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    Teodor Vitchev 4/18/17 ARTH1102 Art From The Renaissance to Modern Times Professor Cernuschi Artist in his Studio Two paintings‚ produced about three hundred years apart‚ of two artists in their respective studios can make for an interesting comparison which could be assumed to have quite a few similarities. However‚ this is not always the case and these two paintings serve as a good example of differences between pieces that might as well share a title. Firstly‚ the time periods of the paintings

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    TS Eliot’s Prufrock The ironic character of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" an early poem by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in the form of a dramatic monologue‚ is introduced in its title. Eliot is talking‚ through his speaker‚ about the absence of love‚ and the poem‚ so far from being a "song‚" is a meditation on the failure of romance. The opening image of evening (traditionally the time of love making) is disquieting‚ rather than consoling or seductive‚ and the evening "becomes a patient" (Spender

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    In "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" by T.S. Elliot‚ the speaker is Prufrock himself. He is debating with the two conflicting sides of his personality. One wants him to propose love‚ the other wants him to hold back. The setting is most likely in the early 1920s or so‚ taking into consideration the afternoon tea‚ the shawls the ladies wear‚ and "the skirts that trail along the floor"(102). The situation is fairly straightforward in some respects. Alfred Prufrock is on his way to a tea in the

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    “Does art need to be pretty?” Art does not need to be pretty; art needs to be visually stimulating and attract attention to the viewer. People need to want to look at the art work. Aesthetics of the painting are not the only way to make people attracted to art. Art can appeal to ones emotions or curiosity . Bacon and Matisse used very different styles to be visually stimulating. Matisse paintings were very abstract and peculiar‚ whereas Bacons paintings were full of bright colors and patterns. Both

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    As people reach the middle of their lives‚ their age comes many things: wisdom‚ experience‚ a different point of view compared to when they were younger. But what about a middle age crisis? In T.S Elliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ Elliot exemplifies the contrast between ages as he writes about the circumstances of the narrator‚ Prufrock. He draws the reader in with veiled allusions to the narrator’s perceived age in comparison to his actual age as he walks down the street and at a social

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    The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (Response) When thinking of a typical love story a reader expects compassion and romance‚ but in T. S. Eliot “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ romance is not the topic of discussion. The backdrop of the poem is a typical London‚ England day with numerous travels through the seamless foggy streets early 1900’s London. The mystery or puzzle through the poem tend to transpire with cleverly diverted unanswered question from the narrator that somehow get overlooked

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    Seth Phelps  Cultural Self Portraits  2/7/15  For  my  cultural  self  portrait  I  decided  to  use  the  traits  and  surroundings  from  the  Maori  tribe  in  New  Zealand.   The  Maori  tribe  has  very  interesting  clothing‚  hairstyles‚  and  body  adornments.  ​ Clothing‚  adornments  and  even  hairstyles  showed  a  lot  about  a person’s status‚ and  fine  clothes  could  enhance  a  person’s’  power  and  or  authority.  Traditionally‚  Māori  made  their  clothes  and  adornments  from 

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    What pieces of the film‚ Stress‚ “The portrait of a Killer‚” stood out most to you? The pieces of the film “Stress‚ The Portrait of a Killer‚” that stood out most to me is how Robert Sapolsky for almost 30 years‚ 80 hours a week been working on advancing our comprehension of stress. How he used baboon troops from east Africa to spell out how dominant baboons in our country especially the psychopaths in power‚ stresses us out mentally and physically with their bullying tactics‚ by ( testing their

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    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 a great job of explaining the different perspective of the different authors of the New Testament. They each see Jesus Christ differently. Mark sees Jesus as the hidden and suffering Son of God. He saw how Jesus was not

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    Anthony Ingracia Cpt.Griffin English 303 AP 9 February 2011 Coming of Age A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a complete work of art‚ complete in the sense that it gives such great insight to human nature and the people of the world. The title is essentially what this novel represents. The “coming of age” is represented like a portrait because it takes a long time‚ with many different attempts‚ to reach the final work of art. In even greater context‚ the protagonist experiences a series

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