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    Andy Weir‚ a well known sci-fi author‚ once said‚ “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow” (“Andy Weir Quotes” Brainy). Andy Weir is the author of The Martian‚ a hugely successful book about an astronaut called Mark Watney. In the book‚ Watney is left on Mars by his fellow crewmates who believe he is dead. The Martian describes what it would be like to survive on a desolate planet‚ but still somehow makes it interesting. The interest in The Martian is sometimes found in the author

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    Andy Goldsworthy Case Study Andy Goldsworthy is a famous British sculptor whose influences come primarily from the environment around him and the way society interacts with nature. His work is constructed solely from objects found in the environment he is working in the aim of the work itself to become a part of the environment around it‚ interacting with it in a way that makes it seem entirely out of place yet still in sync with what is around it. His own influences and connections to nature

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    The Day Andy Came Home

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    protect delicate little Andy—and to bake me‚ I thought. I could feel it in the middle row of the van‚ where Mom‚ Andy‚ and I were sitting. Andy was facing backward in his pastel blue infant seat with pastel yellow flowers spangled all over it. (I’m telling you this‚ by the way‚ so you’ll be amazed at what a fantastic memory I have.) He was covered with a red and blue plaid wool blanket that clashed dreadfully with the seat. The plastic of the infant seat squeaked‚ but Andy himself was as quiet

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    Redemption (Michael Vick)

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    A Man’s Path to Redemption Every Sunday‚ of every week‚ for the past 10 years of my life has been special. From waking up extra early to talking trash with friends‚ watching football has become a religion for me. But it was not always this way. It all started out one day‚ when the Atlanta Falcons were playing against my favorite team‚ the Philadelphia Eagles. I do not quite recall the conclusion of the game‚ but there is one thing I do remember; Michael Vick. Michael Dwayne Vick was

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    John Lennon by Andy Warhol John Lennon by Andy Warhol was created in 1985 (Christies.com)‚ shortly after the Vietnam War ended in 1975 (Kennedy Hickman). John Lennon‚ who was an antiwar activist‚ was assassinated in 1981 (Wikipedia). Due to his pivotal role in the music industry‚ he was extremely influential. Andy Warhol executed his portrait of John as a tribute four years after Lennon’s death. As a medium‚ Warhol used synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas (Christies.com). His

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    friends who end up suffering from an ill fate. The main character‚ Andy Jackson‚ and his friends decided to celebrate after a big win in their school basketball game‚ they acquired alcohol and drove around in Andy’s car while intoxicated. While Andy was driving drunk‚ he caused a fatal car accident that killed his best friend Robbie Washington who was riding in the front passenger seat. The other three passengers survived physically‚ but Andy went down into a spiralling depression. He later killed himself

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    The discussion of the theme of martyrdom and redemption through suffering in modern poetic dramas requires an investigation of the origin and the roots of martyrdom from earlier times. A historical perspective on the cosmological theme of birth and renewal is quite useful in this respect because the concept of martyrdom and sacrifice is as important in the pagan creed as it is in the recognized established human religions as Christianity and Islam. Drama and religious rituals went hand in hand in

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    Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola) was one of the most well known and influential artists of the late 20th century. Warhol moved from his birthplace of Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania to New York and worked as a commercial artist for many magazines including Vogue‚ Harper’s Bazaar‚ and the New Yorker. He also did window displays and advertisements for retail stores. His first profitable job was illustrating an article in Glamour magazine titled "Success is a Job in New York" (Andy Warhol: Biography). In

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    Contemporary (Post Modern) Frame Andy Goldsworthy’s art pieces are presented and created in the natural environment using natural resources only taken from the environment. Wood‚ stone‚ leaves and flowers are some examples of the materials he uses. His artworks have features that relate to Post Modernism. His artworks can be viewed from different viewpoints and distances and can be experienced with more than just sight but with touch as well. Goldsworthy’s main feature that can be related to Post

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    a new car and he dressed in nice clothes‚ did he really know what Wendy was going through? No he looked at her like he looked at any other shoplifter‚ and he turned her in hopes of getting on good terms with the manager. Andy did not sympathize for Wendy in anyway. How could Andy be so heartless some may ask‚ but does he really even understand how rough Wendy has it? Put yourself in Andy’s situation would you turn someone in after witnessing them shoplift. After all it is the rules and no one gets

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