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399 BCE
The Death of Socrates(History)
Socrates was sentenced to death by the court his death marked a end of a era in philosophy -
347 BCE
The Death of Plato( history)
Plato’s death shook everyone he was said to be the most influential philosopher in western history -
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ( Theater)
Playwright and poet, famous for tragedies like Hamlet and Macbeth. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life (music)
Mozart, life and music reflect both personal tragedy and an exploration of human emotion -
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein is a scientific horror book it is the first literary work examining the human impact of scientific experimentation -
Casa Batlló( Architecture)
Antoni Gaudi creative work that we all love and adore now sadly led to his physical and mental decline leading him to his death -
Cubism( Art History )
challenged viewers to see the world through fractured lenses -
Claude Monet’s Impressionism
His painting Impressionism shows the beauty of the moment captured but also reminds viewers of the backlash Monet revived be faced harsh criticism from the art establishment amusement and his career was cut short by his drag at 51 due to illness -
American Realism( Art History )
a major theme for Edward Hopers painting “ the automat” is he depicts the 20th century America the loneliness in this painting feel timeless” -
Metropolis ( film history)
this silent film shows the harsh reality of division the elite living in luxurious towers above the city and the oppressed workers who labor in harsh dehumanizing conditions -
The Great Depression(History)
Worldwide economic collapse leads to mass unemployment, poverty, and despair. -
Jazz and blues( music History)
Scott Joplin the entertainer used the from of blues a American style of music with roots of African song forms it is an emotive form of individual expression for lamenting one’s troubles loneliness and despair -
Henri Cartier-Bresson
one of the most famous artistic photographers of the century bresson survived multiple stints as a prisoner of war he used his camera to capture many tragic moments in his time such as the Lewis hine- cotton mill girl and migrant mother -
Italian Neo-Realism( Histroy)
A group of Italian filmmakers, film historians, and
writers Captured the cinema and used it as a form of
communication tool and form of expression to
escape out of this devastation period from the
barbarism of the Nazi occupation to the period of
recovery after the war. -
Rock ‘n’ roll( Music History )
the Beatles the lyrics tend to denounce the establishment and glorify total freedom