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- 4181: W.B.Yeats And Leda And The Swan
- W.B.Yeats and Leda and the Swan Given the odd tales brought to us by Greek mythology, one could very well imagine the stories having been unearthed from some antique tabloid magazine. In the case of Leda, subject of W. B. Yeats' poem "Leda and the Swan," the banner headline may have run as follows: "WOMAN IMPREGNATED BY SWAN ...
- 4182: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... least he could show his compassion in drawing and paintings. Perhaps this was his way to a communion with God. In any case, it was in this crucible that his art was formed. In his short life Van Gogh wrote nearly a thousand letters, often several a day. Most were written to his brother Theo, possibly the one person in the world who understood him. Only to Theo could Van Gogh ...
- 4183: Change Within Western Society From Roman Times To The Time O
- ... was ruled out as being too worldly. Some slave converts, however, had certain skills, and they were allowed to paint on the walls with Christian symbols and visual versions of the Old and New Testament stories that illustrated the teachings of the church for those who could not read (Fleming, 123). Christianity was made an official, legal religion in 313 AD, by Constantine. When this happened, marble tombs (sarcophagi) were created ...
- 4184: 2001 A Space Odyssey - Jupiter And Beyond The Infinite - Set
- ... scene, can be incredibly revealing and in most cases can expose blemishes and imperfections in the set. In combination with the white walls, ceiling and floor, it can be seen that this set achieves nothing short of perfection, another reason to suspect a shift of reality. The glowing tiles also serve as a source of high contrast to the artworks and old furniture situated throughout the room. Here the viewer is ...
- 4185: Dreams
- ... mind will work sub-consciously on the small things in life that are often missed because of larger problems. Many times your mind will put information together that was gathered over either a long or short periods of time. For instance, if two pieces of information were obtained, the mind would subconsciously put them together while in a dream state. While both men and women have the ability of doing this ...
- 4186: Standing Mahadeva
- ... Shiva looks more beautiful with the jewelry. Jewelry includes necklaces, arm bands, bracelets, finger rings, toe rings, and anklets. All figures in this sculptures wear crowns, which are marvelously carved. They are usually clothed in short trunks and jewels. Shiva has three faces. On the left is the terrifying face, which shall be of Bhairava. That is a terrifying face of Shiva. Usually the Bhairava form of Shiva has four hands ...
- 4187: Run With The Horsemen
- ... awe-inspiring to witness. Another device used throughout the novel to give a sense of authenticity is diction. Although the members of the Osborne family speak properly, the farm hands (who were, up until a short time before the novel, slaves), speak in a southern dialect which portrays them as uneducated. A good example of this is when Buddy pleads with Porter to, Keep yo head down, Sambo! For Gods ...
- 4188: Creative Writing: The Bastille
- ... standing. It was a unusually dark night as we approached out objective. I could not keep out of my head the night before. Me and the Doc huddled around the table till 3 am exchanging stories of childhood memories and women. For being a doctor (I hate doctors) he was pretty hip. I wish we wouldn't of drank so much wine though. My head is still throbbing and the damn ...
- 4189: Slingblade
- ... mannerisms including his nervous grunts and the rubbing of his hands together in preparation and readiness for the day ahead, or perhaps with satisfaction and acceptance of self. His jutting lower lip, raspy voice and short back and sides haircut have similarities with the protagonist in the movie Forest Gump, but that is where the similarities end. Despite Karls horrific background, a sense of right and wrong and of justice ...
- 4190: Creative Writing: South vs. North
- ... my brother Confederates surrendered at Vicksburg and we also lost at Gettysburg. I guess that our troops were marching north and met Grant and his men. We fought greatly but at the end turned up short. This doesn't look good for us Confederates. Losing at Vicksburg split the South up in two. And we lost our claim to the Mississippi. "I've got to find my men and take on ...
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