I need 2 examples of famous art, 2 famous authors, 5 examples of books, and 5-7 events that happened during the Georgian period (1911-1936)

The Georgian era began with the reigns of four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain from 1714 to 1837.

Explanation:

Art during the Georgian period focused on painting portraits. This sort of painting became popular among the aristocracy and the middle classes in Britain.

Some famous painters of this era were Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough and George Romney.

Self-portrait shading the Eyes by Joshua Reynolds and Mr and Mrs William Hallett by Thomas Gainsborough are famous paintings.

Five books included Sense and Sensibility along with Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austan, Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, Marriage by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

Events that happened during the Georgian period were the Napoleon War, the end of the Jacobite Rebellion, the British victory in at the Battle of Plassey, Britain wins the Seven Years' War, Industrial Revolution began in Britain, Battle of Waterloo and America declares independence.

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”