Starry Night Composition Top Starry Night Vincent van Gogh The night sky depicted by van Gogh in the Starry Night painting is brimming with whirling clouds‚ shining stars‚ and a bright crescent moon. The setting is one that viewers can relate to and van Gogh´s swirling sky directs the viewer´s eye around the painting‚ with spacing between the stars and the curving contours creating a dot-to-dot effect. These internal elements ensure fluidity and such contours were important for the artist
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Introduction: Bestseller versus classics has been a subject of controversy from the time immemorial. Many readers think of them being located poles apart. However‚ many think them to be complementary to each other. A classic‚ by nature‚ has to be a masterpiece‚ a gem written by the author in such a way that it is almost flawless‚ possess something that no other book has done. But unfortunately‚ by the very nature of the word ‘bestseller’‚ a piece of work has to pass through the rigours of trade‚
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The Pursuit of Happiness Every individual is unique. One’s unique identity is composed by their own beliefs‚ values and views. Many individuals wish to obtain a state of happiness. Happiness is not an unreachable goal since each person has their own individual definitions of true “happiness”. Sean Penn uses Chris McCandless’ life story to show the idea of what it means to be human in the movie Into the Wild. A person will try to pursue certainty and hopefulness because of particular events that
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President Abraham Lincoln appointed the best and brightest to his Cabinet‚ individuals who were also some of his greatest political rivals. He demonstrated his leadership by pulling this group together into a unique team that represented the greatest minds of his time‚ according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Lincoln demonstrated an ability to withstand adversity and to move forward in the face of frustration‚ said Kearns Goodwin‚ a keynote speaker at SHRM’s 2008 Annual Conference in Chicago
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Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2001. print. 445-7. Gandhi. “The Doctrine of the Sword II.” Cultural Conversations: Presence of the Past. eds: Stephen Dilks‚ Regina Hansen‚ and Matthew Parfitt. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2001. print. 456-9. Leo Tolstoy. “Letter to Gandhi” Cultural Conversations: Presence of the Past. eds: Stephen Dilks‚ Regina Hansen‚ and Matthew Parfitt. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2001. print. 464-6. Rabindranath Tagore. “Letter the Gandhi and Accompanying Poems.” Cultural
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the form of a series of letters) 2 Henry Fielding Tom Jones (1749) Costly for poor 3 Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers Serialized in a magazine known as “All the Round Year” Serialization allowed readers to relish the suspense. 4 Leo Tolstoy War and peace Russian novelist who wrote extensively on rural life and community. 5 Charles Dickens Hard Times About the terrible effects of industrialisation 6 Charles Dickens Oliver Twist (1838) Tale of a poor orphan who lived in
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God sees the truth but waits By: Leo Tolstoy Tyquico‚ Rose Ann L. AB English 3B Dr. Atilares Setting: In the town of Vladimir Characters: Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov- A young merchant lived in the town of Vladimir. He is handsome‚ fair-haired‚ curly-headded fellow ‚ full of fun and very fond of singing. He is also the protagonist that was in prisoned. Also called as “Grandfather” and “The Saint” in the prison. Makar Semyonich- A new convict‚ tall‚ strong man of sixty‚ with closely cropped
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government for this but they also blame fellow Filipinos thus‚ submerging our country in deep mud. Truth be told‚ Filipinos always find faults in others but they don’t see their own. A thought to ponder; change must start with oneself. Just like what Leo Tolstoy once said‚ “everyone thinks of changing the world‚ but no one thinks of changing himself”. The play‚ Mutya‚ has many similarities with the authoritarian Marcos regime. Many references were made to the societal flaws that were present in the 1980s
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recognized‚ and all around greatest poets of your time period? Only a few very gifted and special people have every had the honour of this title but the few that have been able to call themselves this have gone down in history. William Shakespeare‚ Leo Tolstoy‚ William Faulkner‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ and Sophocles have had a major impact on the english language and all things written in it. These renown writers and poets have very different writing styles due to their surroundings and I see this come out
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The journey of Chris McCandless is one you can draw many conclusions from. Some might say he was extraordinarily stupid while others might say he was a man who lived an honest life. Chris was neither of those things. Chris McCandless was simultaneously searching for life’s meaning. While running from his past‚ the thirst for a completely different lifestyle coupled with the lure of books that spoke of the freedom that comes from being detached from society enticed him desperately for a change
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