B-AM1101 - History and Contextual Studies 1 (Visual Arts) Written Assignment: Short Essay (30% of overall grade for History and Contextual Studies I) Assignment brief Critically evaluate a visual artwork of your choice‚ with reference to its history and context. Your essay should include: 1. An analysis of the work’s physical‚ visual and aesthetic characteristics‚ imagery and symbolism (where appropriate) 2. A brief background to the artist/maker 3. An argument about how the work
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Outline Caleb Luthringer Thesis: Richard Wright was an African-American author in the early 1900’s with a terrible back-ground but a bright future. I. Personal Life A. Birth: September 4‚ 1908. B. Education: Richard only received a ninth grade education. C. Marriage: First wife‚ Dhimah Meadman‚ August of 1939. Second wife‚ Ellen Poplar‚ March 12‚ 1941. II. Professional Life A. In 1927‚ Wright made it to Chicago. He showed his poetry to Abraham Aaron and Bill Jordan. They got his
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”‚ is a short story by the renowned Jamaica Kincaid; a Caribbean author and poet. The story depicts the instructions of how young girls should conduct themselves in public. Young girl’s duties involve responsibilities such as cleaning‚ cooking as well as societal social behaviors. Kincaid instructs young girls “don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school”. Kincaid also gives clear knowledge to the young girls that are not responsible for learning
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Cranach the Elder’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes‚ was created in the midst of both the High and Late Renaissance. The oil painting on linden created in 1530‚ is in traditional portrait style‚ and showcased Judith immediately after the beheading. The image of Judith holding the decapitated head of Holofernes uses the contrasting nature of the scene in its advantage. The painting contains both the gruesome head and the elegant beauty of the murderous widow. Appropriately‚ Judith is dressed in an
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capable of running society and that’s why men were so full of themselves back then and some of them still are now‚ it is important to look at the fact that there is so much more to everyone else than just the average white male who runs the world. Judith N. Shklar states in her criticism‚ “As a "hail and farewell‚" the Declaration is a perfectly stunning classical oration. It also has some of Jefferson’s own most cherished beliefs in it. "Nature" or "nature’s God" is a very cool deity— "The Creator
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‘Mirror’ By Sylvia Plath – Textual Analysis ‘Mirror’ is one of many works by the American poet Sylvia Plath‚ which was written within the last few months before her death‚ along with a number of other poems. One of the greatest qualities of her poems was its versatile nature. Her poems were never restricted to one interpretation. ‘Mirror’ is one such poem‚ where each reader is free to interpret her art differently. The speaker is not Sylvia Plath‚ but the mirror itself. As the first line of the
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As stress and mental issues relating to stress grow more prevalent as a result of war‚ post-war‚ and other traumatic experiences‚ more than one generation of people are being affected (Shulevitz 1). As Judith Shulevitz explains in her article‚ The Science of Suffering‚ “The children of the traumatized have always carried their parents’ suffering under their skin” (3). In fact‚ she further conveys to the modern audience through interviews with trauma victims and survivors her purpose to spread information
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Mirror Image Personal Response Our society judges too much on physical appearances. A society such as todays‚ I think judges everyone too much on how the look. Such as how tall a person is‚ skin colour‚ hair colour‚ and body size. From my experience as a teenage girl‚ there is a lot of pressure in society and surrounding community to be thin and have a certain look. Such as have straight hair‚ white straight teeth‚ to have no acne on your face‚ and to wear the clothes that are in fashion
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The Legend of The Mirror Christine Recio Along time ago‚ in a far away land‚ there’s a princess named Mira. Princess Mira always wanted to be the most beautiful girl in the Kingdom. She always ask her servants to judge her look. Until one night‚ a girl knocked at the Kingdom‚ She was wounded and hungry. She ask for help‚ and all of the servants come to help her. Then Princess Mira heard about the strange girl. Everyone was surprised when the girl takes off her hood. She was lovely as the swan
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Self Portrait by Judith Leyster (1630) and Third-Class Carriage (1864) by Honore Daumier are the two paintings I will compare. Since both artists capture everyday life events‚ I will compare the similarities‚ while exhibiting their different styles related to different time periods. Judith Leyster was known for pictures of everyday life and portraits in her Baroque/Dutch Golden Age style artwork. As reported by Mind Edge‚ “The Baroque movement of the 17th and early 18th century was known for its
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