Mina Loy and Futurism Mina Loy‚ a futurist and modernist poet‚ uses graphic and uncensored depictions to portray art as a violent force. I believe from the excerpt of poems read in class from Loy’s book The Lost Lunar Baedeker‚ she conceptualizes art in her poems through futuristic themes of speed‚ violence‚ rejection of the past‚ and urban scenes. Her poems are an insight into the modernist movement and a revolt against traditional views that embrace a new prospective on the importance of art during
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Captain Brierly and Jim: Long Lost Brothers? In reading Conrad’s novel‚ the character of Captain Brierly is one whose story is minor in role but highly significant in the understanding and development of Jim. Shortly after the inquiry of the events that took place on the Patna‚ Brierly commits suicide‚ thus abandoning the ship of life. Even with his small and mysterious incorporation to the novel‚ I find that Captain Brierly not only helps me understand Jim much better‚ but more over I see a connection
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Throughout the two short story’s "Apollo" by Chimamanda Adichie and "The Two Brothers" by Leo Tolstoy‚ the authors portray that happiness gives people a sense of purpose and is achieved by doing the things you love. The short story "Apollo" is about a boy named Okenwa who finally finds happiness in his love for Kung Fu. Okenwa’s parents are college professors and wants Okenwa to be just like them. But Okenwa does not like doing the things his parents want him to do such as reading‚ instead he finds
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How is the concept of power and powerlessness depicted in this text? "The Two Brothers" by Judith Beveridge portrays the perspective of a young girl forced to witness the horrific torture of animals by two brothers. The concept of power and powerlessness is presented in the poem. There are many techniques which assist in conveying this idea some include euphemism‚ simile‚ contrast and metaphor. Through these techniques readers gain a deeper sense into the power and powerlessness presented in the
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Mina Loy was born on December 27‚ 1882 in London‚ England. She attended a conservative art school‚ finding herself influenced by impressionism. She achieved some success as a painter‚ with her paintings included in the Salon d’Automne show in Paris in 1905. As an artist‚ she moved through various mediums‚ from oil to ink‚ then light fixtures‚ then finally sculptures. With her sculptures‚ she used everyday items she found on the streets of Manhattan. She moved to the United States of 1916. Loy felt
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Comparison Essay MY TWO BROTHERS No two people are exactly alike‚ and my two older brothers‚ Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen‚ are no exceptions. When I think of them‚ I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words‚ “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.” Even though they have the same parents‚ their considerable differences in looks‚ personalities‚ and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Like the majority of oriental men‚ Thu is short‚
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A Tale of Two Brothers Most brothers are alike for the most part while others are as different as two snowflakes. They both look the same until you look closer and start comparing them to one another. Growing up in the same household would play a big part in ones likes and dislikes. It is living together which could sometimes cause one to grow one away from the other. Michael and Anthony‚ two brothers‚ are different in some ways but still have some similarities. Michael and Anthony were normal
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“The Two Brothers” Archetypes Archetypes are found in all tales books‚ or poems alike‚ they are a way to make the story more interesting‚ and the fairy tales written by the Grimm’s brothers implement many archetypes in their stories. An archetype is like an original example of something‚ like a movie script before it is edited (Bennett). In the tale of “The Two Brothers‚” it is about two brothers that grew up with their adopted father who taught them to be huntsmen. The two brothers split paths
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Throughout the short stories‚ “Apollo” by Chimamanda Adichie and “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy‚ the authors reveal that happiness can be found in a variety of ways. In “Apollo‚” Raphael who is the houseboy‚ watches Okenwa practicing his kung fu. Okenwa was a little shocked by this considering Raphael is just the houseboy. “One day‚ in the middle of my practice‚ I looked up to see Raphael standing in the doorway‚ watching me” (Adichie‚ p. 3). When Raphael was watching Okenwa practicing his Kung
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Throughout the short stories‚ “Apollo” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy ‚ the authors reveal that happiness provides a sense of purpose within a person and can be found in more than one way depending on who you are. In “Apollo” Okenwa finds so much purpose in helping his family’s house boy when he is very ill even though he’s suppose to stay away from him. Every time Okenwa’s parents leave the house he would sneak into Raphael’s room to help nurse Raphael him back
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