Commentaire de texte : The Oval Portrait‚ Edgar Allan Poe From Selected Tales‚ Penguin‚ Popular Classics The Oval Portrait‚ a short story from Edgar Allan Poe‚ lies in the fact that art and life are deadly linked. The passion for art and painting is described as causing death since the painter’s determination to make a portrait of his wife will cause her death. As in most of Poe’s short stories‚ the setting takes an important place in the story. We could say that it has even an influence on
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First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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Précis: Graphic Design Theory “Design and Reflexivity” by Jan van Toorn‚ 1994. Verbal and Visual Rhetoric‚ University of Baltimore Publication Design Master’s Program‚ Spring‚ 2011 Dutch graphic designer Jan van Toorn is known for his radical ideas about what the function of design should be‚ and what qualities designers should possess and promote with their designs. Van Toorn’s distinctive style is messy‚ peculiar‚ and deeply interwoven with political and cultural messages‚ unapologetic with
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Portrait photography What is portrait photography? Portrait photography is photographs of a person or a group of people that shows the expression‚ personality‚ and mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture‚ the focus of the photograph is usually the person’s face however‚ the background and setting may be included to make the image more effective and meaningful. What portrait photographers main aims are to focus on the person’s face. They aim to give emphasis on the face of the person
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Defending Jan HussJan Huss‚ a fifteenth-century religious reformer‚ was one of the most important forerunners of the 16th-century Reformation. Huss was more than a philosopher and theologian. He was the leader of a revolt against certain aspects of feudal culture; Jan Huss was also influenced by Wycliffe’s theological writings to translate the bible. Huss was born in Husinec‚ Kingdom of Bohemia in 1372‚ to peasant parents. John Huss trained himself for priesthood‚ to escape poverty. In 1396‚ he earned
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Human consciousness in Isabel Archer Isabel Archer‚ the heroine of the novel ‘The Portrait of a lady’‚ is a young American woman who must choose between her independent spirit and the demands of mid-nineteenth century European social conventions. She unexpectedly inherits a fortune‚ which in the beginning of the novel‚ seems to have freed her from the need to marry. After propagating her quest for independence‚ she rejects two suitors‚ Casper Goodwood and Lord Warburton
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VANS is an American based manufacturer of sneakers‚ BMX shoes‚ snowboarding boots‚ skateboarding and other shoe types. They target and cater to groups of youths and active consumers who do skateboarding‚ surfing and snowboarding. There are also apparels and accessories from the same company to cater to the same youth market. The first store was started in California by Paul Van Doren and three partners in March 16‚ 1966. What makes them special at first is that they sold shoes manufactured from
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Analysis As one of the shortest of Poe’s stories‚ "The Oval Portrait" consists of a brief one-paragraph story framed within a larger vignette whose main purpose is to establish the romantic Gothic mood in which the story occurs. The setting and basis of the plot are shrouded in mystery; the narrator does not explain how or where he is wounded‚ and with his servant‚ he enters an abandoned‚ decaying chateau that offers no more answers than the narrator. The dark gloom of a deserted house is a classic
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Greet the New Year With Family Portrait Photography When you are spending time with family during the holidays‚ you may not have time to get a family portrait taken. However‚ countless people have adopted the practice of sending out greeting cards in January‚ and many families choose to skip gift giving during the season and exchange gifts to celebrate the New Year instead. Why not ring in the New Year with your family by scheduling a photography session with an experienced professional? You will
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