1. The Mayflower has begun its journey from Europe to the New World. The journey has been toilsome so far and is in its tenth week. Provisions are running low‚ especially firewood. A ship timber cracks almost forcing the vessel to turn back. However the Pilgrim passengers and sailors work together to repair the timber and continue with their voyage. The passengers consisted of a mix of 102 sailors and Pilgrims. The Pilgrims were considered religious fanatics in England and had to relocate to Leiden
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Representational Art The piece “Young Mulatto” was painted by Emily Guthrie Smith in 1942. This painting consists of warm colors like peach‚ gold and beige and was obliviously done in fluid media: oil on canvas. The painting shows a young black woman‚ dressed in white‚ sitting with a shawl around her. She seems to be tying the strings on top of her dress. We can see the different strokes she painted and this adds a unique touch. This helps create depth and details. The painting is portrait of the
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Hemingway Notes Modernism: (and Postmodernism) is an artistic movement in response to the discontinuities‚ illogicalities‚ and fragmentation of culture and society in the present day. It refers to the tendency to experiment in radical new techniques‚ themes‚ moods‚ and structures. Atonalism in music‚ surrealism in painting*‚ vers libre in poetry‚ functionalism in architecture (Frank Lloyd Write) etc. It marks a change in they way we experience the world and how we perceive it. It is an attempt
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viewed in two ways. The more literal interpretation can be restated as it is preferred to have either a more minimalistic and simple outfit‚ or that it is en vogue to wear skimpier clothing. Both of these descriptions can be seen in 90s fashion. Minimalism was a widely accepted trend of the 90s‚ as shoulder pads and off-the-shoulder sweaters became outdated and were replaced with cleaner lines and sleeker silhouettes. The excessive glamour of the 80s faded away‚ and jewelry became either non-existent
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English Separatists During the sixteenth century several movements sprang up in England hoping to reform the Church of England. Most called for a return to the simple teachings and practices of the Bible. One militant group‚ the Puritans‚ were deeply influenced by John Calvin and the reform of the church that he instituted in Geneva. They were called "Puritans" because they insisted on purity of doctrine and practice in the church. Another group‚ the Separatists‚ were people who had given
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Analysis of “Tell the women we’re going” The short story ”Tell the women we’re going” by Raymond Carver is a minimalistic yet detailed story about two young men who have been best friends since forever. They both live a “normal”‚ good and middle class life in a suburb with wife‚ kids and car. Apparently the suburbia and the missing youth went to their heads‚ which in the end leads to a catastrophic action. The story takes place in the southern states of America‚ in a suburb. In the introduction
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Austro-Hungary. He was born on July 14‚ 1962 in Baumgarten‚ near Vienna. Gustav Klimt was the second of seven children of a meticulous but poor engraver and carver. His brother Ernest‚ who could have been as talented as Gustav had he not died so young‚ worked with his brother until death. His brother Georg was a talented sculptor‚ carver and designer who made many of the frames for Gustav’s paintings. The Klimt’s were very poor‚ so they had frequent changes in address in search of progressively
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identities‚ finding strong differences and similarities is the goal of this paper. These stories are “ Cathedral “ which was written by Raymond Carver in nineteen eighty three‚ and “ Sonny’s Blues “ which was written by James Baldwin in nineteen fifty seven. Both writers Baldwin and Carver were American writers and poets that were famous for there stories spanning across three decades. Starting with “ Cathedral “ it deals with
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relationship between the brothers is of both care and protection‚ as Gilbert continually enforces the "Nobody touches Arnie" policy. Gilbert works in the small Lamson’s Grocery store. In addition‚ Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman‚ Betty Carver. However‚ Betty later leaves the town after his husband’s death. While the family is preparing for Arnie’s 18th birthday party‚ a young woman named Becky and her grandmother are stuck in town when their trailer in tow breaks down. Gilbert falls in
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taught me the importance of reflecting on the community service that I performed and actually taking something away from the experience. This semester my team and I had the opportunity to participate in community service activities at The Village at Carver Family YMCA at 1600 Pryor Road. We had the pleasure of working with a wonderful and enthusiastic staff and mentoring some of the local youth. The youth that we mentored ranged from kindergarten to the 8th grade. It is my plan to give an outlook
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