Matters October 26‚ 2009 Formal Analysis: Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes As I was walking across the 17th century art section at Walters Art Museum‚ hanging behind the big rectangular pillar in the middle of the hallway‚ an oil painting on panel by Trophime Bigot draws my attention. The high contrasting tones of colors and values and the artist capability to make the grotesque painting appealing interest me. Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes (Figure 1)‚ ca. 1640‚1 is
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Heather Schmitt English 1010 Mrs. Zeleznik 2 December 2012 "Don’t Make English Official - Ban It Instead" The article "Don’t Make English Official - Ban It Instead" by Dennis Baron focuses on the idea of Congress considering to make English the "official language" of the United States. Baron uses the academic approach in portraying English as a tradition‚ a functional system of codes that enables people to interact with each other in the society. Using this as his primary thesis‚ Baron argues
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suppliers‚ special interest groups (SIGS)‚ customers‚ and also the government. The owners and shareholders are definitely going to be affected because if the ban were to go through they would lost a portion of the profit that they would’ve earned if it weren’t for the ban. The suppliers are obviously going to be affected as well if the ban gets through‚ as they will not be able to supply the restaurant with shark fins‚ therefore their profit will go down. They would’ve lost a trade partner or maybe
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increasing the risk of coronary heart disease. Several consumer for a and public health organizations have argued that product labeling is not a sufficient response to the problem posed by trans fats‚ and that there should be a ban on all artificial trans fats in food (Ban Trans Fats 2009; Center for Science in the Public Interest 2008; American Medical Association 2008). Denmark was the first country to legislate against trans fat from food items. Danish government’s efforts resulted in a 50% decrease
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5-2-13 English 1020- Green In regards to whether or not we should ban sodas and fast food on the campus of State University‚ I disagree with this action. I do not think that we should ban fast food or sodas because people are entitled to what they want to eat. By prohibiting fast food and sodas‚ we would outrage some of the students and they would feel some of their rights are taken by limiting their number of food sources they are entitled to. Even though the obesity rate is high in the USA
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to maintain and restore health. Toni Morrison makes no exeptions to this idea. In her novel Beloved‚ Toni Morrison uses trees to symbolize comfort‚ protection and peace. Morrison uses trees throughout Beloved to emphasize the serenity that the natural world offers. Many black characters refer to trees as offering healing and escape‚ therefor conveying Morrisons message that trees bring peace. Besides using the novel’s characters to convey her message‚ Morrison herself displays the good and calmness
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Should Ridgeline High School ban sports? Most students who attend Ridgeline High School and their parents have been debating this question for a little while now. Sports at the high school are popular. The most popular sports that people play and watch are football‚ soccer‚ tennis‚ hockey‚ and basketball. 50% of Ridgeline High School’s student body plays sports throughout their years of high school enrollment. Ridgeline High School should keep allowing team sports as athletes are more likely to
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Brandie Torres Von Behren International Politics 7 October 2013 Should the United States Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? Nuclear weapons are a touchy topic nowadays‚ especially with more and more countries around the world engaging in war or finding the means of developing such objects. Being one of few countries with this power has caused a riff in the general opinion of what to do when faced with Since the first nuclear tests in 1945 up until the last American ones in 1992 there
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Should Schools Ban Books I think that classrooms or libraries shouldn’t ban books. I don’t think they should ban books just because of the language they use in the books. It would help the students if they read the books because they would learn the main point of the book and about the history language they used. I think they shouldn’t ban books because the students can learn something from the book. For instance they can learn how it was okay for them to use bad language back in the day‚ but now
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realistic. When Mr Ban Ki-moon had been selected as next Eighth United Nations Secretary-General to replace Mr Kofi Annan who was ended his office at the end of 2006. Mr Ban became the first South Korean to run for the office. Many people will compare the qualities based on their achievements and practices between the previous Secretary-General‚ Mr Kofi Annan and the new Secretary-General‚ Mr Ban Ki-moon. 4.1 Good Consideration and Responsibility. Before Mr Annan being replaced by Mr Ban‚ he had achieved
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