“The Duchampian Influence” Marcel Duchamp. In 1913 a French artist mounted a bicycle wheel on a stool‚ and changed the art world forever. Duchamp is arguably the most influential artist of the twenty-century‚ his influence is not always obvious or dominate however the underlying acceptance of radical freedom of action and thought that is concurrent in artists practice can always be traced back to Duchamp. Duchamp was a French artist who was a part of the Dada movement‚ a modern art movement
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"Backdrop addresses cowboy" by Margaret Atwood Creating a masterful poetic movement through the American mythos‚ Atwood skewers "manifest destiny" by embodying the voice of the Other‚ the discarded "I am." Writing political poetry that artfully confronts dominant ideology – thus exposing the motivation and effects of misrepresentation – is a difficult challenge. The process can easily be derailed by temptations to write strident‚ overly didactic verse that elevates sentiment above nuance and
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Informative Analysis The purpose of an informative briefing is to enhance the audience’s knowledge about a specific topic in which the speaker is an expert. The goal of the presenter is to present clear-cut information in an interesting yet enlightening manner. The purpose of my speech was to enhance the audience’s awareness of what marijuana is‚ as well as to dispel many myths that exist around it that emanate from the fact that it is an illegal substance‚ causing often untrue information to be
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Finance Role of financial management * Financial management is the planning and monitoring of a business’ financial resources to enable the business to achieve its financial goals * Strategic plans encompass a long term view of where the business is going‚ how it will get there‚ and a monitoring process to keep track of progress along the way. * Tactical objectives are what a business aims to achieve in 1-2 years and operational objectives are set day-to-day. * To achieve long term
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say. The situation turned into mindless people having meaningless conversations. The definition of words were also changed from before Gilead. Women had to try and keep up and learn what everything means now that their world changed completely. Atwood uses language to show how Gilead takes away the woman’s identity. She ranked them in the lower class
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the back‚ people will spread misleading and untrue rumors about you‚ what if you would know everything? Are you ready to be slapped by the truth? Are you ready to see yourself from their perspective? In this literary story “A Low Art” by Margaret Atwood‚ is about retelling Homer’s novel – The Odyssey but from Penelope’s perspective. Penelope is the faithful‚ patient‚ considerate‚ devoted and loving wife of Odysseus. Odysseus was described in the excerpt as tricky and liar‚ how great he is to
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Analyzing Speeches The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will assess and validate information. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Teacher-Graded Activities Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make
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What is it to be human? What makes US human? "Homelanding" by Margret Atwood does a pretty good job of describing these question. This story is describing us‚ the humans‚ to other beings. She talks about our looks‚ our habits‚ and what very deeply connects us together. The story is from the point of view of humans communicating with other beings. The over all purpose though‚ is the idea of someone’s memories and experiences are much more important to learning how they act and live than their leaders
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These excerpts from act 3 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare shows a lot about the art of persuasion. This is due to many things that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutus’ speech‚ he tries to reason
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Speeches are used to persuade. Discuss. The art of persuasive speaking‚ or rhetoric‚ has been practiced in the West since the fifth century BC. It traditionally deploys three key elements: ethos‚ being the speaker’s character‚ standing and credibility; logos‚ being the rational appeal of the speech; and pathos‚ being the emotional appeal. Devices typically used in effective rhetoric include: inclusive language‚ repetition‚ metaphor‚ imagery and historical references. Depending on the context‚
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