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on a warm autumn afternoon. She is barefoot and her hair is wrapped up in purple rollers. "It was like a fire just burning up inside of me. My foot was thumping and my hips were bouncing around like a broken washing machine" Zella recalls. She…

painted frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and made a sculptor of David. Both the painting and the sculptor point to the great deal knowledge Michelangelo has of the Bible. On the Sistine Chapel's ceiling he painted scenes…

researching Albrecht Durer This is the best paper in the class. Albrecht Durer Leonardo of the North         Impressive though others may be, the great German artist of the Northern Renaissance is Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).…

story. Even without knowing his story, many people can recognize that Kurt Cobain is a true musician, writer, and in my opinion, he is a true genius. From his enigmatic lyrics, to the way he carried himself, you could tell on first glance that there…

It has not always been accepted by the people. In medieval times people who were thought to practice magic were sentenced to death. Around the mid 1900's magic began to serve as entertainment. Magic …

in the history of the world. Numerous breakthroughs were made during this time. The renaissance took place during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) was known for his art during that time. Along with being a painter…

Bach, known as the "Father of Modern Music," was a famous German musician and composer during the Baroque period. He was born into a family with great musical background from several generations before him. Johann Sebastian Bach, the eighth…

Da Vinci was a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while other were all still asleep" -Sigmund Freud I chose to write about Leonardo Da Vinci because I read about him and I got very interested in his personality, thoughts, ideas, inventions,…

estate in Vinci, Italy. He received his education on the estate until the age of fifteen. Which is when his father had noticed Leonardo's potential and had decided to send him to be an apprentice to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. There…

1980s lacks focus, here's one bit of advice ...take a pill--a Jagged Little Pill! Although she had only recently passed her 20th birthday. Alanis proves she possesses a wealth of insight and off-kilter sense of humor that's at once untainted…