When I think of works of art I think about the painting in art museum that averages like me can’t do. Art like the Annunciation is my example of what fine art is.My first response to a painting is mainly visual what interests me most is the strong difference‚ color‚ and smoothness not in that order though. That attracts me draws me in‚ so to speak‚ my next reaction really depends on the style of the work. If it’s a convincing‚ realistic work‚ I usually look for an expressive response only if it’s
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How does Clarke depict the idea of conflict and confrontation in Catrin? Throughout this poem‚ Clarke uses many techniques‚ primarily the extended metaphor to strikingly depict the pain but also affection felt in the inevitable separation between a mother and daughter. The effective use of the free verse and enjambment by Clarke solely portrays this on-going separation between a mother and daughter‚ therefore fully lending itself to the first person narrative showing the naturalistic nature of
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In the short‚ story “How to Tell a True War Story” Tim O’Brien‚ the author‚ confuses the reader with his unique idea on how to tell a real story. Despite the fact‚ that O’Brien was drafted to go to the Vietnam War in 1969 he uses his friends and partners’ stories throughout his war years‚ to tell the world that everything about war is mistaken. Throughout his collection‚ The Thing They Carried (1990) he emphases that fear is what motivate soldiers to go to war. Indeed‚ fear drove him; he went to
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How does Poe use language and character to create tension in ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’? Edgar Allen Poe is considered to be a master of writing macabre stories. Poe generally writes using this theme which shows he is comfortable with writing morbid dark tales. He is able to write short stories which are full of tension – one main example being ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. The genre choice being ‘short story’ automatically creates tension. Compared to a general ‘novel’ they are massively different. A short
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Humanism was a belief the Greeks and Romans practiced. It was a belief that humans and their lives were more or as important as the Gods. Humanists believed that God(s) made human and then went on to gift them with talents and a place to live‚ earth. Humanism painting and sculptures showed humans in a superficial light‚ chiseled and flawless. This can be clearly seen in all of the famous art forms of the time‚ ranging from Michelangelo’s David to Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The classical belief in humanism
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Jason DeGutis Giotto Bondone Annunciation in the Arena Chapel 1266-1377 Fresco Late Gothic Annunciation in the Arena Chapel by Giotto Bondone The artwork that I chose to analyze is Annunciation in the Arena Chapel by Giotto Bondone. The works of art were frescoes created between the years 1266-1377 in the late gothic style. The objective and reason for writing this paper is to communicate a formal analyses of the work including a visual description of what I see‚ as well as an iconographical
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John De Cleene English Harris Due: December 2‚ 2010 Horror and Tension Within The Tell Tale Heart Edgar Allen Poe is most famous for his remarkable gothic fiction stories. In fact‚ some would almost consider him to be the father of them. One of his most recognized pieces is The Tell Tale Heart. This particular tale tells the story of a man who in the end turns out to be insane when he hears the beating of a dead man’s heart. The narrator kills an old man who did nothing wrong. The only thing
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While Ernest Hemingway’s “A Soldier’s Home” and Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a War Story” are both pieces focusing on war and the profound impact it has on the minds of soldiers that go through it‚ they both differ in many ways. The settings of the stories are dissimilar as “A Soldier’s Home” is set after the war‚ in a typical suburban environment in Oklahoma‚ where the protagonist grew up‚ while “How to Tell a True War Story” is set primarily in war-stricken areas in Vietnam with a few other instances
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Many authors have written war stories and about the effects of war on a person. Two of these writers are Tim O’Brian and Ernest Hemingway. O’Brian wrote "How to Tell a True War Story"; and Hemingway wrote a short story called "Soldier’s Home". Both of these stories illustrate to the reader just what war can do to an average person and what‚ during war‚ made the person change. The stories are alike in many respects due to the fact that both authors served time in the army; O’Brian in the Vietnam
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Period 27 January 2017 Summary of How to Tell a True War Story How to Tell a True War Story has an unnamed narrator telling the story of what happened to one of his squad members. He starts by mentioning Bob Kiley‚ Rat‚ and that one of Rat?s friends died. The narrator goes on to tell how Rat wrote a letter to his friend?s sister. After two months‚ Rat is disappointed to have not received a letter from her. Afterwards‚ the narrator says that a true war story should not leave the reader feeling
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