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    Color and Picture

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    CEZANNE

 Within this Essay‚ I will compare two artist ’s plates‚ outlining the key differences between them - Plate 1.3.24 Cezannes Jug and Fruit (1885-87) and Plate 1.3.30 Zubarans Still Life with Lemons‚ Orange and a Rose (1663). Although both pictures are of still life objects‚ they way in which they have been painted are quite different and therefore give the viewer quite different experiences. 

 Composition The composition of both plates are Cézanne ’s Jug and Fruit (Plate 1.3.24)‚ and

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    Descartes on colors

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    In this paper‚ I will dissect Descartes current and former beliefs about his-self and the world. I will then argue his belief that he is merely “a thing that thinks” and why that is a flawed belief. Descartes once thought of himself as a man. He was a body that could taste‚ smell‚ see‚ move‚ and most of all; perceive. To achieve his goal of obtaining true knowledge‚ however‚ Descartes decided to rid his mind of all doubt and trust only reason. Descartes purports that most of his knowledge was

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    Purple Hibiscus Character List Kambili Achike The main character who narrates the story of her family’s breakdown. When the story begins‚ Kambili is fifteen years old and painfully shy. She lives under the strict Catholic rule of her father‚ who expects his children to succeed at all costs. As political unrest seizes Nigeria‚ Kambili is introduced to a new way of life by her liberal aunt. Though she retains her faith through several horrendous events‚ Kambili learns to question authority when

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    Character Foils in Purple Hibiscus An Analyzation on the Effects of Contrasting Personalities between Kambili and Amaka Some authors use character foils to emphasize extreme differences and personalities. For example the good‚ kindhearted Cinderella being contrasted against the evil and wicked stepmother in the popular fairy tale. In the Novel Purple Hibiscus‚ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie uses character foils; Amaka and Kambili‚ who are two cousins that come from completely different backgrounds and

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    Color Distortion: Perception

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    Color describtion: Perception” Theoretical Framework: Prototype theory Invented Words (Berko 1958). Color Semantics Link between perception & language. Cultural differences in color terms. Objectives: Observe at what age children start to distinguish between similar colors. Observe with which objects do they relate colors the most. Observe if cultural aspects change color description. Materials: List of colors from Wikipedia. 11 Subjects for the interviews (4 children‚ 2 adolescents

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    Religion Religion is a main theme that emerges quite strongly throughout the novel of purple hibiscus. European missionaries took Christianity to Nigeria. They tried to convert local people  from  their  traditional  religious  practices  to  follow  Christianity‚  the  ‘true’  religion.  The novel is divided into 4 distinct sections and they are not in chronological order. The reference to Palm Sunday in part 1 is significant. It refers to what the children are going to go through‚ just like

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    Drawing the Color Line

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    Background Information: Intro: Drawing the Color Line shows the development of racism in our country and how our society has lowered people of a different race other than caucasian to be the "have-not’s" of society.  Background Information: Sometimes it is noted that‚ even before 1600‚ when the slave trade had just begun‚ before Africans were stamped by it—literally and symbolically—the color black was distasteful. In England‚ before 1600‚ it meant‚ according to the Oxford English Dictionary:

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    Religion is a very prominent theme in the “Purple Hibiscus”. The author‚ Adichie‚ uses a variety of characters to explore different ways of expressing one’s faith. She explores the ways in which three very different characters express their religion of the Catholic faith‚ as well as looking into the traditional Nigerian beliefs of Papa Nnukwu. By illustrating some very contrasting religious beliefs and methods of religious expression in her characters‚ she encourages readers to consider their own

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    an important cultural colors I think of the aboriginal flag. The flag is red and black with a yellow circle. The black stands for the Aboriginal people of Australia. The yellow circle represents the sun which gives life and protects them. The red represents the red earth which is used in ceremonies and shows the spiritual connection to the land. My personal color represents purple. I dress in a lot of purple clothes‚ my computer case and keyboard are purple. This color is very personal for

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    Color Red Research Paper

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    Colors are everywhere and part of everyday life but there’s a lot we don’t know about them. Colors can represent love or depression‚ colors do more than you would expect of them. Colors are even used for a type of light therapy called Chromotherapy. In Chromotherapy you are exposed to a light in the form of a certain color. This form of therapy is used for all different types of illnesses and problems. At the other end of the spectrum there is people who can’t perceive colors at all‚ these people

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