defeat Rome‚ but this greatness prevented him achieving his ultimate goal‚ because he could not take the major military risk that was actually required to defeat Rome when it was in a weakened state. For this reason‚ it a fair assessment to say that Hannibal’s career was a failure but of the most glittering kind‚ because while he failed to take Rome‚ he left a substantial legacy that was even more important in terms of the shaping of the ancient world. Hannibal’s greatness is revealed as a military
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certain amount of doubt regarding everything is truly a blessing to have. Doubt allows us to make discoveries and motivates us to achieve greatness‚ while certainty can on courage complacency. However‚ with both‚ a person can uncover an excess amount of greatness within oneself. Through doubting of the accepted logic of society‚ many have risen to greatness by discovery in the past. Thomas Edison‚ Alexander Graham Bell‚ and Christopher Columbus are all pioneers that led the world to new discoveries
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In the article July 16‚ 1969 Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness by Ayn Rand‚ believes that the human race is supreme to all . Rand detailed description about the rocket launch came from her first-hand experience watching the rocket takeoff. She uses her own opinion of mankind to open the eyes of her readers to show them that the human race is superior. Ayn Rand an American novelist‚ philosopher‚playwright‚ and screenwriter. Wrote two best-selling novels‚ The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged
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use of perspective to show natures greatness. In traditional China‚ training in painting was important as part of a general cultural education and preparation for a professional career.1 The professional artist would normally study under a master within a local school.2 When these painters were not painting‚ they were looking; but even more they were reading‚ thinking‚ and discussing their philosophical ideas.3 Generally before you even grasp the brush‚ you must concentrate your spirit and
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canvas or wood‚ via a brush and paints. Brush strokes can be seen in paintings‚ adding beauty and texture to each one of these works of art. Conversely‚ a print can be reproduced hundreds of times‚ as long as the carved wooden block has not worn down. The artist merely draws the outline of the print onto a sheet of paper‚ and it is sent to a carver. The carver places the image‚ face down‚ on a wooden block‚ typically cherry‚ and cuts through the paper‚ following the original brush strokes. Once carved
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Chinese Painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world‚ it is also known in Chinese as Guohua. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy which is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink. Compared with the western style of painting‚ oils are not used in Chinese Painting. Chinese paintings were usually painted on paper or silk; Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets‚ walls‚ folding screens‚ and other media. Chinese
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The brush strokes are very noticeable and broad‚ creating movement‚ depth and vibrancy. The beauty shown within the clouds‚ trees‚ and wheat‚ all blowing in the wind draw the viewer in. In the sky‚ Van Gogh uses broad mixtures of blues swirling among the clouds offering a soft resting place for our eyes. The wheat looks ripe and lush‚ giving it a sense of abundance. While having very noticeable brush stokes within the cypress tree‚ to draw our eye in
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to explain the distinctive qualities of the two categories‚ thus giving a new idea of beauty to explore apart from the conventional kind. He explores the sense of beauty one finds in the vastness of things. Beauty in the fear of the unknown and greatness. Burke’s philosophy shakes the conventional aesthetic attitudes of the people. For example‚ normally when we think of beauty‚ we associate it with things that provide us pleasure‚ however‚ burke forces us to get in touch with our other senses. He
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INTERPRETATION OF: TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH Unfold‚ oh timid flower! Lift up your radiant brow‚ This day‚ Youth of my native strand! Your abounding talents show Resplendently and grand‚ Fair hope of my Motherland! Soar high‚ oh genius great‚ And with noble thoughts fill their mind; The honor’s glorious seat‚ May their virgin mind fly and find More rapidly than the wind. The first line‚ "unfold‚ oh timid flower‚" implies that the youth is silent and consequently has not yet gone
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scene in a street with a presumably moving car in the foreground and an urban landscape in the background. This artist’s main style focuses on industrial archaeology along with an in-depth examination of the nude‚ bodies of ships and humans in their greatness and fragility. In Pappeti’s early life‚ he began his art career by studying the interiors of work-shops and depicted the way they were affected by time and later developed his style - incorporating human figures‚ urban landscapes and other industrial-type
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