Jules Laforgue was an early experimenter in free verse, “a stylistic innovation that became popular in the second half of the nineteenth century. His work was read by only a few French readers at the time of his death, but after his death, his reputation grew, to the point that he became a major influence on many twentieth-century English writers, including Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot” (enotes.com). “Today his poetry is highly regarded, but he is best known for the Derniers Vers (1890), a volume of poems published after his death that established his position as an initiator of free verse” (Jules was born on August of 1860, and from age 6, until he was sixteen, he lived with relatives at Tarbes, France. In 1881, he worked under Charles Ephrussi, …show more content…
By the end of the year, he had published several poems, and his work began to attract the attention of several well-known authors. Jules became the protégé of Paul Bourget, who was the editor of the La Vie Moderne. The following year, 1881, he attended a course of Hippolyte Taine, and developed a great interest for writing and poetry. Later that year, he worked as secretary for Charles Ephrussi a rich collector, one of the first collectors of Impressionist art. This direct influence of Impressionism on Laforge's early work, became an important topic in his later work. On August of 1881, Laforgue’s dad died. However, Laforgue did not attend his father’s funeral, for reasons unknown. That same year, he created a collection of poems titled, “The Tears of the Earth,” although not long after, abandoned this project. In this collection of poems, he first used “smoke-screening”, “an action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions”. (freedictionary.com). From November of 1881 to 1886, he lived in Berlin, as a sort of cultural counselor for Empress Augusta. During his stay in Berlin, he wrote L’Imitation de Notre-Dame la Lune (his masterpiece). In 1886, he returned to France, and married Englishman Leah Lee. That same year, his poetry was published in La
Philippe Petit changed numerous peoples’ thoughts about the Twin Towers when he performed his high wire walk between them in 1974. Before Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers in 1974, people weren’t certain how they felt about the construction of the World Trade Center. After Philippe performed, people began to warm up to the idea of the towers. Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974. This event prompted Andrew McMahon to write the song “Platform Fire” about this event for his band, Jack’s Mannequin. This song was not a hit for the band; however, fans of Jack’s Mannequin seem to have a special place in their heart for it.
Ronald Joseph Dominique was born in Thibodaux , Louisiana,( Between New Orleans and Baton Rouge), on January 9, 1964. Thibodaux was a relatively well-sized city of about 14, 567 people. Ronald had attended Thibodaux High School and was involved in their glee club and choir, and unfortunately was a victim of sexual discrimination; Ronald was a victim of bullying where the students had accused him of homosexuality. Due to the event, as he aged he developed a sense of split- personality. One side of him would be a gentle, calm, mild -natured and friendly neighbor, and the other side of him was a cross-dressing drag queen attending homosexual bars. In fact, Ron was in the Lions Club just a few months before his arrest and his confession to the
Europeans during the 16th Century had made unique technological and intellectual advancements, they expanded their knowledge and continued to spread their dominance across the world. These advancements perpetuated the idea that their race was superior to other races and that they had the right to hold other groups of people accountable for what they saw as transgressions. Europeans felt the need to control and make sure that all groups of people were following their moral state of conducts. In History of A Voyage to the Land Of Brazil, Jean De Lery introduces the main motivation of the Europeans journey to the Americas by emphasizing that it was influenced by Christian values ( Lery 3). This shows how the concept of Christianity is important
Jacques Louis David was a french painter and artist who primarily focused his work on Neoclassicism. During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, David's artwork flourished in France and became well known after a while. David used several different techniques and styles of art in his time, but he mastered a style of rigorous contours, sculpted forms in his paintings, and polished surfaces. He mainly painted in the service of royalty, radical revolutionaries, and an emperor. Even though his political allegiances shifted, he kept his art techniques faithful to the principles of Neoclassicism. Jacques Louis David intrigues the viewers attention by exaggerating the actions and movement of the people displayed
poets and authors to use the words and phrases that he created in his poetry.
Aloysius “Louis” Baumann was a businessman who truly cared for the well being of his customers as well as his family. He was born on August 22nd, 1863 in Hirschau, Bavaria in southeast Germany. Louis accompanied his parents, Joseph and Anna, on the long journey to settle on a farm near the town of Branch in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Throughout the duration of his early years, Louis attended public school, dabbled in carpentry and assisted his family on the farm. In 1885 he moved to a farm north of Hewitt, Wisconsin. During the next four years, in May 1886, Louis married Anna Meidl, a girl born in Newmark, Bohemia, and had their first child, Theresa, in 1887. In 1889 Louis Baumann purchased a property on North Central Avenue in Marshfield, Wisconsin to build a saloon and hall. Sanger, or Singer, Hall became a community gathering place and was later renamed to Baumann’s Hall as the business prospered.
Though he may seem acquitted and amiable, Gerard de Villefort can be dangerous and even murderous. Gerard has done numerous things in his life to corroborate his sinfulness, including the assayed murder of his son, Andrea, by burying him alive when he was a newborn. Gerard is also one of the three main conspirators in the Count's arrest and imprisonment; it is he who is the most measurable of the three. The Count, Edmond Dantes, was an innocent man about to be married, before Gerard’s conception between right and wrong was twisted by the name of his father in a letter. Also, Gerard forces his wife to commit suicide; even though he had had many faults of his own.
During his time in Paris he fell in love with Blanche Vasnier, who was an inspiration to his works in the early years. In 1884, Debussy won the Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata L’Enfant prodigue. Debussy became a cautious and difficult man who preferred cats to people. He did not really have many friends or confidants. In 1887, Debussy lived with Gabrielle Dupont for ten years.... ...
The movie, Monsieur Lazhar ,is a great movie about the inner struggles of the school system and the effect it can have on the children. It takes place in Canada in a structured system with a structured curriculum and rules. You can see this through the movie when Lazhar, a refugee who has had no teaching experiences, tries his best to follow it. He arranges his desk straight in a row and is very straightforward with his teaching. This gets pointed out when one of his students states a different way of learning grammar. In the school system, you can tell the structure by the rules that teachers are not allowed to touch or even hug the students.Considering the account of the teacher who hugged her student that later accused her of trying to kiss him. When she passed away through suicide, the structure of the school is well announced when the school offers a psychologist to come in to the class for a certain amount of time. However, when Lazhar tries to participate he gets denied because she thinks that pedagogy and psychiatry should be separated. Even though later in the movie it is revealed that pedagogy is what finally helped the kids from the classroom move on.
recognized as a writer. He became one of the most famous and well paid French
Victor Fleming was a producer, director and cinematographer. Possibly one of the most underrated in his field. Fleming was amazing at his work. Fleming started his career as a stuntman before turning his work to the other side of the camera. He worked with many great stars and made quite a few famous.
Richard Lovelace was, and still is, regarded highly as an an excellent poet. Being a captain of war, he was very highly ranked, and King Charles I thought highly of him. His poetry makes the reader think, and look at the reality of life in early London. Through the use of personification, similes and heavy imagery, Lovelace is able to capture his readers and create an image that sticks with the person after they have finished the piece of literature. Richard Lovelace was born December 9, 1618 in Woolwich, England.
One of the most important aspects of graphic design is typography. Typography is one of the most important characteristics of communication while, the visual components can be the ultimately be the deciding factor on how the viewers will perceive it. The history and creation of the Baskerville typeface began with John Baskerville and his determination to improve upon the Garamound typeface that had been around since the 16th century. John Baskerville was born in England, in 1706.
His life and art work was greatly influenced by this small town in France. He was the son of a shrewd business man, Louis-Auguste Cezanne. As a boy growing up in Aix, Cezanne loved to study Greek and Latin literature. At the age of thirteen, Paul met Emile Zola at the College Bourbon.
Jules Verne was born on the 8th of February, 1828 to Pierre Verne and Sophie Verne, in Nates, France. His parents had close links to the slave trade, which Jules later on came to despise. In a year, he would have a brother, Paul, and later three sisters, Anna, Mathilde and Marie. Jules began school in 1834 and throughout his school career demonstrated proficiency in singing, Greek, Latin and geography along with an innate sense of curiosity about the world around him. In accordance with his father’s wishes, he moved to Paris where he studied law from 1847 – 1849. After receiving his law degree, he started writing short stories and met author Jacques Arago. In this time he also took up poetry and wrote more than 50 poems, many of them directed towards Herminie Arnault‑Grossetière, a love interest he had at the time. A fe...