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    Carlos Ortiz Mrs. McCann A.P Government and Politics 19 September 2012 Chasing the Red White and Blue Book Report Chasing The Red White and Blue by David Cohen was a fascinating journey by Cohen himself. Cohen decided to retrace Tocqueville’s footsteps on roughly the same route to see what of Alexis de Tocqueville did back in 1831. Cohen went through the same course of the Frenchmen from New York to Flint‚ Michigan‚ down the Ohio Valley‚ through the Old south and finally to Washington

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    Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed my Life Chasing Daylight is an inspirational memoir written by Eugene O’Kelly‚ former CEO of KPMG. O’Kelly provides a very personal story of his last 100 days between his terminal diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme and his death in September 2005. This book offers readers an inside look at how O’Kelly was able to accept‚ prepare and appreciate his medical diagnosis as an opportunity to reflect on his meaningful life. Overall‚ his writing

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    The piece entitled “Critics of the Morning Song” was performed by Alex Karigan Farrior and Joshua L. Peugh. The song choice was “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” by Ray Conniff‚ Judy Garland‚ David Rose‚ and Perry Como. This piece was choreographed by the guest company‚ Dark Circles Contemporary Dance. This dance was included in this year’s Fall Collection which was performed in the University Theater at UTD. The dance shows through its use of lighting‚ costumes‚ specific choreography and emotion‚

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    Is storm chasing worth physical injury or the loss of human life? Hope VanSickle Bryant & Stratton College Eng101JSD Professor Dan Filipkowski October 12‚ 2013 Most storm chasers are serious scientists working to increase our knowledge of tornadoes and other severe weather masses and how they behave. The risk storm chasers put themselves in every day brings a question that remains unanswered‚ Is storm chasing worth physical injury or loss of human life? The loss of storm chasers

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    Power can be demonstrated in many ways‚ power can be used over someone mentally but also physically. Vermeer from “A girl with a pearl earring” had both types of power over Griet. In the book you find out how Vermeer got what he wanted from Griet through power and how Griet gradually becoming more than a maid. She goes from being a maid to an assistant to Vermeer subject. Vermeer being Griet’s master made him automatically have power over how ‚ his paintings was another source of power also his impact

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    Johannes Vermeer and Catharina Vermeer who visit Griet and her family to inspect Griet and her work habits before they allow her to work in their household. ▪ Griet is told she is to become a maid in the Vermeer household ▪ Griet sees her father and is revealed to the reader that her father was blinded after a kiln he was working with exploded taking away his sight and livelihood. ▪ Her father gives Griet his most treasured tile with a picture

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    Earring ingeniously fuses historical fact and fiction‚ inviting the reader into the volatile Vermeer household of seventeenth century Delft. Through Chevalier’s dutiful protagonist‚ Griet‚ the novel presents a gradual progression in her character‚ from a naïve adolescent indentured as a maid to the painter‚ Jan Vermeer‚ to a self-assured woman. Indeed‚ her interactions with her parents and members of the Vermeer house initially encompass sincerity‚ however it is not long before the young girl ‘who did

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    to keep the reader’s attention. In the beginning of the novel‚ Vermeer first experiences Griet’s artistic ability and intelligence when she is cutting up vegetables for her family. Vermeer and Griet’s relationship grows during the advancement of the novel‚ and her inventive personality shows more ubiquitous to the famous artist. Vermeer‚ however‚ has a different relationship toward Catherina‚ his wife‚ than he shares with Griet. Vermeer is unable to share his love for painting with his wife. As Griet

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    Additionally‚ in Girl with Peal Earring‚ people can infer that Jon Vermeer used four principles of design to demonstrate how he uses the elements of art in his masterpiece. By viewing this portrait‚ Jon Vermeer exhibits movement‚ variety‚ emphasis‚ and unity in his painting. Movement is shown when Jon Vermeer adds final touches to the painting‚ a small amount of colt paint is set to make it seem more delicate‚ sharpening the edges and darkening the color in some places. Next‚ variety is an important

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    intrigue and secret. The term is routinely associated with the well-known Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)‚ some believing him to be the best painter ever. In spite of the way that there is no documentation of Vermeer being a follower nor his methodologies for painting‚ yet his work has left the world stunned for quite a while‚ until finally a couple of analysts have achieved a conclusion that Vermeer used optical point of convergence‚ not knowing in any case‚ how. Until the technologist Tim

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