GORDON PARKS Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice‚ he left behind a body of work that documents many of the most important aspects of American culture from the early 1940s up until his death in 2006‚ with a focus on race relations‚ poverty‚ Civil Rights‚ and urban life. In addition‚ Parks was also a celebrated composer‚ author‚ musician and filmmaker who interacted with many of the most
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Vitals Name: Gordon Parks Birth Date: November 30‚ 1912 Place of Birth: Fort Scott‚ Kansas‚ United States of America Nationality: American Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Occupations: photographer‚ composer‚ filmmaker‚ writer Awards Julius Rosenwald Award for photography‚ 1942; Syracuse University School of Journalism Award‚ 1961; Frederic W. Brehm Award‚ 1962; Newhouse Citation‚ Syracuse University‚ 1963; Philadelphia Museum of Art Award‚ 1964; New York Art Directors Club Award
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Making a DifferenceGordon Parks grew up as an African-American in the United States during the early 1900s. He endured much hardship but‚ through art‚ used it as inspiration to help others. Parks was a self-taught photographer that used his camera to show the intolerance of the world (Bush 36). It wasnt until he had studied some photos that were taken during the Depression‚ when he realized the value of the words tied to a photograph (Parks‚ Weapons 228). He soon began writing photographic stories
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The Funeral‚ by: Gordon Parks “Death ends a life‚ not a relationship.” ― Mitch Albom‚ Tuesdays with Morrie. In “The Funeral‚” a poem by Gordon Parks‚ it talks about his father’s own funeral. Gordon Parks was a photographer‚ director‚ poet‚ and a screenwriter. He worked at Life Magazine and he also composed music. He was born in Chicago in 1912. In 1942 he won a photography contest. I chose this poem because of the title and the picture next to the poem. “The Funeral” is a descriptive poem that talks
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PHOTOGRAPHER Gordon Parks once explained the complications of his birth this way: "I was born dead." Gordon was his mother’s 15th child. His survival as a newborn was miraculous. The doctor gave him up for dead‚ but an assistant asked if he could try his hand at getting the child to breathe. The family collected all the ice they could find and surrounded the newborn with an ice bath. Voila! Instant life. Every day after that was a gift. From his first breath Gordon Parks broke all
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Shaft Analysis It’s easy these days to watch a movie like Shaft‚ and think of it no more than you typical Blaxploitation‚ crime fighting-action flick. However‚ back when this came out in 1971‚ it was a revolutionary experience‚ for nothing like it had been done before. It was one of the first movies to pave the way for Blaxploitation films‚ and because of that reaches and deserves a high level of critical analysis. Shaft‚ a smooth talking‚ sensual‚ smart detective roams the street of New York
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look at a painting or a photograph in a gallery or a museum‚ we start wondering what its real meaning and what the artist wanted to tell us through his art. One of these photographs is called American Gothic Washington‚ D. C.‚ shot by Gordon Parks in 1942. Gordon Parks was the first African-American photographer for Life and Vogue magazines and was a self-taught artist‚ and he shot this photo on his first day of work at the Farm Security Administration in Washington D.C.. This photo has been named
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Social interaction & behavior By: Rula Fseisi PSY 201 NVCC-‐ Devers Social behavior can be defined in many forms such as blinking‚ eating‚ reading‚ dancing‚ shooting‚ rioting‚ and warring. That
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Gordon Ramsey Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8‚ 1966 in Stratford‚ England. His dream was to become a soccer star. At the age of 15‚ the talented Ramsay joined the Glasgow Rangers‚ a pro club. His time with the team spanned three years until 1985‚ when a knee injury prematurely ended his career.he went back to school to study Hotel Management. When he was 16 he moved out‚ his father was abusive and an alcoholic. Gordon Ramsay has had a few run ins with the law once was for driving under the
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Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay is a British chef. He was born on November 8th 1966. Ramsay is most famous for his television show Hell’s Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay was brought up in Stratford upon-Avon‚ England. When Gordon was younger he had high hopes on being a professional football player. After a few serious injuries he finally decided it was time to settle in and focus on his culinary education. At age 19 he enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study Hotel Management. After graduating
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