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- 8541: W.B.Yeats And Leda And The Swan
- ... or presented only to us. Is the "shudder" (9) a shudder of ecstasy or a shudder at the violence of the complete destruction this union will engender? We witness the fall of Troy, and the death of Leda's husband's brother, Agamemnon1. Agamemnon was actually killed by Leda's mortal daughter, Clytemnestra (in a bathtub, no less). All this is guaranteed by the climax of the swan and Leda, the ...
- 8542: Vincent Van Gogh The Successful Failure
- ... The next morning the thirty-seven year old artist opened his eyes and said, "I wish I could die." A few moments later his prayers were answered and he was dead. It was a hard death to end so hard a life. The
- 8543: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... colors were still dark. The Potato Eaters is ordinarily called Van Gogh's first "masterpiece". There are no references to religion in Vincent's remarks about The Potato Eaters. Eight months after his father's death Vincent left Holland, never to return. The benefit of his three-month visit in Antwerp was an increased exposure to color, or, more accurately, increased thought about it. Van Gogh was soon to be the ...
- 8544: Syndretizm And Abstraction In Early Christian And Roman Art
- ... triumph over the Greco-Roman religion." (The Begining of Christian Art , p.27) The catacomb paintings were rich in images, using iconography and symbolism to convey the ideas of Christian resurrectrion, salvation,and life after death. The style of these paintings mainly focused on the message, rather than on the naturalism of earlier Greco-Roman art. "The mundane aspects of the scenes are disregarded; their settings contain a bare minimum of ...
- 8545: Streetcar Named Desire
- ... not let go of the pleasure she had, even though, her sister need help. Stella was very selfish in a way to push away Blanche out to the world where she had no one but Death. In the Notebook for a Streetcar Named Desire, the author wrote "She (Blanche) has worth too-she is better than Stella." (Pg. 301 Kazan) Blanche was looking for some kind of progress, "new light", and ...
- 8546: Standing Mahadeva
- ... has a big stomach and only one tusk. This is a very fine carving, which shows us the smiling face of Lord Ganesha. Shiva is the god of destruction. Yet he was greatly loved, because death is simply a stage in the cycle of creation and represents release and rebirth. So Shiva was also called 'Mahadeva', which means the restorer as well as destroyer. Shiva is always beautiful with a light ...
- 8547: Sociology Of Movie
- ... Wallace became known throughout Scotland as a patriot, fighting for his lost love and the freedom he never had. After many long and brutal battles William was captured, tortured, and killed. The cry of his death echoed around the world, and certainly on the battlefield. Soon after, his followers defeated Longshank's army and won there freedom. Based on the movie and summary above, I have concluded that there are several ...
- 8548: Smoke Signals - Movie Analysis
- ... to John Wayne's teeth. For Thomas, the trip from Idaho to Arizona means an opportunity to come to grips with his ancestry. For Victor, it's a chance to forgive his estranged father in death. For me, it offers the prospect of seeing beyond the stereotypes that plague Native Americans in all films. The many characters the two meet along the way provide good comedic and dramatic support. There's ...
- 8549: Slingblade
- ... to the local supermarket where his mother works. Linda Wheatley, the mother is played by Natalie Canderday. Linda is a kind-hearted and trusting southern woman who is also picking up the pieces after the death of her husband. At this point, we are also introduced to Vaughn (John Ritter) a closet homosexual in an intolerant Southern country town. Vaughn is best friend and self-proclaimed protector of Linda. Frank persuades ...
- 8550: Schindlers List
- ... movie, revealed that approximately six million Jews were persecuted. With so few Jews left over, Oscar was one of the very few that helped save a small percentage of the race. Several years after Schindlers death, the Jews that he saved from the Holocaust placed stones on his tombstone out of respect for such a courageous job that he did. Personally, I own this film and this is the third time ...
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