spirituality and religion in art and literature. Diego Velazquez was one of the most important painters of this time; he worked for King Philip IV. He was well-known for his detailed portrait paintings and he later influenced the artwork of the realist and the impressionist artists in Europe. “Venus at her Mirror” is a painting created by Diego Velazquez of the goddess Venus. Mainly influenced by the Titian’s “Venus of Urbino”‚ he painted her lying in a bed in a particularly sensual pose (1)
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The Ruined Maid The “Ruined Maid” was written by Thomas Hardy in 1866. This poem has six stanzas‚ which consists of four quatrains each. In the beginning of each stanza the farm girl speaks‚ and ‘Melia‚ the “ruined girl” speaks just for the last line; however for the last stanza ‘Melia begins to respond to the farm girl from the second to last line. This paper will break down each stanza of the “Ruined Maid” for readers unfamiliar with this poem. Further‚ this summary will give information on the
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Foreign Maids A domestic worker (maid) is a person who works within the employer’s household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family‚ from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance‚ known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may also include cooking‚ doing laundry and ironing‚ food shopping and other household errands. Some domestic workers live within the household where they work. The
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The company chosen was Minute Maid. They are produced by The Coca-Cola Company. It is the world’s top marketer of premium fruit juices and drinks. As of now‚ there are greater than 100 singular flavors and assortments of Minute Maid readily available almost everywhere (The Coca-Cola Company‚ 2012). Originally‚ Minute Maid was produced by The Florida Food Corporation. In 1949‚ the company renamed themselves the Minute Maid Corporation. They adopted the name because of how popular the Orange Juice
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The screen adaptation of W.S. Maugham’s novel The painted veil |Directed by |John Curran | |Produced by |Edward Norton | | |Naomi Watts | |Release date(s) |December 20‚ 2006 (US) | |Country |China | |
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in charge over their colored maids. Their ideology was that the white race was superior than any other race thus them treating colored maids unfairly. However‚ they let them raise their kids and also take care of them when they were sick. After doing all this they don’t even let them use the bathroom in their home not even when there is bad weather nor when they are in a good mood. In addition the maids would provide food for the family they were working for. The maids were like mothers to the babies
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Diego Rivera The main reason I chose Diego Rivera is because I want to learn more culture from my country Mexico. In all the years I lived in Mexico I was never exposed to any art history. I didn’t know who Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were until I started taking Spanish in High School here in the United States. Diego Rivera is famous because of all the murals and frescos he painted through out his life. He was part of the muralist movement in Mexico‚ as well as the cubist era. I feel like this research
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The Lady’s Maid The story “The Lady’s Maid” was written by Katherine Mansfield‚ a famous British writer. She is well-known for her psychological stories. The story “The Lady’s Maid” touches upon the problem of class distinction (the poor’s miserable life) and loneliness. The message of Katherine Mansfield’s story is closely connected with its theme‚ which is the inequality between the rich and those‚ who serve them. The author raises the question of injustice and exploitation. I think the message
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Victorian times‚ a woman’s role was to be pure‚ innocent‚ and clean‚ and anyone who didn’t fit that mold was considered damaged goods. A woman who lost her virginity outside of marriage (no matter the circumstances) was damaged and Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid‚" mocks society’s idea that a woman who lost her virginity before marriage is "ruined". This story is comprised of a discussion between a farm girl turned prostitute named Melia‚ and an unnamed friend from the farmyard. The two girls run into each
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The Ruined Maid Summary: In this poem the speaker recgonizes an olf frind named Melia who is now a wealthy woman and has turned very beautiful. However‚ Melia declares that she is ruined now‚ but the speaker still has an ultimate desire to be just like Melia. The speaker then talks about if this is ruined then I wish to be a ruined woman. Melia then proclaims how the speaker does not have what it takes to be ruined. Speaker: The speaker of the poem is an old maid who is in awe over Melia. Main
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