#1. A. Merode Altarpiece‚ Workshop of Robert Campin. The dimensions measure approximately twenty-five and three-eighths inches‚ by forty-six and three-eighths inches overall. The central panel measures; twenty-five and one-fourth inches‚ and each wing measures twenty-five and three-eight inches by ten and three-fourths inches. It was made in Tournai‚ South Netherlands‚ but its current location is at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The medium used in the painting is oil on oak. B
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz‚ was a self-educated scholar‚ poet and a Hieronymite nun of New Spain. She is one of the few first feminist writers in the 1600s. She defended her right to be an academic‚ suggesting that women should be educated and be teachers. She accused men of being the cause of the misfortune of women. The poet concentrates on strengthening the differences between men and women. Her ideas make the readers think more about the distinctions and differences between men and women rather
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gratification to strengths to purpose. Many research studies have concluded that positive emotions are typically associated with positive events. For example‚ one study observed nuns who led similar lifestyles. It appeared that the nuns who articulated their emotions in a positive way in their journals seemed to outlive the nuns who did not. So‚ using this example‚ one can conclude the correlation between positive emotions and circumstances. Seligman sees the development of strengths as a crucial
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him back. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is a young‚ carefree man who is still searching for his future. Without realizing what he was getting himself into‚ he applies for the Reserve Officers Training Corps at his college in New Jersey. Many of his friends knew he did not care about the war. Even Cross himself never gave it a second thought. He never thought he would actually go to war by taking the Reserve Officers Training Corps course. Later that year‚ he is drafted to the war as Lieutenant of several
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Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu‚ or Anjezë in Albanian‚ was born to a family of four‚ on August 26‚ 1910‚ in Skopje‚ Macedonia‚ which is now Yugoslavia. Her name‚ means “rosebud” or “little flower.” Agnes was born from Albanian descent and as an Albanian citizen. Though her true birth took place on the 26‚ she considered the 27 of August her true birthday because she was baptized into the church. She was baptized in the Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Agnes was very closely attached to her family. She said
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Appointment with Love This is a short romantic story about a young lieutenant Blandford and a lady‚ Hollis Meynell‚ who had fallen in love with each other. The author shows us the possibility of existence of a real strong relationships even through a great distance and the fact that two people can be very close to each other even having never seen one another. The young lieutenant Blandford served during the war time in the air forces ‚ while once he run across some witty notes
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The Things They Carried 2 “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien Summary / Response War! Seems like every where we turn anymore you hear a story about war. The story of “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien takes place during the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien narrated the story‚ and is writing from first hand experiences. This story gives you a good insight of how soldiers think during such difficult times. Throughout this story you’ll see how love can affect a person’s judgment even during
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Tangles and plaques are the 2 most important pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease. About 45% of Americans who are 85 years or older suffer Alzheimer’s disease. Why were nuns used in this study? Members have similar lifestyles which enables researchers to make powerful comparisons of factors connected to illness or health. Nuns do not smoke‚ are celibate‚ have similar jobs and income‚ and receive similar healthcare. These factors reduce confounding variables – poverty and lack of healthcare – that
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The death of Lavender has caused Lieutenant Cross to resent ever dreaming about Martha. For example‚ O’Brien notes that‚ “He felt shame. He hated himself. He had loved Martha more than his men‚ and as a consequence Lavender was now dead‚ and this was something he would have to carry like a stone in his stomach for the rest of the war” (1256). Because of his lack of attentiveness Lieutenant Cross has to carry Lavenders murder with him forever. Cross now realizes
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effects. The first incident involves an issue of cultural difference. The US Navy is full of people with diverse cultures and backgrounds. The incident involves an officer who is Caucasian and an enlisted sailor who is Filipino. One day during work‚ Lieutenant
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