The Angel of Death and the Sculptor‚ sculpted by Daniel Chester French‚ pays tribute to a fallen American sculptor‚ Martin Milmore‚ and challenges the usual representation of Death as the horrible gruesome presence that it has been represented to be ever since the Christian era. Through a combination of high-and-low relief and in-the-round sculpting‚ French makes you feel almost complacent in the company of death. The benevolent face on the angel of death and the intrigued look on the face of the
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Funeral Assignment I would want my funeral to not be something that everyone comes to and cries at. I want them to remember all the good things I did in life. The songs I would like to be played would have to be “I’m going off to yonder”‚ “crossroads”‚ “it’s all God”‚ and any other song that people know I love. And I would want the songs sung by the people they were wrote by and if those people are not alive then someone from my family could do it. I would want Pastor Marvin Sapp or Pastor Marvin
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Holden’s childhood‚ teenage years and transition into adulthood might have been different if he had a parent‚ teacher‚ and mentor like Morrie in his life. Cather in the Rye book is quite different than Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie would influence Holden’s life if Morrie teach him a great lesson about life. How life could be different in group of people if people live it different ways. People around Holden always make him think that all people are phony. Holden never got taught life lessons by any
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The Sculptor’s Funeral A major theme in this story is the effect that close-mildness can have on an individual’s life. This story is set in the small town of Sand City‚ Kansas. Most of the people in the town are greedy and materialistic‚ but above all they are very close-minded. The story centers on the funeral of Harvey Merrick. There were very few people in the town who actually understood Harvey Merrick‚ and because of this very few people liked him. Harvey Merrick did not measure up to the
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Dan Flavin was an American Sculptor who worked on a series of minimalistic installations of pre manufactured light fixtures. His work which began in the 1960’s used predetermined space in which his light interacted. Using brightly fluorescent colors Dan Flavin and geometric forms he set out to create a three dimensional interaction between the viewer‚ area‚ and the installation itself. This focus on light‚ color‚ and physical surroundings placed him among other minimalist of the time. Although
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“Neighbor Rosicky” is a short story written by Willa Cather. As the story starts‚ the setting is In Dr. Burleigh’s office where he tells Rosicky‚ a sixty-five year old man that he had a bad heart. When asked if his heart was bar‚ Rosicky protest‚ “So! No‚ I guess my heart has always been pretty good.” (Litz‚ 1994‚ p 301). The plot of the story is‚ in essence‚ man verses mortality or death. Rosicky has had some ups and downs in his life but‚ he is happy and loves his land‚ family‚ and people in general
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Born Willa Cather on December 7‚ 1873 she spent the first nine years of her life in Back Creek‚ Virginia‚ before moving with her family to Catherton‚ Nebraska in April of 1883. In 1885 the family moved in Red Cloud‚ the town that has become synonymous with Cather’s name. My Antonia is 1st person. I can say this because‚ Jim Burden tells the story and the events that happen. All languages change over time and vary according to place and social setting. The way we speak is influenced by many factors
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Our simplest words are often the deepest in meaning: birth‚ kiss‚ flight‚ dream. The sculptor Constantin Brancusi spent his life searching for forms as simple and pure as those words—forms that seem to have existed forever‚ outside of time. Born a peasant in a remote village in Romania‚ he spent most of his adult life in Paris‚ where he lived in a single small room adjoining a skylit studio. Upon his death in 1957‚ Brancusi willed the contents of his studio to the French government‚ which eventually
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traditional funeral is basically a ceremony in a church or home where you celebrate and remember the life of a person who has died then proceed to the burial and repast. In New Orleans‚ things are done a little different and by different I mean Jazz Funerals. Jazz Funerals combines elements of African‚ French and early American funeral ceremonies that features a brass band‚ two lines of mourners which includes family and friends of the deceased‚ and many social clubs. Jazz funerals can be the total
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Holden Caulfield and Sally Hayes after ice skating scene: (Holden and Sally are sitting in a coffee shop right next to the ice skating rink in Central Park making small talk‚ when Holden comes up with an idea) Holden: Sally‚ I got this idea. Okay so I got this idea that maybe you and I could get the hell out of here. Sally: Out of this coffee shop? Why the hell would we wanna do that? Its cold outside‚ and I don’t need to be home for another two hours. Holden: No‚ no‚ no! Sally‚ don’t be ridiculous
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