Edward J. Escobar‚ the author and a member of the Chicana and Chicano studies and history department at the Arizona state University‚ writes about the corrupt and the inhumanity of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and their history dating back in the 1940s. The author narrates about the Los Angeles police who had barbarous behaviors and racial discrimination against the minority group. The brutal actions that led to the name Bloody Christmas involved officers beating up seven men and leaving
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An Argument for Clemency for Edward Snowden Edward Snowden was a hot topic in the news in 2013 after he released classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the media. This leak contained information about global surveillance performed by the United States‚ which involved monitoring email‚ tracking cell phones‚ and logging phone calls. Not only did this action force him into asylum overseas to avoid arrest‚ but it ultimately caused an uproar in the media and amongst the American
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ARTS: The Interpretation of Painting and the Appreciation of Music VOCABULARY Ablaze | Brightly lit or brightly coloredStars ablaze with their own luminescence (soft shining light) | Adroit | Very skillful and quickly in the way you think or moveHe is an exceptionally adroit artist | Aesthetic | Related to the enjoyment or study of beautyTo perform an aesthetic function | Aftermath | The period of time after somethingAlthough Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of
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of watching this painting‚ I feel greatly relieved from the burden from heavy study‚ which really ease my mind and relax my body. This is a beautiful painting‚ and now I will analyze this painting‚ talking about 3 art elements and 3 principle of design about it. First‚ the art element I would like to talk about is color. As we all know‚ color acts as a very role in so many paintings‚ and as for this painting‚ color also plays an important part. The reason is‚ in this painting‚ all the objects are
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Patrick McGihon P-1 2-10-11 A.P. Analysis Edward Abbey’s attitudes toward nature are clearly characterized through his description of the Aravaipa Canyon in New Mexico. Abbey views nature as this magnificent and mysterious concept in life that will forever be unknown‚ or not entirely comprehensible. His purpose is to show the audience that nature is full of wonder and that there are so many things still to be discovered. He does this by describing the Aravaipa Canyon with intense detail
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Edward Smith‚ age 65‚ a man confined is an asylum for 10 years. A man perceived ludicrous and insane. A man unwelcomed and shunned by his own family. Yet‚ his bone trembling account of a dark‚ enigmatic house‚ has possibly fabricated an obituary for innumerable‚ missing‚ hapless children! However‚ often is the price of curiosity fatal…. You have been warned! Dusk was creeping away in the horizon leaving a fresh wound smeared across the face of the sky. Decayed marshes emanated a sour scent; forming
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Painting and architecture are so intimately combined that it is sometimes difficult to perceive where one begins and the other ends. There are literally no frames to confine or define the painting form the architecture Architectural painting (also Architecture painting) is a form of genre painting where the predominant focus lies on architecture‚ both outdoors views and interiors. While architecture was present in many of the earliest paintings and illuminations‚ it was mainly used as background
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Ad Reinhardt had a unique painting style and concept while the development with his black paintings. During his last days of lif he constantly repainted the same paining‚ same structure and applying shades of the same color on the surface. His black paintings were square format‚ identically divided into nine equal squares and coated in shades of black. Reinhardt also choose to paint these canvas by hand rather than using industrial techniques provided by mechanical reproduction. Reinhardt painted
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The painting that I am choosing to talk about is called Circling the Enemy by Z.S. Liang. What this painting means is that basically in the mid-nineteenth century‚ there were problems with the residents of Native Americans got more aggressive as many more settlers continued their expedition in the Westward Expansion. But‚ what I thought this meant at first when I saw this was how the Indians were fighting for their land because settlers were moving west and got to their land. What I think this picture
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David Edward Byrd is an American born graphic artist. His styles include Art Nouveau‚ Vienna Secession and Art Deco. He was inspired by such artists as Joe Leyendecker‚ a German born illustrator‚ who is responsible for The modern image of Santa Claus‚ the fat man in the red fur coat as well as baby new year during his time at the Saturday evening Post which he work at for over 40 years. Leyendecker was also a notable influence on Norman Rockwell. http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1081556 Other
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