Hector Contreras Art Appreciation April 29‚ 2013 Evelyn Glennie Scottish virtuosa percussionist‚ Evelyn Glennie once said‚ “Music is about communication…it isn’t just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it’s something far‚ far deeper than that.” Sound is practically everywhere and there are millions of unique sounds out there. Evelyn Glennie was born on July 19‚ 1965‚ and was raised in Scotland. Her father played a pivotal role in the direction that Glennie
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Ascending from Broken Glass The Wingfields have an amount of problems‚ so they have things that they use to escape from life with. Tom uses the fire escape as his escape from Amanda. Laura has her glass collection‚ her “Glass Menagerie”‚ which she has her own imaginative world in – a world away from everything else‚ fragile but colorful. This glass collection also represents a number of things about Laura’s personality. Like the glass figures‚ Laura is old-fashioned‚ whimsical‚ and gentle. Outside
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himself and enjoyed the compliments. He learned to love himself even if others would not show him love. He also gained so much confidence from his misfortune. Eventually‚ he thanked the monkey for his mistake because it had ended up being a blessing in disguise. Ever since that accident‚ flamingos have been pink. That accident also caused flamingos to be strong-spirited and confident with their appearances. Looks should not affect the way people‚ or in this case‚ animals‚ treat you. You should be
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Someone Who Has Made an Impact on Your Life A mother: a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. Since the day I was brought into this world‚ confused and unknowing‚ my mother not only kept me alive but has given me the best life that she could offer me. As a child‚ I only knew that she was in charge of me and loved me‚ but now I know that there is so much more that my mother has sacrificed. As my role model‚ my best friend‚ and inspiration my mom has proven to be the
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knowing more about them‚ they come to fall in love with the elusive Lisbon girls. Even the diary prop‚ innocent in the way that it was made--with the stickers of rainbows‚ drawings of flowers‚ written in beautiful cursive--contained incredibly sad anecdotes about Cecilia and the girls. It was almost a foreshadowing of the things to come; how the innocent‚ angelic girls could commit suicide for no readily apparent reason. The diary scene starts with the boys flipping through the pages together. It
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In The Glass Menagerie‚ Tennessee Williams uses Laura’s glass menagerie‚ and more specifically her unicorn‚ to personify her. He uses the glass unicorn to portray three aspects of Laura‚ her separation from society‚ her delve into normalcy‚ and her rejection of the Jim and his normal life. This paper will analyze these three points‚ and discuss how they develop Laura’s character. The glass unicorn represents Laura’s uniqueness‚ or rather‚ her separation from society. Laura is a very shy‚ lonely
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The second punic war marks the peak of Roman power. It was the first time they were vulnerable‚ but it was also the last time. Hannibal took the fight to Rome’s land instead of waiting for the Roman to come. Although Hannibal came very close to bring Rome down to their knees‚ he still couldn’t do the impossible and Rome‚ at the end‚ still triumphed. And that’s Rome first step into what we know about them now‚ an ancient super power. Let’s talk about the casualty. The Second Punic War had a total
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The Glass Menagerie‚ by Williams‚ Tennessee is set in 1937 in the city of St Louis. The narrator is Tom Wingfield who supports his sister‚ Laura‚ and mother‚ Amanda. Tom acknowledges that he is the only man in the family and he strives to take care of the two women. Laura is a shy girl who drops out of school due to the challenges that she faces because of her shyness. The relevance of the narrative is deeply engraved in the use of the symbolism of the unicorn whose horn was later broken to resemble
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There are many values which have been instilled in me from playing football and that will always be a part of me‚ specifically effort. I believe effort is timeless‚ it’s something that you learn at some point‚ and used for the rest of your life. Last football season was a trying time for me. After putting in countless hours of training over the preceding spring and summer I found out I finished third in a three way quarterback competition for the starting job‚ 6 days before the first game. I had
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Corps for 4 years to understand what it means to be an American. What I found out was that there is no one feeling or moment but a synthesis of everything. Today‚ I have to come realize that my upbringing as a Tibetan refugee has truly been a blessing in disguise; losing my motherland to China‚ living in exile in India‚ and finding a second home in the United States has forged me into an optimistic‚ faithful citizen of the world. My experiences have undoubtedly strengthened my sense of belonging to
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