Modernism in “Of Mice and Men” When you look up the word Modernism the definition is “modern character or quality of thought‚ expression‚ or technique” (WIKI) meaning that modernism is not just a type of writing‚ but it is the way that the writing makes you feel. Those emotions are what modernism is‚ whether it is being happy‚ mad‚ or sad. In the book Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) it talks about real problems that they had at the time like sexism‚ racism‚ and equality. Without mentioning
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Germany out of a depression. Most know that he used his power to execute more than his fair share of atrocities‚ but that’s only half the man. Adolf Hitler was born at an Inn in Austria on April 20‚ 1889. He was the fourth of six children‚ all four of which died by five years old. His younger sister‚ Paula‚ and he lived to adulthood. His father was a strict‚ ruthless man who sometimes beat Adolf. His mother was a hardworking‚ kinder woman. Needless to say‚ he was much closer to his mother than to his
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the theme of the painting is “Money‚ Power‚ Human‚ and Capitalism”. The reason why he used the one of the oldest methods in painting known as Woodcut to make print is because this technique is very new to him and give him a sense of excitement. The artist began to talk about the head part. He expressed that this part is quite indecent. The crown is composed of male genitalia. He claimed he got this idea from Sigmund Freud’s theory which suggested that the primary motivation for all things in life is
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Missal’s young face glowed with excitement‚ shouting‚ "Oh my gosh‚ I can draw this‚ this is incredible!" From that day on‚ he struggled to put the pencil down‚ only doing so when he discovered the paint brush. His artistic passion grew when he attended art school and became one of Oregon’s great
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later than Monday‚ January 28th) READ: PGS. 1 - 3 :"Femininities" PG. 4 : "Chapter 1: Women As Art" PGS. 5 - 8 : "The Oval Portrait" : Edgar Allan Poe PGS. 15 - 19 : "Their Last Visitor" : Young-ha Kim "In an Artist’s Studio" : Christina
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A Closer Look at We Were the Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oates caught the hearts and attention of many when she wrote We Were the Mulvaneys. Oates was born during the Great Depression‚ a time when feminism and gender played a big role in her life. (Powers 333). Even as a small child‚ she enjoyed writing. She majored in English and eventually earned her master’s degree. Shortly after‚ she taught at the University of Detroit‚ University of Windsor‚ and at Princeton. Aside from her teaching career‚ she
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My life is like a circus. Some days‚ I am a trapeze artist‚ who delights effortlessly‚ graceful and uncaring above the petty affairs of plebeian land-dwellers. On those days‚ I dream. I see beyond the obtrusive technicolor big top and into whatever skies I imagine loom above. As a trapeze artist‚ anything is possible because the future of a trapeze artist is a fluid‚ delicate thing--not a grand gesture on a solid stone foundation‚ but a floating gauze of wisp built on nothing but the wind. Soaring
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Gio Ponti and Italian modernism "Love architecture‚ be it ancient or modern. Love it for its fantastic‚ adventurous and solemn creations; for its inventions; for the abstract‚ allusive and figurative forms that enchant our spirit and enrapture our thoughts. Love architecture‚ the stage and support of our lives." These are the words of one of the most famous and renown architects and designers of Italian Modernism‚ Gio Ponti. He was born in Milan‚ where
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Text: Portrait of My Dead Brother is an oil painting executed on a 69 inch by 69 inch piece of canvas. This is the most common medium for Dali as well as for other artists in this time period. The main focus of this piece is Dali’s late brother. To the lower right hand side of the painting there are what appear to be soldiers holding lances‚ a long pointed weapon primarily used by knights. To the left hand side there is a recreation of The Angelus. It is believed that Dali added this to the portrait
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<name> ENG242 24/04/2015 “The Hunger Artist” and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”: A Study of Physical and Metaphoric Transformation “The Hunger Artist” and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” are vastly different at first glance‚ but the underlying themes of transformation and of human fascination with all things morbid are the same throughout both. Marquez’s story of the old man with wings who appeared to be an angel who fell on Earth is a disturbing study of how humans treat someone they
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