The Lemon Tree provides viewers with an excellent portrayal of life’s struggles as a Palestinian woman being oppressed due to an ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The main character‚ Salma Zidane struggles from tough economic hardships ever since she has become widowed for ten years and her two daughters are married and her son moved to the United States. While she is alone Salma earns her only small form of salary from a lemon grove that her family has occupied for fifty years. However‚ one
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The depiction of Judith slaying Holofernes is not an untouched scene; it is very likely that other artist’s portrayals of Judith slaying Holofernes inspired Gentileschi’s detailed painting. Carvaggio painted his rendition of Judith Beheading Holofernes two decades prior to Gentileschi’s. His work was on permanent display in Palazzo Barberini in Rome‚ Italy; it is highly likely that Artemisia Gentileschi was inspired to present her own rendition of Judith that fit her feminist ideals in response to
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Fox news is a highly criticized conservative news station and known for their ideals. CNN is more left sided and liberal which is the complete opposite when comparing the ideals for the two websites/new stations. When looking at the editorial approach they have to see what is going on currently‚ they chose the stories based on the importance‚ and ideals they will be able to reflect. Currently the elections are upcoming in November so Fox news who is conservative has a job of making the Republican
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Cranach the Elder’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes‚ was created in the midst of both the High and Late Renaissance. The oil painting on linden created in 1530‚ is in traditional portrait style‚ and showcased Judith immediately after the beheading. The image of Judith holding the decapitated head of Holofernes uses the contrasting nature of the scene in its advantage. The painting contains both the gruesome head and the elegant beauty of the murderous widow. Appropriately‚ Judith is dressed in an
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Climate‚ Distribution‚ and Human Interaction in Declining Arctic Fox Population What if a species is declining uncontrollably‚ but there is lack of response and awareness to these regions needing help? The Vulpes lagopus (Arctic fox) is categorized as ‘least concern’ in risk of extinction. However‚ it is important to analyze the trends since they are looking grim for future populations (Angerbjörn‚ Berteaux‚ & Ims‚ 2012). The Arctic fox population is declining in Nordic and North American regions of
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Book Review Obesity is an upcoming and extremely prevalent phenomenon in America today. Author‚ Judith Moore of the book “Fat Girl” discusses some of the issues fat girls face. Her book is less about every stereo-typed fat girl and more about her story individually. Judith Moore chooses to take a different route‚ instead of complaining continuously about being fat‚ she explains in depth why she believes she is fat. She is not lazy; she expresses her knowledge of diets and her experiences of strenuous
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The Last Stand of Fox Company The battle on Fox Hill in North Korea was known as an inspirational triumph to the Marine Corps and to America. The courageous acts made there were just as heroic as those done in Iwo Jima‚ Khe Sanh‚ and Belleau Wood‚ which were also marked as some of our proudest moments in history. In 1981‚ the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps‚ General Robert H. Barrow‚ wrote in a letter to Captain William Barber‚ “I regard your performance as commander of Fox Company at Toktong
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Swamp Fox: The Life and Campaigns of General Francis Marion Francis Marion was born in the winter of 1732 (his exact birth date is unknown) at Goatfield Plantation in St. John’s Parish‚ Berkeley County‚ South Carolina. His parents‚ Gabriel and Esther Marion‚ were of French Huguenot descent. The Huguenots were French Protestants who had suffered persecution for their beliefs during the reign of Louis XIV. Following the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes‚ which forbade the practice of
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Paragraph 3) and right away he uses ethos to explain why “many were surprised”. We continuously see logos in the first couple of paragraphs. Mr. Fox addresses the “profound and progressive” changes in his life and makes clear why he kept them secret from the public. He felt that he had a task‚ as a public figure‚ to “soldier on” (Page 1 Paragraph 4). When he was
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The story tells how Judith saved her people by seducing and killing Holofernes‚ the Assyrian general. Judith explains what occurs when she utters “Approaching to his bed‚ she took hold of the hair of his head‚ and said‚ Strengthen me‚ O Lord God of Israel‚ this day! And she smothe twice upon his neck with all her might‚ and she took away his head from him” (Judith‚ 13:7-8). Gentileschi is able capture the domination of Judith through conveying her anguishes and wants for
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