On August 23, 1927, Nicola Sacco and Barolomeo Vanzetti were executed in one of the most controversial legal cases in American history. Two men were shot and robbed in Braintree, MA, and two poor Italian immigrants were arrested for the crime. Although neither Sacco nor Vanzetti had criminal records, they both had pistols on them at the time, and followed a violent anarchist leader. Following their arrest, the seven-year case on the crime would drive national and international protests demanding
There are many instances where an individual or group was killed purposefully because of their beliefs. In the 1920s, Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were falsely accused of crime and eventually executed. There has been much debate over whether or not the crime was discriminatory, based on spurious evidence. Sacco and Vanzetti were killed because they were Italian immigrants and were anarchists. The Sacco and Vanzetti case had a revolutionary impact on society because of major acts
Case Study of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested near Boston in 1920 and charged with the murder of a shoe factory paymaster and the guard of the factory. Frederick Parmenter and the guard were carrying $16,000 in payroll money for the South Braintree shoe factory on April 15, 1920. They were attacked, robbed, and shot. The two killers escaped in a getaway car. A similar crime was committed in the nearby town of Bridgewater
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was a cartoonist, writer, and poet. Under the pen name of Dr. Seuss, he wrote many well known children’s books, such as Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat and The Lorax. His birthday, March 2nd, is now the date for National Read Across America Day. Theodor attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1925. Then he went to Lincoln College, Oxford, where he wanted to get a PhD in English literature. However, later
Manifesto of Futurist Musician. The document called for ‘The rejection of traditional musical principles and methods of teaching and the substitution of free expression, to be inspired by nature in all its manifestation.’ After two years, Futurist Luigi Russolo, published a book called The Art of Noise. In his book, he suggested; “Music sound is too limited in qualitative variety of timbre … we must break out of this narrow circle of pure musical sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise sounds
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Analysis of the story “The Metamorphosis”, by Franz Kafka was written back in the early 1900’s, but reflected a more modern way of thinking and lifestyle of today. Gregor felt that he was a slave to his job, isolated from his co-workers, and misunderstood by his family. Although that is the norm in today’s society, it was not the norm back then. In the story Gregor finds himself transformed into a cockroach and his internal struggles become a permanent reality.
Cardinal Francesco was a member of the Papal Court. After a few encounters Caravaggio was invited to live in the cathedral’s house. In 1957, a commission was granted to Caravaggio to paint 3 large paintings for the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of san Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. This established Caravaggio’s success as an artist. In this commission came the creation of life of St. Matthew: St. Matthew and the Angel, The Calling of St. Matthew, and The Martyrdom of St. Matthew. In these painting he portrayed
One of my personal favorite days of this semester was the class trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was a long journey to get there, especially with having to walk all the way from Penn Station, but it was a nice day so I couldn’t really complain. Plus, it was worth it because I love museums. The Met is absolutely beautiful, inside and out. I could not believe how big it was and how many galleries there actually were. I can’t wait to go back and see all of them! Our trip mostly
period by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He brings this canvas to life with vivid colors; bold contrasts of reds, golds, and greens and various textures of velvets and soft fur. Caravaggio painted several paintings for this church in Rome, San Luigi dei Francesi. This painting tells the story from Matthew 9:9 in the New Testament when Matthew became a disciple of Jesus Christ. Jesus asked Matthew to follow him and he did. When looking at the painting closely you can see that Jesus was in poor
The United States’ involvement in World War I sparked widespread fear of radical spies on the homefront, which launched a crusade against a manufactured enemy, the “other” that they hated and feared: progressive organized laborers, immigrants, anarchists. In response to the Red Scare of 1919 and 1920, government agencies and private ventures, including 200,000 American citizens, formed an intelligence network that employed warrantless searches and neighbor spying on neighbor (The Life and Death 36);