Victoria Olinger Coach Mears English 9‚ Period 5 8 March 2012 “Blackbeard” Blackbeard wasn’t always known as Blackbeard. In fact‚ he was born by the name of Edward Teach (Sifikis). There is some speculation about his last name as there is always some sort of suspicion about the lives of historical figures‚ whether it is something as small as a last name in his case or something bigger all together. Most historians use “Teach” because it is the spelling that their most credible source‚ Captain
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John The Evangelist was sculpted in Donatello’s favored marble. In the sculpture itself‚ St. John is depicted in his older years‚ which is drawn from his long beard and bushy eyebrows. His hair is styled in a curly manner which boldly highlights the outline of his skull‚ directly drawing the eyes to his face. The face itself holds a serious glance though slightly upward as though he was looking into the horizon
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As the course textbook states‚ "the arts give form to what is imagined‚ express human beliefs and emotions" (xv) and "for the majority of their history‚ artists have expressed the dominant beliefs of a culture" (xv). When studying the humanities‚ you can examine written works‚ musical works‚ works of art‚ and architecture to get a sense of what the creators of those works and the cultures from which those creators came believed. Much of this involves placing these artifacts into the context of what
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How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? How are the witches portrayed and what influence do they have along the play? In Macbeth‚ the witches seem to be confusing figures. They are portrayed as dark‚ eccentric‚ and strangely amusing creatures. It doesn’t show that they have that much importance early on‚ but after finishing the play and comprehending‚ we see that the witches have done a lot. We can deduce that the “weird sisters” specifically implant ideas in Macbeth’s
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and the pursuit of happiness. However‚ to others‚ it was the complete opposite. The movement reflected as rebellious‚ pointless and has turned mindlessness and violent. The youths fashions would become more bizarre as they men grew their hair and beards long while the women wore little to no makeup and often were braless. There were many factors during the 1960’s that made an impact to popular culture. Music‚ fashion and psychedelic drugs‚ art and rock music were certainly
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The Search for a Purpose in Carol Emshwiller’s “Killers” It is human nature to desire a sense of purpose in life greater than just yourself. Whether it be something as large as serving the country or as small as serving a family member‚ helping others can provide a sense of meaning to a person’s life. This meaning can become addictive‚ and in the narrator’s case from Carol Emshwiller’s “Killers”‚ became the main reason that they are still living and pushing to survive. Throughout this story‚ the
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CREATIVE WRITING Sometimes I walk past the house that’s filled with dread‚ hate and fear. Sometimes I think I put myself through the pain to make me stronger. Sometimes all I can feel is hate and anger filling my blood‚ my body and my mind. When I think of those years‚ the awaiting dark holes are released to blacken the rest of the few memories filled with light. *** The war had broken out and all the children were being evacuated to distant cousins or aunts in the surrounding war-free countries
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Masochism seems and incompatible desire for an organism that is driven to fulfil its needs in order to achieve pleasure - According to Patrick Evans however‚ this is a feature prominent in much of New Zealand’s authors of the middle of last century. “What distinguishes the heyday of New Zealand’s cultural nationalism around mid-century‚” states Evan “is its fetishisation of the artist-as- victim” (Evans n. pag.). This fetishisation is believed to precipitate in poetic masochism‚ where Evans gives
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The man that sat in my barber shop chair had killed 14 of my friends and had death on his mind‚ the devil was at work in this man. Tension was rising‚ I walked across the empty room sharpening the blade of my silver razor‚ I continued to shave his beard as any good barber would have‚ each stroke smother than the other‚ as I whispered into his ear “Forget your regrets‚ your life has reached its end.” In a swift movement the deed was done. The warm liquid trickled down my wrist alerting me of the seriousness
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The beggar‚ surprised that he’d startled the man‚ stood there and looked at the other‚ speechless. The businessman stepped back and surveyed his face‚ taking in the cracks‚ the sullen eyes‚ the bits of something that were caught in the old man’s beard‚ and the snot around the nose. The old man lifted his hand‚ palms up‚ and started to say something‚ but he began to cough instead. Behind him‚ the businessman heard the roar of a big engine and the screech of brakes. He didn’t turn but remained in
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