German Expressionism There were two groups of German Expressionist movements. One was called Die Brucke (meaning "the bridge")‚ led by Kirchner. The other was called Der Blau Rieter ("the Blue Rider")‚ led by Kandinsky. Die Brucke ("The Bridge") Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 - 1938) |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |Self Portrait as a Soldier 1915 |Woman and Mirror 1912
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to fight two major naval powers at once. This reasoned to long-term tension before the war. The Great Powers also began their preparations for war on land long before the war broke out. Again‚ Germany created the Schlieffen Plan 1905. Named after German general Count Alfred von Schlieffen who created the plan‚ which later proved unsuccessful (arguably‚ they didn’t actually follow the plan). The main idea of this plan was to avoid fighting a war on two fronts simultaneously‚ first take out France
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political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many Hellenes became uncertain and jealous towards their neighboring city-states. This led to the uprising of tyrants‚ who were the self-appointed leaders of each polis. Due to non-political unification‚ the emerging
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of the Cid consist of a more realistic tone. In comparison to The Odyssey and The Aeneid there is no divine intervention from gods or goddesses. Most of the obstacles the Cid is faced with is caused by another human or himself and his success can be attributed to his own determination and perseverance unlike in The Odyssey where most obstacles are caused by
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The Political Unification of Italy Italian unification‚ “il Risorgimento‚” or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that aggregated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. For the sake of brevity and personal interest I’m only going to be discussing the military achievements that led to such a successful “Risorgimento!” Most scholars agree that the years‚ 1815-1871‚ are the years in which “il Risorgimento” occured. From the
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entities‚ and by being so would release a new and significant architectural force. (20) -Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich were jointly responsible for the design of the German section of the 1929 International Exposition at Barcelona; when France and Britain decided to build national pavilions at the exposition‚ the German government commissioned Mies van der Rohe to prepare the
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“Heaven’s Gate” and “Unification Church” The Heaven’s Gate cult followed a syncretistic religion‚ combining elements of Christianity with rare beliefs about the nature of UFOs. They believed that everything on Earth was about to be destroyed‚ after which the planet would be refurbished or recycled. The only chance for survival was to leave. Heaven ’s Gate members believed that Hale-Bopp‚ a rare bright comet‚ was the sign that they were supposed to shed their earthly bodies or containers and
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The German Ideology Midterm Exam Amanda C. Frumento Sociology 3310 Professor Long Fall 2012 In The German Ideology‚ Karl Marx explains that all societies have to actively transform nature to fulfill their needs‚ in doing so these societies always function with a social and a natural dimension. Marx illustrates that both the social and natural dimensions of production are imbedded in everyday activities. In order to see these two dimensions of production one must focus on what people are doing
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I - INTRODUCTION Turkish - German relations were always crucial for the two countries throughout the history. However‚ in this paper I will focus on the most volatile and tense era between the countries. Germany and Turkey both officially and publicly were distant to each other. We can relate the tensions into three main spheres; international‚ internal and bilateral. Firstly‚ when we look at the international sphere‚ with the end of the cold-war the whole world order has changed. With the
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the shogun and Bakufu fell. In efforts to change Japan for the better‚ the Meiji government decided that the best thing to do for the country is to unite it. The Meiji government‚ used the following 3 methods out of many to make an attempt at the unification of Japan. This is includes control by beliefs and liberality. The Meiji government took over the previous feudal control and slowly replaced it with a constitutional government. Before the Meiji government could choose what type of government to
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