Robert Frost was one of America’s leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He has been an inspiration to many young writers and aspiring poets. Although he lived through a troubled and tragic life‚ Frost was able to express his unique view of nature and the world around him in the delicate art of poetry. His direct and easy-to-read poems made him one of the most recognized poets in the country. Robert Frost had the ability to make his poems accessible to anyone reading
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The artwork that I have chosen to critique is by an American artist named Robert Motherwell‚ (1915 -1991). The particular piece I have chosen is called "Open" # 150 in black and cream 1970 acrylic on canvas 69 x 204 1/4 inches at the Modern Museum. This artwork is a symmetrical balanced abstract painting that is about 41 years old and is horizontal in its organization and is made up of one neutral color cream rectangle inside at the top of one large intense black color rectangle. Counting a total
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Bio William Edward Burghardt Du Bois‚ known as W.E.B. Du Bois‚ was born on February 23‚ 1868‚ in Great Barrington‚ Massachusetts. While growing up in a mostly European American town‚ he identified himself as "mulatto‚" but freely attended school with whites and was enthusiastically supported in his academic studies by his white teachers. In 1885‚ he moved to Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ to attend Fisk University. It was there that he first encountered Jim Crow laws. For the first time‚ he began analyzing
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The French Revolution is the greatest event of the modern period. It influenced the whole human society. The whole world received the message of liberty‚ equality‚ and fraternity. The welfare of the common man became the paramount priority and required changes were made in their constitution by the different countries. A brief description of the effects of the French Revolution is as per the followings. I. Effect on France There is no doubt that the French Revolution had far reaching implication
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Roxas y Acuña‚ Manuel (1892-1948)‚ Philippine statesman and first president (1946-1948) of the Philippines‚ born in Capiz‚ and educated at the University of Manila. After studying law at the University of the Philippines‚ near Manila‚ Roxas began his political career in 1917 as a member of the municipal council of Capiz (renamed Roxas in 1949). He was governor of the province of Capiz in 1919-21 and was then elected to the Philippine House of Representatives‚ subsequently serving as Speaker of the
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STATUS OF THE PROFESSION Dr. Flynn enters the room of a patient who was recently admitted to University Hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain. Several interns follow Dr. Flynn to the patient’s bedside. Dr. Flynn begins to ask the patient a series of questions. After the patient responds‚ Dr. Flynn turns to one of the interns and asks for a diagnosis. The intern gives a diagnosis. Dr. Flynn follows with a series of questions related to the basis for the diagnosis and possible treatment
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If you were just a scrawny composer and your city had been hit in the siege in World War II‚ you probably wouldn’t go on writing the intermezzo of your seventh symphony‚ but 20th century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich wasn’t your average man. He was despised by Stalin and the communist party‚ his music was original and adored by Russia‚ and he was known as the darling of the Soviet avant garde. In his music and his life‚ Shostakovich was a great risk taker‚ and never let any danger he was
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“To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. In the opening stanza‚ the poet articulates the carpe diem tenet that urges one to "Seize the Day." The gathering of roses is a metaphor for living life to the fullest. The image of roses suggests a number of things: roses symbolize sensuality and the fulfillment of earthly pleasures; as vegetation‚ they are tied to the cycles of nature and represent change and the transience of life. Like the "virgins‚" the roses are buds‚ fresh‚ youthful
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Great leaders in history often leave behind a legacy. This legacy takes the values that they held dearest and is usually compacted into a couple words or a phrase that the public will forever associate with that leader’s name. For example‚ Mohandas Gandhi and ‘civil disobedience’ have become synonymous over the years. Whenever someone refers to the act of nonviolent protest‚ civil disobedience - sometimes even called the ‘Gandhian principle’ – one would think of Gandhi. Another example is Martin
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr‚ leaves a legacy that represents‚ justice‚ equality for all‚ freedom and his commitment to non-violence. He is revered throughout the world from small communities‚ all the way to the White House. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr‚ name is alluded by many social arenas‚ community centers‚ as well as School houses all over the United States‚ even today in 2016. He is known today as one of the most predominate leaders in the Civil Rights movement. Due to Dr. King dedication and
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