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    Reviores virtuosity as a craftsman extended to his carving picture frames for John Singleton Copley, who painted the Famous picture of Reverie with a short sleeve shirt on and holding a silver teapot. (”Paul Revere”). Even though Revere was best known for his Midnight Ride, and his work in silver and gold , several of Revere's most significant accomplishments came in his later life. Eager to begin manufacturing other metal products, Revere…

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    A Witty Title Justice is defined as the advantage of the stronger in The Republic of Plato Book 1. Thrasymarchus elaborates that there are different types of governments: tyrannies, democracies, and aristocracies and each government makes laws according to their own particular interests. These laws are the justice which they deliver to their citizens. Anyone who breaks the law isn’t just. Since the government has the power to make the laws, it is the stronger. Therefore, justice is the interest…

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    Massachusetts, as it made a feeling of camaraderie between regions, crossing boundaries of class and status. For instance, Breen discusses how colonists utilized commodity culture to advance their resistance against the British (found in the photograph of the teapot, "No Stamp Act"). By experiencing the solaces of commodity culture in the eighteenth century, colonists had no intention of returning to a time of hand crafted products, so they looked to gain independence on the world…

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    Imagine being pressured into stealing money from your own parents. Ashleys is an average teenage girl, until her parents got divorced, she knew that it was never good in the beginning. Her dad is the fun, crazy, and the child of the relationship. On the other hand her mom was the educated, smart, and the realist of the two. Mom and dad were the complete polar opposites. Ashley did not steal the money because her mom was a good role model, Dad was selfish, and her dad put her in a bad spot.…

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    A pot of tea sat brewing that I had previously forgotten about. Jeffrey walked to the teapot and pulled off the lid. He sniffed and let his nose scrunch up in disgust. “It smells like almonds,” he mentioned before looking at me, “Does this have anything besides tea in it?” I frowned and shook my head. “No, I brew it with almonds because I…

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    Pottery is the act of creating functional vessels to be enjoyed by an individual while performing everyday rituals, such as having morning tea or coffee or eating dinner with friends and family. Ceramicists are either sculptors, potters, or sculptural potters. To be a sculptor the works are not functional, unlike potters while sculptural potters create works that are not only sculptural but functional as well. My interests lean more towards functional pottery. I enjoy creating something on the…

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    offers a myriad of opportunities. Without Scouting I probably would have never learned to tie knots blindfolded with one hand behind my back or cook cinnamon rolls in an open fire. Scouting taught me how to perform CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and the teapot dance. Every year, hundreds of Scouts flock to summer camp to learn how to rescue drowning swimmers or how to build rope bridges. By engaging in Scouting’s wholesome activities, youth follow the Apostle Paul’s advice: “whatever is…

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    In the foreground, the man and woman are in shallow focus, while the background is slightly blurred creating a depth of field allowing the focus to be centered on the character’s physical appearance and facial expressions. Two china teacups, silver teapot, plates, a silver platter, candelabra, cigarettes, and ashtrays sit on the table. The mise-en-scene suggests that the characters have a reasonable amount of wealth, emphasizing their high socioeconomic status and sophisticated lifestyle.…

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    I met no resistance (I took him on surprise) and when, for emphasizing the concepts, both for looking more credible, both because I was enjoying the moment, I brought my hand into his hairs, he didn’t protest or smashed the teapot on my head. I tilted my head, pushing “John” to cover me, and incredibly, he followed my lead, mirroring my movement with a little groan. He had thin and slightly dry lips, while the hair were soft, well brushed. He vaguely smelled like rain, the…

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    Slaughterhouse Five is a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut about a World War II veteran unstuck in time. Billy Pilgrim is dislodged in time, experiencing events of his life like a playlist of memories set on shuffle. Most of the book is centered on Billy’s time in the war, his time on the alien world of Tralfamadore, and his life in between. While reading Slaughterhouse Five, the reader meets a version of Billy who has experienced different moments of his life many times over. While the story is…

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