Close Reading #3 “True!-nervous-very‚ very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How. Then‚ am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily- how calmly I can tell you the whole story.” Romanticism during the second century was highly popular with it’s public. Stories of love
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Chuck Close (born 1940) is an American photorealist specializing in close-up portraits and self-portraits. Close is one of the very few modern realists or photorealists who focus on the human face. In 1988‚ in mid-career‚ Close was paralyzed due to a blood clot in his spinal column. He regained partial use of his arms‚ and was able to return to painting after developing techniques which allowed him to work from a wheelchair.<br><br>All of Close’s works are based on photographs he takes himself. Close
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The power and fervor illustrated within Maya Angelou’s numerous works resulted from the tribulations that she overcame. As a young African-American‚ discrimination vastly influenced Angelou’s life. However‚ Angelou refused to succumb to such unfair racial bigotry and strived for her voice and inequalities to be heard. Maya Angelou‚ herself‚ claims that although “ We may encounter many defeats...we must not be defeated…in fact‚ it is necessary to encounter the defeat‚ so that you can know who you
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2017 Chuck Close Chuck Close‚ born Charles Thomas Close is an American photorealist painter photographer known for his massive-scale portrait. He is also known for abstract works of himself and others which often hang in international collections. Sadly‚ a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed‚ but his fame continues to grow and may even be supported by his dedication to his craft despite him having little control of the waist down. Close‚ as a child
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Maya Angelou is such an inspiration. Her career encompassed a multitude of titles from author‚ playwright‚ and poet to stage and screen performer‚ director‚ and human rights activist. Angelou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Lincoln Medal in 2008. She has received three Grammy Awards and some 50 honorary degrees. In 1993‚ she read her poem On the Pulse of the Morning at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration‚ at his request. Although she did all of these amazing things one
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Maya Angelou‚ who was the first African-American to work in the San Francisco streetcars‚ accomplished many things in her life. This fact proves that Angelou was a woman who believed in doing what needs to be done in order to accomplish her goals. Angelou made an impact on the world by creating books for children that could relate to most of their situations‚ but most importantly she fought for African American rights in the early and middle 1900s. Maya Angelou’s early life helped lead to her need
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In reading the article “Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” I was intrigued by the information that was given‚ the article touched on some important issues People who have close relationships often find that they feel as if they communicate with one another better than they actually do. Because they spend such a great amount of time together‚ they can become connected to one another‚ and not take the time to truly think about‚ and consider the feelings or thoughts that may be running
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applied to Maya Angelou in a huge way. The story is based around the eighth grade graduation of Maya Angelou. Her main point reflects the unfair treatment of african americans during that time because they were not valued for their educational intelligence. She does an amazing job telling the story by changing her tone and feelings as time advances and it gets closer to the time of actual graduation. Although society constantly derailed the true potential of african americans during this time‚ Maya Angelou
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The Great Gatsby Chapter One Close Reading The aim of an exposition in a text is to foreground issues and themes that will be prevalent in the rest of the story. This is evident in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby where the first chapter is used to introduce the main characters in the story – Nick‚ from whose point of view the novel is written‚ Daisy and Tom Buchanan and Gatsby‚ whom the novel is named after. It sets the scene and foregrounds the wealth and superficial lifestyle of some through
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“snake” being its focal point‚ making extensive comment on the nature and consequences of the aforementioned snake. A dominant reading of the poem outlines the duplicity of the nature of ‘evil’ and ‘sin’ and related consequences. An alternate reading of the poem conveys the idea of the human progression reflected by post-lapsarian linguistics. Finally‚ a resistant reading attacks the very nature‚ role and impacts of the Judaeo-Christian tradition‚ claiming it to be fault-laden. The primary‚ dominant
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