born Oct. 25‚ 1881‚ Málaga‚ Spain died April 8‚ 1973‚ Mougins‚ France Spanish-born French painter‚ sculptor‚ printmaker‚ ceramicist‚ and stage designer. Trained by his father‚ a professor of drawing‚ he exhibited his first works at 13. After moving permanently to Paris in 1904‚ he replaced the predominantly blue tones of his so-called Blue Period (1901–04) with those of pottery and flesh in his Rose Period (1904–06). His first masterpiece‚ Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907)‚ was controversial
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light‚ and the longing for home left him (Tolstoy 6). Until he realized his own sin‚ he was stuck in hatred. It takes the realization of sin to finally see the truth. It takes courage to recognize sin and to forgive others. In “God Sees the Truth‚ but Waits” by Leo Tolstoy‚ diction‚ irony‚ and symbolism reveal injustice breeds contempt. Diction shows the grief that follows unfairness because it shows the extent of the sorrow. Makar is distraught with guilt because Aksionov was imprisoned unjustly all
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Fairy Tales usually have a fantastic element and might feature magic imaginary creators. Italian Lore is the myths‚legends‚ and fairytales of Italy.Legends are the most concentrated in Italian Folklore. Italy values family or love and honesty which the folklore contributes. Family or love is the most important value they have. Oral tradition is information passed down from generation to generation without writing
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Unit One: The Italian Renaissance Review Sheet 1. People to know: -Savonarola-gained power in Florence in 1494. Exercised strict rule until overthrown in 1498 -Julius II-The Warrior Pope. Led armies against the French and Venetians -Tudors (why powerful?)- Edward IV Richard IIHenry VII. Used Star Chamber against nobles and Henry VII rebuilt monarchy -Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (Inquisition why?)-Marriage created union of Spain. Completed Reconquista and Inquisition
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considered the Sicilian Mafia as the most ruthless mobsters of the twentieth century. By the 1900s‚ the Mafia had become known as a network of criminal thugs that dominated the Sicilian countryside. Members of the Mafia were bound by Omerta. Omerta‚ an Italian word‚ stands for a strict code of conduct. The code include avoiding all contact or cooperation with authorities. In the beginning the Mafia had no centralized organization. It consisted of many small groups. Each of these groups was considered as
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A day’s Wait (Ожидание) by Ernest Hemingway 1. The short story I would like to speak about is written by a well-known American novelist and short story writer. ’The Old Man and the Sea’ must be his greatest literary work due to receiving the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. His writings were clear and easily understood‚ express about what he saw and what he felt. Hemingway adopts every means to show a deep structure through the original text. According to the short story «A Days wait»‚ it is
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The Influence of Immigrant Cultures on American Cuisine Thomas J Smith Sullivan University Abstract American Cuisine has benefited from an infusion of cultural influences. Primary among these is the indigenous cuisines of its various immigrant groups. This melding of cuisine and culture has resulted in a diverse and vibrant cuisine‚ taking from the host culture‚ transposing it‚ and incorporating its essence into the whole. This melding‚ however can lead to the loss of culture‚
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today is due largely to my great-grandparents‚ from both my mother and fathers side. They immigrated here from the towns of Naples and Calabria both located in the southern part of Italy. From the many stories I heard about my great-grandparents‚ I learned that the main reason for them coming to this country‚ as for many of the immigrants‚ was to start a better life for their families. It was between 1880 and 1920 that over four million Italians were recorded as immigrating
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head. The use of the lines are varied‚ they are horizontal‚ vertical and diagonal‚ which create sections of light and dark highlighting the important parts such as the breast and buttocks. As for the body‚ it is generalized as geometrical shapes without a face‚ the spaced used projects out implying open space as it fills the three-dimensional space‚ probably intended to be carried. The weight of the sculpture is set in the midsection with the area being the widest‚ and the sexual nature of her body
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INTRODUCTION Anglo-Italian cultural contacts are rather unlike that of most languages that exerted influence on English. Whereas English had to struggle for power with the likes of French and Latin in order to keep its linguistic power and integrity‚ its relationship with Italian has always been less antagonistic and less aggressive. Though Italian borrowings in English are not so numerous they have highlighted the important role the Italian language and culture has had in the English world. The
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