Artists are constantly coming under fire from those who don’t understand it. This especially holds true for abstract artists such as Jackson Pollock. Critics of Pollock claim that his drip painting style is lazy and uncreative: not art. As a fellow artist I find these claims outrageous and uneducated. I personally believe that Jackson Pollock was an amazing artist and deserved every ounce of fame he got. Art is subjective‚ there is no right or wrong way to make art. Being and artist is about expressing
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Sob stories are often the kryptonites of heart that leave us feeling pity and empathy for said person of the sob story‚ regardless of the fact if we know them personally or not. It’s a common human reaction to show sympathy for those who have experienced tragedy in their lives‚ but most often‚ it blurs our judgement while making objective criticisms of works of art. A singer will appear on a show‚ tell an angst ridden story‚ sing Adele‚ and leave with the grand prize. An artist will choke up a story
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Spike Lee A man with many talents should be forever remembered by people that admired him. Sheldon Jackson Lee is a producer‚ director‚ and actor that was born on March 20th‚1957 in Atlanta Georgia. He was born and raised by a well off family and began making amateur films once he turned 20 years old. The very first he made was “Last Hustle in Brooklyn” and was done when he was still at Morehouse College. He later graduated from New York University Film School in 1982. Once he made “Joe‘s Bed
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born on January 21‚ 1824 in Clarksburg‚ Virginia. His father and younger sibling had died of typhoid fever when Jackson was very young. This left himself‚ his mother and a younger sister. His mother remarried and fell into debt with her more current husband. Because of the immense financial struggles distressing the family‚ Jackson was forced to go live with an uncle. Jackson’s uncle paid little to no attention to him‚ even when young Jackson showed an interest in learning
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I. Intro Spike Lee is one of the many directors who in my opinion always want to keep people alert. Lee is a film director‚ producer‚ writer and actor. He is with no question a very intelligent man that believes he has a responsibility to try and explain the world of black folks and other minorities in their most genuine form. When it comes to making films‚ he always fulfils his responsibility to show the behind the scenes black personnel who are underrepresented in an industry dominated by white
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Bo Jackson Thesis statement: Bo Jackson is talented in about any area of sports. He s also one of strongest men ever known. Bo is very generous to kids that have problems or disabilities. Bo has one of the biggest decisions of his life to make. He needs to decide what kind of career he’d like to make. He could choose either football or baseball. Bo won the Heisman award in football and will be the number one draft pick in the NFL. But the problem is‚ Hugh Culverhouse of the Buccaneers wants
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Jackson Pollock There have been many artists throughout history. Jackson Pollock was one that was known for more than just his art. Pollock came to fame in New York City during the 1940s. He lived in a small apartment‚ filled with cigarette smoke and the smell of paint. The news of war played over the radio. It was dark and barely furnished. His paintings were prominent throughout the rooms. It looked more like an art studio than a home. Pollock seemed to have no sense of time. Every day
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Based on the 11 episodes heard‚ I don’t think Adnan should had been convicted for the death of Hae Min Lee. Since there isn’t enough information to prove Adnan’s guilt‚ he shouldn’t be convicted in the first place. There are various reasons why I think Adnan is innocent. First off‚ the evidences used and provided. Throughout the podcast there are many information provide but not all of them were used during court. The Asia letters were the first piece of evidence which was not used in court.
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“Charles” Composition The short story‚ “Charles‚” written by Shirley Jackson is about a boy named Laurie who is in kindergarten. This boy is very impish and rude. This is so because he is an older brother and lacks the attention he once possessed. As well as rude‚ he can be violent‚ and cause havoc. He lives with his mother‚ father‚ and little brother who is only an infant. On Laurie’s first day of kindergarten‚ he wore overalls with bibs‚ but since his brother started receiving attention‚ he began
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John Lee Hooker born on August 22‚ 1917‚ in Clarksdale‚ Mississippi. He was the fourth out of eleven children in his family of William and Minnie Hooker. His father was a sharecropper and Baptist minister who was not fond of the blues because his father refers blues music as the “devil’s music”. When he was five years old‚ his parents separated from each other and they divorced when he was eleven. In his younger years‚ Hooker received a limited amount of formal education. However‚ music was an important
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