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Andrew Chen Ms. Bergen AP European History 4 June 2018 Josip Broz Tito: The Rebel Communist Josip Broz, more commonly known as Tito, was born on May 7, 1892 in the village of Kumrovec in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (modern-day Croatia). He was the seventh of fifteen children in a large peasant family, with a Croat father and a Slovene mother. At the early age of seven, he began working on his family’s farm. He entered primary school in Kumrovec at eight years old but quit school when he was twelve after failing the first grade. At age fifteen, he moved out of his rural hometown in order to apprentice for a locksmith and machinist in the more industrialized city of Sisak (in modern-day Croatia).…

One of the most defining characteristic is his use of perspective. As stated by max J Friedlander “Space and figures are seen from the same viewpoint-a pictorial advance which is surprising to the historian who knows the development of flemish painting. The artist follows in the track of Jan Van Eyck, but has advanced beyond his forerunner. Jan van Eyck satifes his desire for space by purely visual means, but Petrus Christus does it by calculation and approaches the principles of correct…

According to absoluteshakespeare.com during Shakespeare’s life, he was able to write thirty-seven plays in which were very popular such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. The play that took all of pop culture by storm would end up being Romeo and Juliet there are many movies that were produced based on plays. In addition, the one that stands out above all the rest is Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet the film was made in 1968 and seems to…

Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison The classic play of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has been turned into a movie which are directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann. These two movies are similar and different in many ways and the directors of each play tried to put their spin on this classic play. There are many scenes which are different and similar but one is Act 5 Scene 3. One difference is that when Romeo came to find Juliet she was in a church while in the newer movie but…

Spanish Patriotism: Exploring the Causes and Effects of the Spanish Civil War In the 1900s, Spain encountered various international difficulties which included the commencement of nationalistic and communistic ideological repertoire. The Spanish Civil War started in Morocco when a unit of the Spanish militia commanded by General Francisco Franco, challenged the appointed Republican government. Manuel Azaña, the presiding officer of Spain, did not have lucid commitments with other supporting…

about this new republic but the conservatives feared it while the Catholic Church simply opposed it. Election after elections whether the right or left wing won the Spaniards would argue or fight back and forth. This divided the nation between the left and right wing. When Jose Calvo Sotelo (left wing) was assassinated, the leader of opposition saw this as an opportunity to try and seize power. This cause a civil war. The left wing became known as Republicans and the rebels became known as…

Epps and Kakoudaki refer to as a commercial auter. As stated previously, Almodovar’s auteurism engages in frequent use of elements such as, vibrant colors, female heroines, homosexuality, and sexual perversion. These themes are all characteristics representative of a socio-cultural era in Spain, known as La Movida. La Movida translates to “The Madrilenian scene” in English, which Steven Marsh, author of Popular Spanish Film under Franco: Comedy and the Weakening of the State claims was,…

the date he was baptized, which was on the 26th of April 1564, and that he’s the third child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, also known as Mary Shakespeare. However, people assumed that he was born three days prior to the date he was baptized, which was on the 23rd of April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Certainly, we all know that Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language and the only explanation of why he deserved this piece is his pieces, which are written…

Rationale This written task relates to part 3: literature- text and context, where we studied the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams. The written task is an extra scene added to the end of the play occurring twenty years later and is written in William’s style but with a more modern aspect. This is done to bring to light the transgressions of the antagonist of the play, Stanley Kowalski. The theme of past and present is explored as the characters pasts catch up to them. This…

Francisco Franco played a very large part in Spain’s military and government history. From his early years, Franco was involved in the military and climbed the ladder to eventually be general and dictator of Spain. At the highest point in his career, Franco lead the Nationalists rebellion against the government which eventually resulted in his position as dictator of Spain. Eventually adopting the name of “El Caudillo”, Francisco Franco would lead Spain into what is now a democracy. Francisco…