Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.
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While living in New York‚ Baer became an active writer where throughout her many essays‚ “Art & Vision: Mach Bands” was published in 1970. In 1974 and 1975 Baer could no longer deal with being attached with Minimalism so she created two canvases which started her break away from it. June of 1975 Baer moved from New York to Ireland where she began painting animals and humans in translucent colors. In 1984 Baer moved to Amsterdam where she still currently lives
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Major ethical issues: • Gap Inc. is a multinational casual apparel chain retail store with “3000 supplier in 50 different countries”. The manufacturing environment‚ human right treatment and labour policy vary substantially among suppliers from substandard to appalling. • Gap Inc.’s customer were deceived to assume the products were “Made in USA”‚ under United States labour standards and human right policies; whilst‚ manufacturing factories were located in Saipan –a U.S. protectorate in Southeast
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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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Yayoi Kusama is 82 years old. But when she is wheeled in‚ on her blue polka-dotted wheelchair‚ she looks more like a baby‚ the sort you might see played by an adult in a British pantomime. Her face is large for a Japanese woman and at odds with her smallish frame. Apart from her intense‚ saucer-shaped eyes and the arc of deep red lipstick across her mouth‚ there is something masculine about her features. She wears a lurid red wig and a dress covered in engorged polka dots. Coiled around her neck
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Elevators have distinguished themselves as a component of our modern world. They guide us to our destinations faster and help us innovate our technologies to higher levels to keep up with our fast-paced world. Based on simple machinery‚ its minimalism proves to be the heart beat of our improving industrial communities. Although Elijah Otis improved the invention of the elevator in 1850‚ the composition‚ structure‚ and limitations are still improving today. Though there are many types of elevators
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To most‚ choosing a path and journey in life lay entirely in their own hands. However‚ for most women in the middle east‚ it is much more complex. In her photographic series ‘The Choice’‚ Manal Al-Dowayan aims to break the restraint that most Saudi Arabian women endure by showcasing the paradox of being an ambitious Saudi Arabian woman in the contemporary world. Manal Al-Dowayan is known for her mixed media installations that stresses the issue of gender inequality in Saudi Arabia as well as the
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Analysis of “The Last Samurai” Film Based On Postmodern Theory By: Mauliana Dewi (090511100001) English Department Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences Trunojoyo University of Madura 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Films are made to be seen and heard‚ to appeal to our visual and aural senses. Like any art form‚ however‚ films are also meant to be felt and understood‚ to appeal to our emotions and minds. One of the best ways to determine whether a film has succeeded in any or all of
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Cited: Aristotle. “Virtue Ethics.” Moral Philosophy‚ A Reader‚ Third Edition. Ed. Louis P. Pojman. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett‚ 2003. 249-259 Norton‚ David L. “Moral Minimalism and the Development of Moral Character.” Moral Philosophy‚ A Reader‚ Third Edition. Ed. Louis P. Pojman. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett‚ 2003. 296-307
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The river‚ in the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse‚ is a symbol‚ a plot device‚ and the prophet throughout the story and Siddhartha’s spiritual journey. The river‚ and the explanation of time given above also explains and represents a Buddhist outlook on time and existence itself‚ impermanence and presence in the moment. The river itself is a compelling symbol by itself. Greek mythology features several rivers‚ each with different purposes. The river Styx circles the underworld and usually represents
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