“The Persistence of Memory” is a surrealist painting. It was painted by Salvador Dali in 1931. It is arguably one of his most popular works. I like this painting because of its’ merging of real and imaginary. Dali utilized actual locations as a reference for many of his paintings’ backgrounds. When Dali created “The Persistence of Memory,” he went to a beach and used the setting as background for his painting. He then proceeded to paint what he could imagine on that beach. Dali’s process makes…
Salvador Dali Masterpainter Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain. From an early age, Dali was encouraged to practice his art and would eventually go on to study at an academy in Madrid. In the 1920s he went to Paris and met some cool dudes like Miro and Picasso which lead to his surrealist stage. He is perhaps best known for his 1931 painting “The persistence of memory”, showing melting clocks in a cool setting. The rise of a fascist leader Francisco Franco in Spain…
Honduras or officially the República de Honduras is a republic in Central America, its capital is Tegucigalpa Honduras is part of the Caribbean and it is Bordered by Guatemala,El Salvador,and the Gulf of Fonseca. Honduras is roughly forty -four thousand square miles,and its location is 16 degrees North Latitude and 86 Degrees East latitude. Honduras has vastly different land types such as Tropical rain forests and vast mountains. Honduras is the only country in Latin America that does not have…
Salvador Dali an artist born in Spain, is the one who created the famous painting known as The Persistence of Memory in 1931. He has overcome many obstacles at a young age, such as the loss of his mother when he was just 16 years old and that he and his father were never close. He later enrolls in an Arts Academy at Madrid, Dali dressed differently than others and had many eccentricity ideas that were both influenced by different famous artists at that time. Such as Metaphysics and Cubism, where…
“What? Oh… yesterday? That’s not... I’m a film student at university. That was Un Chien Andalou. It’s amazing it’s this French film by a Spanish director and even Salvador Dali helped to make the film he’s an-” “He’s an artist… he does the funny clocks right?” Louis asked as he took a small sip of his coffee, it was sickly sweet and yet he liked it. “You’re into art?” Harry’s voice seemed to echo a slight surprise. “Not really, my boyfriend is mad about it, he thinks he’s going to be the…
developing a theory of family structure and a set of guidelines to organize family therapy techniques. As he always says, families walk in using a very narrow part of themselves and it is up to us as family therapists to assist them in expanding their options for more adaptive ways of being, by assisting them in changing their structure. Going on to Slide 6. Now we will begin to discuss the structural family therapy theory. As I have said, structural family therapy provides you with a road map…
The Salvadoran Civil War (1980-1992) witnessed horrendous human rights violations that dismantled the physical and social fabric of Salvadoran society, leaving more than 75,000 dead and more than a one million as refugees. Fought between the authoritarian Salvadoran government and the guerilla Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN), the twelve year bloody civil war came to an end with both parties signing the Chapultepec Peace Accords in 1992, with the assistance of international actors, most…
When one hears the name ‘Salvador Dali’, one can’t help but think of the surrealist movement. The two have become so intertwined, it’s hard to discard the cemented association. After all, it was Dali who would bring attention and recognition to the movement. It’s important to note that the surrealist school is known for dismissing what was previously valued, like technique and grandiose, and taking on a new subject matter - all things taboo. Dali's major contribution to the Surrealist movement…
and basically create a revolution. It’s a bad thing for the U.S because we will end up losing money and lose trade with other countries that provide us with essentials that we need. “Nixon demanded a coup to determinate the inauguration of maix of Salvador Allende” (if magazine). If we let Allende come to power I believe that other surrounding countries will soon become communist this is a bad thing for the U.S because it will mess up our economy, we will lose trade with other countries and also…
Countries in Central America are plagued with poverty, overruned by gang violence and ruled by government systems that don’t do enough for their people. The author of Enrique 's journey, Sonia Nazario paints a vivid picture of the circumstances that lead loving mothers to leave their children behind while venturing across America, in order to get to the promise land. A land charged with hopes and promises. Promises that are not always kind to immigrants. Immigrant mothers risk everything in…