Prehistoric art of caves in southern France and northern Spain have many common motifs. In both places‚ the main subjects are animals. The paintings are quite sophisticated‚ thus creatures depicted with great details: horns‚ tusks‚ eyes‚ faces‚ bodies are very well observed and painted. The Hall of Bulls in Lascaux Cave in France is a good example. Wall paintings include images of the cows‚ bisons‚ deers and horses. Animals features are emphasised and pronounced: deers have beautiful antlers‚ bisons’
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Take Home Examination Question One Focus: David Malouf: The Great World Evaluate Malouf’s representation of Australian prisoners of war in Singapore and Thailand during World War II. Malouf’s The Great World is a novel of historical proportions‚ focusing on the impact of major events in the lives of ordinary Australians over decades. Malouf opens his readers to a mysterious and complex world where deep experiences of individuals are dissected in order to explore the impact of the inevitable suffering
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Norton Benedetto English 4H 21 December 2012 The Great Gatsby Cover Analysis The front cover of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald can be interpreted in various ways‚ differing in perspective and reflections. The interpretation of the cover of this novel can ultimately differ between every person‚ depending on their understanding of the text and their imagination. Using color symbolism‚ image relation‚ and a comprehension of the painting used for the cover‚ one can form the interpretation
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art Presentation Chinese painting and calligraphy * Introduction: Chinese art So‚ my topic is Chinese painting and calligraphy. Since the topic is extremely large‚ I have chosen to focus on the evolution of both disciplines from their origins to the 13th century (the dates for this semester). But in this chronological presentation‚ I would like to emphasize also on the main principles‚ techniques‚ and methods. My purpose here is to show you how Chinese painting and calligraphy‚ despite
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For the extra credit‚ I watched an episode of Nova about the building of the great cathedrals. In the video‚ it talks about how in the gothic period they managed to build great cathedrals that reached the greatest height and maybe somehow added religious aspect into the building of the cathedral. They also experimented how a cathedral could collapse and how to prevent Amiens cathedral from collapsing like a previous cathedral. Also‚ a town in France trying to build a cathedral using the old method
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important plot development in the early chapters of Great Expectations occurs at the beginning of Chapter 8 with the introduction of Miss Havisham and Estella. The themes of social class‚ ambition‚ and advancement move to the forefront of the novel as Pip explores his feelings for the "very pretty and very proud" young lady. His want for self-improvement compels him to idealize Estella. Her condescension and disdain spurns Pip’s desire for self-improvement as he longs to become a member of her social class
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The Great Depression following the First World War was a universal devastation of every country it could possibly reach‚ whether it was directly or indirectly. The objects of our scrutiny Being so close in vicinity and having such similar downfalls‚ these countries are particularly interesting to watch to see what was more successful against the dilemma. Despite initial similarities in cause and implemented combatants to the economic fallout‚ the United States and Canada diversified and diverged
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American Dream In The Great Gatsby all of the characters are working towards their own happiness. Fitzgerald uses the characters to represent the different groups of people and their dreams‚ they are different in wealth and social status. Fitzgerald uses the characters in the upper class to show that the American Dream is not just about money‚ as it seemed to be in 1920’s. He felt that the people of the 1920’s had forgotten what the American Dream was about‚ so he portrayed those people through
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This painting is called Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée‚ 1761–1835) and it is oil on canvas. The artists name is Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French‚ Paris 1755–1842 Paris). It is a representational painting of a lady is sitting on what looks like a chair and is looking off and up to her right. She has a giant blue ribbon on the top of her hair that matches the bow on the front of her dress. She looks as if she is thinking of something that will make her happy or as if she was looking out
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application of human creative skill and imagination”. From stone age cave paintings to the architecture of the Egyptian empire‚ and throughout all of history art has been an essential piece of different cultures around the world. We are immersed in a world full of art whether it’s portrayed through photos‚ paintings‚ writing‚ or music art is everywhere. The oldest art is estimated to be roughly forty thousand years old graffiti paintings in Indonesia. Today graffiti has a negative connotation as destructive
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