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- 4641: Portraits Of Ingres And Reynolds
- ... pampered in his life. You feel by looking at him that this is a man who has worked for everything that he has ever received in his life. Why do you feel this, though? Let’s begin with the colors chosen for this piece. The colors revolve around brown, giving you the impression of something very down to earth. The background of the painting is basically one solid brown. Bertin occupies ... 134). This would explain the one striking color in the piece, the red. Bertin is sitting on a red cushion, red being a color classically associated with royalty. This could be a commentary on Bertin’s life on a whole. His journal, the Journal des Debats was a strong supporter of liberal journalism in a time when France, the monarchs from the self proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte to King Charles X, wanted the return of an absolute monarch in France. The people were not happy with this and Bertin’s newspaper spread this displeasure. Bertin was even exiled for a period of time by Napoleon Bonaparte for his royalist views. He wanted a constitutional monarch set up. But, after the fall of Bonaparte, Bertin ...
- 4642: Penalty Of Death-Analysis
- "I think people ought to do what they want to do, what else are they alive for. (49)" This thought is what is reflected in both "Sonny’s Blues" by James Baldwin and "Paul’s Case" by Willa Cather. Both Baldwin and Cather illustrate the problem of a young man growing up and taking on the responsibility of finding out who they are and what they want out of life ... these stories the theme is most prevalent, developing the story and helping the reader form their own opinions on how they feel about their own individuality. No matter how hard someone tries to decide someone’s life, it is up to the individual to decide what kind of life they want to live. In "Sonny’s Blues" Sonny was the youngest child in his family and after his parents died ...
- 4643: Othello Manipulation To Gain P
- ... get what they want in life. By deceiving people or tricking them into seeing a certain point of view, people gain power. To skillfully use the power of manipulation a person must use another person's weaknesses. By using a person's emotions against them, they can be manipulated with ease. In Shakespeare's Othello, the character of Iago uses these tactics almost to perfection to achieve his goals. The first scene of Act I illustrates Iago's use of manipulation. Iago knows that Roderigo is upset about ...
- 4644: New Weapons and Technology In World War I
- ... first vehicle to be designed and completed as a tank was not very effective. It was too short to cross a German trench that was more than four-foot wide. An improved version of Wilson’s tank was developed in 1916. The Mark I had an armor plate varying from 12mm to 6mm in thickness. It had four Vickers water-cooled machine guns. The British Army ordered One hundred fifty of ... W.I. One type of a gun was the bayonet. The bayonet had a blade attached to the muzzle of a firearm. When first invented the muzzle was over a foot long. When inserted it’s muzzle of the musket called the plug b, no shots were fired until it was removed from the musket. The disadvantages were if it was too tight it would be a struggle to remove. If it wasn’t tight enough it would fall out or it would stay in the enemies body. The French had a bayonet called the Socket Bayonet. It had a sleeve that fitted the round barrel; it was ...
- 4645: A Review of Lessing's "Flight"
- A Review of Lessing's "Flight" The short story Flight is written by Doris Lessing about a old man learning of letting go of his grandaughter as she grows into an adult and is about to get married. The story ... the old man is feeling, but also other characters. The old man feels that his youngest grandaughter is still much too young to be married and is not willing to let go of her. He 's attitude seems grumpy but deep down inside it hurt him very much to see his grandaughter growing up and with her boyfriend Steve. From the describtion we had for this old man, we can understand much better what he feels. Then, this story have focused a bit closer to the grandaughter's mother and her point of view on her daughter's marrige, which she is happy with. The omniscient positions readers to a god-like position which will let us have a better understanding of ...
- 4646: Discuss The Representation Of
- ... Women were expected to be good wives and mothers, and they had to obey their fathers or husbands, because in a patriarchal society, women were possessions, and were basically owned by males. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, however, Shakespeare constructs female characters that endorse this ideal and some that challenge it. The three types of female characters in this play are, the active female, Lady Macbeth, the passive female, Lady Macduff, and the weÇrd sisters, who are those to be afraid of. All of who are very different to each other. In Shakespeare's plays, especially, the audience familiarizes themselves with the representation of women by their own dialogues, and what other characters say about them. The dramatic techniques Shakespeare uses to construct his female characters are the setting, the character's dialogue, including asides, and what other people say about them, especially behind their backs. Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff are two very different characters, and there is plenty of binary opposition between them. The ...
- 4647: I Am A Feminist - Hear Me Roar!
- I Am A Feminist - Hear Me Roar! By having such a negative view of the current women's movement I can easily be written off as an anti-feminist or more directly a woman who believes women should stay in the kitchen and have babies while their husband supports the family. But that ... their legal rights through the court system, and be treated equal to men in all areas of life. This is why I call myself a feminist, but I'm not a feminist according to today's women's movement. Today's version of a feminist is far different than it was in previous decades. Now to be a feminist, you must believe abortion is a woman's basic right, preferential treatment policies ...
- 4648: The Life and Times of Peter Straub
- ... life, but it does not always have to be loud to be effective.”4 He then graced the University of Wisconsin, and left with an honors degree in English, and one year later a Master’s Degree at Columbia University. Even with his distinguished English degrees, he felt actual writing was beyond him even though actual writing was truly his forte. Soon after receiving his degree in English, Peter married Susan ... off into some unforeseen path after six months or so. From then on out, I try to follow it, paying attention to the hints provided by material I’ve written earlier in the book. It’s a kind of exploratory process.” This exploratory process has helped his writing career and catapulted him to writing greatness; so much in fact that he has been called the Edgar Allan Poe of our times ... 7 His writing include: Marriages, Under Venus, Julia, If You Could See Me Now, Ghost Story, Shadowland, Floating Dragon, The Talisman (with Stephen King), Koko, Mystery, The Throat, The Hellfire Club, Mr. X, The General’s Wife, Mrs. God, Wild Animals, Houses Without Doors, Isn’t It Romantic, Peter Straub’s Ghosts, Ishmael, Open Air, and Leeson Park & Belsize Square.8 Joanne Wilkinson, a writer for Booklist, says this about ...
- 4649: Charles Dickens Great Expectat
- ... but the most powerful is that the individual is shaped by the worlds they live in and the experiences they have." To what extent did you find this to be true? To what extent one's environment and life experiences shape the individual is an often debated topic that can be pursued to many different levels. I agree with the statement that the most powerful idea presented by Dickens in his ... add that these worlds and experiences consist of other people, and it is this interaction with different characters that plays an important role in the shaping of the individual. I believe Dickens displays each character's personal strength and integrity by revealing how much they allow themselves to be changed by their surroundings. Dickens conveys this shaping of the individual through the main character, Pip, and the different worlds he lives ... characters he has. Additionally, other characters are shown to have been shaped by their past experiences and the people involved in their lives. Both Miss Havisham and Estella are prime examples of the impact one's environment can have on the individual. While the opposite is shown through Joe and his ability to maintain personal integrity despite his harrowing past. The shaping of Pip's character begins during his childhood ...
- 4650: Much Ado About Nothing: Pretense
- ... in the ways that they do. Although the central deception is directed against Claudio in an attempt to destroy his relationship with Hero, it is the deceptions involving Beatrice and Benedick, which provides the play’s, dramatic focus. Nearly every character in the play at some point has to make inferences to what he or she sees, has been told or overhears. Furthermore, every character in the play at some point ... not. This poses a few questions. Why the sub-theme of pretense? Why does Shakespeare use eavesdropping as a transportation of pretense? What is Shakespeare trying to tell us? Most if not all of Shakespeare's plays have a moral. In this play, Shakespeare models a small world after society. In it everyone and everything is just as he sees it - a façade. Shakespeare captures this theme in "Much Ado About ... know the truth about someone, a situation or ourselves? In "Much Ado About Nothing", everyone is pretentious. Don Pedro deceives Hero by acting the part of an honest friend, concerned for his brother and Claudio's honour. Leonato and his family act as if Hero were dead, encouraged to this deception by, of all people, the Friar who feels that deception may be the way to get at truth and ...
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