Lisa Lu

da Vinci produced what is perhaps the utmost famous painting in the history of Western art. The net worth of the painting is in the billions of dollars. The art quality produced looks comparable to a real person and it is a portrait of a woman named Lisa Gherardini she was married to Francesco Del Giocondo. The smile of the woman remains quite a mystery to countless people it is dated back to the 16th century before painter Leonardo da Vinci died. The painting was done using oil, which was…

We are to watch the movie, “A Girl with a Pearl Earrings”, by the director Peter Weber, that was filmed in 2003. The movie is based on Johannes Vermeer, the famous artist’s life and what is the story behind his painting of the girl with the pearl earrings. The movie is quit modest with the way it presented that period of time with the way they dressed to the way they spoke. It also focused of how art was important, precious and a luxury to attain. It addresses the tough life of people that…

Set in the circa of the 1950's, the movie, "Mona Lisa Smile" is an inspirational film that explores life through feminism, marriage, and education lead by a modernist teacher at the end of a traditional era (Mona Lisa Feminist/ Conflict Theory). The film is very true to the period it was set in; taking great lengths to ensure authentic depiction of the era. Katherine Watson, played by Julia Roberts, is the main character of the film. The film takes place at Wellesley College, a very prestigious…

roses for the couple. Priscilla had their first and only child Lisa Marie Presley. Elvis, while he may have had a loving relationship with his wife in the public eye, he was anything but faithful to his wife and the mother of his child. Known to have numerous affairs, even with his Hollywood co-stars form numerous movies in his acting career. This was one of the many factors that lead to the divorce of Elvis and Priscilla in 1973. Lisa Marie Presley was born in 1968 and is the only child of…

film, I wouldn’t. There already is a film. Directed by Wayne Wang and released in 1993, the film adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel is just as powerful as the novel itself. Kieu Chinh was casted as Suyuan, Tsai Chin as Lindo, France Nuyen as Ying-Ying, Lisa Lu as An-mei, Ming-Na Wen as June, Tamlyn Tomita as Waverly, Lauren Tom as Lena, and lastly, Rosalind Chao as Rose. Each part was wonderfully played by each of the actresses. The film adaptation perfectly executes the unique style and everlasting…

This book is about four Chinese women Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, and lasty Lisa Lu they meet regularly to talk about their familial stories while playing Mahjong. This book takes place in San Francisco, California and China in San Francisco Bay Area, with a trip at the end of the book to Guangzhou and Shanghai, China. It seems that it in the years of the 1980's. My First thoughts about this book are that these four Chinese women went to San Francisco to find a…

In the writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Notes from the underground” and LU XUN’S “Diary of a madman,” the idea of an unreliable narrator is deeply imbedded to make the reader deliberate twice of the situation at hand. In both writings, there are characters whose credibility has been seriously compromised. However, the characters in both writing differ in their levels of credibility and verge of insanity. Furthermore, both authors allude to the many social problems relevant in their society and…

keep assuming that they are the ones who have the power over women. There is a taboo that women`s positions are under men. Maya Angelou, Khaled Hosseini, L.H. Anderson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiehave used the theme of discrimination in their novels. Lisa See is a Chinese American writer who emphasizes gender discrimination in her novels. Her…

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the same note, he hates stories from his father as they propagate violence and bloodshed. According to Okonkwo, such a trait is femaleness. Femininity in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See's novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan gives a compelling description of the life of a deteriorating woman named Lily Lu while exploring the culture of the time period. The story begins during Lily's childhood as she lives in a community where the female gender is looked down upon. Lily, Snow Flower and…