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    Prose Commentary

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    Lanark: Prose Commentary 1 Lanark  Prose Commentary Retno Widyanti This extract from Lanark ‚written by Alasdair Gray‚ is a highly evocative piece of narrative prose. Set within a church in Lenzies‚ Glasgow‚ the excerpt illustrates the loss of love and theloss of self-belief which are inextricably intertwined for the character Duncan Thaw. Writtenin a post-modern style‚ it is also representative of the subjectivity of perception and its abilityto change with the passage of time. Duncan is forced

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    Doubting Darwin

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    be reduced to a chemical reaction is more ideology than science” relating to the theory of evolution. Scientist at the Institute for Creation Research have a view that the Earth was created by god within the past 12‚000 years at their museum‚ where murals of men cavorting with dinosaurs‚ before the

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    The Edsa Shrine

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    THE EDSA SHRINE [pic]The EDSA Shrine‚ located at the crossroads of Epifanio de los Santos (EDSA) Avenue and Ortigas Avenue in Quezon City‚ is formally known as the Shrine of Mary‚ Queen of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA)‚ It is dedicated to Our Lady who has miraculously interceded to oust the dictatorship in a peaceful and bloodless uprising that is now world renowned as the People Power Revolution of 1986. On December 15‚ 1989‚ the EDSA Shrine was established with then Rev. Fr. Socrates B. Villegas as

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    Art is a part of our daily life and is present in numerous cultures across the world. It can affect our mood in a positive or disturbing way. Art provides us with a broad understanding of self-awareness and emotions. It allows us to express our imagination and human creative skills. Art grants us a distinct insight into our history. Pablo Picasso is one of the most profound artist of the twentieth century‚ but was deeply rooted in the art of the past. Guernica is powerful because of color and lighting

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    Ismail Gulgee

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    Ismail Gulgee Engineer and Artist Born: October 25th‚ 1926 Died: December 16th‚ 2007 Biography Ismail Gulgee was born in Peshawar‚ Pakistan. He completed his early education in Pakistan and for higher studies he went to United States‚ there he completed his Civil Engineering from Columbia University and Harvard University. During his studies he started painting for his soul satisfaction. Gulgee explains it like this: “My work is the externalization of my inner journey. Through it I communicate

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    Pablo Picasso- 20th Century GeniusThe author ’s nomination for the 20th Century Genius Award proudly goes to Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso was probably the most famous artist of the twentieth century. An Unknown author stated that‚ "Picasso changed the meaning of art in so many ways‚ while showing that he had enormous skill‚ dedication and a little bit of craziness. His life spans many different perspectives in art‚ and his artistic timeline stretches‚ bends‚ twists‚ and even breaks in some points

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    little city. In the Palazzo Piccolomini Rossellino took up again the façade organization of Palazzo Rucellai. For Pius Rossellino also designed the Sienese palazzi of the Nerucci and the beautiful Palazzo Piccolomini. In architecture he innovated the mural funeral

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    Akbar the Great

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    and by marrying a Rajput princess.[7][9] Akbar’s reign significantly influenced art and culture in the country. He was a great patron of art and architecture [10] He took a great interest in painting‚ and had the walls of his palaces adorned with murals. Besides encouraging the development of the Mughal school‚ he also patronised the European style of painting. He was fond of literature‚ and had several Sanskrit works translated into Persian and Persian scriptures translated in Sanskrit apart from

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    Deco Art In The 1920s

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    The 1920s are known as the decade of extravagance‚ and the art in the decade definitely reflected it. Art deco and surrealism both came to popularity in the ‘20s‚ probably due to the change from the standard lifestyle of the ‘10s to the lavish way of life that only the 1920s could posses. The two art forms‚ although vastly different‚ both show two sides of the great Jazz Age. Beginning in France‚ the art deco design represented the fashion side of modernism. When the style crossed the Atlantic

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    Starwoods Hotel

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    Starwood Expands Presence in Brazil with Upcoming Sheraton Da Bahia Hotel in Salvador December 19‚ 2012 STAMFORD‚ CONN. – December 19‚ 2012 –Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide‚ Inc. (NYSE:HOT) has partnered with GJP Hotéis & Resorts to expand the presence of its global powerhouse brand Sheraton Hotels & Resorts in Brazil. Sheraton da Bahia Hotelwill be located inSalvador‚ one of the most important tourist destinations in the country. The 284-room historic Hotel da Bahia is currently

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