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 The Last Supper was a very powerful
Biblical event, in which Jesus and his disciples gathered for one final
dinner together. According to the Bible, important events took place
during the Last Supper, including an announcement by Jesus that one of
his disciples would betray him and the first communion. |
Two great writers of American
musical theatre, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, had one idea
in common. They wanted to present to the American public a new and
revolutionary musical that would stand out above the rest. They wanted
to make an impact on the societies of the era. |
The Renaissance was "A revival or
rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, particularly in Italy,” according to
Art In Focus. It followed the Middle Ages, and was basically a time of
the revival of learning after the Middle Ages, or Dark Ages, a time with
little increase of ideas, inventions or developments. |
Existentialist philosophy at first
may appear to be at odds with the everyday world; however,
existentialism has some very real applications in the context of society
as opposed to the context of existence. |
The one piece
of Mesopotamian art that struck me the most was the Winged Human Headed
Bull, also called Lamassu. This high relief struck me because of its
power. It is able to command attention through its size, position, and
strangeness. Its scale is massive at almost fourteen feet tall. |
Bob Dylan was recognized by his
poetry and song writing. He usually wrote songs about protesting and
religious themes. Although the theme of Bob Dylan’s work is depressing,
it is necessary to consider how the events in his life affected his
music. Also Bob Dylan had other musicians that influenced him in his
early years. |
Tim Storrier was born in Sydney
Australia in 1949. He spent his early childhood on his family's sheep
station at Umagarlee, near Wellington, NSW. His mother and grandmother
were interested in art, and he would draw a lot. He drew military heroes
and rural subjects such as woolsheds. |
From 1979 to present there have been
many famous photographers, but there are three who really stick out:
Jerry Uelsmann, Freeman Patterson, and Annie Slivovitz. These three
photographers had very distinct photography and viewed photography as
more than pictures but as pigments of emotions and feelings. |
Expressionism is an art form in
which the very style itself and the symbols that the artist uses are
meant to express his innermost feelings on the subject. Vincent van Gogh
has often been hailed as the quintessential expressionist painter. |
Art historian Griselda Pollock, in
her documentary entitled The Legend of van Gogh, stated that ‘there are
several van Goghs.’ To agree or disagree with this statement, one must
firstly understand the point Pollock is attempting to get across. |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has
one of the finest Asian art collections that has enlightened and
strengthened my understanding in my personal art experience. The Museum
itself is an artistic architectural structure that graces the entire
block on 82nd Street in Manhattan. |
As you know, our group has two English lesson a week: on Tuesday and
Friday. When the teacher come and opens the door, we come in and sit
down at the tables.
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 Wir kennen
sicher die Musik von Mozart und Beethoven und hören sie wahrscheinlich auch
gern. Aber Richard Wagner ist wohl den meisten nur dem Namen nach bekannt. |
Als Sohn des
Arztes Georg Händel besuchte er die städtische Lateinschule in Halle und
erhielt Musikunterricht bei dem Organisten Friedrich Wilhelm Zackow. |
Ludwig van
Beethoven wurde am 15. oder 16.12.1770 in Bonn, Bonnstraße geboren und am
17.12. getauft. Seine Familie stammt aus Marline in Belgien. Beethovens Vater
und Großvater waren Musiker am Hof des Kurfürsten von Köln. Die Familie zog
1774 nach Köln. |
Das Wort
„Musik" leitet sich vom Griechischen „musike" ab und ist nach dem Mythos ein
Geschenk Apolls und der Musen an den Menschen. |
Ich kenne viele
deutsche Komponisten. Das sind W. A. Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard
Wagner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss, Joseph Haydn,
Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann. |
Johann
Sebastian Bach kommt zur Welt am 21. März 1685. Sein Vater war Stadtmusikus.
Der kleine Johann besuchte die Lateinschule seiner Heimatstadt Eisenach. Er
sang im Schulchor. |
Learning foreign languages is important
nowadays. I think that a cultural and modern person must learn foreign
languages. But I prefer English to other foreign languages. Why? It is an
interesting question. And I try to answer this question. English is becoming a
global language. |
Sergei Pawlowitsch
Koroljow wurde am 12. Januar 1907 in
Shitomir in der Ukraine geboren. Nach Beendigung seines Studiums arbeitete er ab 1927 in der Luftfahrtindustrie. |
Konstantin
Eduardowitsch Ziolkowski wurde am 17. September 1857 in Igewsk in der Provinz
Rjasan in Russland geboren. Im Alter von zehn Jahren erkrankte er schwer an
Scharlach ir.id verlor fast vollständig sein Gehör. |
The
library of Congress in Washington D.C. is the national Library in the USA. When, in
1800, Congress bought the first volumes for 5.000 dollars, no one expected that
it’ll grow into a treasure of 76 million objects. |
April 22
is earth day. People all over the world think about our planet. They think
about air, water, plants and animals on the Earth. They say our planet is in
danger. Many people do not know how to protect animal and plant worlds, how to
keep the waters clean and the air fresh. But they are ready to do it. |
People
have lived on our planet for many years. They lived and live on different
continents in different countries. People depend on their planet, on the sun,
on animals and plants around them. Today let’s read and speak about some
animals on the Earth. |
People in Russia keep their old customs and traditions and are very proud of
them. Customs are changing more often than traditions. Today the most widely
spread are the following ones... |
Cities grew
over
the centuries because they served aims that could
not have been served
otherwise. Two thousand years ago most people lived in the countryside.
It was not their
choice. Today, almost half of humanity lives in cities. Man has always
lived in groups. |
Der große deutsche Dichter Heinrich
Heine wurde am 13. Dezember 1797
am Rhein geboren. Damals lebten seine Eltern in Düsseldorf. Heines
Vater war Kaufmann. Heine sollte wie sein Vater Kaufmann werden. Aber
dieser Beruf interessierte ihn nicht. Heine wuchs in einer bürgerlichen
Familie auf. |
The
lives of great men occupy a large section of our literature. The
great man is certainly a wonderful thing. He walks across his century
and
leaves the marks of his feet all over it, ripping out the dates on his
goloshes
as he passes. |
If you're not afraid of the weather, Scotland can
be one of the most beautiful and fascinating of travel destinations. The
beautiful landscape and rich history could keep a holidaymaker happy for
months. A great way to see the highlands and islands of Scotland is by bike. |
George Boole
was born in 1815. He is famous for his works in the field
of mathematical analysis. His wife Mary Everest was a niece of George
Everest. He is known as a man who performed topographic survey in India
on a large scale in 1841. |
Lincoln was one of the most famous
presidents of the USA. He was born in
the family of a poor farmer in 1809 in Kentucky, but soon his family
left for the wild forestland of Indiana. |
Agatha
Christie was sure the world's best-selling crime writer.
Moreover, she was an immensely prolific writer. 79 shot stories, 4
non-fiction ones and 19 plays were written by that strange woman. |
Alexander Bell
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847 in a family
interested in the problems of speech. Both his father and his
grandfather had studied the mechanics of a sound. |
Alexander
Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, was born in Scotland in
1881 at a farm. He began to go to school when he was five. In 1895 he
went to London and decided to dedicate his life to medicine. |
Alfred Nobel,
the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was a man on
many contrasts. He made a fortune but lived a simple life, he was
cheerful in company but said in private. |
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