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remained poor and unknown throughout his life as an artist. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” There is another artist that paints like Van Gogh and his name is Oscar Claude Monet. One way that…

Charles Dickens was one of the most celebrated authors of his time. He lived from 1812 to 1870, and had a very good life. He was one of the pioneers of realistic and satirical literature. Dickens tried to make remarks about the different social classes and people of the age. His stories were serialized and put into newspapers. The funny thing was that the upper classes had no idea that these satirical and somewhat rude were written about them! I agree with the Mr. Sullivan, Sherman and Harrison…

Composed in one night by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, “La Marseillaise” has helped to increase nationalism in France from the day it was written to present times. The original title was “Chant de guerre de l'armée du Rhin,” which translates to “War Song of the Army of the Rhine.” The mayor of Strasbourg, where Rouget de Lisle was stationed, wanted a marching song for the French army, because France had declared war on Austria. Four days after declaring war, on April 24, 1792, Rouget de Lisle…

meaning of “stenographic” because they assumed it was just a synonym for “abstracted,” but according to the author of an article titled The Artist and the Analyst: Jackson Pollock’s Stenographic Figure, “the work actually refers to the activity of stenography in its depicting of a female stenographer directed by a male figure.” During his time with his analyst, Pollock experimented with Jungian motifs and reflected upon their meaning to explore psychoanalysis and its correlation to art.…

In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Catherine married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France. Throughout his reign, Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favours on his chief mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who wielded much influence over him. Henry's death thrust Catherine into the political arena as mother of the frail fifteen-year-old King Francis II. When he died in 1560, she became regent on behalf of her ten-year-old son King…

Human history proves that societal problems of the past shape the societal problems of the future. Having the mindset to combat this is what defines someone as intellectually competent. The methodology used to combat these problems, however, is multifaceted. Aaron Douglas’s painting Let my People Go [Appendix F] does this by depicting Moses from the Bible, and his plea to the Pharaoh. The goal of this was to entice the viewers to connect the piece to contemporary issues, and see the same plea…

Symbolism in Opera: The Elements of French Symbolism in the Opera Production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande Introduction Although a large number of research studies have been conducted on the relationship between Claude Debussy and French Symbolism, especially his opera Pelléas et Mélisande, whether his music could reflect Symbolism is still in a heated discussion. Some research has pointed out the relationship between the music and the libretto of the opera and Symbolism , ; while some…

Chanel brand. She later died in 1971. The second person they learned about was Thierry Henry. He was a famous soccer player. Thierry was born in 1977 in Ulis, France. He is now age 39. The next famous person they wanted to learn about was Claude Monet. Claude was a famous painter and the founder of French impressionist painting. He was born in 1840 in Paris, France and later died in 1926 in Giverny, France. The last famous person they learned about was Brigitte Bardot. Brigitte was born in 1934…

As you read these lines, a young child is preparing for a standardize test that will rate their aptitude and intellect in hopes of guiding them to a path that will lead them to be a contributing member of society. Before the test begins, the adolescent must verify their name as well as fill out a brief questionnaire that asks for the ethnic affiliation. Theses test carried out in school are one of the many examples of how the education system can segregate groups. It could be argued that the…

develops his ideas by utilizing an extended metaphor comparing the unknown and the known, antithetical ideas of uncertainty and certainty, and rhetorical questions to mirror the thought process a scientists encounters. Using references from scientists Claude Bernard and Einstein, Barry bolsters his thesis by establishing ethos to emphasize that a scientist requires courage to “embrace-uncertainty.” Barry’s ostensible audience are scientists because he opens and closes the excerpt by directly…