Red Dragon

Shaun Tan's picture book, The Red Tree, explores several key personal challenges that are central to life, such as the struggle of being confused about the meaning of your life. This is depicted in the frame, 'Sometimes you just don't know what you are suppose to do', which showcases our protagonist on a stage forced to put on an act with with a multitude of different objects varying in ages and origins. Tan has used the symbolic item of a puppet that looks like the protagonist. The puppet is…

The Flag- The flag flying above the palace is changed by the flag sergeant depending on if the Queen is home or not. When the Queen is out the Union flag is flying. When the Queen is home the Royal Standard flies. The flag is changed by the Queen’s Flag Sergeant. This tradition did not start until 1997 when Diana, Princess of Wales, Died. People were outraged that a flag did not fly at half mast because a flag never was flown when the sovereign was not in the Palace. The Queen, seeing the…

There is a fascinating use of the red color and red roses throughout this film. Red color might refer to many things including; love, caring, passion, revenge, life force, and many other. Red roses in the American culture are a symbol of love, caring, compassion, life and death. Roses also symbolize beauty; perhaps that is why they selected the title to be American Beauty. At the second opening scene of the film, we see Burnham’s house with the neighbor’s homes. The bright, artificial colors of…

Do you love bold, exotic, brightly colored make-up that makes you stand out in a crowd? Would like a make-up that matches your personality? Continue reading to learn more about a make-up brand that did just that. Lime Crime, launched in 2008 by Doe Deere. She launched Lime Crime cosmetics when she was unable to find cosmetics bold enough to compliment the clothes she was designing and selling on Ebay. Since it first launched, Lime Crime has been cruelty-free and has added vegan cosmetics to…

Red Queen is a book full of adventure and suspense that will keep you at the edge of your seat. This book takes place in a completely different world where everything is divided by blood type. Silvers live in luxury whereas reds live in poverty. This book is a timeless book because it could take place in the past or present, and the reader would see no difference. This is because the events take place in a completely different world. The main character in this book is Mare. Mare is an average…

not like that isn’t normal. He doesn’t seem to notice me at first, he was looking off to the high school football stadium across the street, probably thinking about clarinets or something. His oddly parted brown hair was covered with an odd, large, red, coned hat that oddly coordinated with his blue cape. He is much taller than I am, making it very difficult to look him in the eye, but I could still tell he was concentrated. I snapped near his face to gain his attention.…

The rainbow is a natural phenomenon, noted around the world for its beauty. The amalgam of colors has become a symbol for many things, a recent event being the adaptation of the “Gay Pride” flag. Colors play a large role in our world today, just as they did in the novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald went wild with his pastel, acting as if they were washable paints. Fitzgerald painted a rainbow, but it was no ordinary rainbow. The obvious take on the color white is innocence. It seems that…

The themes of “The Red Convertible” include the trauma of war, familial love, and the challenges of redemption. Lyman and Henry bought a red convertible together when they were teenagers. Henry and Lyman are already close, but the red convertible brings them even closer. They travel all around the country. During one in every of their road journeys, they meet a Susy. They decide to take her to Alaska. The trio enjoys Chicken, Alaska. On their come to North Dakota, Henry receives a summons to the…

In Giotto's "Lamentation", color is used to create emotion by using soft colors. Color used are a light blue, pale pink, soft green, creme color, light orange, etc. I believe these colors create a calm emotion such as sadness or worriness. The shade of blue that was used takes over almost of half of the picture, I believe this shade of blue is gloomy. If any bright or even dark colors were added to the painting it could take away the importance of the painting. The use of color does have a…

A HUGE RED TRANSPORT truck stood in front of the little roadside restaurant. The vertical exhaust pipe muttered softly, and an almost invisible haze of steel-blue smoke hovered over its end. It was a new truck, shining red, and in twelve-inch letters on its sides—OKLAHOMA CITY TRANSPORT COMPANY. Its double tires were new, and a brass padlock stood straight out from the hasp on the big black doors. Inside the screened restaurant a radio played, quiet dance music turned low the way it is when no…