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    Jan Van Eyck

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    Jan van Eyck Many artistic people show symbolism in many different ways. Jan van Eyck demonstrated an immense ability in this area. Although Jan Van Eyck’s date of birth is unclear‚ c. 1395 or sometime before this date is widely accepted as a best guess. For this time‚ he was one of the most advanced artists‚ especially because of the details in which he used. The specific type of art that Jan van Eyck did was oil paintings. Next to nothing is known about Jan van Eyck’s brother.

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    Vincent Van Gogh

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    One of the most frequent and well-known subjects of van Gogh’s paintings was the artist himself. Van Gogh initially considered the idea of portrait painting as practical and one of the most consistent ways for an artist to provide for themselves and to buy supplies to continue their work‚ “I should succeed in replacing in goods the money spent…then‚ something practical I can do is portrait painting.” (van Gogh.) As van Gogh’s finances ran low‚ he was no longer able to pay models to pose for his portraits

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    Ben John A. Alaba May 26‚ 2015 11322047/ M72 Prof. Gina Lomotan “The Funny in the Filipino” The article that I’ve chosen to take a good critical opinion is entitled ‘The Funny in the Filipino’ from Rapler.com by Lilio Carreon Jr. I chose this type of issue because it is very apt and timely which is straightforward to the reality of all Filipinos nowadays. In this commentary‚ it gives you an idea about how Filipinos are

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    going it alone

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    The waves- Darkness was upon us‚ the last beams of light shone down the street as the giant golden orb settled into the ocean‚ only to shine elsewhere. The waves crashed on the shoreline‚ each sounding different to the next. The last few beachgoers were starting to walk up the sand‚ mottled grey-blue in the dying light‚ and I thought to myself – “lucky”. My wheels squelched on the few grains of grit that lay on the path. “I love this part of the day”‚ I thought. It meant I could just be me‚

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    That man can have nothing but what he strives for; (The Star) In the name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. By the Star when it goes down -Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled‚ Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: He was taught by one mighty in Power‚ Endued with Wisdom: For he appeared (in stately form) While he was in the highest part of the horizon: Then he approached and came closer‚ And

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    Funny Facts About Humans

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    Funny facts about humans 1. People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left. 2. The human body weighs 40 times more than the brain. 3. You could remove a large part of your internal organs and survive.  4. The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women. 5. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night. 6. A baby is born every seven seconds. 7. The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in

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    What Story Should Be told? 30 min: Did you know that the wealth that belongs to the university of Texas and Texas A & M was funded by oil discoveries? The Texas legislative set aside an original land grant of one million acres for future Texas colleges. But in 1883 another million acres was added to the land endowment. The land reserved for the university was very dry and wasn’t thought of to be worth much‚ especially not 4.4 billion dollars! Oil was first struck on this land in 1923 and in that

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    Vincent Van Gogh

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    Impressionism Almond Blossom‚ Vincent van Gogh‚ 1890‚ Post-Impressionism‚ oil on canvas Van Gogh is my favorite artist from the Post-Impressionism era. I believe he used painting as an outlet to express his emotions‚ turmoil and inner demons. In the last couple of years of his life van Gogh was inspired be Japanese woodblocks and almond trees. Van Gogh was very close to his younger Theo and they kept in touch with each other through correspondence via postal service. In January in 1890‚ Theo

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    something i hate

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    The Person I Admire Most When people are asked about the question who is the one they admire most‚ the answers could not be more different. Indeed‚ everyone has his/her hero on heart. And I also have mine: he is my father. There are various reasons why he is the person I admire the most; he gave me life‚ watched me grow up and helped me during my adolescent years. He is also my best friend. Throughout the years‚ my father is my abecedarian and best teacher. He took an active role in my education

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    Going the Distance

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    Helen Corne Going the Distance Life is full of hard knocks. I was raised in a broken down apartment‚ by my single mother. She tried her best to support my sister and me. There were five apartments in each complex. There must have been at least ten trashy buildings pushed together by government funding. Each apartment had up to ten people hiding away in it. There were enough people to create our own city. The walls were so thin that I could smell the fried foods‚ and hear the neighbors yelling

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