Midterm Paper: Mo Willems Searching through the rows of picture books on the library shelves‚ I was caught by the gaze of a stick-figured pigeon. Initially I had another illustrator in mind‚ however the pigeon had me transfixed and I had to write about Mo Willems. Amazingly‚ the same pigeon also caught the eye of an editor after numerous rejections for five years and helped Mo Willems publish his first picture book‚ Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hume‚ 2008). Mo Willems is significant to
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Willem de Kooning is considered one of the best American painters to ever live. He is compared to one of the Greek Sea Gods‚ Proteus‚ and is called "a master of a liquid realm who is gifted with prophecy" (Kertess).De Kooning is a highly intellectual‚ analytical artist with the courage to reject all assumptions and to take up an issue at its "most difficult formation" (Hess 16). One of de Kooning’s good friends was the poet‚ art critic‚ and MOMA Curator‚ Frank O’Hara. O’Hara considered de Kooning
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psychological portraits. To create these psychological portraits‚ the artists used a technique known as action painting. Action painting is a freeform of expression where the artist uses their unconscious to move paint in an emotionally expressive way. Willem de Kooning’s Easter Monday is a cross between figurative art and abstract expressionism‚ thus‚ creating a real sense of ambiguity when viewing the painting. Easter Monday is an abstract urban landscape that uses
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Mo Willems- twitter @The_Pigeon‚ website< http://www.mowillems.com/> I enjoy Mo Willems’ illustrations because his characters are adorable and charming. For instance‚ the drawings of Elephant and Piggie show their enjoyment through their smiles. Also‚ Mr. Willems makes “The Pigeon” interesting by drawing him in two dimensions and with only one visible eye. Mr. Willems illustrations show expression and movement which helps expand the story line. His use of light colors‚ defined lines‚ and playful
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Critical Analysis: What techniques have been used by these books’ creators to engage their audiences - and did they succeed? Bridge to Terabithia: The novel‚ Bridge to Terabithia‚ written by Katherine Paterson (1977) is an intriguing story about friendship. Paterson’s novel is about two children who together use each other’s strength to overcome each of their own weaknesses. Paterson’s uses a range of techniques to engage her audience‚ this including the setting‚ language‚ characters and themes
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story‚ which is not only understandable but sensible. The cast are great across the board. Nat Wolff brings much-needed humour as Isaac. Laura Dern and Sam Trammell do good work as Hazel’s parents‚ roles that are reined in slightly from the books. Willem Dafoe is spot-on as the unrepentantly awful Peter Van Houten‚ thankfully denied any sort of schmaltzy redemption during the translation to film. Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley play the star-crossed lovers The film rests on the shoulders of Ansel
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John Montoya TED 710 Plan of study – Kayla Niosi Description of student Kayla Niosi is a fourth grader at Cottage Lane Elementary who is currently at a first grade reading level. Kayla is an only child and has been diagnosed with ADHD‚ but currently not taking any medication. She shows the symptoms ADHD child posses but they are tamable. Her IEP indicated that her independent reading level is a K‚ but after assessing Kayla I believe she is at a level 1 reading level. As Kayla’s 1st trimester
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conveying what really happened‚ there were some inconsistencies‚ stretchers‚ and overall misconceptions regarding the event in question and the civil rights movement as a whole. The film follows fictional FBI agents Anderson (Gene Hackman) and Ward (Willem Dafoe) as they try to prove the culpability of Klan members in the murder. It starts off with the both of them being sent in to investigate the murders of the three civil rights workers. Now from the get go there is a discrepancy‚ in which the FBI
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Darren Shan Although Shan always wanted to be a writer‚ it was only in his teenage years that he began writing in his spare time for fun (before that‚ he only wrote stories if they were for homework). He bought his first typewriter when he was 14‚ and never looked back‚ knocking out loads of short stories and comic scripts‚ and making false starts on several books‚ which he never completed. Shan was 17 when he finished his first novel. Although it was never published‚ he relished the writing
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The Boondock SaintsSymbolismThe Boondock Saints follows brothers; Connor and Murphy McManus as they set out to rid South Boston of the evil that is: murderers‚ rapists‚ and organized crime. Believed to have the divine right from god to kill the McManus brothers begin to "take out" all that is bad and corrupt. Throughout the movie‚ director Troy Duffy displays many forms of symbolism through visualizations. A majority of these visualizations are ones of religion and moral beliefs. The director opens
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