them. This separated out the components within them- making it easy to measure their percentage value. I found the regular margarine to be made up of 14.5% solids, 64.2% oils, and 21.3% water. Next, I used the same method as before, and found the percentage of each component of the light margarine to consist of .8% solids, 42.9% oils, and 56.3% water. After that, I found the percent error of my calculated amount of each part of both margarine types. I determined my percent deviation for the…
around a disk containing the substance, but grew around all the other parts of the agar plate, the substance on the disk likely caused the bacteria to die. In the case of cinnamon, one reason it may have stopped bacterial growth is due to cinnamon bark oil and the bioactive phytochemicals cinnamaldehyde and eugenol, which significantly decrease biofilm formation of E. coli bacteria (Kim et al.) As shown in Figure 1, this effect of cinnamon is supported by a 4 mm zone of inhibition around the…
The National Gallery of Art on Friday, March 30th. I viewed so many stunning works of art, but out of the pieces I had the chance to see that day. The three that caught my eye were Antoine Watteau’s Ceres (Summer) oil on canvas, c. 1717/ 1718, Jean Honoré Fragonard’s Diana and Endymion oil on canvas, c. 1753/1756, and finally François Boucher’s The Bath of Venus, 1751. These painting are not only connected by the same medium, They also contain similar themes of Roman mythology (fantasy), and…
This is the most commonly cited source that is proposed to have been used for this composition by Titian and appears in the front to Arthur Pope’s analysis of the painting for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum where the painting resides. This text provides the most vital pieces of information; that the painting shows Zeus in the form of a bull who has seduced Europa with his beauty and kindness, only to run off with her against her will. This source is further connected to Titian because, in…
Created in 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act was the first legislation allowing the government to enforce regulations on trusts that interfered with free trade and market competition. Named after U.S. Senator John Sherman of Ohio, the act allowed government to establish proceedings against trusts in order to disassemble these organizations. Trusts had created many problems in the free market such as establishing monopolies over certain industries. This lead to extremely high prices and low supply…
Wedding Portrait or Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride, Jan van Eyck’s 1434 oil painting on wood panel, is among the most famous paintings in Renaissance art. This painting not only is a double portrait but also visually certifies the wedding of Giovanni Arnolfini, an Italian merchant, and his betrothed in their Flemish home in Bruges. Van Eyck’s composition is filled with elaborate detail and complex symbolism. The use of oil paint instead of tempera paint allowed van Eyck to create the illusion…
The piece that I chose was Theodore Gericault’s, Raft of Medusa. I find this piece very moving. This picture tells a story in of itself all on its own. To begin, the bodies in the piece are intertwined and slumped over each other. A particular figure seems to be holding another man on the raft. Gericault uses a monochromatic color scheme. Within this color scheme, Theodore incorporates the color of death. Gericault’s use of diagonal lines created a heightened emotional scene. He positioned the…
It was slow and quiet day by the time I entered tiny museum hidden within a university. Once inside, I felt a sense of usual anxiety hit as students mingle about in a tight space—all eyes on pieces of art from throughout history. Although the rooms were small, there are a diverse variety of art displayed—from paintings to drawings. There was even a wood on fresco piece of Jesus. Then while spectating at the drawings, I saw one that seemed to be ordinary—a woman with a eyes closed and her head…
I decided to go to the Carriage Factory Art Gallery in Newton. I walked around and looked at all of the different types of art. I saw the painting “Fourteen Tulips” and was drawn to it because I instantly thought of my mom. Tulips are her favorite flower. Mae Blythe was a junior high English teacher who really enjoyed painting and doing things with art. She was well known for her handmade birthday cards and she would sent to her friends. She also really loved going to the Tuesday Morning Artists…
The piece that caught my attention at the Tweed Museum was “Small Road”, a traditional oil painting done by Narcisse Diaz de le Pena. Diaz was a French artist who was originally born in Bordeaux; both of his parents were of Spanish descent. (Diaz De La Pena, Narcisse.) However, he was not able to spend much time with them because both died while he was still young; this forced Narcisse to be put into foster care. In his early teen years, his left leg had to be amputated due to an insect or snake…