averages like me can’t do. Art like the Annunciation is my example of what fine art is.My first response to a painting is mainly visual what interests me most is the strong difference‚ color‚ and smoothness not in that order though. That attracts me draws me in‚ so to speak‚ my next reaction really depends on the style of the work. If it’s a convincing‚ realistic work‚ I usually look for an expressive response only if it’s an abstract‚ I feel it has to really touch me passionately and take some kind of reasoning
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Alberta Oil Sands Did you know Canada’s energy mostly comes from Alberta’s oil sands? It has been estimated that between 1.7 trillion and 2.5 trillion barrels of oil come from Alberta. The province’s oil resource plays an important role for the world’s oil supply. It has enough oil to keep Canada supplied for the next 400 years! The oil sands were formed in a pretty complex way.The oil was formed in source rocks‚ then continued pressure from overlying rock forced the oil through permeable rock
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Buddhist monks often engaged in sexual and romantic relationships with young acolytes. This was not exclusive to priests‚ as samurai often had relationships with young acolytes/apprentices as well. The passionate encounter between the preist and young man in figure 2 is emphasized by the red kukuri makura (stuffed roll pillow) which has fallen off the
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Bierstadt‚ whose “gigantic and romantic landscapes…introduced Americans to the awesome beauty of their own frontier‚” (Kernan‚ 86) is a good example of how visual representations played a significant role in the dissemination of the mythic West. Being one of the first artists to join expedition tours‚ Bierstadt’s paintings of the West offered Americans visual confirmation of what they had been told through literary media as well as their cultural and religious traditions. Because Bierstadt used the sketches
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inch flat TV screen. The work is realistic with some abstract elements in the painting. The artwork is realistic because the scene resembles the real world where there are sharks‚ boats‚ ships‚ flying fish‚ water‚ sugarcanes‚ ropes and a dark-colored man. But‚ the texture and colors of the water make it abstract and different from the common blue water in the real world because the artist wants to achieve a different notion or aspect of the water that people are not used to seeing. The artist combines
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Movie Analysis #3: “House of Sand and Fog” In the movie “House of Sand and Fog‚” we are given a glimpse into the immigrant experience‚ and we are asked to question what we would be willing to sacrifice in pursuit of our dreams. The ownership of a house is the conflict at the heart of the story‚ but the house means different things to the people involved. For Behrani‚ the Iranian immigrant who purchased the house‚ the house represents his piece of the “American Dream‚” and ownership of the house
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“That Lean and Hungry Look” – Suzanne Britt Jordan Julius Caesar stated “Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look‚ he thinks too much; such men are dangerous.” Cassius’ “lean and hungry look” unsettled Julius Caesar‚ who preferred the company of fat‚ contented men whom he believed were more trustworthy and appreciative. When we think of heavier people‚ we think that they are nice because they have nothing to be mean about and typical thin people will be stuck up and rude to the heavier person because
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One of the most recognizable athletes in the world and more importantly‚ one of best soccer players in the game today‚ David Beckham is also a popular figure in the world of the media and advertising. He has made appearances in advertisements for such companies as Adidas‚ Pepsi‚ Gillette‚ and Vodafone. Recently‚ I noticed an advertisement in People for "David Beckham Instinct‚" a product line consisting of aftershave and fragrances. On the back of the magazine‚ he is shown in a head-only photo
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It would be difficult to be sensory challenged whether it was a visual or a hearing disturbance. However‚ I feel for me personally that having a visual disturbance would be more challenging‚ especially if I could not see at all as with blindness. Being a person that has worn glasses for the last 30 years‚ I understand a bit about visual disturbance. I cannot get out of bed in the morning without my glasses or I have a difficult time seeing‚ if I had to go through life like that I would have a tough
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Brazil was first visited by the Portuguese they quickly found that there were rich lands and money to be made off those lands. The coastal areas of Brazil were taken by wealthy settlers‚ this was over 500 years ago. Jorge Amado’s “Captains of the Sands” was written in 1937 and although the main theme was set around a group of orphan children who ran the streets‚ there were political undertones that also told a story of the divide between the rich and the poor. When the Portuguese first arrived there
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