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    In the documentary film In a Brilliant Light: Van Gogh in Arles, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1984, the life of misunderstood artist Vincent van Gogh is depicted, particularly his works done in Arles, France. The film takes the viewer on an in depth journey of van Gogh’s life highlight points such as his inspirations and specific paintings all the while weaving it into the story that is uniquely the artist’s own. Through the introduction of the artist’s inspirations…

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    Pierre-Auguste Renoir Do you know what impressionism means? A lot of artists are Impressionists, which developed in the 1960s in Paris. It is a style of painting mainly with French artist. Impressionist painting seeks to recreate the artist’s or viewer’s observation of a scene. It characterized by outlines from small brushstrokes of different colors. In impressionist paintings, pastel colors are frequently used. One of a popular impressionist painter is Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who is best known…

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    “Lee Heng, who owns and operates a store in a Philadelphia neighborhood, told police he was awakened by the sounds of two men entering his home. He struggled with one, ultimately shooting and killing him.” (Chumley, The Washington Times, Monday April 1 2013) These are the words that come out of a man who proudly owns a gun, and has killed someone for the sake of entering their house. No one’s life is worth getting killed because of a mistake or even perhaps an incident like this. The negatives…

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    Decadence has been defined as a decline in cultural values and morality by doing things that are against the acceptable cultural and moral values of the Japanese people. Based on Sakaguchi Ango’s essay it can be scrutinized that after the World War II there a decline in Japanese cultural values that put them together. During the war times, the article indicates that writers were not allowed to portray the image of women who had lost their husband during the war. The aim of forbidding writers to…

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    The post war atmosphere clouded the writers judgements to be impartial at the time. She writes, “In the 1950’s and early 1960’s, an age of anti-communist anxiety, intellectuals were more prone to critique mass culture, conformity and consumerism, rather than…

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    Graham, a Harvard Law School graduate and a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. After Philip served in the army during WWII, Katharine’s father persuaded him to join his wife as an associate publisher for The Washington Post. In 1948, Eugene Meyer sold the company to Philip Graham for just $1. Philip helped improve the popularity and widespread reading of the newspaper, helping it beat out the prior competition, including The Washington Times Herald and Newsweek magazine…

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    points are what was accomplished during the Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The debate was centered on what more could have been accomplished (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The article argues that Nixon on met the minimum requirements during Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). On April 17 Nixon made an announcement on the severity of the Watergate situation, stating that he had serious concerns (The Washington Post Co., 1973). There was speculation on the actions of the…

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    The Washington Post Article, “True cost of Purple Line could reach $2.65 billion, analysis finds” includes good information on the expenses of the new light rail line. The originally anticipated cost was about $1.99 billion in early 2016. However, later it was found that…

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    Georges Pierre Seurat was born on December 2, 1859 in Paris, France. Seurat was the son of Antoine-Chrysostome and Marie-Berthe Seurat and was one of three children. It is known that in his early life, he showed a great interest in drawing. The first art lessons that he attended were with his uncle, but eventually he began working with some more advanced artists such as Justin Lequien and Henri Lehmann. In 1878, he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. However, just one year after entering Paris’…

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    Participants There are several specialized roles in shooting this documentary film, including producer, director, scriptwriter, talents, editor, camera operators, gaffers, sound operators, location manager, set designer, marketer, and a transportation driver. Uncontrollable Panic needs a producer, who is to ensure that our film is made on the right track and that everything goes smoothly. Specifically, s/he will help the team organize the film production and develop our script into a workable…

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