How Celebrity Culture Affects Our Lives Posted in: Arts & Entertainment‚ December 2010 Diane Qi‚ Arts & Entertainment Journalist One of the strongest influences in the lives of many North American teenagers is celebrity culture. Tabloids such as people‚ and TV shows like e-talk and TMZ fuel our appetite for details about the personal lives of celebrities‚ while the style statements lauded by pop stars determine trends in fashion and beauty. But‚ the truth is that this carefully nurtured
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Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci worked on his masterpiece over a period of 20 years. He carried it with him everywhere. The enigmatic smile has captured the imagination of the world. I love this painting because it is very human‚ but also gives a glimpse of the world beyond‚ the transcendental. Artist | Leonardo da Vinci | Year | c. 1503–1519 | Type | Oil on poplar | Dimensions | 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) | Location | Musée du Louvre‚ Paris | Creation of Adam - Sistine
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My two favorite places Everyone has their secret special places that they go to or places just to simply get away or look for advice at every once and a while. I am not anyway different than anyone else‚ as I also have some very secret places where I go when I need privacy or just seeking much needed advice. One of my places is the lake in the wintertime. There I can escape from the everyday mess and can think more rationally or just simply soul search. The lake is located approximently 45
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My Favorite Movie In the 1880s‚ the first silent movie‚ titled ‘Roundhay Garden Scene’ was produced by Louis Le Prince in the United Kingdom. Since then‚ movie making technology had progressed and the methods of storytelling became more interesting. There are a variety of movie genres nowadays‚ but the genres do not necessarily reflect the true quality of a movie. For example‚ a person could be entertained and learn more from watching a comedy movie‚ in which the values of friendship‚ honesty
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My Favorite Mistake Madeleine Albright on the time she stuck it to Putin. Jul 25‚ 2011 1:00 AM EDT Madeleine Albright.‚ Cindy Marler / Hollandse Hoogte-Redux When I was America’s biggest diplomat‚ I made a really bad mistake. This is how it happened. In 1999‚ President Clinton‚ Defense Secretary William Cohen‚ and I were in a room together‚ celebrating the 50th anniversary of NATO. It was a completely accidental thing; we were just sitting and joking around‚ and we pretended to be the “See
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Throughout the short story‚ “My Favorite Chaperone‚” written by Jean Davis Okamoto‚ the siblings Maya and Nurzhan do things to deceive and trick their parents‚ all in an effort to help one another‚ as they try to adjust to life in the United States. The story itself is about Maya and her family‚ who moved to America from Kazakhstan. Together they overcome challenges from others and from themselves‚ and in the end they are a stronger and more developed family. At the beginning of the story‚ Maya
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Portrait painting. Horatio once said: A picture is a poem without words . Really‚ a painting can speak loudly than thousand words. A painting is the most effective exhibition of one’s idea about a particular concept or material. A great painting enriches our experience of life‚ just as a great poem does‚ since great painters make us see and think a great deal more than the objects before us‚ they teach us to look at a scene through their eyes‚ their imagination. It can explain a story which
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How to Do Glass Painting from a Pattern Tracing Edited by Jeff Hardy‚ Cased‚ Teresa‚ Puddy and 4 others Glass is so beautiful! Paintings too are eyes’ delight! When glass and paints are combined‚ they create amazing works of art. The art of glass painting is becoming popular‚ especially with those who want to decorate their homes with an artistic touch. In fact‚ it is not very tough to do. You can create a beautiful painting in a day. All you need to do glass painting is a little imagination
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One of the characteristics of the Italian Baroque is the realistic depiction of human figures‚ vivid use of color and foreshadowing techniques‚ especially in the paintings. In addition‚ the figures of the paintings seem to emerge from the background‚ giving huge differences between light and dark. The Italian baroque structure has a sense of movement and that of energy when in static form. The sculptures make the observers to have multiple viewpoints. The Baroque architecture has characteristic domes
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I really don’t think I have a favorite; I think I have a few of favorite pastimes. My favorite pastimes are NASCAR‚ baseball‚ and football for sports. Others would be watching television or movies‚ and probably sleep. I think my favorite pastime of them all would be NASCAR. I started watching NASCAR when I was really little. I always was sitting in front of the television every Sunday. For the past five years we have been going to Michigan International Speedway for the whole weekend when the Sprint
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