Portrait of a Priestess By: Joan Breton Connelly The historical figure referred to as the “Oracle of Delphi‚” in ancient writings by Aeschylus‚ Aristotle‚ Diogenes‚ Euripides‚ Herodotus‚ Plato‚ Plutarch‚ and Sophocles‚ was the “Pythia‚” or “Priestess” of the temple of Apollo at Delphi; located in a cave on mount Parnassus‚ beneath the caspian Spring. The Pythia was a respectable position for a women among the ancient greeks. Several women were selected to succeed the position of Pythia over the
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of Stephen Dedalus‚ a boy growing up in Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century‚ as he gradually decides to cast off all his social‚ familial‚ and religious constraints to live a life devoted to the art of writing. Right at the beginning of the novel is the epigraphy Et ignotas animum dimittit in artes. This loosely translates into “he sent his soul into unknown arts.” This epigraphy is the bases of the novel; how Stephen explores is body
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Lady Gaga perhaps was the most controversial artist alive. She is well known by her daring outfit ( some say inappropriate ) ‚ most significantly the meat outfit when she wore during a MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 2010. Her intention was to urge for attention toward U.S. military ’s "Don ’t Ask‚ Don ’t Tell" policy toward gay soldiers. She then said in Ellen DeGeneres ’s show( Barrett 2010) : "If we don ’t fight for our rights‚ pretty soon we ’re going to have as much rights as the meat on
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the other‚ love or jealousy? Can love really go so far as to cause someone agony just to save a life? Can jealousy go so far as to inflict murder? When looking at the story in more depth‚ I think the princess indeed directed the young man toward the lady because of the passionate love that she had toward him. Due to the strong emotion that she had for him‚ the princess would not have wanted him killed or even hurt by the tiger. Stockton writes “ she sat there‚ paler and whiter than any
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The lady in the looking glass: A reflection “The Lady in the Looking-Glass‚” by Virginia Woolf‚ tells the story of a woman who examines herself on the exterior and interior. Readers must wonder if the woman in this short story is a mere fictional representation of how Woolf sees her own life. On the outside‚ the woman is seen as rich and was self-made. Yet‚ this view of the character’s life is a superficial representation because on the inside‚ the character sees something entirely different; when
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illustrates a self-portrait of an Indian Lady. This tells us that the woman is an important person during her time of her life. Also‚ it shows that the lady plays a motherly role‚ holding a basket‚ such as fetching water for cooking‚ washing the clothes for her children and her beloved husband. This photograph may tell us that women are determined‚ caring and independent and they will go an extra mile of protecting their
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Dani Hewitt WR121 Portrait of a Writer From a very early age I loved to read. I read every chance I got. And everywhere. I read in my car while driving (which resulted in a fender bender)‚ in the bathtub‚ and yes‚ even in the shower. I ruined a good many books this way. I believe that this kind of love for reading never goes away. Just like the love you have for your child. I think that to be able to create
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Lady Audley’s Secret is an exemplary work of the Sensation genre. It provokes debate‚ and challenges the ideals of the Victorian era by challenging the titular secret; is Lady Audley really mad? In the 19th-century‚ insanity and madness was defined by the men of medicine to be inherent to the female sex through the "instability of their reproductive system" (Showalter‚ 1987‚ p55)‚ such that the natural biological courses of a women’s life weakened her mind and allowed these uncensored repressed symptoms
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STUDENT NUMBER: 33198474 Mediation of Lady Gaga Global Culture Industry CU71015A Theories of the Cultural Industry: Work‚ Creativity and Precariousness Alvina Azaria MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship Media and Communication Pathway 1/17/2011 Question: Do objects in the culture industry have a life of their own? Discuss the ’mediation of things ’ argument from Lash and Lury by following the life of a particular object. Test the method by evaluating it in relationship to other theoretical
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Each artist is an individual with a unique style‚ and although these styles can be similar in practice the individuality of the artist often proves the discriminating factor for a successful artwork. Self-portraits are beneficial when looking at the individuality of the artist as there are two aspects to look at the artist’s style‚ and the artist’s view of him/herself. The latter can provide a brief insight into the mental situation of the artist as well as any apparent influencing factors of
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