon after, sixty women’s clubs were established but banned after four years by an all-male legislative body. In 1793, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antionette were executed because of the National Assembly. Almost immediately

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    president for four years (1797-1801). John Adams strengthened the central government by making the army stronger and he signed a law which is called the “Act for the Sick” which let government marine hospital service. Thomas Jefferson which was the third president was one of the more important presidents for the United States, he was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence and he also organized the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the country known as the United States. James Madison

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    misconduct in office. Impeachment compromises both the act of formulating the accusation and the resulting trial of charges; it is frequently but mistakenly taken to mean removal from office of an accused official. An impeachment trial may result in an acquittal or in a verdict of guilty. The U.S. Constitution, in Article 1, Section 3 , provides for the impeachment of public federal officials and gives precise directions for conducting impeachment. The House of Representatives

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    The Evolution of Manet: Transitioning from Realism to Impressionism, 1860-1880 Although at first glance, Realism and Impressionism appear to be completely separate movements in 19th century art, they in fact were both bred as a response to the new order of Europe that had evolved as a result of the marks made by both the Industrial Revolution and a series of European continental wars. Realist painters and Impressionist painters alike faced controversy in challenging the status quo of the Salons

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    were transported to the Americas from Africa in during the almost 400 years of the slave trade and eventually became the largest migration across water in history. It is estimated that a third of the kidnapped and enslaved voyagers did not survive the journey across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean. It wasn’t until 1808 that the United State placed a ban on the importing of African Slaves, although the practice of slavery in the Americas remained legal until the 13th Amendment was passed in

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    O’Neil (2001) introduced the term BRIC where this grouping acronym was standing for Brazil, Russia, India and China respectively (hereafter BRIC) . By the end of 2000 these countries faced an impressive increase in equity markets: Brazil’s increased by 369%, India’s by 499%, Russia’s by 630% and China’s by 201% using the A-share market. But why these four countries are so important? Simply because by the end of 2000 the gross domestic product (gdp in US$) in both Purchase Power Parity terms (PPP)

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    symbolizing God, Satan, and death. On his eightieth birthday, the largest parade in French history was held in 1881. Then in 1882, many streets were named in honor of Hugo. Later, on May 11th, 1883, Juliette Drouet died. With the death of his favorite mistress, Hugo really did not have anything left to live for. Two years later, on May 20th, 1885, in Paris, France, Hugo died at the age of 83. He received a hero's funeral. His death was mourned by everyone. He was then buried in the

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    faced the Peninsular War from 1808-1814. Napoleon was also defeated in this war and retreated. Also, one June 18, which was at the Battle of Waterloo, the French were severely defeated by the British, with assistance from the Prussians. Due to this devastating defeat, One June 22, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte was forced to abdicate. Finally in October 1815, Napoleon was exiled in a British-held island of Saint Helena, which was located in the South Atlantic Ocean. On May 5, 1821, at age 51, Napoleon Bonaparte

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