En pointe

Claude Monet, one of the most famous painters during the impressionist movement, was born November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. When he was five years old he and his family moved to Normandy. Claude’s father was a businessman, who hoped he would join the family business when he grew up, and his mother was a singer. As a child, Monet did not enjoy being cooped up; he would much rather be outside, gazing at the beauty that was all around him. Although he did not enjoy being confined inside, he was…

In the four text types Basketball Diaries (Movie) The Otherside by Macklemore (Song) Looking For Alaska by John Green (Book) and Skins S2E7 - Effy (TV Series) the idea that drugs and alcohol can influence your decisions and have negative outcomes is clearly shown but each their own way. In the movie Basketball Diaries the main character Jim Carol revolves his life around basketball and he dreams of being a famous sports star one day or at least that was the plan, but with his best friend, Bobby…

Ysabel is a fantasy fiction novel written by the popular Canadian author, Guy Gavriel Kay. This novel takes place south of France where fifteen-year-old Ned Marriner encounters influencial people and supernatural forces. Ned is in France with his father, Edward Marriner, a well known photographer who is in the midst of taking photos for a recently developing book that is to come out next Christmas called “Edward Marriner: Images of Provence, accompanying a text by Oliver Lee.” (31) His mother,…

late 19th century Australia, the school of Australian Impressionists in the Heidelberg area formed an artist’s group that focused on painting scenes of Australia, refered as The Heidelberg School. The Impressionists were fascinated with this notion of en plein air that is the French word for “open air”. This was a technique discovered by Australian artists Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts. It was a method frequently used by the Impressionists at the school. Together, the two artists often met…

who served in the army as a chaplain and a captain for operations like Black Hawk Down. I remember seeing craters the size of a house. These humungous and steep holes in the ground showed the damage that was caused during the war. After visiting Pointe Du Hoc, we went back to Mercure Hotel. We had baked chicken, fresh tilapia, and steamed rice once we got to the hotel. Altogether I enjoyed the food. I sat with my friends, joking and talking like we always do. I remember that night well, being…

"Interview with the Vampire" is one of the best-seller novels by Anne Rice that published in 1976. It is a thrilling novel, which depicts immortal vampires as the central characters. Anne Rice uses the flashback technique in the novel through which novel’s protagonist, the Vampire named Louis tells the story of his past life to a mortal journalist named Daniel during an interview. Louis wants to make the whole world aware of the existence of evil vampires. The story begins in San Francisco where…

rooted in each human soul is the deep seated desire to leave the indelible mark of one 's self behind. But an entire city? Now that really is exceptional! When Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable set out on his journey, I 'm sure he had no idea that would be, ultimately, where his travels would end. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable was born, at best estimates, sometime between 1745 and 1750 in the small port town of the then French colony of Saint - Dominique. Today, this region is the St. Mark…

Parched means being “extremely thirsty” or one can say that something is bereft of moisture or water that it needs, and that is exactly what the film, Parched, is about. Parched is directed by Leena Yadav and Russell Carpenter is the cinematographer (Sharma). The film is about having a desperate desire for love, freedom, and sex, but being not permitted to have such thoughts because it is against the “custom” or the “norm”. Parched is a bittersweet tale about four women living undesired lives,…

Written Report: Three Main Parts of the Pointe Shoe Looking upon the many papers on the floor of the dance room, I saw many topics that I was interested in; however, the topic of pointe shoes caught my attention the most because they are what allow a ballerina to look so light and elegant when dancing on their toes. I was surprised to find out how sturdy the shoes actually are, with all the different types of material they are made of including paper, cardboard, burlap, fabric, and glue. These…

with their beautiful pointe shoes. They would stand all the way on the tips of their toes and twirl around so easily. For years I would watch, mesmerized, dreaming of being a real ballerina and wearing my own pointe shoes. As my technique improved, my love of ballet grew. I looked at pictures and read books about pointe shoes. I tied ribbons around my ankles like pointe shoe ribbons and I watched videos of professional ballerinas. Though years away from dancing en pointe, I became…