As seen in “The Kiss of Judas” (Plate 2) Giotto changed the stiff‚ decorative style of Byzantine art‚ which was mostly biblical art‚ to something much more natural‚ life-like and emotional. His solemn‚ highly intellectual paintings reflect peaceful‚ but passionate dedication
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Logan Barber Ms. St. Clair AP English Language and Composition 18 October 2013 Patrick Henry: An Analysis of America’s Call to Revolution Leading up to the fierce and fiery confrontations at Lexington and Concord‚ a tumultuous period of debate and negotiation ensued regarding the preferred response of the colonies to British encroachment on their rights. The meeting of Virginian representatives in March of 1775 would prove to be a fruitless affair; that is‚ until a young‚ ardent lawyer by the
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privately. He asks God to take his burden from him‚ requesting that the need for his struggles be alleviated. Ultimately‚ though‚ concludes that he will do whatever is God’s will. After Jesus returns from praying‚ Judas arrives with a crowd of soldiers. Judas gives Jesus a kiss‚ a pre-arranged sign to identify Jesus‚ and the soldiers immediately arrest him. One of Christ’s disciples pulls his sword and attempts to stop the soldiers from making the arrest‚ but Jesus criticizes the
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Katherine Ann Porter’s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall‚” a short story by Katherine Anne Porter‚ describes the last thoughts‚ feelings‚ and memories of an elderly woman. As Granny Weatherall’s life literally “flashes” before her eyes‚ the importance of the title of the story becomes obvious. Granny Weatherall has been in some way deceived or disappointed in every love relationship of her life. Her past lover George‚ husband John‚ daughter Cornelia‚ and God each
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In 1775‚ Patrick Henry introduced a proposal to the Virginia Convention to form a local militia to be prepared to fight the British. In order for his proposal to pass and for his vision to become a reality‚ he had to persuade the members of the Virginia Convention to arm themselves as patriots to fight the British if they did not meet their demands. To do this‚ he had to appeal to their emotions‚ logic and many other aspects in order to make his speech effective and to obtain the goal that he wanted
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seen in Renaissance art are Roman and pagan gods. Many pieces of art tell a story in both ages‚ like The Birth of Venus‚ and The Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli‚ from the early ages of the Renaissance‚ or the Deposition of Christ and The Kiss of Judas by Giotto in the Medieval age. Both ages‚ Medieval and Renaissance‚ produced the same kind of art; from illuminated manuscripts‚ tapestries‚ embroidery‚ paintings‚ fresco‚ and mosaics to stained glass‚ metalwork‚ textiles‚ enamel‚ and sculptures
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Modern art-kind of art that does not resemble anything; abstract & distorted Modern- means something new One of the things that make modern painting & sculpture hard to grasp is its sheer variety of styles. Some emerge & flourish for a few years & then drop out of fashion‚ to be replaced by another mode. This includes: Realism Impressionism Post-impressionism Neo-impressionism Fauvism Cubism Expressionism Surrealism Futurism Minimalism May 1874‚ a group of young artists held their
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Mara Mayora Professor Pappas ARTH 22 Term Paper: Comparing Two Depictions of the Betrayal of Christ and the effects of the Protestant Reformation 2/15/13 Betrayal of Christ by Albrecht Durer‚ 1508 Betrayal of Christ by Lucas van Leyden‚ made in 1521. With the rise of the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century‚ many artists found themselves either supporting Protestant or Catholic religious belief. It was during this period that visual imagery was being challenged greatly
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“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” There have been countless speeches made throughout the course of time; some that have managed to change laws and mindsets‚ and others who have simply expressed a logical opinion or proposed a vengeful disputation. However‚ amongst these varying disquisitions‚ only a few have managed to remain memorable. By using various literary devices‚ one particular man was able to remain in the memories of many‚ and deliver one of the most famous patriotic speeches in our
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Texts in time convey values of their respective contexts that contain dire warnings through time‚ do you agree with this statement? Evaluate how this message may be apparent in Frankenstein and Bladerunner. Texts entail values proportional to their milieu. Composers of each era analyze and inquire the potential consequences of what their societies deem as progress. Composers Mary Shelley and Roy Batty‚ in their respective texts‚ Frankenstein‚ a gothic-based epistolary novel‚ and Bladerunner‚
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