Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Factory‚ Horta de Ebbo (oil on canvas‚ 1909) Philadelphia Museum of Art Cubism was a truly revolutionary style of modern art developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques. It was the first style of abstract art which evolved at the beginning of the 20th century in response to a world that was changing with unprecedented speed. In the four decades from 1870-1910‚ western society witnessed more technological progress than in the previous four centuries. Picasso and Braque
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Juan Pablo Duarte Born on January 26‚ 1813 in Santo Domingo‚ Juan Pablo Duarte is considered one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic. In 1801‚ his parents left the Dominican Republic when Haitian troops‚ under the leadership of Toussaint L ’Ouverture‚ took control of Santo Domingo. They fled to Puerto Rico and resided there until the Spanish regained control of part of the country in the War of Reconquista in 1809. Duarte loved to learn
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PABLO ESCOBAR “Power like-love is a double edge sword.” With that sword‚ Pablo Escobar‚ Colombia’s powerful drug capo‚ held tight to. On one edge‚ Pablo Escobar was a man who was infatuated with power‚ and used it to his advantage to corrupt Colombia’s political force for his own good. Because of his power status‚ Escobar was feared by many people because of what he can have done to them. And on the other edge‚ Pablo Escobar used his power to help those who were less fortunate‚ and he would be
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Pablo Picasso’s Surrealism Surrealism was a movement that began in the early part of 1920s. Surrealism‚ unlike other art forms‚ can be characterized by “fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter.” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). In a sense‚ it wouldn’t make much sense to the naked eye‚ as the paintings do not appear like a normal object that we see in our day to day life. Rather it creates strange and illogical creatures out of everyday objects. Picasso was a great artist
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altered in each person. Heroes are portrayed as noble‚ courageous‚ powerful‚ or even a role model. Although the words used to describe a hero may not differ‚ what each person views as a hero can be. The illustration of a hero varies by person‚ but there was one man who was a hero in the eyes of many. Pablo Escobar was a hero to the poor. Escobar gave hope‚ money‚ and jobs to his people. Escobar‚ the famous drug lord‚ started his criminal career at a young age. He was born into poverty and found
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Pablo Escobar Born into a modest middle class family‚ a father who was a farmer and a mother who was an elementary school teacher‚ Pablo was the third born of nine children. Pablo strived and was driven to succeed by all costs. As a young child Pablo hoped to one day become President of Columbia. However‚ Pablo fell in with the wrong crowd where his drive and determination to achieve great success was exploited and turned into money driven criminal acts. Soon the Pablo Escobar of humble beginnings
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an advice to the women who are not wise—unable to manipulate their husband. Line 230 translates to the following: now listen to how I have conducted myself (Benson). Readers get the opportunity to learn that the Wife of Bath is a powerful manipulator who is attempting to teach other wives how to conduct themselves. Line 231 translates to the following: to the wise wives that are able to understand me (Benson). This line enables the readers to realize that the Wife of Bath is a woman who will refuse
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Pablo Vicario‚ twin brother of Pedro Vicario‚ plays a key role in “Chronicle of a Death Foretold”‚ for he is one of the murderers of Santiago Nasar. His sister‚ Angela Vicario‚ told Pablo and Pedro‚ on the night of her wedding‚ that Santiago Nasar had taken her virginity. The twins were now enraged and they both agreed that the honorable thing to do was to kill Santiago‚ as a woman losing her virginity before marriage was considered a disgrace. Pedro had originally concocted the idea of murdering
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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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The Life of the Notorious Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar‚ the notorious drug lord‚ had a very diverse life. From the early days of his childhood Pablo had always been an ambitious child. His full name is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. He was born on December 1‚ 1949 in Rionegro‚ Antioquia‚ Colombia (“Pablo”). His mother‚ Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío‚ was a teacher and his father‚ Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri‚ was a farmer. At a young age Pablo’s father left his mother alone with seven
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