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    Cole was born on February 1‚ 1801 at Bolton‚ Lancashire in Northwestern England and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1818. Throughout the early years‚ Cole lived in Philadelphia‚ Ohio‚ and Pittsburgh where he worked as a traveling portrait artist. Thomas Cole was primarily self-taught‚ however‚ he stilled worked with members of the Philadelphia Academy‚ and his canvases appeared in the Academy’s exhibitions. In 1825‚ Cole’s exhibition of small paintings of landscapes in Catskill came

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    benefited from in photography. The Rule of Thirds involves picturing that your photograph is split into thirds both vertical and horizontal. This specifically produces nine squares and also four points of intersection. This is beneficial because it helps identify four places to position exact points of interest. Not only that‚ but the Rule of Thirds also produces six different lines that can be used to position plenty of elements. 2. What is the “framing” guideline for photography? What are some ways

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    The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger around 1592‚ often called “The Ditchley Portrait‚” is filled to the brim with representations of Queen Elizabeth and her ability to rule England with a firm but forgiving hand. Though it may seem at first to be an uneventful scene‚ it is possible to uncover a new symbol or layer of meaning with each examination. In the painting‚ Queen Elizabeth stands atop the country of England‚ a pair of gloves in one hand and a fan in the

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    What enduring image of the grandmother …………? In the short story The Portrait of a Lady‚ the author KS describes a special bond between himself and his grandmother. He narrates how the relationship develops over the years and changes as the grandson grows up and the grandmother grows older. The story also offers an image of the old lady in a poignant manner. The author was left in the care of his grandmother in the village while his parents were settling down in the city. The old lady was both a

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    Portrait de Cyrano de Bergerac Description physique: Cyrano de Bergerac n’est pas le plus beau des hommes. Les précieuses ne lui payent pas beaucoup d’attention puisque son nez est d’une grosseur anormal et elles le trouvent laid. Il porte un grand chapeau avec une épée

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    like without photography? It was not as dull as many would think. One could paint mountains‚ valleys‚ and even people‚ but things change. Those mountains could flow with lava‚ that valley could be a river‚ those people could pass away. According to photography‚ one can make multiple memories as time goes on. One can get better results than a painting‚ and photos do not take time to make. A painting‚ on the other hand‚ requires a lot of time and patience. We should use photography more often because

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    Truly successful author’s have the ability to convey their point without actually saying it to portray a certain situation by describing it in various ways. In the excerpt of the novel “A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man” James Joyce does just this. Through his use of stylistic elements such as selection of diction‚ imagery‚ and syntax‚ Joyce explains the development of the protagonist’s stream of consciousness. In the beginning of the second section of the passage‚ Joyce selects the most

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    This black and white photograph titled as “Money everywhere” was taken In United states‚ California at March 10th‚ 1960. Importantly‚ the Theme “Emerald Elegance” is chosen by members of Valley Panhellenic for their Tuesday Fashion show benefit scheduled at Sportsmen’s Lodge. The black and white colours give a certain age and importance to this photograph back in 1960s. Initially‚ this photograph displays women participating in wearing green for St. Patrick’s Day and tying money on table centerpieces

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    Homer as a powerful leader‚ but he neglected to show us many reasons why he was so strong. The reason why Homer did not show us many of those examples is because the only reason he was strong was because his army was very enormous in size. Throughout history‚ a great leader has been known to have certain aspects or qualities such as: honesty‚ encouragement‚ fairness‚ wisdom‚ and even brute strength. Agamemnon does not possess any of these qualities. The story of the Iliad describes a few great leaders

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    A Study in Portraits – da Vinci and Van Gogh Two of the greatest artists of all time would have to be Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) and Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890). Da Vinci was an artistic genius‚ as well as an ingenious inventor and scientist‚ while Van Gogh was an artistic savant whose mental instability cut short a career of wonder and enlightenment. Both artists presented works that made people look both outside at the artwork itself as well as inside the individual viewer in order

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