Mina Loy was born on December 27‚ 1882 in London‚ England. She attended a conservative art school‚ finding herself influenced by impressionism. She achieved some success as a painter‚ with her paintings included in the Salon d’Automne show in Paris in 1905. As an artist‚ she moved through various mediums‚ from oil to ink‚ then light fixtures‚ then finally sculptures. With her sculptures‚ she used everyday items she found on the streets of Manhattan. She moved to the United States of 1916. Loy felt
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Exploring Every Detail Museums are mirrors of rich culture and history reflective of the rise of a nation through time. Treasure of art and culture is what we can expect while on a visit to the museum. Art lovers simply love the museums for their great collection of rare paintings and sculptors dating back several centuries. They offer the visitor a glimpse into the past culture of any given city or country by displaying relics found throughout the world. It was with great anticipation that
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Mythology is the history and beliefs of a people who were able to see the magic in the world all around them. “Today their alters are empty‚ their great temples in ruins. But the gods of the ancient Greeks and Romans live on in powerful myths that have borne retelling for countless generations.(Fandex 1)”. Greek mythology and its Roman counter part have fascinated people for ages. Despite their similarities Greek and Roman mythology has key differences: in the Gods names‚ what they are based
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World Literature Online Love Is All You Need Love…..Love is one of the driving forces behind humanity‚ an emotion that transcends time and cultures. It’s no wonder that love is a theme often repeated in our literary works‚ such as The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki are two of the world’s earliest works of literature‚ so old in fact‚ they started out as oral traditions. These two epics have much in common‚ despite the fact that there is a thousand
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Thanks to the Artemis Film Festival‚ I have great respect and curiosity concerning stuntwomen. In truth‚ I often am in awe of their work‚ and whenever I happen upon one in the profession with whom I am not familiar‚ I take great delight in highlighting them. Recently‚ Angela Meryl took some time to answer a few questions about her career‚ and although we barely scratched the surface of the amazing work she has done‚ I am pleased to be able to share a bit about Angela‚ who contentedly works in a profession
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On the Influence of Mythology on Human Abstract Mythology provides us with creation stories that originate in efforts to explain human existence. But mythology is also specifically cultural‚ and historical. The classical myths of the Greeks and Romans‚ for example‚ were designed to explain human existence and always through heirarchies of family structures. These myths are complex and elaborate‚ with monsters‚ heroes and heroines‚ legends‚ and wars. Understanding mythology involves
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Athena A peculiar girl that was born by springing out of her father’s head. As she developed‚ the gods‚ and even the cities of Greece‚ claimed her a wise goddess. Athena (Minerva is the Roman name)‚ is what they call her. Athena is one of the twelve powerful gods and goddesses of the world. Even more‚ she resides on Mount Olympus. But not only was she a goddess‚ but she also had special powers: wisdom‚ crafts‚ and in war. Just as important‚ she was also a wonderful goddess that helped many brave
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gives many examples of the goddesses who have been misled by the gods due to their affairs with mortal men. Calypso begins her rant‚ “You unrivaled lords of jealousy-scandalized when goddesses sleep with mortals”(5.131-132). She speaks of “chaste Artemis”(5.135) and “Demeter the graceful one”(5.137). Both goddesses had lost their mortals to the will of the gods. Like the goddesses before her‚ Calypso must now say goodbye to her mortal. Though Calypso only references the double standards between
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Janelle C. Gajardo IV-1 Mrs.Dimacutac December 5‚ 2011 Elements in the Periodic Table Trivia l Actinium (Ac) - radioactive element found in uranium ores‚ used in equilibrium with its decay products as a source of alpha rays.The name originates from the Greek word ’aktinos’ meaning ray or beam. l Argon (Ar) - they don’t often interact with other elements. This caused early mappers of the periodic table‚ such as Dmitri Mendeleev‚ to think of them as proud and noble. l Carbon (C) - can
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What is Realism? Realism is the movement toward representing reality as it actually is‚ in art. Realistic drama is an attempt to portray real life on stage‚ a movement away from the conventional melodramas and sentimental comedies of the 1700s. It is expressed in theatre through the use of symbolism‚ character development‚ stage setting and storyline and is exemplified in plays such as Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Anton Chekhov’s The Three Sisters. The arrival of realism was indeed good
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