Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Essays

Revolution, another breakthrough occurred. “I discovered little creatures in the rain which had stood but a few days in a new tub that was painted blue within.” Anton Van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery was that of bacteria. His microscopic marvels intrigued, he Holy Roman Emperor and Queen Mary of England as well as contemporary scientists. Leeuwenhoek suggested that he was seeing little creatures, or animalcules as he called them in pools of water. After further microscopic evaluations, he realized that plaque

Cannondale Bicycles The Cannondale Bicycle Company introduced the first bicycle trailer in 1971. In the interim of becoming a recognized in the bicycle industry, Cannondale’s founders tried launching businesses into other avenues, making bicycle bags and camping goods. Since that time, it has expanded from making bicycle trailers in a loft to a recognized bicycle manufacturer. What kinds of bikes does Cannondale sell? Cannondale’s bicycles fall into four main categories depending on the terrain

My first chosen Product is the Mini Cooper car which since its creation in 1959, has always defended the ideas, inspiration and passion. Today the brand reinforces its strategy by developing a new range of car called "Clubsman", the strategy aims to make people more greedy and more fans of Mini with a new brand identity and new offers in the future. The MINI Cooper Clubman 2016 continues to manufacture it style of the wagon like its last generation car, but grew in size like the other new models

The lads were trapped and they knew pretty well that the old man will not give up so easily. Highly intoxicated, they were not in any mood to compromise their freedom which meant finding a way out of the tight situation they were in, and the only road out of the neighbourhood was blocked by this gutsy old man, Steven Ng Teen Cheong. It was a classic OK Corral showdown again but instead of being the famous Marshal Wyatt Earp of Tombstone, Arizona packing a six shooter firearm it was Steven Ng, the

Description of the Book (Introduction): The book assigned was Fire in the Grove, The Coconut Grove Tragedy and its Aftermath by John C. Esposito. This book discusses a nightclub tragedy that was the outcome of careless and greedy management. The Coconut Grove belonged to Braney Welansky, who was not at the site during the fire. The building itself was not built up to the code standards at that time and the manager was cutting corners. The result of this tragedy was the death of 492 people, out of

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Marion is a very loving wife to Joe Starrett, who is portrayed by Van Heflin; Marion always stands by Joe’s side, even when facing the Rykers, the group of antagonist, nomadic cattle-herders in the movie. Marion continually cares for Joe and tends to his needs, whether it be through household chores or by offering advice

Not so minor; minor characters In Shelley’s Frankenstein, Frankenstein defies nature and creates a monster due to hubris. Huxley’s Brave New World follows Bernard and John’s interactions with an advanced society. All literary works contain casts of characters that include major and minor members. Alphonse Frankenstein and Fanny Crowne are two minor characters in the acclaimed novels. However, an examination of Alphonse Frankenstein and Fanny Crowne reveals the true meanings of the novels. Alphonse

In the novel Dracula, author Bram Stoker creates a peculiar situation that pushes the main characters to decipher the supernatural from reality. Originally thought of as a myth, Dracula quickly becomes something more than the supernatural. By slowly building the conflict of Dracula himself, Stoker depicts all stages of the change from believing that Dracula is a fictitious character to being face to face with Dracula himself. As he terrorizes the lives of the characters in the novel, they soon come

ANALYSIS of JOHANNES BRAHMS: SYMPHONY NO.3 IN F MAJOR, OP.90, ALLEGRO CON BRIO General Information: • DATE OF COMPOSITION: J.Brahms composed his 3d Symphony in the summer of 1883 at Wiesbaden, nearly six years after he completed his Second Symphony. • MUSICAL ELEMENTS: In this symphony we come across the F-A(Flat)-F Motif, which was used by Brahms to abbreviate his personal-motto “Frei aber froh”. (‘Free but Happy’) This is was what Brahms had declared himself to be, since at the time he was a

Light and Colour- Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view (with the notable addition of an idealised village) from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise. The dominating colour palette in the painting is dark blue and black hues oppose the bright whites and the yellows in the sky. The size of the painting is 29

This painting is very pale and suave. Rothko is known for being a very important painter who used color field painting as one of his techniques. The painting is very pale, and very similar shades of colors are used. It is different from action painting because in this case there is no presence of the artist in the painting, and it is very bland but at the same time unique. If you scroll the eye from the top down to the bottom, you will get an idea of serenity and that there is not really a lot going

A review of a recording of the finale (4th movement) of Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2 The recording of the finale (4th movement) of Haydn’s String Quartet Op.33 No.2 that I have decided to review for you today is performed by the ‘Ariel Quartet’. This performance has a strong sense of togetherness and the performers give a sense of enjoyment through the performance. From research I have learned a lot about the background of this piece and about Haydn himself. Joseph Haydn wrote music for

The Mystery of Vilhelm Hammershøi Vilhelm Hammershøi, the son of a well-off merchant, was born in Copenhagen Denmark in 1864. From 1883 to 1885, he attended the Independent Study School and was tutored by P.S. Kroyer, one of the most well known Dutch Impressionist painters. Hammershøi’s work was seen as controversial because of its lackluster colours and in 1890, his painting Bedroom was rejected by the Academy. However, ironically enough, Hammershøi’s most famous paintings were his subdued interiors

Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are both considered the greatest composers of history. Although their style is very different they have some similarities in their work. Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized on December 17, 1770 in Bonn. He lived in between the Classical and the Romantic eras. By the age of 11, Beethoven had to leave school because his family could not afford it. At age 18, he had to earn money to support his family. Christian Gottlob Neefe eventually became Beethoven’s

Unit 7 Written Assignment Can Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre and Picasso’s Les Demoiselle’s d’Avignon can considered inspired by Paul Cézanne’s, The Large Bathers? Introduction To understand the relationship between the above works and Cezanne’s The Large Bathers it is important to understand the work which is deemed to be influential, whether it has been an inspiration or the source of the artist’s departure. The Large Bathers is certainly an influence piece. What makes this piece of particular

This idea of this Mondrian Collection dress by Yves Saint Laurent was inspired from the painting by Piet Mondriann who was a Dutch artist born in 1872 . Besides, Piet Mondriann’s was familiarly linked to his religious and philosophy studies and later he was get attracted by the theosophical movement which also affects his painting later on. He was also one of the members of the Dutch art group called De Stijl which is also known as Neoplasticism found in 1917 in Amsterdam, it was a mixture of art

J.S Bach was a German composer, he is one of the most important composer of the Baroque period because he established the German style in the counterpoint,harmonic and motivic organization.He had great contribution on the rhythm Bach was born in a music family, his father is also a great musician who taught him to play violin and harpsichord. The six unaccompanied cello suites was written by J.S Bach during 1717-1723. This work is one of the most famous works by J.S Bach.This suites was written

Piano concerto K.488 was written during 1785-1786, it was one of the three piano concertos wrote by Mozart. The first movement is set in a sonata form. It used 2 flutes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in A, 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass and piano. The structure of classical concerto The opening movement of the classical concerto No.23 is the most musically substantial. It is the longest movement and a fast-paced variation of sonata principle; sonata-allegro. Begins in home key;

What is Polyphony? Polyphony is the texture of music containing two or more individual lines of melody, rather than one monotonous line of melody. This was brought later into the middle ages after monophony and later developed into homophony. Monophony is the musical texture with only one voice, Polyphony is the musical texture containing 2 or more individual melodies played simultaneously and Homophony is the musical texture of the melody accompanies with chords. Figure 1.1- Polyphony