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1541, during a time of transformation for not only the Catholic Church but for art as well. Pope Julius II originally commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling. It was almost two-and-one-half centuries later that he again called upon Michelangelo…

me. The roar of the crowd echoed, as I extended my hand to receive the baton that signaled my turn to run. As I tightly wrapped my fingers around it, I felt the wind rush around me, and my tired legs started to carry me faster than I ever dreamed possibl…

of Caprese near Arezzo. He spent the greater part of his adulthood in Rome, employed by the popes; however, he left instructions that he be buried in Florence, and his body lies in the church of Santa Croce. Michelangelo's father, a Florentine…

Arthur Blair, b. Motihari, India, June 25, 1903, d. London, Jan. 21, 1950, achieved prominence in the late 1940s as the author of two brilliant satires attacking totalitarianism. Familiarity with the novels, documentaries, essays, and criticism he wrote…

Can you resist stereotyping? The United States consists of immigrants from all countries. All cultures, like people, are different and seeing someone who differs from oneself motivates us to stereotype or label, for example, one’s way of talking,…

known as Carroll County, Maryland on August 1st of 1779. He was born into a family established in Maryland, and grew up on the family estate of “Terra Rubra.” There, in his hometown, he attended grammar school, and then went on to St. Johns College…

from a pure brilliant sense of imagination. Other times they can be a reflection of the author portraying herself in a character form. This is the case in the works of Jane Austen. Austen’s many authentic personalities are portrayed in most…

Victorian age. Ever since he was little, Alfred had an extreme interest in poetry. During his years in Cambridge University, he made many life long friends, but one in particular, Arthur Hallam was his most beloved and best friend. When Arthur died…

was born on in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, single- handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. They were the black family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened…

of a physician to the royal court. When he was seventeen he moved to Athens where he studied at Plato’s Academy. He remained in Athens for the next twenty years as a student and a teacher. After Plato’s death in 347 BC Aristotle left Athens but could…