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The River Rouge Manufacturing Complex
Words: 864 - Pages: 4.... This belt
is moving engine parts from the engine assembly to the final assembly.
Henry Ford was a pioneer in the use of the assembly line in the automobile
industry, and the Rouge plant was the ultimate in that use of the assembly
line. This photo shows the depth of the plant, being able to manufacture
all components of the cars without having to ship parts to or from other
locations in the country.
The next collection of photographs is of the exterior of the Rouge plant.
These photos were obtained from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
These pictures are of the Rouge during the switch of all production, from
the Highland Park .....
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Comparison Of Perugino And Caravaggio
Words: 1344 - Pages: 5.... linear. He outlined all the figures with a black line giving them a sense of stability, permanence, and power in their environment, but restricting the figures’ sense of movement. In fact, the figures seem to not move at all, but rather are merely locked at a specific moment in time by their rigid outline. Perugino’s approach to the figures’themselves is extremely humanistic and classical. He shines light on the figures in a clear, even way, keeping with the rational and uncluttered meaning of the work. His figures are all locked in a contrapposto pose engaging in intellectual conversation with their neighbor, giving a strong sense .....
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Cuban Revolution
Words: 434 - Pages: 2.... again put up in 1885.
The Spanish king at the time Alfonso XIII, encouraged the use of concentration camps for
revolutionaries caught in battle. The Cuban Revolution became extremely bloody due to the use of
Guerrilla warfare. This military operation, conducted on its home terrain, consisted of inhabitants fed
up with oppressive rule. The men involved operated from bases located deep in the jungle, dense
forests, and high rocky elevations. Guerrillas depended on natives for food, shelter, and useful
information. While striking swiftly was a must, the bands of men were specialized in the undetected
raiding of enemy camps. The .....
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Civil War - The Myth Of The Lost Cause
Words: 1353 - Pages: 5.... In 1869 Hill sold out to a Baltimore periodical, NEW ECLECTIC, which in the same year became the SOUTHERN MAGAZINE, official organ of the SOUTHERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. In 1871 it changed its name to the SOUTHERN MAGAZINE and together with a later periodical, SOUTHERN BIVOUAC kept the memory of the War alive and fresh in the public mind. Filled with poems and stories of loyalty to the LOST CAUSE sent in by veterans. Hill was Stonewall Jackson’s brother in law and he filled the magazine with stories, anecdotes and poems of the now legendary general. Other Confederate heroes received their share of attention from a flood of material suppl .....
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The Townshend Act
Words: 590 - Pages: 3.... Parliament's right
to tax them and warned of a conspiracy by a corrupt British ministry to
enslave Americans. The Sons of Liberty organized protests against customs
officials, merchants entered into nonimportation agreements, and the
Daughters of Liberty advocated the nonconsumption of products, such as tea,
taxed by the Townshend Acts. The Massachusetts legislature sent the other
colonies a circular letter condemning the Townshend Acts and calling for a
united American resistance. British officials then ordered the dissolution
of the Massachusetts General Court if it failed to withdraw its circular
letter; the court refused, by a vote of 9 .....
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Granada, Spain
Words: 418 - Pages: 2.... mountains and in front there is flat agricultural land. The altitude is 630
metres.
Spain is generally very monocultural in comparison to most of the
other developed countries. For centuries Spain was host to Arabic culture and
this has left many strong imprints both genetically and culturally. The
"granadainos" don't have a particularly good reputation and they are renown
for their "mala follar" which means "bad humour". The granadinos are less
friendly and lighthearted than the average Spaniard.
Granada has the Alhambra which is considered by some to be one of
the 10 wonders of the world. The Alhambra is a massive ca .....
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Francis Ford Coppola
Words: 570 - Pages: 3.... This allows the viewer to focus on what is happening, rather than distract their attention. This technique can also prove useful. For example, if he wanted to make a character seem alone, abandoned, and insignificant, this type of shot would work well. Opposite a number of his films, in Apocalypse Now, it was important to some of the frames full. However, they still were not completed with excess objects, instead they were lavishly filled with the natural, lush greens of the Philippines. also uses dissolves in his works. In The Cotton Club (1984), this technique was used a couple of times, when both dancing and singing was being .....
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Vietnam
Words: 1314 - Pages: 5.... South
Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into an international conflict. The
United States and some 40 other countries supported South Vietnam by
supplying troops and munitions, and the USSR and the People's Republic
of China furnished munitions to North Vietnam and the Vietcong. On both
sides, however, the burden of the war fell mainly on the civilians.1
On January 27, in Paris, delegations representing the United States,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Provisional Revolutionary
Communist Government of South Vietnam signed an Agreement on Ending
the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam. The cease-fire officially went into
e .....
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Slavery - Slavery And Human Decency
Words: 1139 - Pages: 5.... Slavery is a perfect example. Racial animosity grew in both the North and South, and in many instances led to physical violence.
The era of slavery should have been called the era of inhumanity. Slavery was inhumane, barbaric, and ultimately disgusting. In 1800 the population of the United States included 893,602 slaves, of which only 36,505 were in northern states (Phillips 18). Slaves were treated as if they were a piece of meat. The defined characteristics of slaves are as follows, " their labor or services are obtained through force; their physical beings are regarded as the property of another person, their master; the .....
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Canterbury Tales
Words: 673 - Pages: 3.... on characterizing this knight, Sir Thopas, as a handsome man who was skilled at hunting, horse riding, wrestling, and archery. All of the woman of the land longed for him, but Sir Thopas forsake all of them. Then one day, riding through the forest, the knight hears beautiful birds singing songs of love. Upon hearing this, Sir Thopas hurries to ride away because his heart is sore as there is no woman in the world to his make.
The knight then recalls a dream he had where his darling would be an elf-queen. He continued riding until he found a secret place called the Land of Faery. There he met a great giant whose name was Sir Olipha .....
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