the world’s most famous German and is considered one of the greatest composers of all time. His music has proven to be timeless. Even people who do not have direct access to classical music‚ the famous intro of the familiar "Symphony No. 5". Ludwig van Beethoven’s exact birth date is unknown. Tradition has it only his baptismal date‚ the 17th Dezember 1770. Beethoven was paternal born into a musical family. His grandfather‚ also named Louis‚ was Kapellmeister in Bonn. Beethoven’s father‚ Johann also
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Rip Van Winkle Essay Rip Van Winkle is the story of a middle aged man that goes to sleep for twenty years. Although the purpose of this story was to be a short and entertaining comedy‚ when analyzed it reveals a deeper meaning through its theme. Before we start to look at the theme‚ we should first define some of the characterization on the book. Rip Van Winkle was “a simple‚ good natured man” and this “gained him such universal popularity.” From these quotes we can assume that Rip was a
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Rip Van Winkle Analysis The exposition of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving ‚ introduces a man named Rip Van Winkle and the area around the Catskill mountains before the the Revolutionary War. The rising action begins when Rip goes to the forest‚ with his dog‚ to get away from his nagging wife. When he returns to the village‚ he hears someone calling his name. Rip sees an odd-looking man and follows him to an amphitheater where there are many more strange men drinking and playing ninepins
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Climax The climax comes as he realizes that he‚ too‚ is now a free man who is capable of thinking on his own and Rip is asleep for 20 years and then awakes. When Rip Van Winkle wakes up and discovers that his dog is gone and his gun has been “replaced” with a rusty old gun. He believes the strange men have tricked him‚ but when he goes back to his village‚ he finds that everything has changed. Falling Action The falling action comes as he goes back to his own time and has a chance to reflect
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Vincent van Gogh Born on March 30‚ 1853 in Groot-Zundert‚ Holland‚ Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch-post impressionist painter whose work influenced art a lot in the twentieth century. His father was a pastor‚ so van Gogh was brought up in a religious matter. As a child‚ van Gogh was silent‚ serious and thoughtful; he was also emotional and lacked self-confidence. By the time‚ van Gogh decided to become an artist‚ he’d already had two unhappy romances‚ had worked as a clerk at a bookstore‚ was an art
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a fiction story of a character whose destiny was affected by marvellous circumstances. In comparison to Benjamin’s Franklin Autobiography and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self reliance‚ there are some things that are similar‚ but overall Rip Van Winkle is completely different plot; in other words‚ it’s main character is unique. I found several evidences proving that. First‚ the book itself is written in an inimitable style. In the very beginning of this work with
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II. Early Life of van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30‚ 1853 in Groot- Zundert‚ a village close to Breda in the province of North Brabant¬¬¬¬¬-a region in the south of the Netherlands‚ a predominantly Catholic area. He was the oldest child of Theodorus van Gogh‚ a minister of the Dutch reformed church‚ and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. As a child‚ Vincent was serious‚ silent and thoughtful. He attended the Zundert Village School from 1860‚ where the single Catholic teacher taught
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Impressionism Almond Blossom‚ Vincent van Gogh‚ 1890‚ Post-Impressionism‚ oil on canvas Van Gogh is my favorite artist from the Post-Impressionism era. I believe he used painting as an outlet to express his emotions‚ turmoil and inner demons. In the last couple of years of his life van Gogh was inspired be Japanese woodblocks and almond trees. Van Gogh was very close to his younger Theo and they kept in touch with each other through correspondence via postal service. In January in 1890‚ Theo
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Rip Van Winkle In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s‚ literature began to show it was changing thanks to the newly formed democracy in America. As is the case with any young government‚ many different interest groups arose to attempt to mold the government according to their vision of democracy. Washington Irving‚ a native New Yorker born in 1783‚ grew up in a world engulfed in these democratic ideals. He grew up to be‚ as many would grow up in this atmosphere‚ a political satirist. This satirical
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Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle with the American people in mind. At this time society was changing drastically. America was attempting to go through a struggle with forming their own identity. America wanted to have an identity that would set them free from English culture and rule. Irving uses his main character‚ Rip Van Winkle‚ to symbolize America. Rip goes through the same struggles that America was going through at this time before and after the Revolution. Irving
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