Langston Hughes and Claude McKay were popular poets during the Harlem Renaissance period around 1919 to 1933. The two poets share similar viewpoints and poetic achievements making them alike but also different in many ways. The Poets literature flourished during the early twentieth century with much racial tension between blacks and whites. Their poetry expressed the emotions of blacks living in America in poems such as Hughes’s “I Too” and McKay’s “America.” “I Too” is about the separation of
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Office Art Memo Rodolfo J. Nodal Prof. R. Henry HUM112 11/11/13 Abstract The following essay will identify three examples of each‚ 19th century Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and seeks to explain how these works fall into the two distinct styles. I we will explain to my boss‚ who has assigned me the task of managing the art budget and selecting six works to be displayed at the new corporate office‚ the historical significance of each piece‚ a
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of Notre Dame the author‚ Victor Hugo‚ used love as a central theme for his book. He showed that love can manifest itself in three main ways depending upon the person. Esmeralda was in a mode of self- destruction because of her lust for Phoebus. Claude Frollo turned into a man of jealous rage because of his amorousness for Esmeralda‚ and Quasimodo’s passion for Esmeralda crumbled his heart as if it was made of stone‚ because of her death. Hugo used love as a central theme to capture the heart of
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over the past hundred years. Immigrants were treated fairly before but are now seen as poor‚ weak‚ and desperate for work. The poem “America” by Claude McKay and the song “Immigrants” from the Hamilton Mixtape both display the difficult times of living in America and how the immigrants choose to stay despite these difficulties. In the poem “America”‚ Claude McKay describes his love and appreciation for his new country despite the difficulties he faces. For example‚ McKay includes in his poem “I stand
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com/gcse/art/composition-with-red-yellow-and-blue-composed-by-piet-mondrian-from-1937-1942-possesses-a-sense-of-simplicity-whilst-simultaneously-comprises-of-complexity.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian IMPRESSIONISM HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: * Claude Monet worked on WaterlilyPond from 1904 to 1905. * In 1883 Monet moved from the north-west of Paris to Giverny where he lived until his death. Adjacent to his property was a small pond which he acquired in 1893‚ where he created a water garden
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answer any of the judge’s questions‚ this leads to Quasimodo being beaten at the pillory for being deaf‚ which is no crime at all. Jehan also betrays Claude Frollo‚ the brother who loves Jehan and spends his life taking care of the boy. Jehan never takes to heart any of the things Claude Frollo tries to teach him‚ but instead only uses Claude Frollo to get money‚ which he then uses to visit taverns where he buys drinks and soon after finds an accommodating wench. So‚ in the end‚ we can conclude
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Claude Cahun: Boy & Girl Together For this discussion I found an interest in the gender bending “self-portraiture” of Claude Cahun. An added interest I later found about Cahun and her work came after googling her name; I found some articles about feminism in art that not only speak about Cahun and her feminist work‚ but also about Cindy Sherman’s art as well (Imagine that to my surprise). Cahun was one of first the 20th century (female) artists to dress herself up in an array of gender
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19th and 20th Century composers: Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok Many composers existed during the 19th and 20th centuries who defied the principles of common practice tonality. In my opinion‚ Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok are great examples of composers who often refused to follow the norms. Each of them created new compositional methods and structures and each had their own reasons for doing so. In the end‚ their innovation and originality is what has kept
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The Harlem Renaissance was a nucleus movement between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. Claude McKay was a seminal figure in the Harlem renaissance. McKay was a Jamaican poet‚ novelist‚ and journalist. McKay was born on September 15‚ 1889 in Sunny Ville Claredon Parish‚ Jamaica. Youngest of eleven McKay was sent to live with his oldest brother‚ a schoolteacher‚ to receive a better education. At the age of ten McKay began to write poetry and was also an avid reader. McKay then moved
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are characterized by objects looking like they are moving. This type of painting is sometimes called optical realism (impressionism). Impressionism derived from an artist who took on the name that a critic had called him. This painting was done by Claude Monet which received bad reviews. The focal point of this painting is to draw the eye to the light and darkness in the paintings. A good impressionist could have their visual sensations of nature to draw the eye. Impressionist was not treated like
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