ANALYSIS ‘The African Beggar’ Author: Raymond Tong The poem ‘The African Beggar’ by Raymond Tong explores the despondency of humanity’s existence and our complete helplessness when faced with the adversity of ourselves and others through the distinctively visual description of an African beggar and his experience as an outcast to society. In the first stanza of the poem‚ the heterodiegetic narrator (considered to be Tong)‚ introduces the beggar as a repulsive outcast. The description of the persona
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where one identifies what they truly want and breaks the mould and expectations of society to do this. Examining texts such as ‘Educating Rita’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ in addition to my own personal experience will bring forth an understanding of how society affects growing up and transition into new phases of life into a larger world. The text ‘Educating Rita’ is set Britain in the 1970’s‚ where a woman’s role was to have a family and look after it by staying at home and in the kitchen
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Every artist has a story behind his/her painting. I believe every person sees a painting with different view and experience it differently. Each color the artist choose in every painting has message that he or she is trying to send to the viewers. One of the common color in my ten art work is gray. Gray is seen by people as unemotional‚ cold‚ and boring color because it is neither black nor white. I believe gray can deliver many emotions and not just depressed feeling. In each one of my painting
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The elements most abundant in this piece are that of color‚ light and shadow‚ and space. These are the primary elements most apparent‚ though other elements are present in the painting as well. This particular piece is not so concerned with incorporating background into telling the story‚ as it is blurred and somewhat distorted. The concentration of the piece is directed to the figures presented in the painting and the story being depicted. The use of light and shadow are what catches the viewer’s
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The National Gallery of Art‚ located in Washington D.C‚ currently displays an exhibit called Edvard Munch: A Color in Context that showcases the Norwegian painter’s colorful and vigorous artwork. Edvard Munch’s Anxiety is amongst the many artworks that are currently being displayed. The artwork was created in 1896 as a color woodcut in black and red with hand touching on wove paper. It is located on the left side‚ right before entering the second portion of the room and can only be seen from one
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David is one of Michelangelo’s most well-known sculpture and has become one of the most known statues in the entire world of art. Michelangelo represented David in courageous typical nudity‚ seizing the tension of Lysippan athletes and the emotionalism of Hellenistic statuary. The statue represents the Biblical hero David‚ a favorite topic in the art of Florence. Standing 17’ high‚ made in 1501-1504 from one block of marble left over from abandoned commission on page 499 in the textbook. When Michelangelo
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Rita‚ Frank and their relationship change throughout the play. Rita’s education and confidence both grow as the story progresses. Frank’s attitude towards life declines dramatically en route for the middle of the play but there is hint of improvement at the end. Their relationship undergoes many changes during the play. They grow apart‚ slowly and eventually reach a point where their separation is much needed and inevitable‚ although their feelings towards each other are of affection once again.
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British play educating Rita by Willy Russell. The play is about a young woman named Rita entering into a new of education‚ seeking knowledge and sophistication as well as finding herself and where she fits in. In her world. Similarly‚ the text‚ The play itself is a two handed play Consisting of Rita and Frank‚ Frank a middle aged “upper class” man whom drowns himself throughout the play in scotch and alcoholic drinks symbolizing Franks dire need for a change in his life. And Rita on the other hand
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In the artwork The Immaculate Conception (Figure 1) painted by Antonio de Palomino y Velasco‚ the viewer is immediately drawn towards the most prominent figure in the painting. The features of Palomino’s work all direct the viewer towards the illuminated woman and the bird flying overhead in the center of the canvas. This painting utilizes creative elements such as perspective‚ lighting and colors‚ and shapes to accentuate the significance of the central characters in the foreground of the artwork
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Name 3simplicity of an African ritual mask. The gaze of the black deformed eyes is directed into the distance or deeply inside of herself. The strange asymmetry of her eyes hints to some painful disharmony in her soul. The sharp geometry of the eyes‚ nose‚ mouth‚ and the unrefined ear iscontrasted with a more rounded outline of her broad body that leans forward. The bulkiness of her silhouette is emphasized with a loose coat and the large hands that rest heavily on the folds of her baggy skirt. The
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