Sir Walter Scott. One of his earliest works was published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon in 1819‚ The Sketch Book. Included in this work of art were two American tales which he is probably best known for‚ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Through his writings‚ Irving composes two different types of stories. His realistic stories‚ for example‚ The Alhambra‚ are one of these types‚ which objectively seeks
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A musical prodigy of whom everyone must have heard of is no other than Ludwig van Beethoven‚ a consistently astonishing musical artist throughout his complex life. Beethoven’s intricate childhood was filled with music to the brim. His father was an avid music teacher to Beethoven which may have been the spark that produced this child genius. Beethoven‚ after obtaining all of his father’s musical knowledge‚ went on to meet famous and talented musical artists such as Gottlob Neefe Mozart‚ Haydyn and
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waking up a single time is a whole different reality. In Washington Irving’s mythological story “Rip Van Winkle”‚ the title of the story / character falls into a deep and long sleep lasting for twenty years. After that twenty years and when Rip wakes up‚ the fashion‚ the government‚ and the architecture of the village have all changed. Washington Irving’s creates a humorous and magical experience in Rip Van Winkle that takes the reader through a world of exaggerated characters‚ mysterious events and breathtaking
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Van Gogh and The Representation of Happiness Through His Own Bedroom Vincent Van Gogh‚ Bedroom in Arles‚ 1889‚ Oil on canvas‚ currently at the De Young Museum (San Francisco)‚ “Van Gogh‚ Gauguin‚ Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay”Exhibition. On a smaller canvas than two other similar paintings‚ Vincent Van Gogh carefully painted for the third time his bedroom in Arles‚ a charming town in the south of France‚ and thus created this approximately 22
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(T) In the story “Rip Van Winkle‚” by Washington Irving‚ the author’s portrayal of Dame Van Winkle is unfair because she has the right to be raged at Rip‚ he never works at his house‚ and he helps the town but not his wife.(D1) Dame Van Winkle is always raged at Rip but one may think she has the right to be raged.(S1) Dame does a lot of work at her house and when she is the only doing work she can get raged.(S2) She does the outdoor and the indoor work and when she does one may think she has the
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reflectance of light in their work. They tried to show their own illustration of the object‚ and what they felt is a truthful depiction of its real meaning (Fact Monster). One of the most successful and well known artists from this time is Vincent Van Gogh. In Van Gogh ’s earlier career of painting‚ he went to Paris where he inadvertently met with Pissarro‚ Monet‚ and Gauguin. Meeting them started to transform him into more of an impressionist painter. His palate was lightened and he started to use very
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Rip Van Winkle and the American Revolution Rip Van Winkle‚ the protagonist of the story‚ was a simple‚ good-natured man who is defined by many as “lazy”. In fact‚ his name is often used to refer to anyone who is content to sleep their life away or who spends too much time in a sleepy state. People of the town see him more as a productive type of man that is always willing to lend a hand to his neighbors. He is a very generous man when it comes to helping the community‚ but could care less about
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“The Devil and Tom Walker” and “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving are two very similar yet different stories. Both of these stories talk about the American Dream and how one can want it but be disappointed when one gets it. Tom and Rip both have wives that are turning points in the stories. They both nag so much that it drives them to crazy things. The imagery in these stories gives a real feel for the scenery and how it interacts with the stories. Van Winkle and Tom both get what they wanted
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Rip Van Winkle: An Allegory of the American Revolution CAO YU Rip Van Winkle is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819‚ as well as the name of the story’s fictonal protagonist. The story is set in the years before and after the American Revolution War. It mainly tells that the man named Rip Van Winkle who attempted to escape from his wife’s ceaseless tongue drank some wine and then fell asleep for almost 20 years. After that‚ he went back to the town only to find
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