Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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The Congressional Medal of Honour The Medal of Honour is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is given to a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States". Because of the nature of its criteria‚ the medal is often awarded posthumously. Members of all branches of the U
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2014 In the story‚ “La Vida Robot”‚ by Davis‚ I meet four undocumented migrants from West Phoenix. Who would have ever thought these kids would join a robotics team. These four kids have a special position in the team which makes it a perfect team. Now‚ let’s meet these special students. First there is Lorenzo Santillan. He is the master mechanic of the team. His family is in a very tough situation. Davis says‚ “His mother had been fired from her job as a hotel maid‚ and his father had trouble
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Case Analysis: San Diego Chargers Problem: With rookies‚ free agent signees‚ or current players. How to keep players out of trouble‚ but do it in an ethical way without offending or violating their privacy… Alternatives: * To evaluate them as a football player FIRST… * Look at what they stand for as a person and what they’ll do for your city‚ and then think do they all go together. * It starts with the football and it trickles down from there‚ but we’re also looking for a player
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blonde haired‚ gray eyed boy named Diego Sartorius. Sat in his four-legged chair in Science class. Waiting for the seconds to pass‚ from the rusty‚ ancient clock. While sweat dripped from his forehead. He could feel the droplets of water hitting his hands. Ending on the floor. He’s exhausted. He’s done. Listening to the blabbering of the teacher. He started daydreaming of playing soccer with his friends. Until the Science teacher told him a question‚ "So Diego‚ can you give me 1 part of the Circulatory
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In this paper‚ I’m going to talk about what cities and areas of San Diego have higher real estate prices and higher incomes and why. Although the average home value in San Diego county is higher than most of the rest of the country‚ there is still a large spread in average home values. The average income in San Diego county is in the top ten percent in the country. Like home values‚ incomes vary greatly from place to place within the county‚ ranging from around $11‚000 to around $110‚000. According
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In Carol Armstrong’s “Counter‚ Mirror‚ Maid: Some Infra-Thin Notes on A Bar at the Folies-Bergère‚” she addresses the debate over the setting (at Folies-Bergère) and the significance of the foreground and the background in Manet’s painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère. She believes the still life at the foreground embodies commodity and the mirrors’ reflection in the background displays a fabricated reality. Moreover‚ Armstrong argues the barmaid is a bridge between the two realms that is both male
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seem that maids working in a first world country like Singapore‚ has it easy off‚ compared to those working in second world countries‚ but there is a hidden claw that scars maids in this roaring Lion City. Some may say that maid abuse is not a widespread problem and that the irresponsible reporting of maid abuse by the local papers and television is the problem. On the other hand‚ others believe that maid abuse still remains a widespread problem.(Singaporean‚ para. 12) Singapore maids undergo the
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The Notorious La Cosa Nostra and Organized Crime Abstract When the term family business is named‚ you might think of a farming business‚ or maybe selling certain products‚ but the words prostitution‚ loan-sharking‚ narcotics‚ and racketeering are not the first things to come to mind. La Cosa Nostra is what family business was about during the 1920’s and early 1940’s. La Cosa Nostra‚ a criminal organization from Sicily‚ Italy‚ began terrorizing the U.S by
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Abusing Babies by their Personal Maids Maids are authorized to take good care of our properties. But are they also authorized of hurting our young brothers and sisters or even the acquitted babies? Why they are doing this? And why this incident happens? Wide range of harmful actions which generally affects with the age of babies can be progressed if they don’t handle with good discipline. Abusing a baby is when wrath surrounds a person leads to violence and lack of self-control. Most of the
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