Mona Lisa Smile

of the most achieved men throughout history during this time period, and was also sometimes known as the original “Renaissance Man” (Leonardo Da Vinci, History). Leonardo Da Vinci, a renowned painter, was best known for his two paintings, the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”. Along with his extraordinary artistic abilities, Da Vinci was also famous for his architectural talents and inventions. Due to his brilliant mind and thoughts, he filled an entire secret notebook with not only inventions,…

Life! Said Helen Keller, is short, unpredictable and full of challenges. If you’ve ever faced a challenge that seemed impossible to surmount you’re not alone. What’s your greatest challenge? When I was growing up my greatest challenge was how to pass my end of term exams. I set the family record of the perennial school failure. Nine siblings, fifteen nephews and nieces! One generation later! This record is yet to be challenged. I remember the pain and embarrassment that would visit my poor soul…

Those being “THE LAST SUPPER” and “MONA LISA” which are two of the most known painting sin the world. The first one was “The Last Supper” which was create from 1495 to 1498 it was created for Sforza at the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie (Leonardo Da Vinci). The painting measures 5 by…

breath, I gave it a go. A line here. A line there. A line everywhere. I stepped back to admire my masterpiece. I thought it was so amazing that it could match the smile of Mona Lisa. Soon, I heard footsteps on the staircase, and I snapped back to reality. Uh oh. I glanced at the “brush” in my hand, then at the “canvas”. Did I say Mona Lisa? I meant a chaotic chicken scrawl. Did I say canvas? I…

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter who according to Rolling Stones is “ one of the greatest songwriters of all time”. In the book “The Unspeakable” author Meghan Daum discusses the Joni Mitchell problem which is fans or non-fans, liking or disliking Mitchell's art for the wrong reasons. We can also call the fans and non-fans consumers. Daum makes the claim that Mitchell’s art can be interpreted in one way. Daum says the consumers see Mitchell as a romantic but to Daum that doesn’t…

The Italian Renaissance was supposed to be an era of rebirth, a time when the focus started to shift from the church. Change, however, does not happen overnight, but slowly and gradually. The Italian Renaissance left behind glorious art that derived from wealth. The art was inspired by the very present religious ideology and the start of acceptance for something different during that time like humanism. Humanism is the idea that humans have great attributes too and not only divine figures. As a…

didn’t know, and couldn’t find out: the real names of the mysterious Twenty and Four, and the reason why those names were kept secret” (Merril 2-3). Resistance of belief is present in The Smile by Ray Bradbury when the main character Tom, a young boy, resists the unusual societal rules, such as spitting on the Mona Lisa, because he admires its beautiful. And in Now Let Us Sleep by Avram Davidson, Harper opposed the killing and domestication of the Primitives that lived on a different planet…

inferior. For women, this has created limited access to opportunities and societal resources. As this clip from Mona Lisa Smiles, portrays a captivating speech from a woman regarding her class of white, female students, she directly confronts this group of young women on the…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. “Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known figures of the Renaissance, is remembered for his achievements as a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer. Because of the broad range of his interests, he has come to be seen as the supreme example of the universal genius, curious and knowledgeable about many things” (Grendler 13). Leonardo was indeed a jack of all trades, for he knew how to paint, make sculptures, and was very…

online dating is based off looks and there is really no love. Relationships in the 1950s were way more serious than today. In the 1950s people felt like they were required to get married and it was very important to them. The movie “Mona Lisa Smile” gives a numerous amount of examples. In the 1950s relationships were more successful and life long. Back then it was rare for men and women…