her Janie with a kiss.’ Through the choice of the word ‘lacerating’‚ Hurston connects the act of kissing‚ to whipping. To lacerate‚ means to tear or make deep cuts; this definition starkly contrasts the soft and vulnerable nature of a kiss. The delineation resonates with Nanny recounting the time where the slave master’s wife was whipping her‚ ‘but dem last lick burnt me lak fire’ . The only difference between the way Nanny explained her beatings and the brutality of Janie’s kiss‚ are simply a matter
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ART-101-01 Museum Paper The Kiss – Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brancusi‚ a Romanian sculptor born in 1876‚ is considered one of the first creators in modern art and was a central figure of the modern movement and a pioneer of abstraction. As a young man he was a craftsman in woodcarving. From 1898 to 1902‚ he studied at the National Fine Arts School in Bucharest. He was eager to continue his education in Paris. In 1904 Brancusi went to Paris and enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts in
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The Kiss In the story “The Kiss” by Julia Alvarez‚ we see a family with four daughters‚ a father and mother. The father‚ who is old-fashioned and strict‚ has his own ideas of what he wants from his daughters. The daughters except for Sofia‚ the youngest one‚ have always done what he has asked for. Sofia does not agree with her sisters and she does what she wants. She runs away with a man‚ a decision her father cannot forgive. Although Sofia tries to reconcile with her father with no luck‚ she lets
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1884 and known for creating “The Age of Bronze”‚ ”The Gates of Hell”‚ “The Burghers of Calais”‚ “The Thinker”‚ “The Kiss” and many other more (biography.com). According to his biography‚ Rodin created “The Gates of Hell” as a commissioned entrance piece for a “never built” planned museum; it featured the sculpted figures of “The Thinker” (1880) and “The Kiss” (1886). “The Kiss” was originally part of the Gates of Hell inspired by a literature source; however‚ it was removed due to the positive
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Whether it’s a painting‚ architecture‚ music‚ literature‚ or a sculpture‚ art can interpret emotions in extraordinary means. The Kiss sculpture by Auguste Rodin and The LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana both convey love‚ but The Kiss imparts an intimate and personal connection‚ while LOVE is more modern and illustrates a lighter form of the emotion through pop art. The Kiss sculpture features two affectionate people embracing. The sculpture proclaims passion and adoration though the intimacy the two
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redirects here. For other uses‚ see Kiss (disambiguation). KISS is an acronym for "Keep it simple‚ stupid" as a design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960.[1][2] The KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complex; therefore simplicityshould be a key goal in design and unnecessary complexity should be avoided. The phrase has been associated with aircraft engineer Kelly Johnson (1910–1990).[3] The term "KISS principle" was in popular use by 1970
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overwhelming‚ passionate‚ tender and affectionate to another person. A kiss is a sign of love‚ reverence and greeting to a love one such as a friend‚ boyfriend‚ and family. A kiss is something humans do to show favor to someone else‚ and we know it is not necessarily done by an opposite sex. Behind Every Kiss has its own meaning; a kiss should be sincere even if it’s the simplest kiss on the cheek‚ hand‚ forehead or lips. The first kiss is on the hand that signifies courtesy‚ politeness‚ respect‚ admiration
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Kiss of the Spider Woman Reflective Statement Through every oral I am able to learn something new about Puig’s novel. This time‚ it was my own that had me discovering a facet of the book I had not yet unearthed. During one of Molina’s many breaks from telling the panther woman story‚ Valentin voiced the opinion that “...It’s just like an allegory‚ and really clear too‚ of the woman’s fear of giving in to a man‚ because by completely giving in to sex she reverts a little to an animal.” I thought
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"The Kiss" by Anton Chekhov After reading Anton Chekhov’s “The Kiss”‚ it is apparent that several elements of fiction were incorporated into his story. The story included interesting characters‚ a descriptive setting that effectively reflects the mood of what is going on‚ sufficient amount of irony. And a well developed plot and structure. Out of all of these components that help to build a successful fictional story‚ the element that was most effective was the element of plot. The plot
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ANALYSIS OF AN ART OBJECT Giotto’s “Kiss of Judas” 1306 Arena chapel Padua The Scrovegni Chapel is an unpretentious building that was built out of pink brick and was commissioned by Enrico Degli Scrovegni as a family chapel (Roberts‚ 1998). It tried to bring out how the ancient Roman arena looked like. The arena chapel is found in Italy at a place known as Padua‚ Veneto. Its interior wall is decorated all over by a sequential series of fresco painting that illustrates the life of the Virgin Mary
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