Grant Wood I recently took a trip to the Jocelyn Art Museum. There they had many great painting in the permanent art collection. One that caught my eye‚ which I had seen many times before‚ but never knew any thing about‚ was a painting called Stone City‚ Iowa ‚ which was created by Grant Wood in 1930. This painting is oil on wood panel and is 30 ¼ X 40 inches. Grant Wood is a famous philosopher who was born in February in the year 1891 in Anamosa‚ Iowa. Wood was born to Quaker parents
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embodied energy of the hardwood flooring life-cycle is based on the flowing parts‚ the raw materials acquisition‚ the manufacturing‚ processing‚ transportation‚ recycle and waster management. The primary raw material of the hardwood flooring is the wood from angiosperm trees. There are many kinds of hardwood species such as ash‚ pine‚ oak‚ maple and cheery. These primary raw materials can make two kinds of hardwood flooring‚ which are solid hardwood and engineered hardwood. Because of solid hardwood
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About the Artist Grant Wood was born February 13‚ 1891‚ near Anamosa‚ Iowa‚ and spent much of his lifetime working and teaching in his home state. During his years there‚ he taught in the Cedar Rapids‚ Iowa‚ public schools and‚ later‚ was a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Iowa. He painted the familiar surroundings and everyday life of his nativestate and was one of the Regionalist group of painters of the American Scene. He once said that all the really good ideas he ever had came to
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Sarah Busi Ms. Roach Honors American Literature 12 March 2013 Harry Houdini: World’s Greatest Magician “Remembered for his ability to escape from bonds and containers‚ Houdini is the world’s most famous magician‚ and his name is instantly recognized‚ although he died over 70 years ago” (“Harry 1”). Harry Houdini was much more than any ordinary magician a mother might hire for their child’s birthday party. When one thinks of Harry Houdini‚ the furthest thing from their mind would be the clichéd
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started with Harry‚ and then all these characters and situations came flooding into my head.” In December of that year‚ Rowling ’s mother died‚ after ten years struggling with illness. Rowling was writing Harry Potter at the moment her mother died. She had never told her mother about Harry Potter. Rowling said that the death heavily affected her writing. She introduced much more details about Harry ’s loss in the first book‚ because she knew about how it felt. Harry Potter: Harry Potter is
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Harry Potter is the most miserable‚ lonely boy you can imagine. He’s shunned by his relatives‚ the Dursley’s‚ that have raised him since he was an infant. He’s forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs‚ forced to wear his cousin Dudley’s hand-me-down clothes‚ and forced to go to his neighbour’s house when the rest of the family is doing something fun. Yes‚ he’s just about as miserable as you can get. Harry’s world gets turned upside down on his 11th birthday‚ however. A giant‚ Hagrid‚ informs
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Homework Harry Potter 1. How did it feel when you were fighting Voldermort? no 2. Was it hard having all the pressure on you? 3. How much of a relief was it when you defeated Voldermort? 4. Are your family supportive with the work you do to produce harry potter? 5. What’s your best experience while you were filming for harry potter? 6. Have you enjoyed playing the main role in such fantastic films? 7. Were you afraid at any point during the filming? 8. Have you got any ideas for the harry potter
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people would rather watch a movie than read a book: It doesn’t take as much time and you get to the point a lot quicker. In the case of the Harry Potter books and the Harry Potter movies‚ the books definitely win the award for being better. Reading a book gives you so much more detail on the story or subject‚ and you can let your mind and imagination wander. The Harry Potter books have no problem keeping me entertained for hours at a time along with millions of others. Don’t get me wrong‚ I’m not saying
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Harry Potter Fans Community and Value CreationIntroduction Harry Potter has enjoyed immense popularity over the last thirteen years. Nearly all peopleare aware of the wizard boy’s name--- Harry Potter‚ even those who have not ever read the books or watch the films. Harry Potter has grown into a powerful brand quickly‚ which provides consumers with functional‚ social and experiential values that they can ‘experienceit‚ relate to it‚ rely upon it and talk about it’ (Gunelius‚ 2008). To date‚ there
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in the Woods 1. Joss Whedon says that ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ is “your basic horror movie taken apart; five kids go to a cabin in the woods to have a fun weekend of partying and possibly sex… and are therefore dismembered”. Whedon and Goddard have in essence tried to create a movie with roots tied to the horror genre; it is simply your common slasher movie where the characters are killed off one by one till there is either one person left or none for that matter. ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ also
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