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- 16921: The Art Of Italy And Northern Europe From 1300 To 1520
- ... of the human figures in his works, by their appearance of density and austerity (Fleming, 237). "The mountains, or architectural backgrounds, do not exist in their own right but become volumes and masses in Giotto's pictorial designs as well as inanimate extensions of human nature (Fleming, 237)." The Florentine Renaissance was dominated by ideas related to classical humanism, scientific naturalism and Renaissance individualism. The Roman Renaissance occurred from the late ... Another example of the classic Roman techniques is that in Birth of Venus, the goddess of love is standing contrapposto. The earlier Roman culture is not the only society that had an impact in Botticelli's paintings. Paganism is obviously portrayed through the use of Venus in Birth of Venus and La Primavera, which is the depiction of a Pagan celebration. The Italian notion of humanism was motivated by a reassessment ... varying civilizations there were different goals that artists obtained. An illustration of the contradiction between the Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance style is the Pieta executed by Michaelangelo and as accomplished by Rotgen. In Michealangelo's sculpture, Pieta, Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary both appear to be at ease. Christ is shown with a calm and relaxed expression on his face, which was so exquisitely sculpted in a perfect ...
- 16922: Willa Sibert Cather and His Works
- ... early twentieth century writer. She wrote about the qualities of courage, sensitivity, and perseverance. Most often, her novels and short stories took place in rural townships. She was born sometime in 1873, in her grandmother's house. She was named after an Aunt Willela who had died; however, she chose to believe that her name was derived from her grandparent's names. She was the first child of Charles Fectigue and Mary Cather. Willa was the oldest of the seven children. In 1877, Willa and her family moved out of Virginia to Nebraska. The Cather family ... she graduated, she moved back east to Pennsylvania. It was here where she worked on a Pittsburgh newspaper named The Library. She also taught English in a high school. Willa published "The Dance at Chevalier's," and four other short stories under a pen name of Henry Nicklemann. Another major publication for her was in April 1900, when "Eric Hermannson's Soul," was published in Cosmopolitan magazines. In 1903, The ...
- 16923: Mark Twain: Early American Subversive?
- ... of stories Written in 1901, Mark Twain envisioned the creation of a "Orwellen society" where books and libraries were banned, confiscated and destroyed. History was to be rewritten glorifying the conquest of foreign lands. Twain's views were shaped by expansion of the American empire during the Philippine-American War, and the suppression of dissent by the US Goverment. For more than ten years he opposed the war and American imperialism. As the president of the Anti-Imperialist League, he was an outspoken critic. From 1900 until shortly before his death, he expressed this opposition in numerous essays, stories, letters and speeches. Twain's impassioned involvement with Anti-Imperialism was one of his most significant and longest political affiliations. He was widely recognized during his lifetime for inspiring countless editorials and political cartoons. Sadly today, this part of Mark Twain's career rarely recognized. How we remember Mark Twain often tells us more about ourselves and our society than about Mark Twain himself. In Hannibal Missouri for example every year Twain's "boyhood years" are ...
- 16924: Oliver Twist 3
- ... Each character had a unique name that connected itself to the characteristics of the story. For example Oliver Twist. A reader may understand the Oliver part, but how do you explain the Twist? This boy s name associates itself with all the twists and changes that occur in his life. Oliver goes from being an abused orphan, then taken in by wealthy people, then kidnapped by his half-brother, and then rescued by a friend of his deceased father. Jack Dawkins was also another colorful character s name who fit pretty well with his traits. Jack was also known as the Artful Dodger . The way this character acts and the way he talks gives all the right to call him artful . The ... story is how environment can influence the thought pattern of a person. In this book Dickinson portrays how poverty can decreases ones health and how love can determine human nature. For example does Monks; Oliver s half brother was born a gentleman, however he chose to do evil. He was a product of a loveless marriage and set out to kill his half-brother who was a product of a ...
- 16925: Into The Wild
- ... was addressed to one of his friends that he met along his trip. Wayne Westerberg was the one who was delivered the postcard that included the line "if this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again I want you to know you’re a great man. I now walk into the wild." Chris almost knew that he would not make it out of the wild alive ... the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life."-Leo Tolstoy-highlighted in one of the books found with McCandless’s remains. Krakauer wastes no time getting into the story and tells the reader from the beginning that McCandless eventually reaches the end of his journey of life in Alaska but he still leaves out enough ... that a person who cares so much about others, who would go as far as give out food to the homeless in Washington on his Friday nights or let a vagabond sleep in his parent’s camper would isolate himself from people? Chris is depicted as an outgoing child who can succeed at anything he puts his mind to and who does not need to work hard to learn things ...
- 16926: One More River
- ... living in Canada. As the story progresses we see Lesley change to a caring and mature person by overcoming the differences in her new life. Two other important characters are Nat Shelby and Mustapha. Lesley s father, Nat Shelby is the person who decided the family needed to live in Israel. Mr. Shelby decides he doesn t want his daughter growing up as a spoiled uncaring princess. Mustapha, other important character, is an Arab boy who Lesley watches abuse his donkey across the Jordan River. All the Jews are not supposed to ... and between our peoples in three languages and stuck it in the wall in Jerusalem. The major conflict in this story was moving to Israel because Lesley threw fits until she secretly visited Noah. (Lesley s brother who was disowned because he married a catholic girl.) He told her to go and that s when the conflict stopped. The plot enabled the characters to change. Lesley became excepting of life ...
- 16927: The Role Of Women In The Heart
- ... trend has been established that gives women characters much more substance and purpose. A definite shift from the antediluvian ways can be seen, and the overall complexity of women characters has increased exponentially. In Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, however, the portrayal of women takes a backwards step and is reverted back to the primitive, more demeaning viewpoint. Conrad employs characters that reflect the archaic perspectives concerning women. The main character ... and “purposeful”, Marlow still views her merely as an object, and not a complex being with notable substance or worth. Unlike Marlow, the Narrator has much more respect and adoration for women. The narrator isn’t as much of an integral part of the story as Marlow, and thus the reader has less evidence to build from. The little script devoted to the Narrator, however is very clear in reflecting the ... is also very important to the story. Also in love with Kurtz, this woman represents nature and simplicity. These two juxtaposed women are noble, graceful, and respectable characters that symbolize the opposite poles in Kurtz’s life. They are metaphors for the struggle and theme of Heart of Darkness. The struggle represented throughout Conrad’s time period--the struggle of industry versus simplicity. After reading Conrad’s, Heart of Darkness, ...
- 16928: Oedipus: Fates
- Oedipus: Fates D.T. Suzuki, a renowned expert on Zen Buddhism, called attention to the topic of free will in one of his lectures by stating that it was the battle of "God versus Man, Man versus God, God ... he or she would like to lead and have the freedom to live according to their own means and thus choose their own destiny; determinism is the circumstance of a higher being ordaining a man's life from the day he was born until the day he dies. Free will is in itself a far-reaching ideal that exemplifies the essence of what mankind could be when he determines his own ... to be killed by his own son, and Oedipus was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. This was the ominous decree from the divinatory Oracle at Delphi. King Laius feared the Oracle's proclamation and had his son, the one and only Oedipus, abandoned on a mountain with iron spikes as nails so that he would remain there to eventually die. And yet, his attempt to obstruct ...
- 16929: Charles Canady
- Charles Canady was born and raised in Lakeland, which is the largest city in his district. Charles Canady graduated from Lakeland High School in 1972. He went to receive a bachelor's degree from Haverford College and his law degree from Yale. After graduating from Yale in 1979, he became an attorney in Polk County; he worked there for 13 years before running for Congress. Rep. Canady ... 1st public office in the Florida House from 1984 to 1990, he was honored as the Most Effective First Term Legislator. In that time he worked to reduce the size of the government of Florida's citizens. Canady also worked to on Florida's laws on criminal justice, he served as Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Criminal Justice from 1988 to 1989 and as a member of the Crime Prevention and Law Enforcement Study Commission from ...
- 16930: Peoples Lives
- Often in people’s lives an event can happen that is forever remembered as one of the most important. Be it a family story, or something that has absolutely nothing to do with the person, the event is deeply engraved in the individual’s mind and will always stay with him or her. This happened when I was twelve years old. I have been a car-racing fan since the age of nine and ever since I started getting ... rival of his, Frenchman Alain Prost, that if he could avoid racing the next day, he would. Nevertheless, unable to do much himself, Senna won the pole position and was to start first in Sunday’s race. Sunday’s race started off on a tragic note as well. A young Portuguese driver, Pedro Lamy, did not see the stalled Benetton of a Finn Yurki Yarvi Lehto, slamming his Lotus into ...
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