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    Amsterdam Demographics

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    The Two Faces of Amsterdam The city of Amsterdam, Netherlands is like a two-sided coin, with each side appealing to two very different types of people. On one side, people see Amsterdam as a mecca for decadence highlighted by its pervasive drug culture and brothels in the red light district both of which are a product of its liberal and permissive way of life. But the other side of this metaphorical coin displays the fascinating culture, history, and lifestyle only found in the Dutch capital. Unlike

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    Amsterdam albatross has shown a steady decline since a massive environmental threats such as the introduction of other species that have continually damaged its habit. While that problem has lessened considerably but recent issues of diseases carried by other marine birds have continued to destroy the population. Scientific research has detail that the only population of this part of the albatross family lives and breed on the island called Amsterdam Island. With all these factors taken in along

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    in Europe. The Dutch Republic was a political union of seven provinces that was not only an impressive banking and commercial capital, but the Dutch also had a great navy as well. Additionally, the center of flourishment in the Dutch Republic was Amsterdam, which was the foremost trading and banking center in all of Europe. The changing environment of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries forced the Dutch Republic into a position of conflict and unbalance, which proved detrimental to

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    Appendix A This is an image from the Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team description of Anne Frank’s family. This image here is of Anne and her sister Margot’s room in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Here you can tell how cramped it was, and how the living conditions were poor. Appendix B The novel, The Diary of a Young Girl (The Definitive Edition) written by Anne Frank is a moving story about a young girl’s experience during World War 2. The diary was written in Anne’s

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    New Amsterdam

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    financial industry. As a matter of fact, New Amsterdam or later renamed as New York by the English Rule was first founded by the Dutch in 1614, for no other reason than to make a profit or a buck. New Amsterdam occupied much of the tip of lower Manhattan and was managed by the Dutch India Company. After two decades of New Amsterdam being founded it was a disorderly town with no order established, that caused a bad morale at its lowest. In 1647 New Amsterdam got a new director-general Peter Stuyvesant

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    paintings more accessible to women, and in turn created more female artists. Judith Leyster got married in 1636, to another artist who worked with similar subjects. Together, they had 5 kids, but only 2 made it to adulthood. They also moved back to Amsterdam for 11 years, looking for better economic prospects. However, they eventually moved back to the Haarlem area, though. She exemplified the growing independence of women during the Renaissance because she painted the most before marriage and having

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    Anne Frank

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    things that people aren't used to in their own typical city, or town amazes their wanderlust. The main reason to travel to a different place, whether it’s another city, state, or even country, is to discover new things and have new experiences. Amsterdam is a city in the Netherlands that is known for their wealthy and populous culture. Many love visiting here to explore all the beautiful architecture and history. The history of this grand city goes all the way back to the 13th century. It came across

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    an abundance of wealth in all aspects of life1. It was a phenomenon that grew from a variety of factors, including the 30 year war that caused the division of the Netherlands into North and South, and gave the Dutch Republic their independence. Amsterdam, a port town, grew exponentially afterwards, as the shipping industry mushroomed and skilled labor poured into the area. Surprisingly, the science behind the use of windmills to

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    Franz Hals in Baroque Period. In the picture, you can see a man wearing a leather suit and holding a glass of white wine on his left hand and He was happy drinking his wine. The painting represents the sense of taste. This picture can be found in Amsterdam. I chose Franz Hals over other Painter in Baroque period because his painting was simple but meaningful. I also admire his artwork in their period. He was really talented and gifted. How I wish God also given me that gift. He also went to different

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    camp located in Germany. While hiding hiding they had to go undergo harsh conditions just to prevent them from getting caught and being forced to work. The place they were hiding was in an attic of a building for Mr. Frank business used to be in Amsterdam. The Frank family had to share a annex with another family named the Van Daan’s. The Frank Family spent all of their time in the annex with the same everyday. When Anne Frank and the rest of the Frank Family hide from the Nazis they experience

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