The White House The White House has undergone four major phases of construction with its beginnings in 1792 and subsequent reconstruction in 1817 and renovations in 1902 and 1948-1952 (The White House-construction: website). In 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt officially named the President’s residence the "White House" (The White House-name: website). The White House is the oldest known government building and has undergone many changes including styles‚ rooms‚ and outward appearance. It
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People use dance to convey and explore many things. From narratives to emotions to social critics‚ dance displays a wide range of human thought. The Tower Dancers‚ a dance group made of dancers attending Hillsdale college‚ staged a dance cabaret featuring a wide variety of numbers‚ including a piece titled “Picture This!”. “Picture This!” was choreographed by Holly Hobbs and danced by a nine different dancers‚ including Kathryn DuHadaway‚ Elizabeth Garner‚ Sophie Marie Gorecki‚ Micah Heinz‚ Sarah
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In Steven Herrick’s novel ‘the simple gift’ we see various types of belonging. We see that belonging is not about places but it is about people. This is shown when Billy is leaving Longlands Road. He describes the houses using personification saying that they are ‘lonely’ (p4). We also see Billy’s hate for the street when personifies the rocks saying that ’the rocks bounce clatter roll and protest at being left in this damn place’. This gives us the feeling of not wanting to be there. When
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Chapter 22 Beauty‚ Science‚ and Spirit in Italian Art: The High Renaissance and Mannerism - Notes The 15th century artistic developments in Italy matured during the 16th century. The 15th century is thus designated the “Early Renaissance” and the 16th century the “High Renaissance”. Although there is no single style that defines the period‚ there is a distinct level of technical and artistic mastery that does. This is the age of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ Michelangelo‚ and Titian‚ artists whose
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The Function of an African Mask In the early 20th Century‚ artists like PABLO PICASSO and ANDRE DERAIN were inspired by the bold abstract designs that they discovered in African tribal masks. They collected and used these works of art to influence their own style. In effect‚ they used African culture to refresh the tired tradition of figure painting in Western Art. As a result‚ we now tend to admire the bold design and abstract patterns of African masks through European eyes. We appreciate them
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JAIN SCHOOL OF PAINTING We find Jain style in the four paintings of Jins (Jain Gods) in the Sittanvasala caves in 700A.D. The oldest examples of this school are the paintings of parshwa-Nath‚ Nemi-Nath and Rish-Nath etc‚ 20 Tirthankars in “KalKacharya Katha” and “Kalpa Sutra”. Most of the Jain paintings were done Black & white 10th&15th century. These paintings have been mostly executed on Tala-Patra. There was an article “Jain on Dwara Pallavit Chitrakala” in the “Vishal Bharat” written
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centuries‚ scientists thought comets traveled in the Earth’s atmosphere‚ but in 1577‚ observations made by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe revealed they actually traveled far beyond the moon. Isaac Newton later discovered that comets move in elliptical‚ oval-shaped orbits around
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Oval track racing is a form of closed-circuit automobile racing that is contested on an oval-shaped track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction‚ almost universally left (counter-clockwise orientation). Oval tracks are dedicated motorsport circuits‚ used predominantly in North America. They often have banked turns and some‚ despite the name‚ are not precisely oval‚ and can have unique variances in shape. Oval track racing is
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Comparison of Severan copy of Athena Parthenos and 13th century Virgin and Mary The Severan copy of Athena Parthenos and an early 13th century Virgin child are two pieces at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that compare and contrast in several ways. Their historical importance as symbols‚ their sculptural mediums‚ styles and dimensions‚ and their functions make them historically relevant. The Reduced Replica of Athena Parthenos - at the MFA in Boston is a marble statue
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it to be in memory of Virginia Clemm‚ Poe ’s wife. The work returns to Poe ’s frequent fixation with the romantic image of a beautiful woman who has died too suddenly in the flush of youth. “As indicated more thoroughly in his short story "The Oval Portrait‚" Poe often associated death with the freezing and capturing of beauty‚ and many of his heroines reach the peak of loveliness on their deathbed” (Green‚ Susie’s Notepad). The poem specifically mentions Annabel Lee‚ and it “celebrates
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