Speech on education Central to our struggle for all these years and central to why we are contesting this election is the struggle to create whole beings. Each time we remind ourselves why we’ve had a prolonged struggle in our land‚ we come back to the same answer; that every child‚ every woman and man in our country‚ should be given a fair share of a rounded and complete life. At the end of the day when all is said and done‚ beyond the rhetoric and slogans‚ we have to ensure that we give every
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waking up a single time is a whole different reality. In Washington Irving’s mythological story “Rip Van Winkle”‚ the title of the story / character falls into a deep and long sleep lasting for twenty years. After that twenty years and when Rip wakes up‚ the fashion‚ the government‚ and the architecture of the village have all changed. Washington Irving’s creates a humorous and magical experience in Rip Van Winkle that takes the reader through a world of exaggerated characters‚ mysterious events and breathtaking
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Rogier Van der Weyden was a Flemish painter of the mid-15th century. Rogier was chiefly influenced by his first teacher‚ Robert Campin. Although details of his early training are sketchy‚ it is generally accepted that he entered the workshop of Robert Campin‚ the foremost painter in Tournai and dean of the painters’ guild‚ in 1427 at the age of 27 (http://www.belgium.be). Rogier remained in Campin’s studio for five years‚ becoming an independent master of the guild on August 1‚ 1432. Van der Weyden
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activities and philosophical situations that take place through the week. The writing will have a special focus on metaphysics‚ on how it highly impacts and relates to a high school student’s daily life‚ by using tools regarding this topic by Alain Badiou‚ Van Inwagen‚ Plato‚ Aristotle and The Matrix. Philosophy is the invention of new problems‚ however not all situations can be philosophically analyzed. That is why a current philosopher from metaphysics explains in his text “The Event” how are these
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(T) In the story “Rip Van Winkle‚” by Washington Irving‚ the author’s portrayal of Dame Van Winkle is unfair because she has the right to be raged at Rip‚ he never works at his house‚ and he helps the town but not his wife.(D1) Dame Van Winkle is always raged at Rip but one may think she has the right to be raged.(S1) Dame does a lot of work at her house and when she is the only doing work she can get raged.(S2) She does the outdoor and the indoor work and when she does one may think she has the
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Rip Van Winkle and the American Revolution Rip Van Winkle‚ the protagonist of the story‚ was a simple‚ good-natured man who is defined by many as “lazy”. In fact‚ his name is often used to refer to anyone who is content to sleep their life away or who spends too much time in a sleepy state. People of the town see him more as a productive type of man that is always willing to lend a hand to his neighbors. He is a very generous man when it comes to helping the community‚ but could care less about
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“The Devil and Tom Walker” and “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving are two very similar yet different stories. Both of these stories talk about the American Dream and how one can want it but be disappointed when one gets it. Tom and Rip both have wives that are turning points in the stories. They both nag so much that it drives them to crazy things. The imagery in these stories gives a real feel for the scenery and how it interacts with the stories. Van Winkle and Tom both get what they wanted
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Van Gogh‚ Starry Night and the Influence of Many Post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh was an inspiring artist‚ whose unique techniques and styles captured the attention of many artists and critics. Van Gogh’s emotions and surroundings was what interpreted his paintings. When it comes to the topic of Van Gogh’s artistic approach‚ each of his pieces displayed a brilliant use of color along with molding color and harmony with applying the elements and principles of art. While developing his techniques
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Rip Van Winkle: An Allegory of the American Revolution CAO YU Rip Van Winkle is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819‚ as well as the name of the story’s fictonal protagonist. The story is set in the years before and after the American Revolution War. It mainly tells that the man named Rip Van Winkle who attempted to escape from his wife’s ceaseless tongue drank some wine and then fell asleep for almost 20 years. After that‚ he went back to the town only to find
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