An artist that has influenced my work greatly is Chuck Close. I learned about him when I was in fourth grade and he has maintained a lasting effect on me since. A couple of pieces I remember seeing at the time include Frank and Big Self Portrait. I was enthralled by both his personal life dealing with his prosopagnosia and dyslexia and his large-scale artwork. Seeing the sheer amount of intricacy and effort put into both his drawings and paintings molded my ideals into detailing and realism. When
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In what ways are the “contextual concerns” influenced in this initial extract? Texts reflect changing values that were present at the time of their composition even if they are composed at different times. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was created during the 18th to 19th century‚ a period where romanticism began to establish in a time of industrial revolution. She wrote when predominant writers such as Godwin‚ Coleridge and Byron were around‚ and so her work manifests philosophical and social contexts
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My Cozy Room My favorite place is my bedroom because it’s the more comfortable place in my house when I’m tired and not feeling the best or maybe even need to relieve stress‚ I can go to my room and lay down and relax. My room is very spacious‚ quiet‚ relaxing‚ and cozy‚ I admire my room a lot because I can use my imagination while I just lay down in bed and close my eyes and think about things that are exciting. My room speaks a peaceful haven to me‚ my walls are light pink with matching
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Sample Lesson Plan – Close Reading English Close Reading “The Rider” page 61 Lesson Overview Depending on class needs‚ this close reading should take two to three days. In this two-day lesson‚ the teacher begins by having students read and annotate the selected passage individually or as part of a class oral reading. Students then work with vocabulary and story questions. On the second day‚ students re-read the passage with a partner. They check their annotations and answers. They work
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The case study‚ Conflict in Close Quarters‚ discusses an experiment conducted by a team of psychologist at Moscow’s Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP). The team wanted to study the dynamics of long-term isolation in space so that they could apply this knowledge to the International Space Station. To achieve this experiment IBMP set up a replica of the Mir space station in Moscow and arranged for two teams to be isolated in chambers that stimulated living conditions on the space station Mir
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Jennifer Daskal‚ the author of “Don’t Close Guantanamo” is a renowned American lawyer who is specialized in criminal law and national security law. She has served as the senior counterterrorism adviser to the “Human Rights Watch” and has also helped the US Department of Justice in prosecuting terror suspects in civilian rather than military courts. (Jennifer). The article was written in 2013‚ years after Guantanamo prison facility was widely exposed for its human rights violations and labeled the
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content. After reading the material and composing my response‚ I plan to: (a) share my personal analysis of how the United States handles aging; (b) recall the myths I heard while parenting my firstborn son; and (c) explain my belief that one’s achievements within a culture can delineate success across societies. Cultural Views of Aging The writing mentions the process of socialization and the varying views of aging across cultures. Socialization characterizes how “an individual becomes a member of
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Close Reading of a Poem Maria Clinton ENG 125 May 31‚ 2011 Tiffany Griffin-Minor Close Reading of a Poem ON THE AMTRAK FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK CITY: BY SHERMAN ALEXIE On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City is an emotionally provocative poem by the Native American Indian writer‚ Sherman Alexie. It describes a train journey from Boston to New York City in which an elderly white woman excitedly points out historical sites to her fellow passenger‚ a younger Native American Indian. The poem
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to Vitruvius‚ “The rooms for the hot and tepid baths should be lightened from the south west……..or the south‚ because the set time for bathing is principally from midday to evening”. He continues in his detailed account to mention that “the hot bath rooms in the women’s and men’s departments adjoin each other‚ and are situated in the same quarter; for thus‚ it will be possible that the same furnace should serve both of them and their fittings.” Baths of more than a few rooms rising to fairly uniform
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King Belshazzar‚ rises to greet me‚ thankfully more sober than most of the nobles. The room erupts in applause as Belshazzar leads me to a couch the dais‚ gazing at me adoringly. “A toast!” he shouts. “To the most beautiful woman in the kingdom!” The men raise their golden goblets and respond‚ “To Queen Itani!” The banquet continues on‚ and more of the King’s wives and concubines trickle in. As I observe the room‚ I realize that the vessels being used are not what we normally use at parties.
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