these stereotypes were simply American humbug. The luscious vineyards and towering castles are but a footnote of what this Western European nation has to offer. The countryside is a collage of green fields and bustling meadows‚ like a painting by Claude Monet or Bob Ross. Between the archaic cathedrals and the thrones of Emperors who have long since passed away‚ this country’s scenery is the finest Europe has to offer. A few days after arriving in Frankfurt‚ I was already on the road. The first stop
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example‚ that the date is incorrect. 3. Jack has to be sure before he signs the agreement. 4. Our classes‚ therefore‚ will not meet today. 5. Olga will be here‚ of course. 1-2 1. We expect our assistant‚ Mr. Lloyd to be on time every day. 2. Claude Monet‚ the impressionist painter‚ was French. 3. Our chairperson of the board‚ Adrian Diaz in retiring. 4. I ordered a birthday cake for my cousin‚ Moira 5. Please make a donation to our favorite charity‚ the Red Cross. 1-3 1. Captains‚ the Soldiers
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“I put my heart and soul into my work‚ and I have lost my mind in the process.” - Vincent Van Gogh. A man who is known for his passion of painting but battled a fight of mental illness which ended up causing the end of his short artistic career. Van Gogh is considered one of the most fantastic painters of his time‚ though his work had not become popular until the 20th century. He has created over 1‚000 watercolors‚ drawings‚ sketches and produced over 1‚250 paintings in his last ten years of his
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Code Number: TH111E Course Title: Theology I - "Searching for God in the World Today" Chapter I: GOD’S Revelation in and through Everyday Experiences 1.1 The “Everyday” or the “Ordinary Introduction Topic 1.1 The “Everyday” or “Ordinary” Objective: After this lesson‚ the student will be able to reflect on one’s experience of everyday life‚ especially on a “depth experience” “SEE” LET US “SEE”
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BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC Music is a composition of three important elements which are rhythm‚ melody‚ and harmony. The roots of Western music are strongly influenced by classical music. Tracing back its history‚ classical music is divided into six different periods which includes music from the Gregorian chants to Beethoven’s symphonies to the contemporary artists. The longest and most distant era or period of musical history is the Medieval Era‚ otherwise known as the Middle Age Period. During
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SELF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JANUARY 2013 Introduction to the Arts in France FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATION A very rich cultural heritage Architecture Literature Music Painting/Sculpture Cinema Architecture From vestiges of Roman Roman amphitheatres still in use today Lyon (Fourvière) Orange buildings e.g. many 2000 years old Roman amphithéâtres still in use today To ultra modern designs such as the Centre Pompidou in Metz Cathedrals Notre Dame de
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ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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LECTURE NO 2 1=RENAISSANCE The word "Renaissance" derived from the term "la rinascita"‚which means rebirth‚ first appeared in Giorgio Vasari’s Vite de’ più eccellenti architetti‚ pittori‚ et scultori Italiani (The Lives of the Artists‚ 1550–68) Historians often divide the Renaissance in Italy into three phases.[3] Whereas art historians might talk of an "Early Renaissance" period‚ in which they include developments in 14th century painting and sculpture‚ this is usually not the case in architectural
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Was Manet an Impressionist? Outline the arguments for and against‚ providing and discussing specific examples to support the two arguments. Give your opinion‚ with reasons. Édouard Manet (1832-83) was one of the marginal figures associated with Impressionism. Impressionism is defined by the the online Oxford dictionary as‚ "a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s‚ characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment‚ especially in terms of
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Impressionism vs Post Impressionism Modern culture is believed to be the brainchild of two versions of the Protestant worldview: the northern French positivism and irrationalism. If the first is trying to discern the signs of the afterlife in the image of reality (which is actually a reflection of the culture established meanings)‚ the second
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