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    Portrait de Paul Eluard (fig. 3) was painted in 1929 is also an oil on canvas. It can be found in the Dali Theatre and Museum‚ Figueres‚ Spain. The dimensions of Portrait de Paul Eluard (fig. 3) are 33 x 25 cm. The painting is of a man named Paul Eluard and is very abstract. The background is plain with a blue sky that fades from blue to white. The ground is a faded yet delicate brown. In the foreground there is much more detail. There is a portrait of Paul Eluard with a hand on his forehead. There

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    Family Portrait My great-grandmother‚ who is ninety-five years old‚ recently sent me a photograph of herself that I had never seen before. While cleaning out the attic of her Florida home‚ she came across a studio portrait she had taken about a year before she married my great-grandfather. This picture of my great-grandmother as a twenty-year-old girl and the story behind it have fascinated me from the moment I began to consider it. The young woman in the picture has a face that resembles my own

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    main theme of this book is to explain the many different ways that Jesus is portrayed throughout the New Testament by the many different authors. This book gives priority to the life and times of Jesus Christ and how He should be the example of the way in which we live our lives. The authors of the New Testament are Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ John and the Apostle Paul. Each of these authors all has their own perspective of Jesus and as a result‚ there are many different portraits of Jesus The author does

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    Greenberg‚ “Modernist Painting” In his text entitled “Modernist Painting”‚ Greenberg focuses on the development of painting between the 14th and 19th century and emphasizes on what distinguishes Modernist painting from previous forms of painting‚ particularly those of the Old Masters. Greenberg begins by relating Modernist art to Kantian philosophy claiming that‚ the same way Kant used reason in order to examine the limits of reason‚ Modernist art is when art became self critical because it uses

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    The painting “Community Portrait” by Rob Gonsalves depicts a stereotypical community. The style of artwork‚ not particularly prevalent in this painting‚ which Mr. Gonsalves does is magic realism. This work shows the collection of various leaders of the town. Arranged on what appears to be a park or a village green‚ the individuals are deindividualized by the removal of their heads. It does’t matter who they are but rather how they fit into their community. This is evident by the positioning of the

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    Portraits in CBT: Interview with Emel Stroup Dr. Erkan Kuru* *Serbest Hekim (Psikiyatri Uzmanı)‚ Ankara‚ Türkiye BACKROUND: Dr. Emel Stroup obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Alliant University in San Diego‚ California. She is board certified in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology‚ and is a Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy‚ where she is also a certified CBT Trainer/Consultant. Additionally‚ she is both certified as a psychotherapist

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    Writing Oct.3th 2012 Self Self is awareness that a person individual for his own whole existence produced the kind of self-consciousness. And philosophers give it more profound definition. It can be a character‚ a hobby or an opinion. Everyone has a unique self; like selflessly‚ selfish‚ self-abased or self-conceited. Everyone acts different character in his or her life. It all depends on people’s mind. If you want to be what kind of person‚ then you will be. Self is personal and independent

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    Paleolithic era of hunting and gathering. For example‚ when art historians look at the cave paintings in the Lascaux Cave in France‚ some believe what they are seeing is a religious ritual where the hunters are asking the gods or deities for a successful hunt. They base this conclusion by comparing the size and detail of the animals vs. the smaller size and lack of detail in the people. When you look at the cave painting this does make sense. Here you have sticklike small men shooting arrows into

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    by Islam and Sufi ideas. All of his poems relate to Muslim religious views‚ which affect the true theme. The short poem I have chosen to analyze is‚ “You were born with wings‚ why prefer to crawl through life?” This poem is closely related to the painting of a man standing on a mountain’s peak‚ so far up that clouds can be seen below him. Both share similar interpretations of themes such as: seize opportunities‚ set high goals‚ and strive for the best in life. However‚ these messages are conveyed

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    The painting of the rhino‚ wounded man and disemboweled bison is found deep in the Lascaux cave in France. The entire cave dates back to the Paleolithic period in art. To be able to create this painting these early artists depended on light from make shift lamps or candles to see in these dark environments. In order to create this astonishing art work the need for art supplies that we easily find at a store today needed to be created from their natural resources. To create paint for this master piece

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