The Elements of Style

With religion and personal emotion being expressed, Rembrandt’s The Three Trees has more to offer than a simple Dutch landscape. The three trees are the main attraction of this piece and convey a religious message inspired by Rembrandt’s environment. Rembrandt relies on a unique method of creating dramatic lighting to subtly express his feelings and direct the viewer’s eye within the piece. What is most interesting about this etching is how humans are used in this piece, the human figures in the…

The painting Slow Down Freight Train is a very unique piece both in its style and historical background. Rose Piper, the artist, was a semi-abstract expressionist who was best known for her artwork in the 40’s. Piper was one of only four African-American abstract painters to have a solo exhibit in New York. This showcase, which led to her fame, was a series entitled Blues and Negro Folk Songs and all included pieces were directly linked to blues music or musicians. Slow Down, Freight Train was…

novel regarding not only Dresden and World War II, but also the views during the 1960s, when the novel was published, is beneficial for any junior. In addition, the various thematic elements throughout the book are powerful and very valuable to a young reader. Slaughterhouse-Five also has stylistic and literary elements that are perfect for an in class discussion and analysis of their purpose and meaning. Learning about the…

Simple elements of narrative can be seen in the film’s techniques of presentation and the position of the camera, which includes a series of events that are led by a clear direction of the communication of the director’s intent. Although there are minimal elements of narrative, there is definitely some basic evidence of its existence. This film is vital in the understanding of why there…

Pioneer categories include graphics, furniture, and architecture. Van Alen’s design falling into the latter most dominant category. The stainless steel used resembles the “polished chrome of a brand new car.” Other decoration on the building resembles elements found on the Chrysler automobile such as the “stylised American eagle heads… winged forms Figure…

rather then a facial appearance. Soviet Dialecticism used film “montage” to show collisions of different elements. The Dialecticism goal was to convey characteristics and sensations in the most direct fashion. German Expressionism’s narrative structure was formed from legends and the actions of the supernatural, while Soviet Dialecticism’s narrative structure was based around social forces. The style of German Expressionism was known for its distortion, high contrast, and was entirely studio…

saying and think of appropriate follow-up questions off the cuff. Articles for newspapers need to be readable and concise, so as a beginner I had to develop a leaner prose style. Having to cut out redundancy, ambiguity, and rhetorical flourishes made me a stronger writer. I do not always write in a newswriting style--that…

Classical Greek tradition. Through a distinct shift in the representation of the human body and its subsequent development in sculpture, the Kritios Boy emulates Greek ideals of harmony and order, and will influence the development of the Classical style. Kritios Boy (fig. 1) has been described as a young boy, perhaps a Greek hero. The sculpture has been attributed to the Athenian sculptor Kritios, though it is not certain whether or not he was responsible for the…

dance than what you may think. To back up this statement, I’ll be introducing you to the history, the different styles, and how it’s changed my life. Dance has grown a lot from when Catherine De Medici announced dance to King Henry III in 1581. If we were to look back before their time, Ancient Civilizations used it to dance before their Gods. They also used it as an important element for rituals, as this was occurring these Egyptians would gather around and come together, with harps and…

that I have chosen to add to my paper are marginalized writing, postmodernism, modernism, the elements of poetry and realism. The stories I will focus on are: “Editha”, “Mother to Son”, “Everyday Use”, “Entropy” and “The Love Story of J. Alfred Prufrock”. In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker is a story about tension among two sisters and their mother working to bring them together. The marginalized elements of oppression, tradition and cultural tensions. The oppression in the story is how Dee…