In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Richards Ruben’s Claremont I Richards Ruben is an abstract expressionist artist known for his heavy worked‚ vivid surfaces which don’t fall into the label of neither geometric nor gestural. His work‚ Claremont I‚ made in 1995‚ is a vivid example of his art style. His brusque movements‚ vibrant yet relaxing colors and their flow on the canvas‚ create a unique kind of harmony. Claremont I is a pretty impressive piece. The materials and the sized of the canvas do help to bring the beauty of the piece
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The Crossing Essay The video the crossing is about the American Revolution it takes place in the early 1700’s. It is at a point in time where George Washington is the general over the continental army. It is December 23 the times were extremely difficult and General Washington just announced that we will be attacking Trenton on the 25 of December Christmas eve. The rest of the troops are restless and cold. Most of the men don’t understand why we are attacking because we have very little food
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Life/Tribute Maria Montoya Martinez was from San Ildefonso Pueblo. Born on an unrecorded date between 1881 and 1887 Maria was the oldest of five sisters. She started learning pottery skills from her aunt‚ at first just by watching her. At this time‚ traditional pottery techniques were being lost‚ but Maria and her family were trying to preserve the culture of art. By the age of seven or eight Martínez was making crude bowls and plates of her own. She received a well rounded education by
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Crossing the Swamp Throughout "Crossing the Swamp‚" a poem by Mary Oliver‚ many poetic devices and figurative languages are depicted. By using these devices‚ Mary Oliver is able to develop the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. The entirety of the poem is a metaphor of a man’s crisis in life. The first part of the poem‚ or until "into the black‚ slack‚" is dark. This portion depicts the darkness’s of life‚ such as death and the hard ships. The third stanza mentions " here/ is struggle
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Conceptualizing the Martinez Issue How person responds and copes with traumas can differ based on development‚ coping mechanisms‚ and personality. The Martinez family is dealing with the aftermath of a Tornado (Laureate Education‚ 2013e). Miguel’s wife‚ Jeanette is noticing a change in her husband Miguel. He is not himself since the Tornado. His wife suggests that counseling. Miguel does not notice his behavior changes. In fact‚ he feels that he is coping well. Martinez Issues Identified The first
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Crossing the Swamp The poem Crossing the Swamp is a well-organized poem which uses many techniques to develop the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. Some of these techniques include diction‚ narrative structure‚ repetition‚ imagery‚ personification‚ tone shift‚ as well as many interesting sound devices that. The first thing that is very noticeable is the narrative structure. The speaker provides us with the image of the character’s footsteps through the structure of the poem‚ which
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feel the frustration and the longing for people to understand the La Chicanas behind Martinez’s writing. How throughout history‚ the Chicanas have been forced to endure so many different types of oppressions by many different types of people. What Martinez calls triple oppression‚ oppression by “the forces of racism‚ imperialism‚ and sexism‚” and that every woman who is not white‚ is able to feel this type of oppression. And she’s right- as a white woman I will never fully comprehend what it feels
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266 PART 1WO: DESIGN AND EVOlUTION OF TECHNOlOGY STRATEGY EXHIBIT 1 TheTechnologyAdoption Life Cycle. lit ~ 0 ..JJ d > 0 C t’ t-f Crossing Chasm-j Crossi the Geoffrey A. Moore f w i l:’ >- "C 0 "m ~ G) w I .s ~ ~ Virtually all contemporary thinking about high-tech marketing strategy has its roots in the Technology Adoption Ute Cycle‚ a model which ll’ew out of social research begun in the late 1950s about how communities respolKtto
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Generally speaking‚ “Oppressions Olympics “ coined by feminist Elizabeth Martinez who challenged the “hierarchy of oppressions” points to inequalities faced by a group may be considered by another group as less important. For instance‚ I believe the me culture has a huge impact on this behavior. In other words‚ my issues are more important and carry weight because I am the one baring the burden of my oppression. Since I don’t live in your skin to experience your issues‚ I don’t have a sense
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