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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island La Grande Jatte created by Georges Pierre-Seurat - A Sunday Afternoon on the Island La Grande Jatte by Georges Pierre- Seurat  A Sunday Afternoon on the Island La Grande Jatte created by Georges Pierre-Seurat is a frozen in action painting of a normal day of the wealthy Parisian life along the river Seine in Paris, France. Seurat designed this art piece in 1886 to show the wealthy Parisian life styles in a public park. Georges and his artwork were not well known until after he passed away. Seurat was very different from all the other famous artists in the 1880’s....   [tags: parisian life, artwork, painting]
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Rip's Character and Symbolism in Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle - Rip's Character and Symbolism in Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle          "Rip Van Winkle" has been a well-known story told throughout time. There is not a doubt that as a child, many of you heard the words of Washington Irving's famous tale of the man who slept for twenty years. Nor can one forget the "elves" that Rip Van Winkle spent the night with in the amphitheater. Like many stories, Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" has been told so many times throughout American history that it has lost its original purpose....   [tags:  Rip Van Winkle Essays Irving Papers]
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Vincent Humbert and Euthanasia in France - In 2010, the world population was estimated at 6.9 billion of people. 10,1 million of people were in prison. It represents a world population rate of 146 per 100,000 (Walmsley 2010). Some people do some bad things against the society or against other people, and that is why the law is created, it has to punish the bad behaviors. The law is a system of rules that every country decided to implement to fight against crimes and the society’s wicked behaviors generally. There is a very long process to elaborate and vote a law in a country....   [tags: murderer, law, legal system]
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Edan St. Vincent Millay - The famous poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay once said, “Life is a quest and love a quarrel”. In this quote, Millay explains how one can spend their entire life trying to discover the true meaning of life, while love is simply a continuing series of disagreements. The remarkable life of Edna St. Vincent Millay is extremely important to understand in order to fully appreciate her works. Throughout Millay’s life, she remained true to herself and her beliefs, and this dedication was translated through her stimulating and inspiring poems and plays....   [tags: Poetry]
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The Importance of Art - Art is a form of human expression. Art can be seen as the artist sleight of hand on his mood. Art is in various media from posters to public wall of which we call “graffiti”. Art is elusive as the use of colors shapes and the surface used adds a new dimension. Art portrays various ideas, feelings such as triumph, love, happiness, sorrow and boredom in loss to mention a few. Art is beauty and creativity. During man’s evolution art has progressed over in its most primitive state up to its most modernized versions today....   [tags: art, history,]
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Vincent Bo Jackson - You Think you Know Bo, but you don't Know... Bo  Bo knows what it is like to be called one of the greatest athletes of all time. Vincent “Bo” Jackson had to overcome a lot as a child, he was the eighth of ten children that his mom took care of. His family was very poor, and not knowing his father very well did not help the cause. Jackson overcame poverty by working hard, excelling at multiple sports, and staying out of trouble.  Jackson worked extremely hard to get to his current position in life....   [tags: Athlete, Biography, Education, School, Sports]
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The Works of Henry Van Dyke - Short stories are often written in order to quickly sum up an experience or point out a relevant moral or lesson. Numerous authors prefer to express their own interests or opinions through their short stories. Henry Van Dyke guided his own writing by referring to his worldly and spiritual views aside from his interests and hobbies. Due to his appreciation of nature and the time period during which he lived, Henry Van Dyke relied heavily on themes of death and regret in an effort to convey detailed and subtle cautionary tales....   [tags: Dyke, nature, writings]
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Biography of Toulouse Lautrec - Artist Biography and Painting Critique       Henri-Marie-Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec Monfa, commonly known as Toulouse Lautrec, was born on November 24th, 1864. He lived out the entirety of his life in France, and died on September 9th, 1901. Born into a family of noble but inbred blood, he had inherently frail bones, and after a series of horrendous accidents, was crippled for life. During his recovery from one such accident, he discovered his love and talent for drawing and painting. He spent a considerable amount of time in Fernand Gormon's studio, and met with Vincent Van Gogh....   [tags:  essays research papers]
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?Vincent is not a hero? Discuss - “Vincent is not a hero” Discuss  Andrew Niccol has created a character that is portrayed as being a struggler from the moment he was born, he was destined to play this role as soon as he was conceived naturally as he was to wear the label of “God child” for the rest of his life , this label determines they life style and quality of life he will lead and the prospects are not good -“They used to say that a child conceived in love has a greater chance of happiness. They don't say that anymore”. Niccol leads us to believe that Vincent is a man who has overcome the odds in order to achieve his dream in a society where individuality is an unrequited trait and the ability to conform plus right DN...   [tags:  essays research papers]
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Wilde and Van de Velde - Henry Van de Velde and Oscar Wilde are an interesting pairing in looking at their two views on art, philosophy, and society as a whole. Oscar Wilde was the founder of the Aesthetic movement of art, where he felt that art could simply be appreciated for its own sake and should be used to beautify any environment in which people are. His writings on Aestheticism were highly influential and influenced the entirety of England to move toward being interested in more visually pleasing things simply for the fact that they are visually pleasing....   [tags: Art]
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"Rip Van Winkle": An Analysis - The tale of ‘Rip Van Winkle’ can be read as a political allegory of Britain’s relation with her American colonies and as an Anti-Feminist discourse. These readings can be defined through analysis of the dynamics between Rip Van Winkle and the Dame. From this one can explore the themes of Monarchy, the Ego, Marriage and Motherhood. The strong and dominate character of the Dame and the Passive idleness of rip creates a strong allusion to the relations between Great Britain and her colonies. The Dame can be seen as a Monarchical figure through her demands on rip....   [tags: Anti-Feminism, Political Allegory]
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My Mother’s Dining Room - My favorite place in my mother’s house is the dining room. Every year, my mother’s house is chosen, by all of our family members, to host the holiday dinners and parties because of  how elegant her dining room is.  As you walk thru the long narrow hallway on your way to the dining room, you see huge pictures of family members hung on both sides of the smooth colorful wall. It seems like you’re walking forever, then you finally reach the door of the infamous dining room.  You’re first greeted by the tall, wide, almond color and trimmed in gold door....   [tags: Descriptive Writing, Descriptive Essay]
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Modernized Art Forms and Styles - The beginning of the 20th-century ushered in a new era of Technology: Automobiles, Trains, Airplanes and the Telegraph, changed the way we perceived and interpreted the world. This new modern era, as it would later be called, had a profound impact on the Arts and Architecture. Gone was the old romanticism and symbolism that had dominated the 19th-entury earlier. Instead, Artists around the world started to incorporate the emerging geometrics of technology into their art. Cubism, Futurism, Fauvism, Nonobjective art, and the International Style are all examples of art forms and styles that adapted the abstract geometrics that technology offered....   [tags: Geometrics of Technology]
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The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard and Vincent Stanle - Responsibility is a word used improperly too often in one’s everyday life. It is the state, to which one is acting accountably for something within his or her own power, control, and/or management. It is the ability to comprehend rational thoughts and make decisions within one’s moral compass. Beginning at a young age, we are taught the importance of responsibility on a daily basis. Whether it be on the basis of taking responsibility for foolish past actions, or behaving responsibly to develop one’s aptitude of dependability when tasks must be accomplished, the action of being responsible ultimately leads to adding meaning and value to one’s life....   [tags: enviornmental detriment, ]
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Edna St. Vincent Millay - Edna St. Vincent Millay, a poet and playwrite, was best known for her lyrical poetry. She wrote many poems, on topics such as love, fidelity, erotic desire, and feminist issues. The part of Millay that wasn’t highly publicized is that she addressed herself as a bisexual and had many affairs with woman before her marriage. It is not said if she continued sexual involments with women after her marriage (though it is quite possible), nor it is not said which of her poems are written about women rather than men....   [tags:  essays research papers]
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Pictures Show Emotion Better than Words - Pictures Show Emotion Better than Words         In Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, an image is defined as “a vivid or graphic representation or description.”  However, a painting can be so much more than this. In Mitchell Stephens’ essay, “‘By Means of the Visible’:  A Pictures Worth,” Erasmus is quoted as saying, “Painting is much more eloquent than speech, and often penetrates more deeply into one’s heart” (473). Two online paintings that are examples of this are Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh, and The Scream by Edvard Munch....   [tags:  Argumentative Persuasive Argument Essays]
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The Life and Work of Artist, Paul Gauguin - The Life and Work of Artist, Paul Gauguin               Somerset Maughm's A Moon and Sixpence is about a man, Charles Strickland, who gives up his good life, including a wife and two children and a secure job, to seek a life as a painter. The character Charles Strickland and the events surrounding his life are loosely based on the real painter Paul Gauguin. Because I found the events of Strickland's life so riveting, I felt compelled to discover more about the real person Strickland was based on....   [tags:  Art Essays]
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The Illusion of Seperateness by Simon Van Booy - The running theme that all of our choices and subsequent actions can have a wide ripple effect in life is a strong presence in The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy. Although there are many examples within this story, the French farmer Paul, chooses under great personal threat to help John. This unselfish choice likely saves John’s life; unknowingly Paul’s decision has an indirect, yet profound effect on many people. Paul’s simple nursing and support, despite his own significant loss is not lost on John....   [tags: German soldier, violence, killing, enemy]
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Analysis of Elephant, by Gus Van Sant - In today’s society many different forms of art constantly surround us. The music blaring through your headphones, the advertisements we come across, and even the buildings peering high above the New York skyline can all be considered art. One of the most popular mediums of art in present time is filmmaking. Film uses moving photographs to narrate a story, express emotions and convey ideas. The unique aspect of the art of film is that it allows the viewer to become its subject or characters and experience their situations as they are occurring....   [tags: Film Analysis]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - When you look at the world and all the people on it as a whole, you see that there are very few influential people whose actions or opinions strongly influence the course of events. Ludwig Van Beethoven, a German musician, is one of those very few. He was an extraordinary musician that lived through hardship and had the horrific fate of deafness, any musician’s worst nightmare. Beethoven left a wall standing in history that captured the art of sounds and worked it beyond imagination into music so fragile and pure yet onerous, unable to be matched by any succeeding composer....   [tags: music, musician, composer, deafness]
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Some of the most well known composers came to be in the in the classical music period. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the composers, along with other greats of the time like Haydn and Mozart, which helped to create a new type of music. This new music had full rich sounds created by the new construction of the symphony orchestra.  Ludwig van Beethoven was born in the town of Bonn, Germany on December 16 of 1770. Bonn is located in western Germany on the Rhine River. Beethoven showed an affinity for music at an early age....   [tags: music composers, classical music]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - ... Some already knew him from their travels to Bonn and so they started giving him places to live. It was beneficial that he could say he was a acquainted and studied under Haydn. Beethoven started to play in private houses and became known for his improv. In 1795 he had his first publication, a group of three Piano Trios. Haydn had heard them the year before and told Beethoven he shouldn't publish the third, which ended up being one of his most successful pieces.  Beethoven started to become increasingly famous and started to travel to Prague and Pressburg....   [tags: Classical composers, biography]
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Ludwig van Beethoven: The Musical Genius - Ludwig van Beethoven was the composer of the most celestial and significant music written at any time. He was the first musician to link the classical period of 18th-century and the novel birth of Romanticism. Beethoven’s absolute step forward in the world of music came in his instrumental work, not forgetting his symphonies. In contrast to his forerunner Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for whom composing music seemed natural, Beethoven strived to make his work flawless.  On December 16, 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany; he was baptized on December 17, 1770....   [tags: Biography Essays]
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Life and Achievements - Ludwig van Beethoven was an extraordinary music composer, especially considering he was deaf most of his life and career. He was born in Germany on December 16, 1770. Many obstacles were hurled at him, but he triumphed over them, and even deafness didn’t stop him from composing some of the worlds greatest, and most recognized music compositions (Rosenwald 167). His life, music, and his musical styles and techniques all contribute to his life story.  Beethoven was born in Bonn Germany. At 14, he held the occupation of a court organist....   [tags: beethoven, music composer, music ]
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Claude Debussy and Ludwig van Beethoven - Dmitri Shostakovich, a 20th century Russian composer and pianist, once said, “A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one." Is this why composers can compose many pieces in such a short life span. Take Claude Debussy for example. He composed 141 pieces even though he only lived for 56 years. And what about the great Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed 138 pieces although he only lived for 56 years and despite the fact that he began to lose his hearing at the age of 29....   [tags:  music, composer, classical, masterpiece, jazz]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven's Life and Accomplishments - Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany and he died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna Austria. Beethoven’s music is mostly associated with the classical era because that is when he crafted most of his greatest works. Beethoven’s father and grandfather were both musicians that played at Court of Elector of Cologne. Beethoven’s main instrument that he played was the piano. He was taught by his father how to play the piano. His father was very strict on him, and sometimes he made Beethoven, “stand at the keyboard, was often in tears.” He had other teachers that taught him how to play the violin, and how to play the piano....   [tags: ode to joy, ninth symphony, piano, musician]
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NO DREAMER IS EVER TOO SMALL, NO DREAM IS TOO BIG - NO DREAMER IS EVER TOO SMALL, NO DREAM IS TOO BIG At the age of ten, I did not have the faintest idea of marketing, Ansoff growth matrix or Boston box. However, I did feel brands such as Coca-Cola, Doublemint or Honda. In my early childhood memory, I still remembered how exciting it was to take part in the promotion campaign of Coca-Cola to win a stylish mountain bike by collecting all six parts of the bike picture printed under Coke bottle caps. As I witnessed the interesting and stimulating ideas about lifestyle these brands spread out, I was deeply impressed with how they inspired people and became part of everyday life....   [tags: Personal Ambition]
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My Life Had Stood  a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinson: Insight into Her Works  As Vincent Van Gogh once said, “If one is a master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.” Grippingly, this seems to be the case with a famous poet known as Emily Dickinson, since her passion for poetry led to her gaining insight into many topics. Born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson went on to drop out of school and live the rest of her days at home with her family....   [tags: metaphor, poem, criticism]
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Bipolar Disorder: Illness and Treatment - Bipolar disorder is characterized by unusual and sudden changes in mood, energy, activity levels affecting the ability to perform everyday tasks, impacting negatively relationships, professional life and often leading to suicide. Bipolar disorder usually show signs in adolescence or early adulthood and is a long term condition that must be appropriately treated in order to improve the life quality of the patient. Often people suffering from bipolar disorder also suffer addiction to drugs and alcohol and one of the reasons is that people with bipolar disorder sometimes try to self treat their symptoms with alcohol and drugs, which make bipolar symptoms worse....   [tags: Correlation with Creativity]
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The Gift of Pain - At some point in our lives we all experience suffering. Whether it’s pain caused by an emotionally abusive partner, a narcissistic mother, a neglectful guardian, mental illness, the pain of a separation, or physical ailments; all of us at some point in time will be scarred by the act of living. When we’re faced with these challenges often the pain can feel like it’s too much to bear. We wonder if we’ll ever be whole, if the pain will ever subside, or if we can continue to live at all. It’s difficult to see the big picture when you’re so close to the canvas....   [tags: pain in poetry, art and in politics]
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The Artist And The Art - The Artist and the Art       The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist. Art seems to be simply, a direct, visual reflection of the artist’s life. Therefore, one can assume that an artist’s life experiences and beliefs directly influence their art. If we look at examples from different periods of art we will be able to see the connection between the artist and the art....   [tags:  essays research papers]
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Why Eddie Van Halen is an Influential Musician - There are certain musicians that come along that shift a culture, attitude, or future musicians. Another musician that went on influence future generations and considered one of the greatest guitar players in the world is Eddie Van Halen.  Eddie Van Halen was born in Holland in 1955 and immigrated to Pasadena California. At the age of seven, Eddie was training as a classical pianist, although his love for Rock and Roll was developing. He started working a paper route and used the money to buy a drum set....   [tags: Biography   ]
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Van Jones: Fighting for Social and Environmental Equality - “Leaders manage the dream. All leaders have the capacity to create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then to translate that vision into reality.” (Bennis, 188) There have been many visionary civil rights leaders in the history of the United States such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton and Barack Obama. Recently the most promising civil rights leader is Van Jones. Van Jones sets himself apart from these other influential leaders by merging his enthusiasm for social equality and his passion for environmental activism....   [tags: Leadership, Civil Rights]
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A Guide to Critical Thinking - ...  Personal experience aside, how I was raised was also a huge influential factor in my beliefs. I was taught that one has to work hard, save, invest, etc.… do everything right and good things will come. To some extent I still believe this. However, when the housing market crashed I gained personal insight into what it means to be poor. With life adjustments, there also came reevaluations of my way of thinking.  The question who am I, who do I want be, circled in my mind. As I began to read Beyond Feelings, the sentence by Sidney Harris, “Ninety percent of the world’s woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues”(158), struck m...   [tags: critical thinking, vincent ruggiero, thinker]
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Barbara Van Dahlen - Ever since the United States had gained its independence from Britain in 1776, we have prided ourselves upon the courageous military personnel that have devoted their lives to guaranteeing freedom and protection to citizens of this country. However, what happens when our sole protectors and guardians experience severe mental anguish and are the ones that need help to simply go about their daily lives. Little by little there has been one woman who has provided that comfort and assistance to the military men and women, and who has realized the severity of the effects that combat has on the mental states of these men and women and their loved ones....   [tags: soldiers, deployed, post traumatic stress]
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Leger en veroveringen van de Azteken. - De Azteken zijn een indiaans zwervend volk. Dit wil zeggen dat de Azteken nomaden zijn. De Azteken zijn één van de drie grootste oorspronkelijke indianenvolkeren van Amerika. Deze beschaving, die ook een zeer sterk ontwikkelde landbouwsamenleving was, bloeide vooral in de veertiende eeuw tot 1521. Ze veroverden in de 15e eeuw het grootste deel van het huidige Mexico. Azteken waren zeer bijgelovig. Ze zagen snel gebeurtenissen als voorteken. Vanaf dat, volgens de legende, de God Quetzalcoatl terug zou keren uit het oosten en hun rijk zou kapot maken zagen de Azteken het einde van hun rijk in zicht komen....   [tags: Montezuma en de Azteken]
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Classical Music:  Biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven - Although his exact birthdate is unknown, it is believed that Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. This date is assumed because the records show he was baptized on December 17, 1770 (“Beethoven’s childhood” 3). The custom at that time was to baptize children the day following their birth. Beethoven was born into a musical family. Beethoven was named after his grandfather, Lodewijk van Beethoven, who was a bass singer at court and later a maestro of the chapel. His parents were Johann van Beethoven, a musician in the Electoral Court at Bonn, and Maria-Magdalena Kewerich....   [tags: baptize children, neefe, deaf]
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Reflection of American History in Rip Van Winkle - Washington Irving expertly reflects American history in his piece of 1819 “Rip Van Winkle.”  Unbeknownst to Rip Van Winkle, the colonies are now free of British rule as Irving writes, “Here a general shout burst from the bystanders—‘A Tory. a Tory. a spy. A refugee. hustle him. Away with him’” (Matthews, 2007, para. 36). Rip enters the village armed, ignorant of the fact that he presents the look of a loyalist. The question of being a refugee prevails over accusations of being a Tory, as a colonist refugee would not claim British loyalty which Rip did openly saying “’…And a loyal subject of the king, God bless him’” (Matthews, 2007, para....   [tags: Revolutionary War, freedom, Great Awakening]
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Rembrandt van Rijn and the Dutch Golden Age - Rembrandt van Rijn is considered one of the most, if not the most, renowned artist from the Dutch Golden Age. His personal techniques and those he collected others created a successful art career. Through his life, his art evolves. Rembrandt constantly pushed towards something new, some different boundary. Rembrandt was born in Liedan on July 15, 1606 to a miller, Harmen Gerritsz and a baker’s daughter, Neeltgen van Zuybroeck who had nine or so other children as well. As her grew, before he became a painter, Rembrandt attended Latin school and continued onto the university soon after....   [tags: Dutch Golden Age]
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Rogier Van der Weyden - Rogier Van der Weyden was a Flemish painter of the mid-15th century. Rogier was chiefly influenced by his first teacher, Robert Campin. Although details of his early training are sketchy, it is generally accepted that he entered the workshop of Robert Campin, the foremost painter in Tournai and dean of the painters' guild, in 1427 at the age of 27 (http://www.belgium.be). Rogier remained in Campin's studio for five years, becoming an independent master of the guild on August 1, 1432. Van der Weyden was not permitted to sell his artwork while studying in Campin’s shop....   [tags:  essays research papers]
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn    Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the son of a miller, was born in Leiden on July 15, 1606. Despite the fact that he came from a family of relatively modest means, his parents took great care with his education. Rembrandt began his studies at the Latin School, and at the age of 14 he was enrolled at the University of Leiden. The program did not interest him, and he soon left to study art, first with a local master, Jacob van Swanenburch, and then, with Pieter Lastman, in Amsterdam....   [tags:  Artists Art Biography Painters Essays]
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Vs. William Shakespeare - Edna St. Vincent Millay's "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, and Where and Why" is an effective short poem, which feeds on the dissonance between the ideal of love and its reality, heartbreak. In William Shakespeare's "Let Me Not to The Marriage of True Minds," the effectiveness is weakened by its idealiality and metaphysical stereotype. In contrast to Millay, Shakespeare paints a genuine portrait of what love should be but unfortunately never really is. This factor is what makes his poem difficult to relate to, thus weakening the effect on the reader....   [tags: Love Poetry Poem Compare Contrast]
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Van Doren - The scientific revolution had a huge influence as to why people thought they could be God. Van Doren explains how parts of science led these individuals to believe that they could be God if they could understand how the world worked and why it worked that way. He explains that there are five parts of science. These parts of science were biology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and psychology. With the knowledge of these five parts of science, people thought they could answer any questions by using scientific method and play the role of God in explaining how the world works, why it works that way, what the world was made up of, and also what people think and why they think a certain...   [tags:  essays research papers]
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The Tragic Untold Story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise - A class trip to Aruba should be an unforgettable experience, something that the students will never forget. However, for class of 2005 at Mountain Brook High School, it will be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Natalee Ann Holloway was both blonde and beautiful. She was also very friendly and well known in her hometown. The class trip was supposed to be the best time of their life for some students, but it was also the end for another. May 29, 2005, seemed like an ordinary day of fun in the sun....   [tags: struggle,  Van der Sloot]
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Ian van Eyck - Jan van Eyck was a master in style and symbolism, establishing a firm superiority in glaze technique and delicately and elaborately applying subtle, yet powerful religious references to what at first glance may seem simple portraits. Van Eyck’s drawing, Saint Barbara, completed in 1437, is an example of the artist’s use of fictional exotic or Romanesque style structures, suggestive of those from the Old Testament. (p.99 textbook) Other symbolism includes the walled city that resembles a ziggurat, and on the church, the three windows on the second level, feature the Trinity, the symbolism of their octagonal structure, and baptism....   [tags:  essays research papers]
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Rip Van Winkle - Rip Van Winkle    "Rip Van Winkle" is about a man named Rip Van Winkle, who lived in a little Dutch town in the Hudson Valley. Everyone in the town was very fond of him because he would help anyone who needed help and he would play with the children. The thing he couldn't do was tend to his farm because it seemed that everything he did failed, so he would go out and fish or go to the town inn and listen to the gossip. His wife Dame Van Winkle would get angry at him for being lazy and not tending to the farm....   [tags: Papers]
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Rip Van Winkle - Rip Van Winkle  In the late 1700's and early 1800's, literature began to show it was changing thanks to the newly formed democracy in America. As is the case with any young government, many different interest groups arose to attempt to mold the government according to their vision of democracy. Washington Irving, a native New Yorker born in 1783, grew up in a world engulfed in these democratic ideals. He grew up to be, as many would grow up in this atmosphere, a political satirist. This satirical nature of Irving's shows up well in "Rip Van Winkle", as he uses historical allusions and symbolic characters to mockingly compare colonial life under British rule to the democracy of the young Uni...   [tags:  Washington Irving]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Ludwig Van Beethoven    It was not possible for me to say: speak louder, shout, because I am deaf. Alas, how would it be possible for me to admit to a weakness of the one sense that should be perfect to a higher degree in me than in others, the one sense which I once possessed in the highest perfection, a perfection that few others of my profession have ever possessed. No, I cannot do it."   These words are taken from the "Heiligenstadt Testament," a document Beethoven wrote to his brothers in 1802....   [tags: Papers]
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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving - Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving   When superficially read, Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle" seems to be a simple tale of an unhappily married man whose happy-go-lucky, carefree attitude gains him loving adoration from the village women, children, and dogs; but only scorn from his wretched wife. However, when read more closely, the story takes on an entirely different meaning. Through his constant references to Dame Van Winkle and her turbulent relationship with Rip, Irving gives a perfect metaphoric image of the relationship between America and Great Britain: agitated, uneasy, and up-in-arms....   [tags: Papers]
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Ludwig van Beethoven   Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany, to Johann and Maria Magdelna van Beethoven. His father was also a musician and had dreams of young Ludwig becoming the Next Mozart. Beethoven's father was tenor singer in the court chapel of Prince archbishop of Cologne, where his grandfather a native of Holland had for a number of years the post of musical director. He was therefore brought up from his earliest youth in a musical atmosphere. While the father was rigorous and not always reasonable in his rule over the young genius, his mother was often over lienent with him, a fact which may account for some of the traits of character the young man developed later...   [tags: Papers]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - German composer and pianist, Ludwig van Beethoven, was born December 1770 and spent most of his life in Vienna, Austria. His first teacher was his alcoholic father, who worked as a musician at the Court of Bonn. Teaching him day and night, Ludwig suffered from his father's harsh and erratic behavior. For a time, he and his father played at the Church. As his father's alcoholism increased, Ludwig became the main musician. Beethoven's talents were discovered at an early age, and he was sent to Vienna to study under different teachers including Mozart and Hayden....   [tags:  Biography]
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Rip Van Winkle - In this story, there seems to be something mythical and something factual. The myth is the long night sleep of Rip and the fact is the changing events of the revolution. In this story, the author gives us an overall view on a life of a village in the Kaatskill mountains area. Rip Van Winkle is the central character of this story. Irving Washington builds Rip with a quite strange characteristic that makes people hard to understand. He is nice and kind in the eyes of the villages. He is not a lazy fellow; he is unafraid of hard work, he is always ready to assist everyone in his village but his own....   [tags: American Literature]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Ludwig van Beethoven   Beethoven's importance lies not only in his work, but also in his life (Tames, 4). Included in my report is proof that Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. In this proof is a brief description of his life. This will help you understand how he felt when he wrote his music. Also, there will be a description of all his symphonies. On December 16 or 17, 1770, (date uncertain) at 515 (now 20) Bonngasse Bonn, Germany Beethoven, like Mozart, was born into a small family (Comptons, 1)....   [tags:  essays research papers]
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Use of Poetic Devices in Two Love Poems - Both, the poem “Reluctance” by Robert Frost and “Time Does Not Bring Relief” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, revolved around the theme of lost love. Each poet used a similar array of poetic devices to express this theme. Visual imagery was one of the illustrative poetic devices used in the compositions. Another poetic device incorporated by both poets in order to convey the mood of the poems was personification. And by the same token, metaphors were also used to help express the gist of both poems....   [tags: Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay]
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Character And Theme In Rip Van Winkle - In Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Rip's character is closely correlated with the theme of nature and its prominence over the ever-changing world. The story is set in the Kaatskill Mountains, an important setting with a luminance that does not falter throughout. Similarly, Rip is immediately described as a respectable and well liked man in his mountainous setting. Right off the bat, the two can be easily associated. The magical elements in the story cause Rip to fall asleep for twenty years, and upon waking, he is in a world completely changed by the progression of time....   [tags:  Washington Irving]
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Ludwig Van Beethoven and W.A. Mozart - Ludwig Van Beethoven and W.A. Mozart    Ludwig Van Beethoven and W.A. Mozart are the two most important musicians of their time. Their pieces are everlasting and will live on forever. Their styles are so unique and uplifting that they could never be matched. These masterminds played in the same time period but their lives differed tremendously. There are some similarities and many differences between these two but one fact will remain: They are the central and most vital part of all music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most prolific and important musical innovators we have ever seen....   [tags: Papers]
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Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen - The book that I chose to do is Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen, the book has 297 pages, the reason I chose this book is personally I am tired novels taking place years before I am born. This novel pertains to urban problems and one kids' attempt to survive in the pressures of present day Brooklyn. Within the novel, there are several subplots, one being his love interest, Alyse, and Ty's fight to stay in school. As well as, his fight not to lose money or control of his territory. It is interesting to watch this young man, balance these things in his life and not let them interfere with each other....   [tags: Street Pharm Diepen]
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