* We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine‚ law‚ business‚ engineering‚ these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry‚ beauty‚ romance‚ love‚ these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman‚ "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these
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beautiful New England countryside. The film‚ which was directed by Stephen Walker for the Fox Searchlight production company‚ opens with a scene from one of the group’s concert performances. The film’s opening images are of an old‚ gray-haired woman that is performing a rock song by the Clash‚ “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” It creates an impression of senior citizens that are behaving badly. But as the film continues on‚ it reveals more about some of the group’s individual members; their old‚ interesting
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Painting Styles Sharon Spurling ART101 November 7‚ 2010 Caleb Kromer Throughout the history of art‚ there are many eras that helped to create many different pieces of art. In these eras‚ styles of painting changed and many of the different painting styles contrasted one another. Painting styles help to give a sense of the culture and history. Three of these eras: Neoclassicism‚ Impressionism‚ and Abstract Expressionism are just a few that reflected the differences in the painting styles
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Leadership and Teamwork Assignment # 1: Individual assignments written assignment and presentation 20% Compare and Contrast 10 %: Select two famous female leaders from Africa‚ Asia or the Middle East. Write 2- 3 pages bibliography on each female leader. After you write their bibliographies you need to compare and contrast their leadership qualities‚ and style. The female leader selected must be alive and currently in a leadership role. The leader can be from the same continent but NOT the same
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notwithstanding the movement’s short duration. According to Read (1994) the major period for Cubism was from 1907 to 1914‚ with Picasso and Braque as the main originators of the movement. The rationale for the Tate’s statement is given as “the artists associated with [Cubism] took some of the most decisive steps towards abstraction”‚ and this extreme development “has become the archetype of later revolutionary movements” (p. 84). The movement‚ according to Read‚ was the first abstract style of
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richness and lavishness. The viewer will observe a fusion of the realistic tradition of Flemish painting with the imagination and freedom of Italian renaissance painting. The painting expresses Neoplatonic views while also providing the viewer with endless topics for discussion and analysis‚ making it a true conversation piece. The “Garden of Love” depicts a scene of passionate festivities. In the painting‚ a group of aristocratic lovers decorated in the most extravagant of satins and lace are placed
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OIL PAINTINGS One of the images that I’m most fond of is the “Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin” by Jan and Eck. This piece is one my favorites because it uses oil. When using oil the images of the paintings seem to realistically speak to me. This particular painting enables both fusion of tones and crisp effects and is unsurpassed for textural variation. The standard consistency of oil paint is a smooth‚ buttery paste. In this scene it depicts the Virgin crowned by a hovering Angel while
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values and learning. At this time‚ Europe was going through some changes with its growing prosperity and its political stability. There were new technologies developing which included the printing press‚ along with a new astronomy system and new continental exploration. There was the expansion of philosophy and literature‚ and art. The paintings and sculpture that identified the Renaissance came in the late 14th century in Italy. It reached its peak through masters of art in the late 15th
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know that‚ yes‚ it’s true I’m here‚ and I’m just as strange as you.” ― Frida Kahlo “I paint flowers so they will not die.” ― Frida Kahlo “My painting carries with it the message of pain.” ― Frida Kahlo I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint. ― Frida Kahlo Really‚ I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not‚ but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself. ― Frida Kahlo www.fridakahlofans.com BIOGRAPHY Frida Kahlo
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season‚ the old Yankee stadium in New York completed its 88th and final year of hosting the Yankees. The new Yankees Stadium in New York just wrapped up their second regular season of hosting the Yankees‚ after they moved from their old ballpark across the street. In this paper I hope to compare some differences and similarities between the two stadiums. Specifically the cost of the stadiums‚ the amenities each one provides‚ and the differences a spectator may experience from visiting the new stadium
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