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    develop poems and publish them. In November of 1924, he, once again, returned to the United States where he would work different employments. In 1925, he was filling in as a table attendant in a Washington D.C. hotel restaurant. This is the point at which he met poet, Vachel Lindsay. Lindsay advanced some of Hughes' verse, giving him a greater crowd. In 1925, at the Opportunity magazine scholarly competition, The Weary Blues won first prize. He also got a scholarship to continue his education…

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    Since its introduction to the public in 1921, Six Characters in Search of an Author has been inspiring theatre artists towards the absurd realm of the metatheatrical. Both absurd theatre and the idea of something being metatheatrical in fact have strong roots in Six Characters in Search of an Author, as it was so ahead of its time in terms of realism and naturalism on stage. In the vein of the original production, subsequent productions of the piece have strived for the same shock value the…

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    The Prosperity of Carlos Drummond de Andrade There are many admirable poets in this world that deserve recognition, and one of these fascinating poets is named Carlos Drummond De Andrade. He’s considered to be one of the most accomplished and influential poets of the mid-20th-century in Brazil (Drummond). He’s connected to many readers all around the world and quickly became one of the best known modernists in the country of Brazil. Drummond’s realistic themes reflected his concern with modern…

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    development and characters. But, unavoidable changes will happen through the process of adaptation. Bluestone argues that cinema relies on the visuals and spatial image, while the capability to play with time is important in novels. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby was adapted by Baz Luhrmann in 2013 into a spectacle of a film replete with visual images. These art forms are directed towards different audiences in time, but they are noteworthy examples of how the treatment of…

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    Rene Magritte Influences

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    common subject in this period was the female nude. His biggest source of inspiration was the influence of Giorgio de Chirico, in 1925 Magritte saw the 'Metaphysical Paintings' of De Chirico and thus caused him to switch to a new style of painting inspired by surrealism and the dreamlike illogicality they depicted. An example of this in works such as 'The Menaced Assassin' (1925) which uses the same magic realism techniques to express the mystery of the world through the combination of…

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    TASK1 1. Constituion of Australia 2. It controls the government of Australia 3. Legislative,executive and judicial power 4. Legislative power writes the law 5. Judicial power and executive checks these new laws. 0 6. Common wealth of federal state Local shire,city,rural city 7. Common wealth government can make financial grants to a state or a territory and specify how the money is spent. 8. State government makes laws that affect most areas of our lives,such as health,education and transport 9.…

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    together, whom they named Nancy, and the two got married in 1924 after Thayer divorced her husband. This marriage, however, did not last long; two months later, Elaine left for Europe, fell in love with another man, and eventually divorced Cummings in 1925. Cummings would marry several more times; he married Anne Barton in 1929. Barton divorced him in 1932, and he married Marion Morehouse the same year. It is unknown whether Cummings ever legally married Morehouse or not, but they lived together…

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    Grace Kelly: An Iconic Actress Acting her way through her success, Grace Kelly, an American actress, caught her audience’s attention with her direct symbol of excitement in the film The Country Girl (Gevinson 659). She was known for all the shows she was in. Kelly changed the acting communities by her various performances and created the iconic characters that she was known for. After retiring her profession, she continued to help America through her fame. Grace Kelly, a talented American…

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    Americans focused on individual superstars, people whose talents or personalities made them appear larger than life. Knute Rockne and his "Four Horsemen" at Notre Dame spurred interest in college football. Professional football began during the 1920s. In 1925, Harold "Red" Grange, the "Galloping Ghost" halfback for the University of Illinois, attracted 68,000 fans to a professional football game at Brooklyn's Polo Grounds.” America’s Sport “baseball” was then introduced to the American public…

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    Laszlo Moholy- Nagy (1895- 1945) is a highly innovative Hungarian born, Bauhaus artist, designer and teacher. He is a leading figure of the movement with many well-known works of photography, painting, sculpture and typographies which still have an influence over contemporary art and design of today. The Bauhaus style is one of the most influential modern art movements which still has a large impact upon art and design today. The Bauhaus style was influenced by Russian constructivism and its…

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