Renoir’s Large Bathers As a student in a suburb of Philadelphia‚ I have had the opportunity to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art on multiple occasions over the last two and a half years. On some visits‚ I spend my time staring at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers while other times I dedicate my time to admiring the Sculpture Garden; but one thing that stays the same through every visit is my shameless staring‚ dare I say gawking‚ at Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Large Bathers. This 1887 oil on canvas is
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George Ramone College Composition I Prof. Loscano September 14‚ 2011 In Henry Louis Gates Jr.‘s‚ “Whats in a Name?“‚ Gates deals with a sort of life changing reality as a young boy. He recalls the incident from a time when prejudice and discrimination against African Americans was perfectly normal. Gates and his father went to the drugstore in town‚ where his father was the only colored person that could eat there out of the whole town. As Gates was eating his ice cream‚ his father greets Mr
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INDUSTRIES LARGE-SCALE AND SMALL-SCALE The following pages describe the industrial life and activity of the district. The chapter is divided into three sections: (1) Large-Scale Industries‚ (2) Small-Scale Industries and (3) Labour Organization. It is‚ however‚ to be noted that the statistics given in the section on large-scale industries which include employment and such other aspects as capital investment‚ production etc. are included‚ are not in respect of the industry as a whole but pertain
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would help give them some tools that they can relate directly to the Qur’an. Here are some stories created around the surah names of the Qur’an. It helps in creating familiarity and some Arabic words and their meanings. It is not meant to be all inclusive of what the surahs talk of. Sometimes it links with the message of the surah‚ but the main aim is to get familiar with the names and the order the surahs are in. This is a way to help recall. Ali (RA) said a good way to memorise is by association of
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Mathematical Puzzles These puzzles (most of them old classics) from various sources can be used with pupils who finish classwork early. Most of the questions were chosen with enthusiastic‚ bright early teenagers in mind. Some of the puzzles are also appropriate for class work - an initial worked example on the board will help a lot. There are a few trick questions. Some questions can be quickly answered if you chance upon the right approach‚ but the ’long’ solution isn’t too arduous. Several of
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Large Scale Fading and Channel modeling Using Matlab March 2012 Large scale fading and channel modeling Using Matlab Introduction The fading phenomenon can be broadly classified into two different types: large-scale fading and small-scale fading. Large-scale fading occurs as the mobile moves through a large distance‚ for example‚ a distance of the order of cell size . It is caused by path loss of signal as a function of distance and shadowing by large objects such as
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Names are sometimes significant in reflecting a person’s identity; whether it’s a first name or last name they can indicate a person’s nationality and culture. Names can also state what family someone belongs to. However‚ names cannot represent your personalities and interests which also make up your identity. A person’s first name or last name can show their nationality and culture. A name such as ‘Sunil’ can show a person’s background and beliefs. From this people can assume their language‚
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My name‚ Sydney ‚ has little story behind it but does have meaning to my family and I. my first name was chosen on October 8th‚ 1995‚ my birthday. With names flying in the hospital room‚ I can’t imagine how someone could have thought of such a perfect name! And out of all the chaos‚ came a BEAUTIFUL NAME‚ Sydney. My grandpa had chosen it because of the energy of the name‚ and the beauty. Immediately‚ the family agreed. My name would be Sydney. My middle name‚ ******‚ was brought down and taken
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THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS During the early ages‚ many Filipinos use pearls for accessories. The Philippines as we all know is really surrounded by different bodies of water because of these‚ many sea divers dive in seas just to get big and beautiful pearls. The Philippines is also rich in natural resources containing beautiful places because to these‚ they export different sizes of pearls in the different parts of the country. With all its grandeur and magnificence‚ the Pearl of the Orient
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2013 What’s in a Name? The topic in general from the America Now textbook is asking us what do we know about our names‚ what they mean. Our names can suggest family origins‚ religious‚ racial‚ an ethnic identity and social status. What’s in a Name? encompassed many things that many people didn’t actually know about their names and what they mean to have that name or nickname. Like giving a favorite object a name. Most times many people have trouble coming up with appropriate names for a certain object
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