Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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The process of discovery involves gaining knowledge on something externally‚ that acts as a catalyst to force consideration and questioning of what is internally believed and known. Kunio Katō’s short film La Maison en Petits Cubes highlights the process of discovery through the protagonist‚ an elderly man who rediscovers his forgotten memories of past significant moments of his life. Captured through a tilting camera angle‚ the protagonist lives in a dystopian world where buildings are submerged
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La Familia Company Limited La Familia Company limited is considering the purchase a high speed drill to replace the old one that they currently have. The old drill was purchase 3 years ago at an installed cost of $500‚000 and is estimated to have a usable life of 5 years. The new drill is expected to cost $850‚000 with $20‚000 to be spent on installation and also has a 5 year usable life. La Familia can sell the old drill at $60‚000 inclusive of removal cost. The purchase of
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MEDEA Y CASA DE MUÑECAS. En el presente ensayo se analizará la relación entre pareja comparando la novela Medea por Eurípides y Casa de muñecas escrita por Henryk Ibsen. La relación que se presenta entre un hombre y una mujer‚ se desarrolla de una manera muy peculiar‚ bajo engaños‚ traición tanto en la novela Medea y Casa de Muñecas a través de la experiencia de los personajes principales que participan en nuestra obra y en donde el final de las novelas terminan con un final terrible. Casa de Muñecas
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explosion occurred in the forwardpart of the vessel‚ near the port side‚ and almostdirectlyunder the enlistedmen’s quarters.The loss of life was staggering:out of a complementof 354 officers and a totalof 266 perished in the explosion. men‚ The destruction theMaine had immediateinternational of These were troubledtimesbetweenthe United repercussions. Statesand Spain‚ a period of increasingtensionsand deterioratingrelationsduring whichmutual suspicionswere becomas ing at least as much a source of estrangement
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Since the Farm Colony’s closing back in 1975‚ many different ideas were thrown around over what the nearly one hundred acre campus should be turned into. Some Staten Islanders see today’s farm colony as a place of hopeless disrepair‚ where graffiti artists and vandals can wander in peace (Dunlap 2). On the other hand‚ some view the abandoned colony as a historical landmark that should not be touched. However‚ the first demolition began in 1999‚ when a city councilman persuaded City hall to allow
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Federico Fellini’s masterpiece‚ “La Dolce Vita”‚ is a comedy-drama film produced in 1960‚ which comments on how new‚ modern society has been built upon and replaced the tradition and culture of Rome. The distractions and superficialities of this newly constructed reality are exemplified by the love life of the protagonist‚ Marcello. All of the women with whom Marcello has affairs (Maddelena‚ Sylvia‚ etc.) represent the young‚ unstable reality created in the Italian postwar period. These women are
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Fight Club is a social satire directed by the talented David Fincher and was adapted from the book of the same title written by Chuck Palahniuk. The film attempts to show the despair involved in living in a consumer driven society and the emptiness that fills people when commercialism takes over their lives. As well done as the movie is‚ when watching the film you can not help but feel the irony involved that Brad Pitt delivers the most biting lines in the film. Brad Pitt plays Tyler Durden whose
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To see a scorned‚ beaten‚ and crucified man lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image‚ which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an observer. Yet‚ for the longest time I’ve had such difficulty looking at Michelangelo’s Pieta or any piece of art in this way. To me‚ art has never been about expressing oneself or conveying a message to others‚ but simply creating an image for the sake of beauty and perfection. When I look at the Pieta I see a cold‚ solid mass of marble carved
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Latia T. Mack Intro to Education of Exceptional Child Course #: 204C 01 20941 Final Due Date: Thursday‚ May 3‚ 2012 A: Please define the following terms 1. Autism spectrum disorders- developmental disorders characterized by abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests. 2. Asperger syndrome- a persuasive developmental disorder with severe and sustained impairments and social interaction and the development
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