I choose Legend by Philip Guston for my visual description; Legend is one of the important paintings by Philip Guston‚ a Canadian born American in 1977. Painting medium is Oil on Canvas and movement is abstract expressionism. Its dimensions are 69 inches tall and 78.5 inches wide and its accession number is 88.35. Painting is currently located at Museum of Fine Arts‚ Houston. Philip was one of the legends of Abstract Expressionism‚ in late sixties Philip changed his style which made him
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"What in your opinion is the influential audio-visual technological discovery ever?" In order for something to be the most influential discovery ever it must follow certain criteria. I ’m defining the word discovery to be synomous with invention in that it is something that was "happened upon" and developed and didn ’t necessarily exist for all time. In order to be the most influential it must permeate every part of our lives‚ from leisure‚ education‚ business‚ and travel‚ to the very social
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didn’t know. Their history‚ inventions‚ and events that happened are very fascinating. Canada is known as the second biggest country after Russia and neighbors the United States. It is known as the world’s most populated country. The two most common languages are English in French. The country’s capital is Ottawa which is the fourth largest city in Canada. The largest city is Toronto. Canada has a lot of interesting history and figures. Canada also has many great inventions. A few of the creations are
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China impacted the world in many ways with their many great inventions‚ that they brought along the Silk Road. The great inventions were paper‚ printing press‚ compass‚ gunpowder‚ kites‚ etc. Only one of the magnificent inventions stand out from the others. That one would be‚ the compass. The compass helped introduce new parts of our Earth that we could not find ourselves. The compass was made of magnetite‚ which was magnetic. The magnetite aligned north and south because the of the magnetic fields
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most complex civilizations of the early world. The ancient Chinese culture came up with many inventions to help cities and kingdoms thrive. Many of these inventions are still used today such as the compass‚ paper‚ and silk. These inventions not only helped ancient Chinese life‚ but ours as well. Even though they seem like a simple project‚ these inventions changed history. The first of these many inventions was silk. Silk was first crafted in 3000 BC. Silk was considered such a luxury‚ it was only
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Philips and Matsushita are two giants in the global consumer electronics market. Their international strategies and organizations are very different — while the former pursued a localization strategy‚ the latter pursued a global standardization strategy; while the former made use of highly self-sufficient national organizations (NOs) for strong local responsiveness‚ the latter adopted ”one product one division” structure for cost cutting. Nevertheless‚ both companies encountered their difficulties
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Assignment 1: Short Essay – The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick‚ 2007) tells the story of a mysterious young boy named Hugo‚ living in the walls of a Paris train station in 1931. It follows Hugo’s adventures‚ dreams‚ thoughts‚ and most of all‚ his quest to answer the many questions he has about his past. The Invention of Hugo Cabret “is a graphic novel that successfully alternates slabs of written texts with pages of black and white illustrations” (Lawn
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The Invention Of The Airplane Energy Management Essay _ Airplane The invention of the airplane had a great impact on society and the world. It change the way people travel. Transportation became easier and faster. Before the airplane was invented people had to use steamboats‚ hot air balloons‚ trains‚ and road vehcile in order to travel either across the country or around the world. What is an airplane exactly? An airplane is an aircraft but the only difference is
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The Ancient Egyptians were an advanced civilization with many inventions. Each invention ignited an idea to create one after another. Three inventions that were erected was the pyramids‚ the hieroglyphics‚ and the process of mummification. One of the advanced inventions in Ancient Egypt were the pyramids. Stone and limestone were used to construct the the pyramids. The blocks had to be cut perfectly‚ and each block was two and a half tons. In total‚ a pyramid was built to house the pharaohs‚ as well
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A poem which describes an ordinary or everyday scene is ‘Ambulances’ by Philip Larkin. ‘Ambulances’ is about an ambulance going to take someone away and the neighbourhood is watching what is happening. It shows the curiosity that is in every human being and the inevitability of dying. This essay will discuss how the poet uses an ordinary/everyday scene and make it important and to explore a wider universal theme. The essay will also show how Larkin’s use of poetic techniques makes and ordinary or
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