Text: Mao’s Last Dancer I chose the autographical novel ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’‚ composed by Li Cunxin‚ as it has several themes that convey the idea of a journey. It is physical in the way Li Cunxin had to work hard to be a professional ballet dancer and it is also mental as it is a road to self-discovery. The autobiography is also extremely inspirational and inscribed in first person‚ therefore this allows the reader to see the personal journey of Li. I believe this text also relates to Shakespeare’s
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Symbols and Motifs: The Great Outdoors by Carlos Alejandrino and Anika Miller How this motif contributes to the theme of play or to other aspects of drama contributes to the characterization of Willy Loman‚ and Biff Loman Willy Loman He knows that the outdoors is source of happiness‚ however he can’t take the risk of financial instability because he is a coward. Just like when he was too scared to take a risk to go to Alaska with Ben‚ to search for his faither. Willy feels as if his goals
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This article explains how portion sizes grew over the past centuries through different versions of paintings of The Last Supper. On March 23‚ 2010‚ an article by Melissa Healy was released that explained portion control over the years. She researched and realized that in different depictions of The Last Supper the amount of food grew. She gathered most of her research from two brothers. They found fifty-two different paintings of the meal. They figured out about how much food they ate by the
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Air Force‚ every mission was extremely dangerous and many planes crashed into enemy territory. In the story The Last Mission by Henry Mazer‚ the author writes a fictional depiction of the Air Force in World War II that accurately represents real events that occurred. The reader is shown how dangerous missions were and how many underage men enrolled into the war. While the story The Last Mission by Harry Mazer is a fiction book‚ it is an accurate portrayal of events that occurred in World War 2. In
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Last Chance for Eden This documentary Last Chance for Eden is a about nine men and women discussing the issues of racism and sexism in the workplace and even giving their own experience and own opinions. Throughout this entire documentary each person expresses how they feel or their experience but some admit that cannot do that in public. I notice that even though we are in the 21st century people like to believe there is equality. But when asked to someone of color they openly comment there
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as ‘the cold‚ unseen stranger’! THE LAST LEAF remains one of my favorite short stories written by him. The plot revolves around two artist girls – Sue and Johnsy - who have their own ‘studio’ in quaint old Greenwich Village. Their’s was a relationship fostered on mutual trust and their common tastes in art‚ chicory salad and bishop sleeves! All went hunky dory till Johnsy fell ill with pneumonia one cold November month. The disease seemed to drain out the last streaks of will and womanly taste from
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” She believes in her own will rather than the fate inevitably determined ahead of her. This is an example of the traditional Chinese culture and one woman’s self-assertion to take control of her own fate. Jing-mei (June) Woo‚ the character‚ is a symbol herself of Westernization of Chinese-Americans. Once she travels to China to visit her deceased mother‚ she realizes what Chinese culture is all about and what she has been culturally unaware of all this time. Jing-mei and the other daughters always
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Nick Carlone 2/20/12 Last Supper – Jacopo Tintoretto The painting I have selected for my second project is the Last Supper made between 1592 and 1594 by Jacopo Tintoretto. I picked this piece of art for many reasons. When I first saw this painting I was immediately attracted to it because of the detail that went into every person. Every person seems to have their own personality and emotion. Although you are immediately drawn to Jesus Christ in the middle of the painting because of
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A Tainted Perception of a Beautiful Duchess In Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue‚ “The Last Duchess”‚ the Duke portrays himself as a prideful‚ eloquent‚ man who is impassioned by his art. Throughout the poem‚ the reader soon learns and observes his jealous‚ possessive nature that is concealed within his character. The Duke subtly reveals characteristics of “ruthlessness‚ cynicism‚ contempt for human life” within himself and has an uncontrollable “lust for power”. (Joshua Adler‚ 223) Art possesses
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The Last Judgment‚ by Leandro Bassano 16th century Venetian Artist‚ religious painting of Christ Finished in 1596‚ currently residing in the National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo‚ Japan (Ueno). Visited on 11/2/09 from 10:15-11:30 Bassano’s The Last Judgment Painted by Leandro Bassano‚ a 16th century Venetian artist‚ The Last Judgment is a stunning work of scared art that takes one’s breath away upon first sight. Finished in 1596‚ the oil painting stands 73 x 51 cm tall and currently
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