STUDY GUIDE LORENZO’S OIL Overview Lorenzo’s Oil is the story of the Odones’ race against time for the survival of their little boy. Lorenzo at age 6 develops a classic childhood case of Adrenoleukodystrophy. Augusto and Michaela Odone work tirelessly with little assistance from the medical community and the parent support group to find a therapy to stop the progression of this devastating disease. In 2001 Elizabeth Spike‚ a high school biology teacher in Rochester‚ New York‚ chose to show a film
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society and usually explaining some natural phenomenon. Fairy Tales usually have a fantastic element and might feature magic imaginary creators. Italian Lore is the myths‚legends‚ and fairytales of Italy.Legends are the most concentrated in Italian Folklore. Italy values family or love and honesty which the folklore contributes. Family or love is the most important value they have. Oral tradition is information passed down from generation to generation without writing
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The Famous Artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci Lady with an Ermine (1489–1490) The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani‚ and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza‚ Duke of Milan and Leonardo was in the service of the Duke. Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine is one of the most important woks in all of Western art. St. John the Baptist (1513-16) The pointing gesture of St. John toward the heavens suggests the importance of salvation through
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Indigenous Australians drew cave paintings as a religious symbol‚ and to feel the spirits in their sacred places. The practice of making artworks allowed tribes to pass on knowledge about their country and culture. The earliest forms of Indigenous art were paintings or engravings on boulders and on the walls of rock shelters and caves. There is evidence that Aborigines were painting on rock over 30 000 years ago. Aboriginal Australians drew about daily life‚ hunting and spirits. Images that are usually
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“I try to apply colors like words that shape poems‚ like notes that shape music” ( source 7)‚ this was Miro’s painting theory. Joan Miro was one of many famous artists. He and his paintings both changed from time to time. Joan Miro was a great artist who went from rags to riches just like his artwork. Born on April 20‚ 1893‚ Joan Miro was the first son of Michel Miro Adziras and Dolores Ferra. Miro loved his homeland of Catalonia in Northern Spain and his hometown‚ Barcelona. Miro came from a
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arts in the Italian Renaissance by advancing the portrayal of human anatomy‚ showing independent thought‚ and through the revival of the Classics. Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ and Botticelli represented the ideals of humanism through their art. And their masterpieces show the advancement of society during the Renaissance. People weren’t depicted correctly during the Middle Ages‚ but as the passion for knowledge grew during the Renaissance‚ people were shown more accurately in both paintings and sculptures
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moved to painting more still lifes‚ the more anti-social he became‚ the more interested he was in inanimate‚ inhuman objects. His paintings often verged upon the sadly disturbing and deperate or outrageously humourous as his health declined + he became more demoralised. Where he once believed his paintings could
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In the Holocaust there were many paintings that had gone missing. Some were lost in the holocaust‚ and some were found. Many of these artifacts we know of because of the jews telling us about their stories about the artifacts. What the paintings meant to them‚ why they wanted them. This paper will tell you about 7 lost‚ stolen‚ or found art pieces. The lost art was usually burnt in buildings‚ when they were burned down by the Nazies. A Lot of the art was found in the chapels and the riches houses
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Cave paintings have been a mystery to many people ever since their discovery‚ causing many different theories about why our ancestors went into the caves to create their art. An early theory was that it was just art for art’s sake. It was just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers
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ARTS: The Interpretation of Painting and the Appreciation of Music VOCABULARY Ablaze | Brightly lit or brightly coloredStars ablaze with their own luminescence (soft shining light) | Adroit | Very skillful and quickly in the way you think or moveHe is an exceptionally adroit artist | Aesthetic | Related to the enjoyment or study of beautyTo perform an aesthetic function | Aftermath | The period of time after somethingAlthough Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of
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