‘All great ideas are controversial or have been at one time’ All pieces of art that have challenged‚ questioned or opposed stereotypical beliefs or traditional values are regarded as great ideas. Artists such as Marcel Duchamp‚ Andy Warhol and Kara Walker are all significant memorable artists that have a tendency to disregard high art and produce works that break down conventional ideas of the time. These outrageous and opposing perspectives of the time period have been developed via conceptual
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references to her mother as very happy - "you laugh / the bold girl winking in Portobello"‚ "you sparkle and waltz and laugh"(lines 13-15). The author’s mother’s life can be perceived as flashy. Her mother is likened to Marilyn Monroe: “Your polka-dot dress blows round your legs. Marilyn” (line 5). Duffy’s mother dreams of "fizzy‚ movie tomorrows" (line 7). The poem is written in the present tense‚ as if the events of the photo are happening now. I suppose in this way the poet tries to make her mother
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Being alone doesn’t mean we don’t want to socialize with others. There are many reasons why we want to be alone. Just like me‚ I prefer to be alone in a crowd. Sometimes‚ I want to be alone for the sole reason of meditating. Just like what Marilyn Monroe said‚ “I restore myself when I’m alone.” There are things I don’t want to open up with my friends‚ so I just keep it to myself and think of it. Ambitions‚ problems and duties are the things that run in my mind when I’m alone. I think of God when
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Ch 202 Essay Two 5-4-13 Influential Artists Throughout the centuries there have been many influential artists that brought us new discoveries‚ techniques‚ and magnificent works of art‚ however‚ I believe the art depicted by Andy Warhol‚ Marlyn Diptych (1962)‚ silk screen on canvas‚ The Tate Gallery‚ London. Jackson Pollock‚ Autumn Rhythm Number 30 (1950) Oil on canvas‚ The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ New York. Dorothea Lange‚ Migrant Mother (1936) Gelatin-silver print
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Celebrity Culture Another trait which defines America’s culture and identity is the culture of celebrities. With plenty of wealth‚ fame‚ and attention‚ celebrities display to the middle and lower class citizens the ways of life of upper class citizens and nationwide divas. Moreover‚ they advance these images of themselves by exhibiting their multi-bedroom houses and mansions‚ multiple vehicles‚ designer clothing‚ and their extravagant jewelry. The feeling of being “on top of the world” only guides
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The Monroe Doctrine has been described as a "hands off" warning to Europe. How did the U.S interpret the doctrine in practice? On December second‚ 1823‚ President Monroe declared to the public his concerns on domestic and foreign affairs in his annual speech. In his words one could find ideas that did not matter only the U.S‚ but it interested Europe and the Americas as a whole. Such concerns would turn out to be a basis of a set principles that the U.S would implement in the future years‚ Monroe’s
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excellence‚ neither did she strive to reform society or spend her life fighting for some aspect of equality. She was simply woman enough to be everything she could regardless of the prejudice‚ predicaments and discrimination associated with fame. Marilyn Monroe personified Hollywood glamour with an unprecedented compassion and an energy that infatuated the world. Her alluring beauty and voluptuous curves were
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" I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful" Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Baker on June 1‚ 1926. Her mother’s name was Gladys Baker Mortensen. Baker being the name of her other two children and Mortensen the name of her last husband who disappeared just months after their marriage in 1924. Although Edward Mortensen was Gladys’ husband at the time of Norma’s birth‚ he was not her father. No one knows for sure who her father was‚ but it was believed that it was Gladys’ lover
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“All about Eve” is a character driven Hollywood movie that conveys the shrewd manipulation of art imitating life. This film is a tale of a conniving young lady who lashes into the life of an aging star with the hopes of replacing her in theater. The plot consists of clever dialogue and sharp performances from the characters. The audience is able to view the reticent story line in a short scene at an awards ceremony. In this scene participants express their feelings towards the guest of honor
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are always doing research on famous people to try to get a better look into their life. My favorite example would be Marilyn Monroe. She has been dead for fifty one years now. People still buy her biography today‚ to read and find out more information on an all-time famous person. There has been numerous books wrote and diaries found that people will pay money to buy and read. Marilyn actually wrote a book on her life called my story‚ which is a
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