What was unusual about the oval portrait? a) The oval portrait was so unusual because it had been hidden in the dark near the bedpost. The painting is of a young girl who looks like she is about to become a woman. The painting startled the narrator because it looks so real that he almost thought the girl was in front of him in real life. 3. What did the gentleman find out about the portrait from the book he had found? a)The gentleman read about the portrait in the book he had found in the
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The Slavenka Drakulic essay “He Would Never Hurt a Fly” is about a young man named Goran Jelisic‚ a Bosian Serb‚ who is on trial for executing thirteen prisoners in a Breko police station and Luka prison camp in 1992. Drakulic portrays Jelisic as a handsome young man with a “serene face‚ lively eyes‚ and [a] big reassuring grin… the kind of person who would give up his seat‚ on a street car‚ for an invalid to sit down (1117). Drakulic is surprised that the man with such boyish features could be
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Case Analysis: Cosmos Club I – Time Frame In January 1983‚ Mr. Joseph Kabiling‚ Cosmos Club’s Business Manager‚ was left with the decision of whether or not to present his proposal to acquire a point-of-sale equipment at this year’s Finance Committee meeting on capital expenditures. Through the years‚ the club’s restaurant registered higher than expected losses‚ compared to any of the club’s revenue-generating services. Thus‚ he left that this might improve the dining room operations although
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VALUE OF TREES Trees are an integral part of our environment. Both man and the animals cannot survive without trees. We get food‚ medicine‚ wood and shelter from trees. Trees beautify the environment. We get the most needed rain because of the trees. Trees have a great influence upon climate. Trees preserve moisture. The leaves of a tree are always giving off moisture and this constant evaporation cools the surrounding atmosphere. Trees on hill sides stop the soil erosion and prevent destructive
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Introduction Parker Pen History George Safford Parker‚ the founder‚ had previously been a sales agent for the John Holland Gold Pen Company. He received his first fountain pen related patent in 1889. In 1894 Parker received a patent on his "Lucky Curve" feed‚ which was claimed to draw excess ink back into the pen body when the pen was not in use. The Lucky Curve feed was used in various forms until 1928. a Parker Frontier Ball-point Pen From the 1920s to the 1960s‚ before the
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Francis Bacon - The Portraits Francis Bacon was born in Dublin‚ Ireland to English parents. When F. Bacon grow up and was more independent he then travelled to Berlin were he spent most of his time there. He then moved onto Paris‚ before returning to London and starting out as an interior designer. Bacon never attended art school; he only began his work in watercolours about 1926 – 27. An exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso inspired him to make his first drawings and paintings. The influence
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Christian Gutierrez Dr. Wendy Slatkin ART 213 19 November 2012 The Portrait of Marten Looten There have been many great artists throughout the history of mankind. World famous and household names such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Picasso may be the first to come to mind. However there is one artist who perhaps surpasses the aforementioned names in terms of technical skill; a man who is incredibly proficient in the fields of painting and especially etching; a man who’s work symbolizes
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Hey Lajon‚ I am so glad that I got your letter and that I have got the chance to get to know you so well over the past year. The Internet is something that I never would have thought that I needed 20 years ago‚ but yet now it is something I cannot seem to go a day without using. Imagine knowledge about anything that is just a search engine and click away. Imagine a web site that allowed you to get a glimpse of what your dad’s day to day life is like or any people that you know that do not live
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Ryan Foley Humanities 101 Self Portrait Paper September 28‚ 2013 Born April 15‚ 1452 in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci‚ was born with no surname his full name being "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci"‚ meaning "Leonardo‚ son of (Mes)ser Piero from Vinci." Little is known of Leonardo’s early up bringing besides him spending his first five years of life in the household of his father‚ grandparents and uncle‚ Francesco‚ in the small town of Vinci. His father had married a sixteen-year-old girl
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‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is a metonymic phrase meaning communication‚ thoughts and writing have more influence on people or events than violence‚ warfare and destruction does‚ the pen being communication‚ thoughts and writing and the sword being warfare‚ violence and destruction. Many people would say this is true and the pen is mightier than the sword Think of the power of the media. How "gossip‚" and lies‚ or indeed the truth can destroy a
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