(The Open University‚ 2013‚ p. 76)‚ this essay will argue through close visual analysis from an art history point of view that Picasso’s Guernica can be seen as a form of protest. Furthermore‚ the essay will also argue that Guernica’s meaning has changed and it is now a symbol of peace whilst continuing to fulfil its purpose as a form of protest. Guernica is a large mural and an example of Synthetic Cubism painted by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Created using the medium of oil paint on canvas with a
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I believe that Picasso’s mural Guernica is Surrealism‚ Cubism‚ and Expressionism. However‚ before I get give my reason why let us look and understand what that mural is about. In Cubist artwork‚ objects are analyzed‚ broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form. By doing this‚ artists are able to use surreal views and expressions to show emotion and convey messages. So‚ in reality‚ I don’t think one can have Surrealism‚ Cubism‚ and Expressionism without each other. They are all a by-product of
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Poetry 1. SIEGFRIED SASSOON (Blighters; They; The Hero; The General) - Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I. He later won acclaim for his prose work‚ notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography‚ collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy". Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886 at Weirleigh‚ near Paddock Wood in Kent. After Marlborough College
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Guernica is primarily an anti war mural and a reminder of the tragedies of war. It offers a visual account of the chaotic and devastating impact of war during the Spanish Civil War. It was painted by the cubist Spanish artist‚ Pablo Ruiz Picasso in 1937. The name of the painting "Guernica" refers to a small country town located in the North of Spain which was bombed by the German Luftwaffe‚ under the direction of Adolf Hitler. The bombing was a trained mission designed to test the new weapons. The
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Notes Personally responding to the poetry of Gwen Harwood Overview For some time‚ there has been debate over what is the ‘true spirit’ of this module‚ with particular emphasis on how a student should ultimately respond – personally or through ‘readings’. This study guide will dispel your uncertainty and support your classroom studies by guiding you towards a personal response which should be at the heart of anything you compose. We will explore Gwen Harwood’s poetry through the syllabus rubric‚ an
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Comparison of Poems In the poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore‚ it describes how you should read poetry‚ how poetry can be interesting and how it relates to everyday life. This poem has a similar purpose to “Sonnet” by Billy Collins. Both of these poems are describing poetry and how it should be read/formed. Analysis In the poem‚ “Sonnet”‚ Collins makes the sonnet sound as if it is a sonnet speaking. He does this so that both the speaker and reader have fun while reading the poem with the end outcome
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Juan Pablo Duarte Born on January 26‚ 1813 in Santo Domingo‚ Juan Pablo Duarte is considered one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic. In 1801‚ his parents left the Dominican Republic when Haitian troops‚ under the leadership of Toussaint L ’Ouverture‚ took control of Santo Domingo. They fled to Puerto Rico and resided there until the Spanish regained control of part of the country in the War of Reconquista in 1809. Duarte loved to learn
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The poem ‘The Jaguar’ written by Ted Hughes describes the lifestyles of animals at a zoo and their different attitudes to entrapment in their cage. It compares the bored‚ lazy moods of the animals to the lively‚ adventurous mood of the jaguar‚ which does not see this confinement as a way of stopping him behaving as if it were in its natural environment. The poet’s clever use of techniques such as similes and metaphors clearly puts an image in our minds of the animal’s ways of life and gives an accurate
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Joey Padon Juana Collegio 2-28-13 Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go During WWI‚ many citizens were oblivious of the war and its imminent consequences. War poems and literature were the only effective methods to remove the distance and reveal the some of the truth. Siegfried Sassoon wrote “suicide in the trenches” as an anti war poem in the 20th century. Sassoon creates a dark atmosphere for the loss of innocence taken place during WWI in “Suicide in the Trenches” using a three-part structure
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Her most important and controversial contribution was her argument for the study of entire cultures‚ she called” Modal Personality. Every culture‚ she thought‚ is molded in a single form or model‚ that is‚ it is organized around a central cultural ethos and‚ consequently‚ is a fully integrated configuration or. Although individual members in these cultures may differ in their personalities‚ the cultural system tends to push toward an ideal personality type. Those whose personality is compatible with
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