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    Brunelleschi’s master piece. The story of the Sacrifice of Isaac is about a man named Abraham. This man and his wife had a child at a very old age‚ and their son‚ Isaac‚ was very precious to them. Now‚ in the story Abraham is told by God that he must sacrifice is son. Abraham takes his son to be sacrificed but at the last minute was stopped by a holy being telling him not to sacrifice

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    Van Eyck’s Portrait of Giovani Arnolfini and His Wife‚ Givanna Cenami and Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin‚ Saint John the Evangelist‚ and Donors are two paintings that clearly reflect the respective artistic traditions of the Northern and Italian Renaissance. Each painting is reflective of the buying public‚ the northern resistance to let go of Gothic design‚ the dichatomony of a more Humanistic tradition and a more religious culture‚ the area’s climate‚ the restructuring of the church with Martin

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    has been the classic musical‚ Les Miserables‚ which won several Oscars. Yet‚ this jaw dropping production earned mixed reviews from various critics. While critics all agree on Les Miserables plot and unsuccessful camera techniques‚ they differ on director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the famous Broadway musical to the movie theatre and the actors live singing. Les Miserables’ plot is based on the novel written by Victor Hugo‚ set in 19th-century France. It tells the story of Prisoner 24601‚ whose real

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    Comparing Dialogue to Les Sylphides The most obvious difference between Les Sylphides and Dialogue was the style of ballet. Dialogue was a contemporary ballet and Les sylphine was completely classical. Both dances required excellent technique; however the focus of each piece was different. Les Sylphides created an environment of peace‚ with choreography that moved viewer to enjoy the delicacy of ballet. Each dancer possessed immense control which was evident in the unity of the movement. The soft

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    I will start my article with a quotation from a renowned French literary man and philosopher Voltaire which goes as follows: “L’univers m’embarasse et je ne peux songer - Que cette horloge existe et qu’il n’ait pas d’horloger ” (http://www.dico-citations.com/l-univers-m-embarrasse-et-je-ne-puis-songer-que-cette-horloge-existe-et-n-ait-pas-d-horloger-voltaire-fran-ois-marie-arouet-dit/ Accessed 14thAugust 2017).In front of the perfection of the universe‚ traditional Africans feel the same uneasiness

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    Short Story Analysis In this essay‚ your purpose is to fully explain an element (theme‚ characterization or symbolism) in a short story of your choice. I will provide you with examples of each element from stories by Hemingway‚ Updike and Vonnegut ; you may write about any of these authors except the ones that we have discussed in class. However‚ you may choose to investigate an author of your own choice. Below I have listed some contemporary authors and story collections you may want to

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    Emergence of a New Woman in Kate Chopin’s Short Stories The turning of the 19th century instilled a desire in all women to be free and liberated from their husbands. They desired freedom‚ liberation and happiness. Such characteristics were portrayed throughout the short stories written by Kate Chopin. For the majority of Kate Chopin’s life‚ she was brought up without a male figure and was constantly surrounded by females (Toth‚ 1999). Kate Chopin was a woman whose feminist viewpoints were far ahead

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    The book‚ The Word for World is Forest by Le Guin writes about colonization. In the book‚ people from Earth come to the planet Athshe to take the Athseans wood. Also‚ the humans from earth treat the Athsheans very poorly. Captain Davidson is one of the military leaders of the Earth people. Raj Lyubov is a specialist who tries to learn about the Athshean people. The Athsheans never learn to kill people until Davidson killed Selvers wife Thele. After Davidson kills some of the native Athsheans‚ the

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    this is cool‚lie:
In
a
way
you’re
sort
of
testing
yourself
by
coming
here? Lewis:
…She
hates
talk
about
love.
She
thinks
its
icky.
‘Love
is
the
last
gasp
of
the
 bourgeois
romanticism’
she
says.
She
hates
me
doing
an
opera
about
love
and
 fidelity
while
thousands
of
Vietnamese
are
being
killed
by
America
troops. Julie:
I
don’t
like
men’s
double
standards‚
I
guess.
Men
want
women
to
deceive
 them
because
it’ll
prove
their
worst
thoughts
about
women… Julie:
My
parents
had
me
committed.
They
think
its
sort
of
like
a
holiday

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    appearance‚ and their main purpose. Many of Chaucer’s stories parallel with each other acknowledging the sinful nature of the characters. The comparison of the three stories “Miller’s Tale‚ Pardoner’s Tale‚ and The Wife of Bath Tale”‚ will show how immoral can sometimes bring moral values into a person’s life. Immorality plays a big role in all three stories reflecting sinful and immoral acts: rape‚ adultery‚ and falsification. In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ a knight rapes a woman and must suffer

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