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    Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who influenced the art world in the twentieth century and how people view art today. Vincent’s first brother died as an infant and he always thought of himself as the “replacement child.” Being the oldest in the family‚ Vincent had to drop out of school to work and financially support his family. His younger brother Theo was a respected art dealer who financially supported Vincent when he realized his passion in art. Vincent Van Gogh was a painter

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    Rip Van Winkle Michael W. Munson Indiana Wesleyan University LIT 242 Monday‚ February 3‚ 2014 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the IWU Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this

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    observing‚ I saw a tiny girl reading on her porch. The girl was very skinny and she had short‚ dark brown hair. The book she was reading was reading a novel that what part of a Dutch book series called Joop ter Heul novel series by Cissy van Marxveldt. Cissy van Maxveldt was a very popular author back then. I wanted to get closer to her but not too close. I walked a little closer towards her and I could see a tiny radio standing next to her on the ground. I heard the radio playing classical music

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    The only white woman in the play‚ Mrs. Van Buren is the character who embodies the decadence and absurdity of upper class. Mrs. Van Buren is an idle dreamer‚ who feels bored of her situation but does not confront problems or even try to recognize them. Apparently tired of social gatherings such as the annual Gardenia Ball‚ where she has to “smile‚ be polite”‚ she dreams of getting her room and living alone. However‚ she consider it impossible and “would rather not be a divorcee” because “it would

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    Vincent van Gogh is a man who lives a depressing life and who I admire the most. He is a painter who deals with various mental illnesses‚ who is shunned most of his life by others but‚ nevertheless‚ persists and continues to create works of art depicting how he views the world through his eyes. It is odd to admire someone who has been carried through life by his younger brother and has sold one art work of about 2‚000‚ but there are times when you meet someone who is different shades of imperfect

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    Starry Night is created by artist Vincent Van Gogh and in my opinion the setting is something the public may relate to‚ the swirling affect in the picture directs the viewers eyes around the whole painting. Also the spaces among the curving contours and the stars creates a dot to dot effect. The painting is brimming with shining stars and a beautiful bright crescent moon and everything is surrounded by magical whirling clouds. The contoured forms in this piece of artwork convey emotion and are means

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    events. Basically Artists paint on the events based on their lives. Such as Cloude Monet and Vincent Van Gough‚ their artwork was based on movements of Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Their interest shows outdoor environment to show effect of natural sun light or atmospheric light on day to day life scene. Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” is the great example of outdoor paintings and Vincent Van Gogh’s “The garden of the poets” is based on two poets combining with the garden that he is referring

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    Essay #2- “Rip Van Winkle” It is no surprise that Washington Irving has received international acclaim. Irving’s’ writing‚ “Rip Van Winkle” is very sophisticated with a broad vocabulary. There are very extensive or vivid details throughout the story. Irving’s story is written so well it could not become outdated. Though the story of “Rip Van Winkle” is fictional‚ Irving does a good job illustrating American history. For example‚ the change in that small town after the revolution went from tranquil

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    Jan van Eyck was able to create a naturalism and religious feeling in his oil painting‚ which made him one of the most famous painters in fifteenth-century. The “Arnolfini Portrait” was painted in 1434 by van Eyck in the style of oil on panel. This piece has various interpretations because of the different objects and layout in the painting. In this painting there are two main figures of a man and women. “Images represent a man and woman standing in a richly furnished room‚ equipped with a brass

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    Drawing I May‚ 2014 The Flowering Orchard by Vincent Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was a unique artist who worked with a sense of urgency which often caused him a great deal of stress. He was famed for his bold‚ dramatic brush strokes which expressed emotion and added a feeling of movement to his works. Its thought that he often used paint straight from the tube (impasto) and in the 70 days leading up to his death‚ he averaged one painting per day. Van Gogh is generally regarded as the greatest Dutch painter

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