The San Francisco Public Library When trying to find information for an assignment or just to satisfy a natural curiosity for learning a new skill is never easy; however‚ the public library in San Francisco is a great place to take the first step. “The San Francisco Public Library system is dedicated to free and equal access to information‚ knowledge‚ independent learning and the joys of reading for our diverse community.” –Mission statement of the library staff and volunteers It has over
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The Tenement Museum The Tenement Museum is prestigious for its fine architecture and history that continues to relive itself. The tours of the museum show the lives of the people who once lived inside the tenements. The tours educate the visitors on historical events and display a museum unlike any other. The following essay will incorporate my experience at the museum along with the stories of the families that once dwelled in these tenements and lived during a time of economic struggle. In
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During a recent visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art‚ I was able to view many pieces and types of artwork. This particular museum exhibits pieces that come from the period of the Ancient Egyptians all the way up to modern art. It was a very interesting experience and one that I would definitely like to repeat in the future. The piece that was most interesting to me was a Roman floor mosaic that depicts The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs. A mosaic is a picture or pattern created by fixing together
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Antonio Tempesta’s painting Hecuba a Graecis‚ Hamlet by Shakespeare‚ and Ovid’s Hecuba can have many different meanings to it. Everyone has a different interpretation of the Hecuba a Graecis. Interpreting art and poems can make you see the world in a way that you have never seen before. Tearing up and breaking down what artists and writers had to say is the best way to understand. Painters express their emotion through their paintings and writers express them through their writings. If we can figure
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neighbor home. My friend and I were around in San Jacinto when the battle of San Jacinto happened. I was so scared when I heard gunshots. My friend and I walk there when it was down and we got to meet Santa Anna. Don’t tell anyone but I kicked Santa Anna in the leg. I talked to one of the soldiers and he told me that they surprised them and defeated the Mexicans. So far we are victorious in this war and Mexico can’t do anything about it. I stayed in San Jacinto until Santa Anna signed our Treaty of
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It is where collections of iconic paintings‚ historic dioramas and historic costumes ar displayed. Our class had a fieldtrip to the Ayala museum to control inspiration and to observe the vintage filipinana costumes. I havent been in a museum since grade-school‚ so I got precise mad when I arrived there. Before we went upstairs‚ where the main exhibits argon‚ we walked around the lobby theater of operations where there are pictures from Cory Aquinos memorial and articles of bloodstained habit that
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Antonio Jones Jr. 2/9/11 Charity I’m Antonio Jones‚ just another student at the high school. I personally think that giving money to charity is a great idea. It’s a good way to spend and also share your money with people who don’t have much or none. Just for the simple fact
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Merchant and the Jew: Examining the bond between Shylock and Antonio in The Merchant of Venice In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ the use of oaths and exchange often help to forge personal bonds. For instance‚ Bassanio’s marriage to Portia is based off of both characters’ oaths to honor the instructions of Portia’s dead father; the exchange of wedding rings further seals their bond. Similarly‚ the bond between Shylock and Antonio is first formed when both characters pledge to recognize the
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flesh from Antonio. While all this is happening‚ there are love plots going on. One of which is for Shylock’s daughter to elope with Lorenzo‚ a Christian. Later on‚ Antonio’s source of money‚ his ship‚ is reported sunken in the English Channel‚ dooming him to the loss of one pound of his flesh. There is a trial on the bond‚ and when it seems sure that Antonio will die‚ Portia‚ disguised as a doctor of laws legally gets Antonio out of the situation and Shylock receives harsh penalties. Antonio and Shylock
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Museum visit paper The piece of art I chose is “Landscape” (Garden at St. Tropez) by Henri Edmond Cross (French‚ 1856–1910) this piece was done in oil on canvas. This was Marjorie Tiefenthaler Bequest and partial gift of Louise Uihlein Snell Fund of the Milwaukee Foundation M1996.29. As I took my time walking around the Art Museum‚ it was very difficult for me to choose just one. Nonetheless when I saw The Garden at St. Tropez by Henri Edmond Cross‚ I was amaze at how well the painter
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