Henri Matisse "If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish‚ it would amaze everyone." Henri Matisse I was born at eight o’clock in the evening on the last night of the year‚ 31 December 1869. I was a French artist‚ known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. I was a draughtsman‚ printmaker‚ and sculptor‚ but is known primarily as a painter. My sources were French medieval poetry. Although I was initially labelled a Fauve (wild beast)
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After Dark By Haruki Murakami “After Dark is a streamlined‚ hushed ensemble piece...Standing above the common gloom‚ Murakami detects phosphorescence everywhere‚ but chiefly in the auras around people‚ which glow brightest at night and when combined.” (The New York Times Book Review) The appraisal given by The New York Times undoubtedly highlights how the characters in the story of Haruki Murakami weave their lives together in just one night. The characters in this novel have established deeper
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In the poem “O Me! O Life!” by Walt Whitman he starts by saying that he has always questioned himself and life like most people regularly do. The fact that there are tons of others in this world like him‚ faithless and without direction and foolish‚ he admits he may be amongst the worst of them. He claims that he is always criticizing and analyzing himself in a negative light and how he along with other people long to become more and long to see the truth of what the meaning of life is. The poem
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Was the reign of Henry VII the financial highpoint of the Tudor era? Henry VII came to the throne in 1485; in many ways his reign appeared vulnerable and his finances poor‚ however‚ when he died in 1509 he left his son Henry a sound fiscal legacy. However‚ was his reign destined to be the financial high point of the Tudor dynasty he founded? The accession of a strong king and the apparent conclusion of civil war meant many had high hopes that Henry VII could restore stability to the country. The
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The Roaring Twenties: The Age of Degeneration Moral values‚ the standards of good and evil‚ are the foundation of a society‚ allowing a person to value integrity and make the right choices. However‚ during the Roaring Twenties in the United States‚ as we enter a new era of cultural and economic dynamism‚ the values are being overthrown by the new lust for money‚ power‚ and most important of all‚ pleasure. The Great Gatsby juxtaposes the new money’s extravagant life and the old money’s crumbling
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headboard and plugged them into my phone‚ then turned on the album Vessel by Twenty One Pilots. I slowly began to feel better and eventually dozed off. Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun’s music has always helped me through hard times. The subjects they write about‚ the significance of their songs‚ their absolute devotion to their fans‚ and the fact that they have literally saved my life is what makes them my heros. Twenty One Pilots was created by high school friends Tyler Joseph‚ Nick Thomas
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THE SCARLET LETTER * Title: The Scarlet Letter * Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne * Author DOB: July 4‚ 1804 - May 19‚ 1864 * Genre: Historical Fiction‚ Historical Romance‚ Novel * Setting: Mid-17th Century/Boston‚ Massachusetts * Social Milieu: This novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ takes place in a time period of which acts such as Adultery were frowned upon. The sanctity of marriage was not taken lightly back then. People who committed Adultery were publicly shamed‚ and worse. Now
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Henry Ford Henry Ford was one of America’s greatest businesspersons‚ the founder of Ford Motor Company and the man largely responsible for mass production in the American economy. This achievement led Ford to becoming a rich and famous man. Ever since Ford was a child‚ he had a dream to become an engineer and to manufacture cars. He began to pursue his dream when he introduced the Assembly line‚ by breaking down production into simple tasks. He lowered the skill level needed to work in a factory
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Before and After It is Death that consoles yea‚ and causes our lives. “The Death of the Poor” Charles Baudelaire What was a firm stone before magically transformed into two birds that immediately flew away. They had been caged in the stone for years and could finally obtain freedom. The old one immediately fell dead and got rid of all the sufferings she had had before. The young one flew away searching for a new life. But sometimes life plays bad tricks; a stone fist is always stronger than separate
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Before and After Sitting in a classroom in the first grade is where the class of 2013 is sitting when one of the most devastating acts of history takes place. It’s a normal day‚ teachers teaching‚ everyone working just as any other day. In New York‚ the city is hustling and bustling as fifty thousand people head into work at the World Trade Center. Muslims and Americans alike are enjoying American freedoms but this was short lived. September 11‚ 2001 was that one devastating day in American
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