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    Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in The Catcher in the Rye‚ suffers from a Madonna/whore complex‚ meaning he can only see women in two ways; as perfect and innocent or as dirty whores‚ without any ground in between. According to psychiatrists‚ this disorder may be caused by an excessive bond between one’s mother as a child‚ or conversely a lack of a bond‚ resulting in looking towards the one you love as a motherly figure‚ while nobody else can meet those standards. (Speyer) Holden’s experiences

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    Liam Shiels Mr. Forsyth ENG- 3U 14 February 2013 Sadness Through a Colour In Cecil Bonstein’s short story‚ “It Will Grow Again”‚ the colour grey is used to symbolize sadness‚ the life of the narrator revolves around the colour grey‚ but throughout the story the grey fades away making life easier to live. The narrator first witnesses the colour grey “on a dull day” where everywhere he looks he seems to find “grey in the workshop‚ grey outside‚ everyone in a grey

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    Madonna in a Church is a small oil panel on oak by Flemish painter Jan van Eyck. Madonna in a church was made between c. 1438-1440. Van Eyck has been traditionally credited with the invention of painting in oils‚ and‚ although this is incorrect‚ there is no doubt that he was the real master of the technique. The use of oil paints is very significant in this artworkʼs luminescent quality and presentation of space. The artist creates a new relationship between the viewer and the picture. There is an

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    By: Mohsen Mohsen Ali Mosaeid Do you think that it’s unbelievable to feel happy and sad at the same time? Actually‚ it is really possible to feel these two feelings inasmuch since it is something that happened to me five years ago when I graduated from college. I was happy because it was my graduation party‚ but I was sad because we my classmates and me – would go our separate ways again after four years of being in a close-knit relationship. . First of all‚ as I had gotten up earlier

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    Firstly greetings‚ Secondly‚ introduction about self. thridly the subject matter.. Example‚ A very warm good evening to all the wonderful people present today... Its pleasure to start this auspicious occasion by heartily welcoming every body.. I heartly welcome our Honorable Chief guest‚ Our Principal‚ Dear Teachers‚ and my fellow- friends... Its wonderful to see sucj amazing gathering once in a happy year.. today we all have gatherd here for the annual day celebration.. I wel-come everybody

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    Grace Klumpp Dr. Schaeffer LSTD-3173-202 29 October 15 Essay 1: Comparing Enthroned Madonna to Rucellai Madonna In the 13th century naturalism was on the rise. This can be seen in both the work of Duccio di Bouninsegna and Giotto Di Bondone. However there is difference in their artistic style. This can be seen if you compare Duccio’s Rucellai Madonna to Giotto’s Enthroned Madonna. By looking at Duccio’s work you can see the influence of the Byzantine traditions. Duccio also stays true to the gothic

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    "Madonna" and "Venus" From Two Different Periods I have always been intrigued by the many depictions of "Madonna" and "Venus" therefore I chose to compare and contrast Parmigianino’s “Madonna of the Long Neck” from the mannerist style of the later Renaissance and Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” from Venetian Renaissance. First I will tell you a little bit about the historical background of both paintings‚ then I will prove my thesis by talking about exemplifies two artist’s style and the

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    Madonna and Child with Saints Mark and Peter When I visited The Walters Art Museum for the first time‚ I was extremely captivated and pleased. I quickly recognized themes and characteristics of the Baroque time period from my knowledge of it learned in class. After walking around the museum and looking at many Italian works and all the work from the time period we have covered in class‚ I was drawn to several pieces. I am always impressed by paintings and all the little details put into it. Since

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    sorts. The strange‚ unfamiliar concepts that were conceived during the Northern Renaissance era changed the ideals of their time drastically‚ and therefore newly formed ideals of religion‚ power‚ and intellect replaced those of old. For instance‚ Madonna in the Church 1439‚ by Jan Van Eyck incorporates

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    PHIL 1000B Zubair Sirvary (213241435) TA:Olivia Komoro Can we have happiness without Sadness? Dec 4‚ 2014 1‚191 words Summary Can we have happiness without sadness? What really is true happiness and what is sadness? Can we say that you can’t have one without the other? Do we need to go through sadness in order to appreciate and understand happiness? People often ask what really in life brings about true and everlasting happiness. Some say that true happiness can be achieved through family; some

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