Museum Report: Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta" On Tuesday‚ November 2‚ 2004 I attended the San Antonio Museum of Art. The painting that left the most lasting impression was Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta." The painting‚ a "snapshot" of indigenous Mexican life‚ had the biggest reaction because of my Mexican background. I also chose this painting because Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist. Diego Rivera went through many artistic phases during his life and in his later years‚ Rivera focused his art works on
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Gutiérrez defines the aspects of honor and manhood within the history of Latin culture. He defines honor as “the first value judgement concerning one’s social personality‚ and not only the value of a person in his or her own eyes‚ but also the recognition of that worth in the eyes of others” (Gutierrez 177). Gutierrez first introduces the Spanish folktale of “La Constancia ” because it describes the core values of most Spanish colonists in New Mexico‚ which was honor. The story tells of seduction
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7th Grade You’re the best thing there is. Wherever you go‚ people talk about you‚ especially the cute female ones. In order to facilitate this‚ you sit alone at lunch‚ straining to hear your name in the din around you. You’re shy‚ only speaking when spoken to and moving unobtrusively‚ but you know people notice you. How could they not? Your golden hair stands out in a crowd of darker hues‚ and despite your small stature‚ you are strong from hours on the field and in the pool. If anyone spoke to
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the Baroque movement in the 17th century and Impressionism in the 19th century were significant in the history of art. Some of the well known artists of the Baroque were Caravaggio‚ Rubens‚ Rembrandt and Velazquez. From the Impressionist period were Monet‚ Renoir‚ Cezanne and Degas. Velazquez was a Spanish artist and was one of the most important artists of the Spanish Golden Age. His works of art primarily took place in during the contemporary Baroque period during the 17th century. He was known
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West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Language Arts I Honors Summer Reading Assignment 2013 The purpose of summer reading is to foster a lifelong love of literature in our students and to advance their literacy skills. We believe that students who read during the summer months improve their academic performance and expand their understanding of issues important in their community and the 21st century world. Discussions among administrators‚ teachers‚ students‚ and parents as well as consideration
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Foreign Maids A domestic worker (maid) is a person who works within the employer’s household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family‚ from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance‚ known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may also include cooking‚ doing laundry and ironing‚ food shopping and other household errands. Some domestic workers live within the household where they work. The
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in charge over their colored maids. Their ideology was that the white race was superior than any other race thus them treating colored maids unfairly. However‚ they let them raise their kids and also take care of them when they were sick. After doing all this they don’t even let them use the bathroom in their home not even when there is bad weather nor when they are in a good mood. In addition the maids would provide food for the family they were working for. The maids were like mothers to the babies
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The company chosen was Minute Maid. They are produced by The Coca-Cola Company. It is the world’s top marketer of premium fruit juices and drinks. As of now‚ there are greater than 100 singular flavors and assortments of Minute Maid readily available almost everywhere (The Coca-Cola Company‚ 2012). Originally‚ Minute Maid was produced by The Florida Food Corporation. In 1949‚ the company renamed themselves the Minute Maid Corporation. They adopted the name because of how popular the Orange Juice
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The Ruined Maid The “Ruined Maid” was written by Thomas Hardy in 1866. This poem has six stanzas‚ which consists of four quatrains each. In the beginning of each stanza the farm girl speaks‚ and ‘Melia‚ the “ruined girl” speaks just for the last line; however for the last stanza ‘Melia begins to respond to the farm girl from the second to last line. This paper will break down each stanza of the “Ruined Maid” for readers unfamiliar with this poem. Further‚ this summary will give information on the
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Victorian times‚ a woman’s role was to be pure‚ innocent‚ and clean‚ and anyone who didn’t fit that mold was considered damaged goods. A woman who lost her virginity outside of marriage (no matter the circumstances) was damaged and Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid‚" mocks society’s idea that a woman who lost her virginity before marriage is "ruined". This story is comprised of a discussion between a farm girl turned prostitute named Melia‚ and an unnamed friend from the farmyard. The two girls run into each
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