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    His composition is so compelling and powerful it challenges our most basic notions of war as heroic and noble‚ and unmasks it as a brutal and agonizing act of destruction and chaos. Although the interpretations vary drastically the further you research the painting‚ there is a pattern of interpretations that are generally agreed upon by many historians. One of the most common and easily visible expositions relates to Picasso’s use of color. It is widely agreed upon that Picasso uses black‚ white

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    There is no clear definition of what postmodernism is. However‚ City of Glass is considered to be the by far the text which is most visibly postmodernism. This is precisely because it “offers the kind of narrative that zigzags visibly‚ deliberately missing at all angle the sense of a foundation.” The postmodernist discourse remains central to the understanding of City of Glass. Perhaps the only thing that makes the story alluring is the fact that it is steeped in postmodernist features. Otherwise

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    Interpretations with Shakespearean Drama Assignment Jhakira Leonard 9/2/13 Honors English lll As the director of this precise production‚ my idea and vision for the 21st century version of “The Seven Ages of Man” is to a certain extent‚ altered. There is a merely different scene‚ so I want to set it where it rather emulates the poem. Though it cannot befuddle the audience’s attention away from the speaker and poem. However‚ I do want the scene to be conspicuous and speak for itself. Generally

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    Theory of Knowledge Summer Art Assignment Prtha Kudesia Mr. Duncan HZT4UE-01 October 9th 2012 Initial Reaction 1. As you approach the art gallery‚ you will see a large‚ spindly sculpture outside the main doors. It is of a spider with a sack of eggs under its abdomen. a. What is your initial reaction upon seeing this piece?  At first I was quite taken aback by the presence of such an intimidating sculpture of a spider in front of me‚ though as I walked closer to it‚ I became

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    If post-modernism seeks to express the new and multiple perspectives of the world‚ then it is inevitable that even the most commonplace of historical villains will be re-examined and re-evaluated alongside the most notable of traditional historical heroes. For both post-modern novels‚ Timothy Findley’s The Wars‚ set in World War 1‚ and its predecessor Kurt Vonnegut’s the Slaughterhouse 5‚ set in World War 2‚ this is more than evident. As in both novels‚ the protagonists witness those who would normally

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    Interpretation: * MODEL SUMMARY Model Summary | Model | R | R Square | Adjusted R Square | Std. Error of the Estimate | 1 | .549a | .301 | .292 | .59246 | a. Predictors: (Constant)‚ MEAN_OC | The first table of interest is the Model Summary table. This table provides the R and R2 value. * The R value is 0.549‚ which represents the simple correlation. * It indicates a average degree of correlation. The R2 value indicates how much of the dependent variable‚ "Job Satisfaction"‚ can be

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    Melody- This is a wonderful interpretation of how The Beatles can introduce their idea of a song. Mainly legato and some staccato- "and go with him"‚ Lennon lowers his voice changing the feeling through vocals. With that as a key point this song has great articulation highlighting vocals‚ at points‚ where lyrics have important meaning. The musical instrumentation plays in a conjunct fashion. More over‚ the notes being played go up and down which really pins down that emotion of mixed emotions. There

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    reality in modernism? Modernism is a rejection of realism‚ which believed that science will save the world and where notion of science and social determinism is idealized. In modernism‚ science explains everything‚ which took away all the power of God‚ He became useless. In a way‚ life had lost its mystery‚ man‚ not God‚ could rule the world. Irving Howe‚ a literary critic‚ once talked about modernism as an "unyielding rage against the existing order". (Van Dusen‚ 1998) Nevertheless‚ modernism is also

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    (Brennan 2004‚ 1). By walking in a room and feeling negativity in the atmosphere‚ one’s body may trigger a sense of fear which causes one’s body to shrink. While Brennan’s theory‚ I realize that transformational affect incorporates similar elements as symbolic paradigm.

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    Aeneas’ interpretation of amor focuses on his higher purposes and future attachments‚ whereas Dido’s focuses on her personal‚ present attachments. Aeneas is not the most poignant speech maker‚ as is revealed through his only rebuttal of Dido’s claims. Within his thirty-line speech‚ Aeneas effectively tramples upon any hope Dido holds of a happy relationship and steady marriage. “sed nunc Italiam magnam Gryneus Apollo‚ / Italiam Lyciae iussere capessere sortes; / hic amor‚ haec patria est” (4.345-347)

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