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 village was the hub of
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MAKING FORMAL SPEECHES Often this is the most difficult part of oral communication for many people. Selection of the Topic This is the first step in formal speechmaking. You may be assigned a topic‚ such as to introduce a speaker. Here‚ you are likely to be assigned a topic because you have some knowledge of the subject matter (the speaker). In other cases‚ you will have to choose a topic by yourself. Do this using 3 basic factors: 1. background and knowledge (you need some knowledge of the
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“My spirit takes journey‚ my spirit takes flight‚ could not have risen otherwise & I am not running... I am choosing.” Alike is an intelligent and poetically talented 17 year old girl. On the surface‚ Dee Rees’s Pariah (2011)‚ is the coming of age story of African-American lesbian‚ Alike. Growing up in a traditional household that is sexually repressed and a society that is hateful towards her for being homosexual she finds solace in poetry and academics. Through her plight‚ the film intelligently
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Basil Tomato Soup Number of Servings: 6 You will need: • 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil • 4 large tomatoes‚ cored • 2 small onions‚ chopped • 2 small garlic cloves‚ minced • ½ cup chopped fresh basil leaves • 3 cups vegetable broth • 1 tsp fine sea salt • 2/3 tsp freshly ground black pepper How to Make: 1. Set the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. 2. Halve the tomatoes and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Add the onion‚ garlic‚ and basil on top‚ then add the olive oil. 3
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“Eiffel Tower” I’m going to critique a two- dimensional piece of art. This is a painting called “Eiffel Tower” and the artist is Robert Delaunay. It is a French painting painted in 1924. The media is oil on canvas. It was a gift to the Dallas Museum of Art from the Meadows Foundation‚ Incorporated in 1981. This painting consists of mostly curved and diagonal lines. The curved lines appear in the upper left quadrant where it forms a circular park that is broken into four sections. The curved
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The Small Boats‚ Houses oil painting art piece was painted by Jennifer Bartlet on 1987 (B.1941). The original painting Is 118 in. x 168 in. x 2 in. and is currently being displayed as part of the Contemporary Art Collection in the Orlando Museum of Art. The artist uses several interesting art elements in this two dimensional piece. To begin with‚ the space within this painting plays a major role when visualizing both pieces of the painting. For instance‚ on your left side the viewer is allowed
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Every morning when I walk by my family’s dining room‚ I see a beautiful painting. It has many colors that all work so well together. There is a mix of pink‚ green‚ blue‚ red‚ and orange. It is an abstract art piece. The artist of the painting is named Pamela Munger. She was an English teacher who showed her creativity while teaching. Being a teacher grew her passion for art‚ so she began to start painting. She mainly uses acrylic paint. She also uses brushes and palette knives. Pamela and her husband
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For the formal analysis Essay I have chosen Fig. 1-14: female figure (nkisi)‚ Kongo people (muserongo)‚ Zaire‚ late 19th century. Wood‚ iron nails‚ glass‚ resin‚ height 20 1/4 “ x 11” x 8. University of Iowa Museum of Art‚ Iowa City‚ IA. The subject of the female figure is one in the 19th century as European states colonized the continent. IN central Africa certain people can communicate with the dead and are accepted as healers‚ diviners‚ and defenders of the living. They believed in the Minkonde
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One of the most famous paintings from the American Revolution is a painting of our first president George Washington crossing the Delaware. The painting is accurately named‚ “Washington Crossing the Delaware‚” and is set during an extremely tense time in the American Revolution. The Americans and the British had been battling for freedom for many years now‚ and tensions were still rising. The American army under General George Washington were not doing so well and really need to win a battle to gain
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Painting Styles Neoclassicism Neoclassicism was an art movement closely associated with the era beginning from the end of the 17th century through the 18th-century. The Neoclassicism art movement came from a combination of the last half of Baroque art to the burgeoning scientific interest in classical Greek and Roman antiquity (Sayre‚ 2010). This new found art of Neoclassicism led to the cause in a rapid growth of collections of antiques (Sayre‚ 2010). In addition‚ during the Neoclassicism art
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