Focal Points in Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” Diego Velazquez’s painting Las Meninas shows princess Margarita in the court of King Philip IV (Sayre 142). The girl became the major focal point of the work. She is highlighted by color pattern (her figure is lighter than other characters and surroundings) and position (the princess is at the center of the exposition). The child is the major‚ but not the only one focal point. Velazquez created several accents to balance the picture. The work has both
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Detroit’s Comerica Park cost $300 million—65 percent of which was paid for by tax revenue. (Kevin Ward / Flickr / Creative Commons) As eulogists across the country speculate on how much money bankrupt Detroit can make by selling off everything from Diego Rivera’s famous mural of a socialist utopian auto industry to the original Howdy Doody doll‚ it appears that at least one part of the Motor City won’t end up on the auction block: its hockey arena. In fact‚ it looks like “Hockeytown’s” Red Wings—that is
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1890s Detroit‚ a transformative period in the city’s history where the sounds of horses and carriages were starting to be replaced by the sounds of engines and locomotive whistles. Although automobiles had existed prior to the 1890s‚ it was the involvement and streamlining of these machines done by people like Henry Ford that revolutionized its place in Detroit. Specifically‚ Ford’s assembly line was what made this change. His concept of “placing workers along a conveyor belt‚ where each would do
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Dr. Rey Rivera joined South Mountain Community College (SMCC) in May 2012 and currently serves as the Vice President of Learning (VPL). As the VPL he provides leadership and support for developmental education‚ transfer education‚ workforce development‚ occupational education‚ Early College and learning support. Dr. Rivera’s role as an academic leader is to facilitate and mesh employee innovation and creativity generated by college projects into productivity for student success. He believes in creating
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The effect of War on Families and Friends In reading the segment on War and Power we can see the effects of war in many different ways but one of the most prominent and noticeable effect is how the family and friends of those involved in the warfare react to having a loved one involved and in harms way. The effects and consequences of war are far-reaching and extensive. The family of those in war is affected by war just as much as those actually in the war. In reading Antigone‚ Gas‚ and the Apology
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February 2013 Newspaper analysis Tara Saunders Race riot in Detroit (June 20‚ 1943) The Detroit Riots‚ an article from The Chicago daily tribune was published three days after the riots. It talks more about the aftermath of the riots‚ after troops were ordered in and how it portrays the United States to the international community. The tone the article takes on is almost shameful and gives the vibe that not only should Detroit be embarrassed by the United States as a whole because the riots
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San Diego city officials just want the money for themselves‚ or they could be using it to build a better Stadium. But‚ really‚ who needs a better Stadium? What’s wrong with using the money for roads? San Diego’s potholes are extremely big in some areas‚ and could destroy your car so much that it is
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Detroit had been in decline since it was rocked by race riots in 1967. Since then‚ there has been a real drop-off in investment and economic development in the city. Like a lot of other cities in the American northeast and Midwest‚ it was badly affected when factories moved south or out of the country‚ but was harder hit because it was a one-industry city. Most big cities have more than one industry‚ but Detroit’s economy was completely centered on the automobile. When the Recession hit‚ Detroit
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Tomas Rivera is a has created a story which challenges us with an obstacle‚ what hurts? “Its that it Hurts” Is about a nameless Mexican boy that faces many troubles throughout his everyday life. Being embarrassed‚ abused and discriminated against at school and submerged in the expectations his parents have for him. Because of a unwanted fight he now faces expulsion‚ and feels “that it hurts”. This first person story is about a young man dueling racism‚ bullying‚and parent pressure‚ and has been emotionally
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The Detroit Race Riot of 1943 Race has been an issue that America has fought and struggled with since the Founding Fathers laid down its foundation. While American soldiers were fighting in World War II‚ there was also fighting on American soil between different races. African Americans and whites were having confrontations all over‚ but Detroit happened to be one of the worst confrontations between the two races. Many African Americans began to flock to Detroit for jobs in the Motor City
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