Tomika Davis Professor Joleen Koehly FRM Fashion History II March 29, 2013 Fashion Period Report Romantic Era Society and Fashion | | “From this society in Europe between 1800 and 1900, Europe went through enormous changes. There was the time of the French Revolution, which was followed by the First Empire, under Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon established the French Court and made Paris the center of power and fashion. This was a Second and Third Republic, which held power over most of Europe. This rise of Napoleon also triggered lavish spending, ultimately causing the French economy to suffer.
Walk the Line Mike Smithburg Rock & Roll & American Culture Mike Smithburg Rock & Roll & American Culture Film Review 5/21/12 Walk the Line: Film Review Walk the Line is a great movie documentary of the early part and heart of the late great Johnny Cash (J.R. Cash). The movie starts out on his farm in the mid forty’s when he is approximately ten years old. The main point the movie gets across about his childhood is that he has a physically and emotionally abusive father and his brother Jack dies in a sawmill accident when he is just a few years the elder of J.R. Then the film jumps straight to when J.R. is shipped to Germany with the Air Force to be a military policeman. The film soon jumps to when he is living in Memphis with his wife and baby as a unsuccessful salesman. He starts practicing with his band “Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two” and decides to bug Sam Phillips at Sun Records to let him perform for him quickly and the end up making a record that day.
Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom Laura-Ashley Williams Colorado Technical University Author Note This paper was prepared for [HIST101], [Modern American History], taught by [Professor David Bullock] on [February 24, 2014]. Overview Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a British/South African biographical film that was released in 2013, it was directed by Justin Chadwick and is based on the 1995 book, "Long Walk to Freedom" by the revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela. The movie chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and his 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society. The cast comprises mainly of Idris Elba who stars as Nelson Mandela and Naomie Harris who stars as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Produced by Anant Singh whom stated that he began working on the project after interviewing Mandela while he was still imprisoned two decades ago (en.wikipedia.org).
Nugent dropped the Amboy Dukes band name for good in 1975, and signed to Epic Records. Derek St. Holmes (guitar, vocals), Rob Grange (bass) and Clifford Davies (drums) were the primary additional band members for his classic 1970s multi-platinum[8] albums: Ted Nugent (1975), Free-for-All (1976) and Cat Scratch Fever (1977). These albums produced the popular radio anthems "Hey Baby", "Stranglehold", "Dog Eat Dog", and "Cat Scratch Fever". It was during these three years that Nugent truly emerged as a guitar hero to thousands of young hard rock fans, many of whom were unaware of his lengthy apprenticeship with the Amboy Dukes. [9] This band lineup toured extensively, also releasing the multi-platinum live album Double Live Gonzo!, until its breakup
By 1893 he became Minister of Finance. Witte combined his experience in the railway industry with a strong interest in foreign policy. He encouraged the expansion of the Trans-Siberian Railway and organized the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Witte also played an important role in helping to increase the speed of Russia's industrial development. Witte was much admired in Russia but he made some powerful enemies, including Vyacheslav Plehve, Minister of the Interior.
Hendrix performed two songs, one of which was the song "Killing Floor". Hendrix and Clapton remained friends up until Hendrix's death. The first night Hendrix arrived in London, he began a relationship with Kathy Etchingham that lasted until February 1969. She later wrote an autobiographical book about their relationship and the sixties London scene in
The men decided to change their name, again. Now they called themselves “The Silver Beetles.” Now, the band just needed a drummer. They went through two potential band mates, but both of them left after a few weeks. Harrison suggested the club owner’s son, Pete Best, as a potential drummer. After contacting Best, and offering him the position, he accepted.
Montesquieu’s philosophy was highly regarded and it had a massive contribution in the shaping of the US constitution. Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, was born on January 18, 1689, in La Brède, France, just outside of Bordeaux, to an aristocratic family with considerable wealth in landholdings. His mother, Marie Françoise de Pesnel who died when Charles de Secondat was seven, was a female inheritor of a large monetary inheritance who brought the title of barony of La Brède to the Secondat family. As a young man, he studied Latin, French, history, and the law before graduating from the University of Bordeaux in 1708. In 1715 he married Jeanne Lartigue, whose family brought him tremendous wealth, and a year later his uncle died leaving him with his title of Baron de la Brède and property making him immensely rich.
Many writers, H.G. Wells amongst them, turned towards communist ideas during the 19th century, considering capitalism ideology individualistic and using technological progress for severe exploitations of the working class. Communist utopia is the first perception the Time Traveller gets upon his initial encounter with the future civilization. The Time Traveller discovers the world of Eloi, which resembles of paradise: exotic garden full of once magnificent palaces, silver rivers, abundant foliage, populated by “beautiful and graceful creatures” (Wells, 29), apparently living in “ease and security” (Wells, 38). “Communism” (Wells, 37) is the first remark the Time Traveller makes about the society he sees.
Consider as the projects that built Piano reputation and give him an international name is the futurist Georges Pompidou Center in Paris. Years later Piano designed the Menil Collection Art Museum, built in Texas, in which he utilizes natural light to illuminates arts pieces during different times of the day. Another project that really reflects Piano’s ideals is the Shard of Glass, in which he used a high tech approach. Son of a builder and one of the most recognized architects in world is Renzo Piano. Piano was born on September 14, 1937 in Genoa Italy.