The selected work is "Golfe Juan‚" an oil-on-canvas painted by French artist Raoul Dufy in 1927. The painting measures 33" X 40" and is currently housed at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum. In the painting‚ a single tree is rooted on a foreground terrace with a view of a seaside village that extends out onto a peninsula. Dufy utilized numerous formal elements to give "Golfe Juan" depth and interest. Lines are abundant in the painting‚ adding depth‚ texture‚ shape‚ and even for separating large
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Lord Byron ’s Don Juan: From Womanizer to Victim? In the early nineteenth century famous poet Lord Byron embarked on a project that did the literary world a favor for centuries to follow. Don Juan had already become a famous character who provided readers from centuries passed tales of swashbuckling antics and manly triumphs of battle‚ travel‚ conquest‚ and of course women. First made famous‚ most likely‚ by a Spanish play in the 14th century; Don Juan ’s character is most often portrayed
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The meaning of "Crossing the Bar" is about dying and meeting God when you arrive in Heaven. I believe that in the poem the Pilot was capitalized to represent God‚ and being able to be greeted by him when he dies. In lines eleven and twelve when he says "And may there be no sadness of farewell / When I embark;" you could tell that the speaker was accepting his death‚ and did not want anyone to be saddened by him leaving. The tone of this poem is sad since the speaker is dying‚ but it is also
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Tasha Ma World Geography December 6‚ 2013 Spain This is a country of mountains and rivers and the sea coexist. This is a combination of classical and modern country. This is a civilization various intersection compatible. The country is Spain. Even though I have never been there‚ but I am very yearning this place. So the country is in the world where I want to introduce you to go to travel. Now I will give you a brief introduction in some parts of the country and culture
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Municipality of San Juan I. Proponent : University of Batangas through the Center for Research‚ Publications‚ and Extension and the Batangas Heritage Center II. Duration : January 2013 – June 2013 III. Implementing Agency : University of Batangas through its agencies and the Municipality of San Juan‚ Batangas through the Office of the Mayor and the Municipal Council IV. Funding Agency : Municipality of San Juan‚ Batangas
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The Juan De Fuca tectonic plate is found on the west coast of North America. It is next to the North American plate‚ and according to America’s Tectonics‚ the Juan de Fuca plate is getting subducted under it. This plate is made of oceanic crust‚ but it is also basaltic in some areas. It was named after the pilot and sailor‚ Juan de Fuca‚ an explorer from Europe in the 1600s. The Juan de Fuca plate has a divergent boundary in the Juan de Fuca ridge. New material is made by the Juan de Fuca ridge
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Juan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos‚ Spain. He was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. In 1493‚ Ponce de Leon and Christopher Columbus sailed together on Columbus’ 2nd voyage to America. They had settled on an island named Hispaniola‚ which is present day Dominican Republic‚ where Ponce de Leon had become governor at. In 1506‚ he had discovered an island close by named Borinquen‚ and during his time here‚ he found lots of gold. Once
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The creation of the U. S. Constitution was not as easily done as some people would think. As with most things done in life‚ people learn by trial and error. There are many documents that are of great significance that attributed to the creation of the U.S Constitution. The five documents or events that helped with the creation of the United States Constitution was the Magna Carta (1215)‚ the Mayflower Compact (1620)‚ the Declaration of Independence (1776)‚ the Articles of Confederation (1777)‚ and
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On The Waterfront. 1. - Joey Doyle gets murdered. (pushed off a roof) * Terry gets questioned by the waterfront commissioners about Joey’s murder. * A church gathering (including dockworkers) is held to find out who murdered Joey. Terry is sent by Johnny to rat them out. * Terry hits on Edie (Joey’s sister) * Edie wants Terry to help her find Joey’s murderer. But he is partly to blame. * The cops tell Terry to testify in court. Terry is reluctant and doesn’t want to
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ENGLAND UNDER ELIZABETH 1558 - 1603 Outline of Key Dates Events in England… 1536 1. The Pilgrimage of Grace 1543 - Scots forced to accept the Treaty of Greenwich 1541 - Henry VIII declared King of Ireland by Act of Parliament 1547 - Henry VIII died: Ascension of Edward VI - Lord Somerset becomes Lord Protector 1549 - First Act of Uniformity 2. Kett Rebellion 3. The Prayer Book Rebellion - Somerset overthrown as Lord Protector; Warwick
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