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    where the viewer can discover something new everytime they look at the artwork. A sense of movement is a complexity and finding movement in all four pieces will give the viewer a reason to take a second look and find something new about each work. In ‘Le Bain’ one is able to see three figures having a luncheon on the grass. They look as if they are in mid conversation and have been interrupted because the viewers have stepped into the scene. Even though the figures are in a sitting position Manet creates

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    The Conquest of New Spain was an interesting period of Spanish history‚ during this time the Spanish Empire was in a period of extensive. There are two sources that were written during this time‚ that portray events in different light. The first letter is written by Hernan Cortés to the Spanish king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles the V‚ and is a report written by Cortés about the Yucatan‚ describing its people and Cortés’ journey throughout these lands. The next letter is written by Bernal Diaz del

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    In the essay Are Too Many People Going to College? Charles Murray states that while more people should be gaining a liberal education in their high school years‚ not as many are so prepared for a college degree. Students are not being given adequate information about the history of the world around them during their formative years‚ and are instead made to wait until they move on to college. Students who score a higher percentiles are more likely to enjoy the constant research and studying‚ but for

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    expeditions. With the help of many Natives as translators were able to communicate with other natives. Many of these translators who aided the Spanish conquerors would petition the crown for certain privileges in recognition for their role in the Spanish conquest. For example Malinalli‚ or Malinche was sold by her mother to Hernán Cortés‚ a Conquistador‚ could speak Nahuatl which was spoken within the Aztec tribes‚ Mayan and later Spanish. Through her Cortes met Montezuma in Tenochtitlan (Lepore‚ J.‚ 2002)

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    There are people that can be sacrificial and that may not be so much. There are also people that say that they are sacrificial‚ but yet there are things that they can do to be more than what they are. In the book Les Mis‚ by: Victor Hugo there are a couple people that are very sacrificial. They have done many things in the movie and the book that have done a great deed to people and they have helped saved lives. There are many characters in this book that I could argue about them being sacrificial

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    Commencement for Women’s Rights On May 22‚ 1983‚ Ursula K. Le Guin delivered a commencement speech to the graduating class of Mills College in Oakland‚ California‚ the first women’s college west of the Rocky Mountains (Graveline). Le Guin took an unusual approach to this commencement speech‚ focusing her words on the controversial topic of gender equality. This speech not only empowered the women of her graduating class‚ but also highlighted the extreme differences in the qualities of women compared

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    video clips that had been in circulation on the web since August‚ 2015. These clips depicted what seemed to be Kubrick’s confession to faking the moon landing‚ these video clips actually come from the film‚ “Shooting Stanley Kubrick” by T. Patrick Murray. While the short clips have a serious tone that may be convincing to those simply browsing the internet‚ these clips are all fictional representations of what Kubrick’s confession could have looked like. When visiting the film’s official website it

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    as one can conclude by their postures‚ attire‚ etc. The faces despite their visibility remain indiscernible. This anonymity of faces is seen in another painting titled The Masked Ball at the Opera‚ which again denotes a homogenous class. However‚ in Le Ballon- the crowd represented is varied‚ there is a beggar boy in the fore-front and behind him one sees a throng sharing a space as well as a frame but there are boundaries that are adhered to‚ the beggar boy

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    As with most authors‚ Ursula Le Guin bases most of her stories and novels on her beliefs and disbeliefs. She is an atheist and relies more on philosophy than religion. Perhaps that is why "Standing Ground‚" a story that deals with abortion‚ was written with no objectivity. Le Guin had no religious beliefs interfering with her intended theme. Many of her stories are based on Taoism‚ where there is good in every evil and evil in every good. In her writings‚ Le Guin addresses enduring human problems

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    When considering the question of the Prophet’s success in the Arab Conquests there are various factors that must be taken into consideration. These factors shape the success‚ give reason for the rapidity of the spread and illustrate why Arabia was so responsive to his message. Factors such as the state of Arabia and its pagan tribes‚ recent historic events and the dissatisfaction of the peoples‚ shape this drastic and historic change in the area. Arabia was in a constant state of war due mainly

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