LISA ELLIS ART 2.3 DECEMBER 2‚ 2011 A CRTIQUE OF STOKSTAD AND COTHREN’S COVERAGE OF PABLO PICASSO’S “GUERNICA” Located on pages 1062-1063 of the 4th Edition (Volume II) of our textbook -Art History- are five paragraphs of commentary on Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica‚” perhaps his most well known painting. In those five paragraphs‚ Stokstad and Cothern offer a fairly accurate and concise description of the historical events leading to the creation of the masterwork and a description of some of
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Christmas Carol In the story a Christmas carol‚ by Charles Dickens‚ a greedy‚ selfish man named Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits that try and get him to be a better person. On Christmas Eve‚ all of these Spirits had an influence on him First of all‚ this Spirit was dressed in a way that scared scrooge. The first spirit that visited Scrooge looked like a young adult type‚ and the second was like a giant. Unlike these spirits‚ the third was dressed in a very frightening way. This spirit
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"...It took me a little while to find out I had made a mistake. As for you - I don’t know. It was almost as if I couldn’t stand the kind of man you were..."(Hellman 65). She even sat there and let him die in front of her. Regina was just an awful selfish person and I can’t stand people like that. If I had to compare her to a celebrity I would have to use all the greedy celebrities in the world. To me‚ the best example is a celebrity named Kris Wu. He is a former member of a Kpop group called EXO
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In the exposition of this story‚ a character named Gregor Samsa is awakened on his bed‚ only to find out that he has oddly enough transformed into a giant bug. As the story continues‚ Samsa contemplates the struggles he would normally have as a human‚ now only with the added conflict of being an insect as well. He tries to go back to sleep in effort of trying to forget what he had come to realization of‚ which is his new form. Samsa tries to evaluate the situation that he had found himself in‚ and
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always winter‚ but never Christmas. [4]Going back to the country side‚ it looked similar to a giant yard with a mansion in the middle of it. [6]There were tons of flowers too. [3]Curiously they find themselves going into a mysterious wardrobe that was in the mansion.
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symbolizes not just death itself‚ but a deadly disease called Tuberculosis. Many of Poe’s loved ones die from this disease. The story portrays ideas about life and death through objects and people. Poe uses elaborate castle chambers‚ a giant ebony clock‚ and a selfish prince to carry out the underlying theme that death is inevitable. A castle‚ occupied by Prince Prospero‚ contains seven consecutive suites‚ all in which are uniquely colored. Poe states that the suites are “very different” due to the
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oppression of women created by equivocal Spanish traditions in Lorca’s dramatic play‚ House of Bernarda Alba. The character of Bernarda becomes acquainted with readers through the method of indirect presentation as Lorca gives the reader no analysis or exposition regarding her. Essentially‚ Bernarda’s eccentric traits are thrust upon the reader by means of her physical and verbal actions. This can be seen with the case of her notion of superiority to others when she says "The poor are like animals-they seem
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Shannon McGee Shanon Lawson Hum 115 11 December‚ 2014 Big Myths Throughout human history there has always been significance behind the ritual of storytelling. Parents tell their children stories‚ leaders tell their followers stories‚ and it has always just been accepted as a part of life. The question I often ask myself is why are these story’s told‚ why not just tell the truth? The (2003) movie Big Fish directed by Tim Burton‚ helped me put reason behind the mythological story telling that has
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the frost giants. After the explanation‚ the story continues with no narration. The story is told chronologically‚ but it is interchanges between the events on Asgard and Earth. As the story unfolds‚ Thor grows as a person. He matures and also falls in love. The love he has for Jane teaches him the selflessness and care he should have for his nation. As Thor grows‚ Loki is revealing himself to be a shape shifter‚ metaphorically and literally. He learns that he is really a frost giant‚ and can
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however through his brotherhood with Enkidu‚ Gilgamesh learns true friendship. Another example of this can be seen before the fight against the giant Humbaba when he says “when two go together each will protect himself and shield his companion‚ and if they fall they leave an enduring name” (Gilgamesh‚ p.20). This shows that Gilgamesh is no longer selfish and only cares about himself‚ but also that he learns to care fro his friend Enkidu. Enkidu encourages him by going with Gilgamesh stating they
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