Emily Wilson October 10th‚ 2014 Professor Cruz Art into History Greek and Roman Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has many different exhibits with ancient portraits‚ sculptures‚ steles‚ freezes‚ paintings and many more. The Greek and Roman exhibit was very interesting. The way the Greeks and Romans portrayed their feelings and life experiences through art is very diverse. During my visit to Metropolitan‚ I had gone for a tour of this exhibit and was amazed by the works of art I was seeing. Just
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During our trip the the Metropolitan Museum‚ our class explored various exhibits‚ including the Greeks‚ early Tribal works‚ Renaissance art‚ and 19th century art. One piece in particular that stood out to me‚ and reminded me of a text we’ve read this semester‚ was Prayer in the Mosque by Jean-Lèon Gèrome in 1871(87.15.130). This oil on canvas depicts the interior of a mosque in seventh century Egypt and reminded me of the readings we had done on Al Andalus from Jarbel Rodriguez‚ where the description
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A.E. Housman wrote “To an Athlete Dying Young” in 1896. Housman was born Valley House in Fockbury‚ a hamlet on the outskirts of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire‚ in 1859. Housman grew up in an era where sports wasn’t really prevalent. However‚ Housman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” pays homage to the memory of an athlete dying young. His interpretation seem to be that it’s a great thing for an athlete to die young. The death of an athlete who’s was in the prime of their career is always saddening
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discuss two paintings I observed at the Art Institute of Chicago and compare the two as well. During our field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago even though we did not have enough time to properly view the pieces along with a large portion of the museum with pre-renaissance pieces in them were closed off to the public. Two pieces that really stuck out to me during the trip were: “Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin)” by Dieric Bouts and “Fragment from Christ Carrying the Cross: Mourning Virgin” by Jean
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For Poets by Al Young is an inspiring poem. The narrator speaks to the readers in third person when describing the tone which is hopeful and powerful. The setting is metaphorically relating to being outside and the nature around us. For Poets is based around a metaphor for its literary device. The whole poem is a metaphor that compares the struggles and good times of life to nature. The message of the poem is saying that you should stay happy‚ proud‚ and wise and you can do this by giving it your
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Health Care Museum HealthCare Museum Lisa Schirmeister HCS 235/ Health Care Delivery in the U.S Abstract During the evolution of healthcare there have been many changes done to improve the quality‚ knowledge and information that we have today. We will take a tour of the exhibits on five of the most significant developments in the evolution of healthcare in the United States. Milestones of the US Health Insurance System 1800-2009 1800 to 1900: Insurance was purchased by individuals. 1847
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“Leadership is not about titles‚ positions‚ or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another” (Maxwell). Brigham Young fits this mold well. He was president of the Mormon church for over thirty years‚ and in those years he influenced many people by his great leadership qualities. Although he was hated by countless numbers of people‚ Brigham Young‚ through his determination‚ faith‚ and mental strength‚ was the only capable person in 1846 to lead 16‚000 pioneers on a successful journey from
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anybody. He witnesses a young girl getting shot by a SS officer for running around‚ he witness a lady getting whipped for trying to pick something up‚ and he was whipped because he was hiding. Tadek knew that if he did not continue to follow the orders of cleaning out the trains‚ then he would have been punish because of not following the orders. Living under prison is emotional‚ however‚ how would it feel if you were living in hidden for years‚ constantly afraid of what is to come next‚ and what
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Marie de France’s twelve lais are thought to have been written between 1155 and 1170 in England (Rikhardsdottir 26). The writer of the prologue to the set of lais introduces herself as Marie. Because she only offers her name and her wish for herself and her works to not be forgotten‚ not much is known about Marie de France (Kinoshita and McCracken 202)‚ but her writings and the authors who mention her in their works help provide more information about Marie de France (Kinoshita and McCracken 207)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ into a family descendant from the New England Puritans. In the short story‚ “Young Goodman Brown”‚ Hawthorne tells us a story about Goodman Brown who goes into the forest at night to protect his wife Faith and also his religious belief. According to Elizabeth Eris‚ the author of “The Devil‚ the Body‚ and the Feminine Soul in Puritan New England” states that “Puritans believed that Satan attacked the soul by assaulting the body and that because
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