On May 15‚ 1923‚ Richard Avedon was born in New York City‚ New York. His mother‚ Anna Avedon owned a family chain of dress manufacturers and his father‚ Jacob Israel Avedon started his own dress business called Avedon’s Fifth Avenue. Avedon was inspired by his parent’s businesses and his mother supported his interests in fashion and art. At age 12‚ Avedon joined the Young Man’s Hebrew Association Camera Club and armed with his family’s Kodak Box Brownie‚ he began fostering his interest in photography
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Sir Walter Raleighs The Lie is a Renaissance poem which explores universal political and social ideas. The poem was written in the year 1618‚ as the poet awaited his execution in a chamber in the Tower of London. Raleigh says Tell men of high condition‚ that manage the estate‚ their purpose is ambition; their practise only hate. Raleigh speaks of customs no longer followed as he refers to the rich as owning an estate‚ but also comments upon human nature and the universal theme of selfishness and
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War Strategies of Sir Arthur Currie Sir Arthur Currie was not a man raised to become a great general‚ he had to start from the beginning and work his way to the top. He served his country by fighting and leading battles that made Canada a great independent nation‚ making him a figure of inspiration to many Canadians. In the many battles of World War One‚ including Amiens‚ Passchendaele‚ Vimy Ridge‚ and others‚ Arthur Currie devised well prepared‚ flexible‚ unique‚ and intelligent war strategies
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Born as Richard O’Barry on October 14th‚ 1939 (age 76)‚ Ric O’Barry is an American activist known for capturing and training dolphins in the 60’s TV series‚ Flipper. However‚ when the dolphin that played Flipper most of the time‚ Kathy‚ died in his arms; O’Barry realized that his work was wrong. He soon transitioned to activism‚ advocating against industries that keep dolphins in captivity. On the first Earth Day in 1970‚ he founded a campaign against the “multi-billion dollar dolphin captivity industry”
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She played a significant role in his life and imbibed in him the importance of dignity‚ keeping promises and being dependable. Meanwhile‚ father Naval married a Swiss‚ Simone and soon Ratan acquired a step brother‚ Noel. Mother‚ Soonoo married Sir Jamsetji Jejeebhoy and had three daughters: Shireen‚ Deanna and Geet. After graduation‚ Ratan went to Jamshedpur on his first assignment with Tatas. Six years later he returned to Bombay and stayed with Naval and Simone at Tata Palace but soon moved
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Evolutionary biologist‚ Richard Dawkins once said‚ “Faith is the great cop-out‚ the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.” What needs to be understood today is that many Christians have put on blinders to the world and the only answer they have for such proponents of evolution such as Mr. Dawkins is their faith and their faith alone. While faith is very important to the Christian it is also necessary that they are able to defend that same faith. The reason that you must be
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Richard L. W. Clarke LITS2002 Notes 01 1 SIR PHILIP SIDNEY‚ AN APOLOGY FOR POETRY (1595) Sidney‚ Sir Philip. “An Apology for Poetry.” Critical Theory Since Plato. Ed. Hazard Adam s. New York: Harcourt‚ Brace‚ Jovanovich‚ 1971. 143-162. Sidney’s argum ent is divided into several sections and subsections. In order to m ake sense of this im m ensely long but im portant essay‚ you should read those sections m arked by an asterisk (*) below and in the order given: 1. From “Now then we go to the m ost
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Sir Gawain and Beowulf: Which is More Honorable? Heroes come in many forms‚ yet traits such as: courage‚ honor‚ and loyalty‚ reappear as themes throughout the personality of a hero. The characters of Beowulf and Sir Gawain each represent a version of a hero‚ yet each comes across quite differently in their respective story. A hero can be said to truly win if he remains constant to his noble values when put in any situation that crosses his way. When measured by that criteria‚ Sir Gawain stands
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Comparison of the New and the Old (work in progress) Agatha Christie and the rather known‚ unknown author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight appear to be sharing the same playbook when it comes to major themes in their writing. It may be a British concept‚ but using themes that capture the reader’s attention is key when writing a piece of literature. Over the course of time Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Murder on the Orient Express have been raised upon the themes of isolation‚ color
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Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 Everybody remembers Jamestown‚ Capt. John Smith‚ Pocahontas and all the rest. But do you remember Roanoke? In 1585‚ after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories‚ Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia"‚ in honor of Elizabeth‚ the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America’s eastern seaboard protected
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