her Janie with a kiss.’ Through the choice of the word ‘lacerating’‚ Hurston connects the act of kissing‚ to whipping. To lacerate‚ means to tear or make deep cuts; this definition starkly contrasts the soft and vulnerable nature of a kiss. The delineation resonates with Nanny recounting the time where the slave master’s wife was whipping her‚ ‘but dem last lick burnt me lak fire’ . The only difference between the way Nanny explained her beatings and the brutality of Janie’s kiss‚ are simply a matter
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ART-101-01 Museum Paper The Kiss – Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brancusi‚ a Romanian sculptor born in 1876‚ is considered one of the first creators in modern art and was a central figure of the modern movement and a pioneer of abstraction. As a young man he was a craftsman in woodcarving. From 1898 to 1902‚ he studied at the National Fine Arts School in Bucharest. He was eager to continue his education in Paris. In 1904 Brancusi went to Paris and enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts in
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COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: Organizational Behavior NUMBER/SECTION: BUSN 208 CRN: BUSN208-0GD-D1-201230[->0] CONTACT INFORMATION Instructor: First Name: Michele Last Name: Roberts Phone Number: 765-481-7720 Email (Ivy Tech Email): mroberts91@ivytech.edu Instructor’s Supervisor: First Name: Aaron Last Name: Baute Phone Number: 765-269-5700 Email (Ivy Tech Email): abaute@ivytech.edy Office/Campus Location: Ivy Hall 2174 Online Learning Support:
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Analysis of THE KISS by KATE CHOPIN By contrasting the room’s "deep shadow" with the daylight that still exists outside the house‚ the first paragraph of "The Kiss" establishes a dark‚ intimate atmosphere while implying the presence of secrets and illicit emotions. This imagery thus foreshadows the revelation that Nathalie is plotting to marry the good-natured but unattractive and rather foolish Brantain while maintaining an affair with Mr. Harvy. Brantain’s character is reminiscent of several other
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Eisenstaedt’s snapshot of the kissing couple in “V-J Day in Times Square” (also known as “The Kiss”)‚ depicts the face of the United States in the mid-1940’s: the national mood of elation‚ the spirit of American culture‚ and the beacon of hope for better days to come.
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In Manuel Puig’s novel Kiss of the Spider Woman‚ Molina and Valentin use fantasy as a way of escapism. Firstly‚ Molina uses the films he tells in the cell to escape his unfavorable and lonely life by creating a preferred reality through the fantasy he creates in them. Secondly‚ the setting of the cell itself provides Molina with a sanctuary from the outside world‚ allowing him to escape from the gender roles in which he is confined in and fantasize about taking on the feminine role with Valentin
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1884 and known for creating “The Age of Bronze”‚ ”The Gates of Hell”‚ “The Burghers of Calais”‚ “The Thinker”‚ “The Kiss” and many other more (biography.com). According to his biography‚ Rodin created “The Gates of Hell” as a commissioned entrance piece for a “never built” planned museum; it featured the sculpted figures of “The Thinker” (1880) and “The Kiss” (1886). “The Kiss” was originally part of the Gates of Hell inspired by a literature source; however‚ it was removed due to the positive
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Whether it’s a painting‚ architecture‚ music‚ literature‚ or a sculpture‚ art can interpret emotions in extraordinary means. The Kiss sculpture by Auguste Rodin and The LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana both convey love‚ but The Kiss imparts an intimate and personal connection‚ while LOVE is more modern and illustrates a lighter form of the emotion through pop art. The Kiss sculpture features two affectionate people embracing. The sculpture proclaims passion and adoration though the intimacy the two
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The Kiss In the story “The Kiss” by Julia Alvarez‚ we see a family with four daughters‚ a father and mother. The father‚ who is old-fashioned and strict‚ has his own ideas of what he wants from his daughters. The daughters except for Sofia‚ the youngest one‚ have always done what he has asked for. Sofia does not agree with her sisters and she does what she wants. She runs away with a man‚ a decision her father cannot forgive. Although Sofia tries to reconcile with her father with no luck‚ she lets
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Kiss of the Spider Woman Reflective Statement Through every oral I am able to learn something new about Puig’s novel. This time‚ it was my own that had me discovering a facet of the book I had not yet unearthed. During one of Molina’s many breaks from telling the panther woman story‚ Valentin voiced the opinion that “...It’s just like an allegory‚ and really clear too‚ of the woman’s fear of giving in to a man‚ because by completely giving in to sex she reverts a little to an animal.” I thought
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