A straightforward question‚ what is good art? A complicated answer‚ but that is good art. How does a certain piece of artwork become recognized as "good?" What are some of the traits that make art good? What simply makes art good‚ and what makes art bad‚ in general? Does having a recognizable art or design "style" limit one’s creativity? Is an exact reproduction as good as the original? It used to be that anything called “Art” had certain meaning attached to it. Art was assumed to be beautiful‚ intricate
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(95)‚ which ultimately helped Izzy face reality. What happened‚ happened and if everyone pretended like everything remained normal‚ Izzy would never be able to move on. Lastly‚ when Rosamunde walked in on a phone call between Izzy and her brother‚ she thought whoever was on the other end of the phone line was distressing Izzy. Thinking she was having Izzy’s back and helping her‚ she stole the phone away and told Izzy’s brother‚ “I don’t know what you were saying‚ but whatever it was it wasn’t any
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Tuesday‚ Fat Tuesday‚ (or in French‚ it’s Mardi Gras)‚ and Carnival. Whatever one calls it‚ it adds up to a day‚ for some‚ of pure debauchery. For most‚ it’s a day marked by parades‚ costumes‚ gatherings‚ dancing‚ and lots of feasting. (Coming from someone who while in college experienced Canal and Bourbon Streets and the French Quarter during this celebration that could be putting it mildly.) It’s the day before the solidarity act of “giving up” as on Ash Wednesday the 40-day season of Lent begins
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person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” This can be related to the Outsiders because in the story‚ Dally is seen as someone who does not love‚ and when Johnny died it showed that he cared deeply for Johnny. When this happened‚ he went through grief. Grief is when there is an ultimate combination of sorrow‚ strong emotion‚ and the resulting confusion that comes from losing someone that is very important to oneself. Not only is time lost mourning for the loss of that person
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What Makes a Good Short Story and How Successful is R.K. Narayan in Portraying the Character of Swami in the Short Story ‘A Hero’? Nadine Gordimer – ‘Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing we can be sure of – the present moment.’ This is a quote from short story writer Nadine Gordimer; referring to how the art of short story writing is to get straight to the point and write everything as it is. This is an art and those who cannot perfect it should
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Sherman Alexie once said “Don’t live up to your stereotypes.”This means to be yourself and not what others stereotype about you. The quote relates to the novel because Ponyboy got stereotyped by other people but he realizes that being a greaser stands out to him and he shouldn’t care what they think about him. In this novel‚ Hinton explores the theme‚ social status does not define who you are on the inside. Johnny impacted Ponyboy by murdering Bob. In the novel it reads‚” ‘I killed him‚’ he said
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Vincent O’Reilly May 16‚ 2011 British and Western Lit. Outsider Essay Grendel Grendel‚ The Outsider To be an outsider is to be someone who does not belong to the general population of society. Someone who does not follow the same principles‚ morals‚ or ideals as the majority. Whether by choice‚ or by being forced out of the inner circle‚ anyone could potentially become an "outsider" to society. Grendel is by far the best example of an outsider in John Garders novel‚ Grendel. His views on life‚ relationship
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and rarely grins at all.” this quote shows how Darry doesn’t show any emotion and isn’t really happy ‚ Ponyboy shouldn’t be with someone that is serious all the time and shows no feelings ‚ because he can become like that too . Ponyboy might not tell Darry things because he probably thinks Darry doesn’t care because he never shows emotions‚ and Ponyboy should be with someone that is a least a bit happy and boost Ponyboy’s emotions . In the system Ponyboy will be
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school. He went in and rescued his friends because if they died he would not know what to do. I think Dally did die a hero in "The Outsiders" because of what he did for his friends. Ponyboy dies because of the burns from the fire‚ Dally is greatly upset by this. Dally was too stressed and upset about the way his friend died to think straight‚ so he runs away. He robbed a store because his friend died and did not know what to do. Dally runs from the store owner‚ the police are chasing him. he turns to
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Being an outsider is not an easy thing and that is proven almost everyday in some way. An outsider comes in all shapes‚ and forms no matter the location whether it is school‚ home‚ work‚ etc. an outsider faces the constant day to day struggle of trying to fit in with their surroundings. In the novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” written by Junot Díaz‚ the effects- mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally- of outsiderness can be seen in many ways. In his novel Díaz shows how different things
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