Mona Lisa

In Othello, William Shakespeare’s evocative and twisted words create a play filled with complex meanings and characters. Desdemona, Othello’s wife, is one of these complex characters that are abundant within Othello. Iago describes Desdemona as Othello’s god and a woman that switches suitors continually, which expresses Desdemona’s cunning personality. Othello labels Desdemona as a betrayer of men to justify her murder. Shakespeare’s twisted words reveal Desdemona’s true nature as a con woman.…

The Ebola outbreak that began in 2014 was one of the deadliest and fast-moving epidemics the world has seen. Outbreaks mainly began in West Africa and quickly spread worldwide, affecting well over tens of thousands of people. It was not long before much of the world became familiar with the disease through personal connections or hearing about it from the extensive news coverage. Richard Preston, an American author, is very familiar with infectious diseases, and dives into all aspects of…

scientific thoughts and published that, he would have a massive influence on the development of science. Leonardo the artist transformed the direction of art. He was the first Western artist to make landscape the prime subject of painting. Leonardo's the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are recognized universally as two of the greatest paintings ever produced. They are certainly the most famous of his…

In society today, nearly everyone has a cell phone or has access to the internet in one way or another. People are constantly using technology and always connected. While this connection is quite helpful for many things, the people in a society must also be careful not to let technology control them and take away their humanity. In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 and short stories The Smile, The Pedestrian, and August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains, he addresses a central message to…

The Renaissance The period that came right after the Middle Ages was known as the Renaissance. According to Mr.Dowling, “ The Renaissance was the birth place of modern history”. During the Renaissance Europe saw a plethora of values come back to life from Rome and Greece . New technologies were developed like the Printing Press. People wanted to know so much about the world around them so they sailed away on ships and new continents were discovered. Art was especially big during this time…

It all began sophomore year in the dull, cookie cutter classroom of Mrs. Reaves. She was very thin, lanky and fresh out of college. She was always trendy and in style. Her hair was short, thin, and straight. On the other hand, I was awkward and quiet. Every morning, I’d show up with my wet curly hair, sleepy eyes, and a somewhat put together outfit. Her room had cheesy motivational posters and smelled like her pumpkin spice candle warmer. We were her first class she ever taught; it was first…

Street Art Versus Museums: The Role of Context in Exhibition The concept of integrating urban life and art has come to play a central role in a movement of artists for whom the city walls act as the canvas to their limitless imaginations. These artists practice street art - the creation of unsanctioned visual art in a public space outside the context of traditional art venues. Since the birth of this art form during the late 1960s in New York, these artists have often been in dissonance with…

“Oppression: disguised freedom” "A girl should be two things: Classy and Fabulous," we have probably all heard this quote attributed to the famous designer Coco Chanel. I have personally heard many of my female friends praise it, but what caught my attention was how even in modern societies, we still come across norms and stereotypes like this surrounding the role that a woman should play in society. The norms, stereotypes and cultural myths surrounding gender roles have changed with time, but…

Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages Stefan Rayburn Western Governor’s University Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages The humanities have shaped the culture of the world to what it is today. Cave paintings would tell a story of a conquest or an adventure otherwise untold. World wonders would be marveled and envied over for countless years to come. However, without the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the humanities would not be as robust and advanced as…

tranquil. He studied how to draw fighting nude men, as that was the obsession in that time period in Florence. However, nothing really came out of that. Another great technique he learned from Leonardo da Vinci was the pyramidal composition from the Mona Lisa he completed, and used that in his own portrait of a young woman, still making it look Raphaelesque though. In addition, he developed the contrapposto pose pose from Leonardo’s work and sfumato modelling which tones down painting of flesh…