Lisa Bonos writes an article called “Men say they want smart‚ successful women. So why do they women have trouble dating?”‚ in which she goes on to discuss how will men may say or think they want powerful women‚ but when it comes down to it chicken out and use the “I’m not ready for a relationship” line. Furthermore she conducts an experiment and then explains how men feel pressured to have their lives together before settling down‚ believing they must have one goal achieved before they can move
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has become part of our social status. Those who have money get to enjoy healthy organic options‚ while those who live on food stamps and low incomes get sugary packaged foods that are harmful to the body. In “What Food says about Class in America‚” Lisa Miller effectively captures the American people’s attention through descriptive imagery‚ alluring metaphors‚ and repetitive facts but fails to convince her target audience of the food corporations that a change is needed. Even though her argument is
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Don’t Fit In‚ Stand Out Have you ever tried to be so perfect at something and it ended up going all wrong? I have. In the essay “So What’s So Bad About Being So-So?” by Lisa Wilson Strick (205-207) she makes the point that being perfect doesn’t always turn out the way you hope. I completely concur with her. Perfection can often be a wonderful thing‚ but for me‚ perfection caused me to have a very low confidence and so it became a vice in my life. Rather then being myself‚ I was too concerned
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Light of My Father’s Smile Alice walker-a renowned novelist‚ short story writer‚ essayist‚ poet‚ critic‚ and author of children’s books-sees the corruption in the world and writes to portray the struggles that African American women encounter. The snags that they have in everyday society are largely copious‚ however‚ Alice Walker does wonders writing specifically about racism and sexism. In two of her famous novels‚ The Color Purple and By the Light of my Father’s Smile‚ she addresses these two
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is perhaps the most questioned painting in history. The question of who she is is at the peak of the debates. Some believe she is merely a portrait of Da Vinci himself. However there is so much more to the painting than just Da Vinci painting himself as a woman. In Da Vinci’s time‚ women were viewed as a man’s slave. A woman would always be under her husband and listen to what he had to say without inputting her own thoughts. The Mona Lisa’s eyes and smile represent a
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historians’ views. Music‚ Movies‚ Theater‚ and other forms of entertainment greatly add weight into the standpoints of the art historians. Songs like the jazz hit “Mona Lisa” by Rhythm and Blues legend Nat King Cole puts emphasis on the importance and principles of the painting. The lyrics in the song go as follows: Mona Lisa‚ Mona Lisa‚ men have named you You’re so like the lady with
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the Mona Lisa painting that was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa was twenty-four years old when her portrait was painted‚ and she was also wife of a prominent Florentine merchant. I’ve heard a lot about this painting‚ not based on the book‚ but other sources. Today Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting in the world. People from all around the world visit Mona Lisa in Paris. According to Daniel Tovrov Mona Lisa painting has six million visitors per year. Mona Lisa’s smile is
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Work #1 Mona Lisa Leonardo de Vinci‚ i503-i507 Oil on poplar‚ (77 x 55cm‚ 30 x 21in) Muste de Louve‚ Paris Work # 2 Flowers of Edo: Young Woman’s narrative Chanting to the Shamison Kitagowa Utamoro‚ Mid 17903 Color wood block print (15 1/8 x 10/38.5 x 25.5 cm) Spencer Museums Art The University of Kansas I am not a professional art critic‚ I just like beautiful paintings. It is very fascinating to me the talent that some are born with. Dilect changes with time but a painting or message or imaginary
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was thirty he started working for the Duke of Milan‚ Ludovico Sforza. This is where Leo had began his real works of art. All of these little projects led to him creating his most wonderful masterpieces; Madonna of the Rocks‚ the Last Supper‚ the Mona Lisa‚ and many more. These wonderful pieces of artwork have become very influential to a great number of young artists. Though it is not just the beauty of the art that makes them so famous‚ it is the was that Leonardo blends many different perspectives
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the world‚ ‘Mona Lisa‚ viewers feel that the woman in the painting is watching them‚ regardless of their position in relation to the frame. Furthermore‚ her mysterious smile seems to suggest a thought. Gazing at Mona Lisa is an eerie experience that can only be felt when looking at the original as some of the effect is lost in reproductions. Many deem her partial smile to be the cause of her unsettling effect on viewers‚ while others attribute it to her unavoidable eyes. In any case‚ Mona Lisa’s portrait
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