The Lady on a Bench sculpture‚ by George Segal‚ is a remarkable piece of art. She is life-sized‚ made of bronze‚ and artfully covered in spatters of startling white plaster. She sits beneath a tall‚ green tree along the long brick walkway. She is alone on the black‚ metal bench‚ her legs crossed as she rests her long fingered hand on her knee. Her face is tranquil and undisturbed with a small smile frozen on her lips and high cheekbones displaying her ethereal beauty. As if she is taking a nap‚
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MFA Response Essay The piece of contemporary art I chose from the Museum of Fine Arts was The Artist in His Loft by George Segal. The Artist in His Loft is a sculpture composed of plaster‚ wood‚ porcelain‚ metal and some glass. The sculpture depicts a man‚ cast out of plaster‚ peering into a wall mounted mirror in a bathroom while shaving his face under a few cabinets and next to a white porcelain sink. The man in the piece looks like he has been frozen just as he is going through his morning routine
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The Colonel Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” instantly catches the eye. The poem was written in 1978 while Forche was working in El Salvador‚ and retails a merciless meeting with its title character. The Colonel is a hard man in a violent world‚ and he cares not for the rights of the people he governs nor the fact that he is exposing his evil nature to a poet: as he says‚ “something for your poetry‚ no?” (Forche‚ 597). The poem reinforces this effect through its stark irony and short poetic flourishes
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In the script “Shadows and Sovereigns” author Carolyn Nordstrom is exploring the notion of state as the ultimate authority of security‚ power and social control and how this status is crucial for its economy’s progress‚ locally and internationally. While scrutinizing the state’s power‚ “The Sovereign”‚ she embarks upon the discovery of another hidden non-state power which is equally strong‚ but illegal/illegitimate‚ operate through gigantic trade networks‚ are transnationally spread‚ have profound
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The presentation of “Tribute to Nurses” by Carolyn Jones is heartwarming. Jones expresses the outstanding and amazing touch a patient can get from his/her nurse. She expression states that patient remembers the name of their doctors but not their nurses. It is impressive to see the length Ms. Jones went to relate to nurses on different locations and the job they do. I was opportune to watch TED show in some of my psychology classes and all the shows are very touching and emotional because‚ they are
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Leadership styles: is female’s leadership better? As a recent report found that “companies with the most women on their boards of directors outperform those with the fewest women on their boards on myriad key performance measures: Return on invested capital is 66% higher in firms with strong female representation‚ return on equity is 53% higher‚ and return on sales is 42% higher” (Representative Maloney C.B. 2010). It confirms one more time that women at the helm are necessary
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True Colors: Carolyn Kalil’s Personality Assessment Calm‚ happy‚ complex‚ practical‚ spontaneous – these are a few ways to describe one’s personality. Everyone has several different pieces to their personality‚ almost as a puzzle has many pieces that make up one big picture. Throughout time many individuals have come up with their own methods to analyze one’s personality. This essay will describe my understanding of Carolyn Kalil’s True Colors personality assessment and present evidence to support
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Each player must accept the cards life deals him‚ but once they are in hand‚ he alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game. In the short story “Emma” written by Carolyn Cole‚ Emma is one of the main characters who is friendly and caring towards her loved ones. If Emma would have only known how to play the game of life and be smarter‚ she would have won the game. Emma and Mrs. Robinson are two women with different personality traits‚ physical features and life experiences. Role
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Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” written in 1978 depicts a disturbing dinner party that reflects the animosity between the U.S and El Salvador during El Salvador’s civil war. It is based on a true story. The colonel is the poem violently disagrees with the human rights policies put in place by the American president. He takes his frustrations out on his guests by intimidating them with trophies from his victims. Forche’s nontraditional style and politically charge in “The Colonel” emphasize the power
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obligated to learn the new culture. For instance‚ early colonist believed that through education could a native assimilate to their new culture thus leading to the foundation of boarding schools. In “Assimilation through Education” an intriguing essay by Carolyn Marr it goes into great detail explaining the idea of boarding schools. As Marr states that the overall goal of boarding schools was to “ease the assimilation of Indian people into the
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