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    Salvador Minuchin was born in San Salvador, Argentina in 1921. His parents are Russian-Jewish immigrants and he has two younger siblings. When Salvador Minuchin was a child his family was forced into poverty due to the Great Depression (Miller, 2011). Minuchin is known for helping to establish Structural Family Therapy. In 1947, he got his degree in medicine and shortly after opened his own pediatrics practice. When Israel went to war during WWII, Salvador left his practice to join the Israeli…

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    Dali

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    “The Persistence of Memory” is a surrealist painting. It was painted by Salvador Dali in 1931. It is arguably one of his most popular works. I like this painting because of its’ merging of real and imaginary. Dali utilized actual locations as a reference for many of his paintings’ backgrounds. When Dali created “The Persistence of Memory,” he went to a beach and used the setting as background for his painting. He then proceeded to paint what he could imagine on that beach. Dali’s process makes…

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    Salvador Dali Masterpainter Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain. From an early age, Dali was encouraged to practice his art and would eventually go on to study at an academy in Madrid. In the 1920s he went to Paris and met some cool dudes like Miro and Picasso which lead to his surrealist stage. He is perhaps best known for his 1931 painting “The persistence of memory”, showing melting clocks in a cool setting. The rise of a fascist leader Francisco Franco in Spain…

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    Salvador Dali Influences

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    Salvador Dali an artist born in Spain, is the one who created the famous painting known as The Persistence of Memory in 1931. He has overcome many obstacles at a young age, such as the loss of his mother when he was just 16 years old and that he and his father were never close. He later enrolls in an Arts Academy at Madrid, Dali dressed differently than others and had many eccentricity ideas that were both influenced by different famous artists at that time. Such as Metaphysics and Cubism, where…

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    “What? Oh… yesterday? That’s not... I’m a film student at university. That was Un Chien Andalou. It’s amazing it’s this French film by a Spanish director and even Salvador Dali helped to make the film he’s an-” “He’s an artist… he does the funny clocks right?” Louis asked as he took a small sip of his coffee, it was sickly sweet and yet he liked it. “You’re into art?” Harry’s voice seemed to echo a slight surprise. “Not really, my boyfriend is mad about it, he thinks he’s going to be the…

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    developing a theory of family structure and a set of guidelines to organize family therapy techniques. As he always says, families walk in using a very narrow part of themselves and it is up to us as family therapists to assist them in expanding their options for more adaptive ways of being, by assisting them in changing their structure. Going on to Slide 6. Now we will begin to discuss the structural family therapy theory. As I have said, structural family therapy provides you with a road map…

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    When one hears the name ‘Salvador Dali’, one can’t help but think of the surrealist movement. The two have become so intertwined, it’s hard to discard the cemented association. After all, it was Dali who would bring attention and recognition to the movement. It’s important to note that the surrealist school is known for dismissing what was previously valued, like technique and grandiose, and taking on a new subject matter - all things taboo. Dali's major contribution to the Surrealist movement…

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    Allende In Chile

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    and basically create a revolution. It’s a bad thing for the U.S because we will end up losing money and lose trade with other countries that provide us with essentials that we need. “Nixon demanded a coup to determinate the inauguration of maix of Salvador Allende” (if magazine). If we let Allende come to power I believe that other surrounding countries will soon become communist this is a bad thing for the U.S because it will mess up our economy, we will lose trade with other countries and also…

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    Surrealism In Film

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    When people hear the word surrealism, most people’s thoughts go to a type of artwork, a drawing or painting. The truth is that surrealism is an idea that crosses over many lines and not just art pieces themselves. Surrealism in fact began back in 1910 as a literary tool, to connect with the subconscious and spontaneous thoughts and feelings (Voorhies web). As the idea grew and became known throughout the world, more and more people would take part in the idea of looking inward, to express…

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    Salvador Dali finished The Persistence of Memory in 1931at Port Lligat, north of Barcelona, Spain and housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1934. This painting was a symbol of Dali’s work and defined surrealism, breaking many of the norms previous and unique in its own way. The painting itself reflects a lot on the way Dali viewed a life and giving it a deeper meaning that others may interpret differently. Dali created a three dimensional experience that was never seen before by…

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