the lectures‚ I was flipping through the humanities textbook looking for nothing in particular. I stumbled across Marie Guillemine Benoist’s Portrait of a Black Woman on page 326. For some reason I felt compelled towards the painting‚ I could almost see myself as the woman on the canvas. I did some follow-up research on the artist and the motive behind the art. The portrait was painted in 1800‚ by a woman who belonged to a small elite circle of professional women painters. The portrait was seen as
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20th Century Arts and Artist Paper The subject of this course is an exploration of the ideas and values from the Scientific Revolution to the Second World War‚ examining the various revolutions in the world (scientific‚ political‚ economic‚ social‚ spiritual and artistic) and their impact on philosophy‚ theology‚ literature and the arts. This course so far has allowed me to see the influence of the Western thinking‚ forms of thinking and ideas on non-Western cultures and vice versa. As an accomplishment
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“Papa is the bogeyman.” Is Pino Amitrano an evil man? In the novel I’m Not Scared‚ Pino Amitrano is portrayed as the villain who committed a heinous crime and betrayed his son. Pino was a man of principles and integrity who loved his family whole heartedly‚ yet somehow he was overcome by greed and fear which prompted him to do malicious acts which made him evil man. Through various events that took place in the novel‚ Niccolo Amanniti showed how he descended into darkness enabling him to commit
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Life of a Traveling Blues Artist The life as a traveling musician is one often looked upon as a life of ease‚ fame‚ and wealth‚ but can it really be what it seems? There are many difficult struggles to overcome‚ especially in the life of a blues performer‚ and as a fellow blues guitarist‚ this topic felt like something that would be easily relatable in countless ways. It is important to become informed and educated about the difficulties‚ hardships‚ requirements‚ and joys of becoming‚ and sustaining
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Martial Art films- Trace the evolution of Bruce as a martial artist and film maker Bruce Lee was an influential figurehead in both realms of martial arts and the film industry. The main philosophy of his beliefs as both a martial artist and a filmmaker was created via the integration and shaping of different concepts of martial arts‚ his belief of Taoism and ancient Chinese paradigms and the integration of this concept into his films. Through these‚ he has revolutionized the martial arts industry
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song “Dollhouse.”Melanie’s music represents a mixture of electropop‚ indie rock‚ and alternative rock genre‚ which are mostly similar but all creative. People are not always perfect and it’s okay. As shown in her music Melanie Martinez and many more artists talk about how they try to be perfect or don’t even try because they know it’s ok not to be. Melanie Martinez is 22 years old. Melanie was born at Long Island in New York. Born on April 28‚ 1995. She was shown up publicly on “The Voice” and as part
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Charles Manson is not what I or most people would call “a good man”. He was the leader of a group they called his family. He convinced his family that he was the christ and everything he said was considered right and should be executed without questions. He did this so called brainwashing by giving members of his family pills LSD pills. He had his family members kill many people and tried to blame it on the blacks. Manson was trying to start a major war between the whites and the blacks. Charles
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The Greatest Man I ever Knew By Ma-Ria D. Fitch June 20‚ 2011 CM1200 April 6‚ 1956‚ the greatest man I ever knew was born with his twins cord wrapped around his neck cutting off his oxygen. His twin was still born‚ but somehow‚ he survived. He was born black as the ace of spades and his entire life was filled with mental and physical disabilities. He was epileptic‚ had asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ chronic migraines‚ chronic joint and muscular pain‚ and when he died in October of 2008‚ he also
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there is a red poster with the word HOPALONG in glittery blue letters. On the poster there are signatures of all my soccer team with some pictures of me playing. As you move down the wall there are two pictures up‚ both are framed. One is of me when I was about four and the other is of me from eighth grade. In between the two pictures is my graduation cap‚ which is mustard yellow; under that are my varsity letters which are red with a yellow outline. THe varsity letters are W’s. Below that is a small
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Canadian artist ISU essay Fred Varley Frederick Horsman Varley was one of the most famous painters out of the Group of Seven. He loved to paint the landscape of the beautiful country we live in. He also enjoyed the portrait style of art. He was one of Canada’s most distinguished portrait painters. Frederick Varley was born on January 2nd‚ 1881 in Sheffield‚ England. He studied art in his home town for the first 31 years of his life at the Sheffield School of Art in 1892-1900 and then
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