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    On April 16‚ 1962‚ Walter Leland Cronkite‚ Jr. (November 4‚ 1916 – July 17‚ 2009) began anchoring the CBS Evening News. Cronkite defined the issues and events for America for almost two decades and was the identity and face of the CBS Evening News. Through his reassuring authority reporting the news‚ Cronkite became known at the ‘most trusted man in America.’ His talent‚ experience in professionalism‚ genuine emotion‚ and honesty as an anchor was unparalleled. Cronkite adeptly reported the latest

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    James Van Der Zee In case there is someone out there looking forward to become a celebrity‚ then he or she must be able to remain focused in life by emulating James Van Der Zee. This is a man who defied all odds and today is renowned for his great performance in photographic art. His work revolved around the culture of the Africans Americans. This artist was popular because of the way he captured the lifestyles of the middle class blacks using his camera especially during the Harlem renaissance

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    To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements‚ but compare is to do the opposite‚ to look for similarities. When comparing and contrast you will discover that there is several differences and similarities that make each work of art unique and diverse in its own way. One can be able to compare and contrast the artist to whom created the composition. All composition do not consist of the same things it can vary from color‚ mass‚ size‚ and shape. In addition the form‚ balance

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    Barbara Jill Walters was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts on September 25 of 1929 to her parents Lou and Dena Walters. She was the middle of three children‚ with an older sister and a younger brother. Her younger brother Burton died before Barbara was even born‚ and her older sister Jaqueline was born with mental disabilities and passed in 1985. Though they didn’t really practice‚ Barbara grew up in a Jewish household. Her father was a broadway producer and the entertainment director of the Tropicana

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    Who Is Vincent Van Gogh?

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    Vincent van Gogh displays a large transition in the composition of his works towards his late career. While his early works were composed of dark colors‚ with a focus in browns and blacks‚ van Gogh developed a more colorful palette‚ larger painterly strokes‚ and a more diverse array of content towards his late career. Julie York states in her article‚ “His penetrating self-portraits… lend insight to human character and to van Gogh’s uncompromising vision.” Between 1886 and 1889 his self-portraits

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    An argument presented by “Walter Ong” is a never ending debate on how writing can “restructure human consciousness”. There are many arguments that convey both pros and cons in regards to this argument. I mainly agree with Ong’s thesis statement which is; writing has destroyed our memory and increased our consciousness in various ways; also writing itself has interpreted our lives as technology (Ong 77). There have been many technologized systems‚ software‚ and etc‚ which have made our everyday life

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    The Walters Art Museum was traveled to due to its unique presentation of well preserved history pieces. It is located in Baltimore‚ Md and was visited the 23rd of September in 2017. Along with the fact that is was within reach. In addition‚ that particular museum had excellent online reviews. One review stated that many of the exhibits were very sizable. Another review said that the information presented was extensive and detail oriented. The mix of all these factors ultimately resulted in the choice

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    “In the mid-60s‚ you could figuratively roll out of bed and find a manufacturing job” (McClelland 552). Unfortunately‚ this is no longer true; blue collar‚ middle class jobs are increasingly more difficult to find. In Edward McClelland’s article‚ “RIP‚ the Middle Class 1946-2013‚” Edward blames the government for not being more involved instead of leaving the free market sustain the middle class. I agree with his position whole heartedly. The dwindling middle class that used to be the backbone of

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    Walter Mosley was born in Los Angeles in 1952. He currently lives in New York City. He has been at various times in his life a potter‚ a computer programmer‚ a poet‚ and a short story writer; he studied writing in the graduate program of City College of New York. The first title in his Easy Rawlins mystery series‚ DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS was released in September 1990 to great critical acclaim. His first non-mystery‚ a novel about the blues‚ R.L.’s DREAM‚ was published by W.W. Norton in August

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    Work to live‚ Don’t live to work By Will Brady This is my response to a QCS(Queensland Core Skills) test. When we walked into the test room we had no idea what we were supposed to write about. We were give the theme of ‘Time’‚ for which we were given a stimulus sheet and 2 hours to write whatever we could. I came up with this. These days‚ most of us spend three quarters of our lives‚ working. And what is all of this work for? To save money so that when we retire‚ and were old and crippled‚

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