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    Vincent Van Gogh was an artist who self-taught himself to paint with emotion. He was a troubled person who was a skilled painter that used his emotions to battle his depression. He was famed for his technique and style with the brush strokes that used emotion and feelings to move his art work. He produced at least 2‚000 works of art in his 10-year career. However‚ Van Gogh sold one painting only in his lifetime and he did not become successful until his passing on. Van Gogh was inspired by the work

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    Live Export

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    Sheep‚ goats and cattle are exported live to parts of the Middle east and South East Asia. These countries have little or no animal welfare laws and therefore the animals are treated and killed inhumanely. Many animals die on route. Most animals that are slaughtered overseas have their throat cut while still fully conscious which means they die a very painful death. Australia is the largest exporter for sheep and cattle. Each year we export 4.2 million live sheep and cattle. The issue is whether

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    Rogier Van Der Weyden

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    Assignment #1 “Biography of Rogier van der Weyden” Prepared by: GE161 Art History Jan 30th 2013 Rogier van der Weyden an early Netherlandish painter was originally given the name Rogier da la Pasture (Roger of the Pasture) and was born 1399 in Tournai which would now be called Belgium. He was the son of knife maker Henry de la Pasture and Agnes de Watrelos. Records of his life were destroyed during World War 2 so we cannot be sure as to his early years before he became a recognized

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    Cornelius Van Drebbel

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    S.A.L.T.S Application September10‚ 2012 Dear Administration and Teaching Staff This letter is my application to be apart of the S.A.L.T.S sailing trip. This trip sounds like a unique learning experience. I recently had the opportunity to go on a fishing charter. After this experience it made me want to spend more time on boats and the ocean just like my grandpa and dad did in the past. On the trip I experienced helping my dad with steering and sounding

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    Van S Reflection

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    This semester‚ I was studied Organization and Business Management. In the starting of the course‚ we all were assigned groups and asked to do various assignments with our designated group. The purpose of our group is reading three 3 chapters of the book – “Bateman/Snell-Management Leading & Collaborating In A Competitive World” then make the slide and every member will present what things we learned in these chapters. Others members will contribute their ideas base on their experience. The final

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    Charlie Van Carter

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    Postdramatic theatre has been described as a step forward in the theatre world‚ providing artists with opportunities to break boundaries‚ bend rules and develop a highly original piece of theatre (Lehmann 2006‚ 17). This essay will investigate the postdramatic theatre conventions of non-linear narrative‚ physicality‚ parataxis and collaboration‚ and will specifically examine the company Forced Entertainment. It will explore one of the company’s performances‚ Club of No Regrets‚ which premiered in

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    Peter Van Inwagen Summary

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    In The Powers of Rational Beings: Freedom of the Will‚ Peter van Inwagen states that those with either compatibilist or incompatibilist views must accept some mysteries. In this essay I will first explain the three views van Inwagen suggests and the mysteries that arise with each suggestion. Then‚ I will explain which position he agrees with most and why he does so. Following that‚ I will demonstrate my stance on the matter as well as show opposing viewpoints to my own. I think the most compelling

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    Van Gogh's Starry Night

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    Despite my limited knowledge about art‚ its components‚ and the artists who create their masterpieces‚ Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night is probably my favorite piece of artwork in the textbook. I love this painting and chose it because to me‚ this piece of work is so serene yet captivating and stimulating at the same time. I believe that if a piece of art can evoke that many emotions in a person‚ then it is truly a masterpiece. I actually have a replica of The Starry Night hanging in my house

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    In Van Gogh’s childhood‚ he was born and raised in a religious Dutch Reformed Church family in southern Netherland. Affected by his family‚ Van Gogh was also a religious person‚ even had the experience as missionary when he was young. In the later year‚ he turned to God in hope of a resurrection from the torture of depression. Van Gogh continued the serving for God while painting at the same time. For these reasons‚ there are numerous underlying religious meanings dedicated to The Starry Night. One

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    Van Pels Family Essay

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    living with another family you have never met. As difficult as this may seem to believe‚ this is exactly what the Frank family and the Van Pels family had to go through‚ along with many other restrictions on their daily life. After the innocent killing of Jews during the Holocaust began‚ thousands of Jewish families were forced into hiding just like the Franks and Van Pels. Miep was one non-Jew who helped these families stay hidden by providing them with food‚ information‚ and many other items. They

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