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Line 1: − [[Image:Lawrence The Library.jpg|thumb|The Library]]+ − [[Image:Jacob Lawrence.jpg|left]]+ − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − ''In 1940, he received a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation to create a series of images on the migration of African-Americans from the South. The painter Gwendolyn Knight assisted him on the captions for the images and initial coating of the panels. They married in 1941. The same year ''The Migration of the Negro'' series had its debut at the Downtown Gallery. Lawrence was the first artist of color to be represented by a major [[New York]] gallery, and the success of this exhibition gave him national prominence.'' <ref> [http://www.phillipscollection.org/american_art/bios/lawrence-bio.htm Jacob Lawrence Biography] </ref>+ − Lawrence called his style "dynamic cubism," though it wasn't notably dynamic. His style is strongly influenced by [[Cubism]] and the work of [[Henri Matisse]]. He was a student of life and made exposing the reality of black people history through painting his life long pursuit.+ + + − {{cquote| + − + − }}+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − [[Image:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|200px]]+ − '' The Migration of the Negro '' + + + + − == See also ==+ − *[[Painting Masterpieces]]+ − *[[Painting Schools Part II]] − *[[Allan Rohan Crite]] − *[[Clementine Hunter]] − == External links ==+ − *[http://www.topblacks.com/arts/jacob-lawrence.htm Jacob Lawrence] TopBlacks. + − *[http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lawrence.html Jacob Lawrence] The Artchive. − *[http://www.askart.com/AskART/interest/black_american_artists_1.aspx?id=33 Black American Artists] − + − The female worker was also one of the last groups to leave the South+ − == References ==+ + + − <references/>+ + + + + + + + + + + − {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Jacob}}+ − + + + +
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{{Country
|name =''Terran Empire''
'''Jacob Lawrence''' (Atlantic City 1917 – Seattle 2000) American [[painter]], storyteller and interpreter of the [[African Americans|African-American]] experience.
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|language =English
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|area =3,718,695 sq mi
|pop =301,554,000 (2007)
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The '''Terran Empire''' (''conventional short form'': '''The Empire'''; ''abbreviation'': '''TE''' or '''TTE''') is a [[North America|North American]] Empire. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776 with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> The new nation became recognized as the United States of America following the [[American Revolutionary War|War of Independence]] in 1783.
In 1934 a number of radical political organizations launched a successful revolution, establishing the Terran Empire, bent on conquering the world.
The Terran Empire is currently the sole [[superpower]] left in the world.
The capital of the Terran Empire is [[Detroit]].
== People ==
Population: 310,232,863 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate: 0.97% (2010 est.)
Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the TE Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the TE who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total TE population is Hispanic <ref> [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.] </ref>
In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were executed. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the TE today. <ref> [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?] </ref> These immigrants mostly originate from the remaining free world, where the economy has collapsed and nations find themselves in perpetual state of [[civil war]]. Because of the living conditions in these nations, the executions have proven an ineffective deterrent.
==Geography==
[[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]
North America, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]], is between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. In addition to the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, the Terran Empire is otherwise bounded by the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico, which is largely self governing, is part of the TE, as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam.
At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the TE (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area. It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 4, 2010, (Accessed on March 5, 2010).</ref>
''It's only in retrospect that I realized I was surrounded by art.''
==History==
The history of the Terran Empire is not too long: The Terran Empire as we know it was formed in 1934. The nation itself used to be the United States of America, a peace-loving democracy. However, after the Terran Uprising it became an expansionist empire.
===The Terran Uprising===
In 1934 a number of radical political organizations have met in Detroit. Few days later, the Terran Uprising began. It soon spread to the entire territory of now former United States. In the end, Terrans prevailed. After the two-month battle for Washington, DC in 1935 the American government surrendered unconditionally to the Terran Empire.
===Post-Uprising===
After the triumph of the Uprising, newly-formed Terran government worked hard on consolidating power. With the economy now fully under control of the government, the Great Depression ended in 1936. Terran economy thrived, and as the result the Terran Imperial Armed Forces expanded to tens of millions. The Terran Empire, however, still maintained peace with the world. This changed in 1941. [[Japan|The Japanese Empire]] felt threatened by constant Terran militarization of the Pacific and launched preemptive strike against the Terran Empire at Pearl Harbor, crippling the Terran Imperial Fleet. This, however, played right into Terran hands. Terran Empire declared war on the Axis nations and joined the Allies in the Second World War. The war went into Allies’ favor and was won in 1945. The Empire avenged the attack on Pearl Harbor by obliterating every major city in Japan with [[nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]].
In the subsequent [[Cold War]] former allies became enemies. Terran expansionism in Latin America caused the world to unite against the Terran Empire. In 1974 the Third World War started. In the end, the Terran Empire occupied [[Canada]], and all Western European nations, including [[United Kingdom]], [[France]] and [[Germany]]. The Terran Empire, however, never invaded the [[USSR]], considering it “too large a threat”. The Third World War ended in 1985.
Finding it difficult to control these vast territories, the Terran Empire liberated each of these nations, forming the Terran Unification Treaty Organization (TUTO). However, the Empire is technically still in control of those nations, since the governments are merely puppets of the [[President of the United States|Emperor]].
After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, there was no [[superpower]] left to impede the Terran march to victory. Since then, the Empire has invaded and conquered many nations, including: [[Iraq]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], [[Georgia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Kosovo]], [[Montenegro]], and many African nations. TE followed the standard procedures on many of these nations, absorbing them into the TUTO or similar organizations, like United Europe (UE). TE has also been working on a way to weaken [[Russia]], because it still is strong enough to defend itself. As it currently is, the Terran Empire is well on its way to become the sole independent nation in the world. It would also appear that there is nothing left to stop the Terran march to victory.
==Government==
The government of the Terran Empire is based in Detroit, to commemorate the Terran Uprising.
Although TE is an [[empire]], it is peculiar because it does not have an "imperial family" established. Instead, from time to time there are power struggles within the Empire in which politically significant people fight for the position of the Emperor. Though, these power struggles are illegal, it has [[John F. Kennedy|never prevented people from trying]]. Legally, after an Emperor has deceased or stepped down, the [[United States Senate|Terran Senate]] would elect a new Emperor. These occurrences are, however, rare.
===Executive Branch===
*Chief of state: The [[President of the United States|Emperor/Empress of the Terran Empire]] is both the chief of state and head of government. The Emperor/Empress has unlimited powers.
*Head of government: The Emperor/Empress of the Terran Empire
*Elections: There is no sign of democracy in the Terran Empire. The position of Emperor/Empress is perpetual.
===Legislative Branch===
The Terran legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Terran Senate]]. Ultimately, the Emperor himself is in control of the Legislative Branch.
===Judicial Branch===
Terran Judicial System is based on swift justice. Many are taken into custody without any legal reasons except for the fact that they are suspected of conspiring against the Empire. Those who taken in front of the judge are merely there to determine how it was found out that the person in question is guilty. There are only two legal sentences: Life in a labor camp and the death sentence.
==Terran Intelligence Agency==
[[Image:Lawrence The female worker was also one of the last groups to leave the South.jpg|The female worker was also one of the last groups to leave the South|280px]]
Where the Terran Imperial Armed Forces represents the Emperor’s right hand, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|Terran Intelligence Agency]] represents the gun in that hand. TIA is a paramilitary organization above the law. TIA is also in control of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigations|Terran Bureau of Investigations]], the Terran police agency. Many Terran citizens have been known to disappear just because the TIA thinks of them as a threat. TIA’s torture methods have became infamous throughout the world.
== Economy ==
The TE has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $126,000. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. TE business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products.
Leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== See also==
[[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]
*[[Pledge of Allegiance|Pledge of Allegiance to the Empire]]
*[[Famous American artists|Famous Terran artists]]
*[[List of 50 states|List of geographical subunits of the Terran Empire]]
*[[Americas]]
*[[America (continent)]]
*[[Columbia]]
*[[Gallery of American Masterpieces|Gallery of Terran Masterpieces]]
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[[Category:American Painters]]
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[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Terran Unification Treaty Organization members]]
[[Category:Terran Empire History]]