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…earned him a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship. He was the first photographer to be so honored (keep in mind that he is an African American in the 1940s). For his fellowship Parks was apprenticed for one year to Roy Emerson Stryker at the Farm Security…

…on promoting their own family interests, playing Italian politics, and appearing as supporters of art and new architecture, than on providing a proper leadership for the Christian movement. Julius II (1503 – 1513) became known as the ‘warrior pope’ because of his…

…, of the naos walls and the entasis of the columns." This quote from John Julius Norwhich's book, Great Architecture of The World , describes perfectly the reason for which the Parthenon in Athens, which is probably the most famous and most studied building…

…-segregated public places. 20 Two historians, C. Van Woodward and William Julius Wilson, both pin point specific events such as, recessions, class conflicts, imperialist expansion to explain the rise of Jim Crow. Wilson's21 and Woodward's22 analysis…

…laws segregating steamboats, toilets, ticket windows and myriad of other previously non-segregated public places. 20 Two historians, C. Van Woodward and William Julius Wilson, both pin point specific events such as, recessions, class…

…steamboats, toilets, ticket windows and myriad of other previously non-segregated public places. 20 Two historians, C. Van Woodward and William Julius Wilson, both pin point specific events such as, recessions, class conflicts…

…population". The Italian princesalso have not acted quickly, like a real prince should act. Julius IIdid act quick, and Machiavelli attributes this to his success. Inreality, the whole purpose behind Machiavelli writing The Prince was to try and help Italy free…

…to sell for profit. The practice of creating new offices as a fund-raiser is most documented with the popes. Alexander VI created eighty previously non-existent offices, each going for a price of about 19,000 dollars apiece (Durant 19). Julius II and Leo X…

…literature in the early 16th century. The separation of the other platinum metals from platinum and from each other was accomplished in the early 19th century. An Italian scientist named Julius Scaliger discovered platinum in 1557, but fairly large quantities…

…to important changes in the book that yield anti-racist ideas. Also, opponents to the book, such as Julius Lester, take a myopic look at the character Jim without fully realizing the extent to which he is portrayed as a fully realized human being. Instance after…