Self-Portrait is an acrylic painting on a on canvas. This painting is huge with the dimensions 8 ft 9 in by 6 ft 9 in. The man’s face over powers the viewer with sheer scale as viewers are forced to step back or look up to see him. The canvas portrays a very detailed image of a man in black‚ various shades of gray‚ and white. It can be easily mistaken for a photograph. He has a lit cigarette in the left side of his mouth. The angle perspective is as if the viewer is looking up at him. He does not
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Obituary: Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain‚ who has died aged 61‚ was a French navigator and soldier. He is important to Canadian history because he helped establish the settlements. He founded New France and Quebec City as well. Early experience In 1604‚ he was made an assistant to the Sieur de Monts‚ who was a French noble appointed by the king of France to set up trading posts in Canada. In the summer of 1605‚ de Monts‚ Champlain and approximately sixty settlers and established a small
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Bader Ginsburg‚ Stephen Breyer‚ Elena Kagan‚ Anthony Kennedy‚ John Roberts‚ Antonin Scalia‚ Samuel Alito‚ to Clarence Thomas. Through the figure‚ Sonia Sotomayor is the most liberal justice‚ and Clarence Thomas is the most conservative justice. After Thomas‚ Samuel Alito is supposed the second conservative justice in the Supreme Court. In this essay‚ we are going to identify more about the ideology of Samuel Alito justice.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce‚ first serialised in the magazine The Egoist from 1914 to 1915‚ and published first in book format in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch‚ New York. The first British edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917. The story describes the formative years of the life of Stephen Dedalus‚ a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology‚ Daedalus. A novel written in Joyce’s
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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was an American founding father‚ the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. At the beginning of the American Revolution‚ he served in the Continental congress‚ representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia. Just after the war ended‚ from mid-1784 Jefferson served as a diplomat‚ stationed in Paris. In May 1785‚ he became the United States Minister to France. Jefferson was the first
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Blue and Gold in His Blood Children often dream of growing up to be superheros‚ ballerinas or firemen‚ but Samuel L. Giddings always knew he wanted to be a Naval Academy Midshipman. Currently second class at the Naval Academy‚ Annapolis‚ Maryland‚ the twenty-year-old is pursuing an Operations Research major. He hopes to be a Surface Warfare officer after his graduation in 2017. Giddings grew up with a family full of experience in the armed forces. “I lived at the Academy”‚ he said‚ referring to
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Protagonist of the story‚ Samuel Spade‚ is a very mysterious man who trusts only himself. The problems he may encounter tend to get done without the help of higher authorities (police) in his life‚ Spade‚ works only for Spade. Characterized by devilish qualities throughout the book‚ Samuel is associated with the term “blonde Satan” (3)‚ implying that he is comparable to the devil. He wants to outsmart everyone and win this “game” that is going on between him and Gutman. His potential love interest
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ahexcuseme@aol.com 1413 East 68th Street Chicago‚ IL 60637 Day Telephone: (773) 368-9964 Evening Telephone: (773) 368-9964 Assignment Title: Best Self Portrait Date of Submission: April 15‚ 2013 Assignment Due Date: April 14‚ 2013 Course: Promoting and Leading Change Section Number: LDR 7030-K74 Semester: Spring‚ 2013 Course Instructor: Dr. Donna Blaess Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged
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Bhutan is internationally known for the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). GNH has become a multidimensional development approach supported by the foundations of four pillars which include Sustainable and Equitable Socio-Economic Development; Conservation of Environment; Preservation and Promotion of Culture and Tradition; and Good Governance. Bhutan is unique in paving the way to measure development progress in terms of GNH rather than GDP (Dixon. F‚ 2004)‚ which is not without challenges
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EVERYTHING! Thursday‚ October 31‚ 2013 7:38 PM Lecture 10/15 • Test one Review (Shoulder) ○ The scapula ○ ○ ○ The Humerus Review Page 1 ○ ○ Capitulum □ Where the fovea and the head of the radius articulate Radial fossa □ Head of the radius lies in full flexion Trochlea □ T notch articulates on the ulna Coronoid fossa □ Coronoid process lies in full flexion Lateral and medial supracondylar ridges □ Attachment site Extensor carpi
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