To the Virgins

Dame Dash, also known as Damon Dash is a record producer, music executive, and entrepreneur whose net worth is -$2 million. His rise and fall His rise Roc-A-Fella Records Dame co-founded the music label Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay Z. The label became popular and Dame’s net worth at one time was $50 million. He was the CEO in the late 90s and early 2000s. The most popular artists had signed into the label, ranging from Kanye West, Beanie Sigel, Juelz Santana, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, to DJ Clue.…

Language is used to give tone, and the author’s word choice is exceedingly important regarding any connotations to the subject. Garcia Marquez takes a brothel; a place normally associated with dirty, degrading activities and glorifies it through the use of language. At Cervantes’ brothel, there are musicians who plan in an “enormous courtyard for dancing lit by lantern gourds bought in the Chinese bazaars of Paramaribo.” (Page 64) The atmosphere created by these words quite serene, the dancing…

Mexico has many unique celebrations just like every other country does. Different traditions and value are what distinguish each country from one another. For Instance, In Mexico. Holidays such as Halloween, Christmas, and Independence Day are celebrated. However, they are celebrated differently cultural wise as well as the day the holiday is celebrated. Catholic celebrations, such as Three Kings Day and Day of our Lady of Guadalupe are also celebrated. Dia de los Muertos, also known as Day of…

yet are excessively narrow minded or perplexed. In the story "Mothers," in which Endo investigates his own association with his mom nearby an excursion to visit some kakure Christians, relatives of seventeenth century backsliders who worship the Virgin Mary; and "The War Generation," in which a man thinks about a show he went to in Tokyo amid the firebombing and how he should convey these concealed recollections in his typical, regular life. In this story demonstrate many related picture of…

“Objectification isn’t about seeing someone as a person in a box, but rather seeing the box as being the person” (Anonymous 2000). This objectification has been a particular problem for females over time, especially in the early ages. In Of S Theodora, A Virgin, Who is Called Christina (1096-8-1160), translated by Talbot, an anonymous author displays the objectification of women through the denial of autonomy in forcing Christina to marry and be trapped in a room, violability in how her unwanted…

Leonardo Da Vinci has made many pieces of wonderful art throughout his lifetime. One piece of his art caught my eye and it is called “The Virgin of the Rocks.” This paining was made in about 1491/2-9 and 1508-8. There are two versions of this paining, one is at the Louvre in Paris, which was the first of this paining and the second one is held by the National Gallery in London. Both these painting though were made by Da Vinci. The painting that is in London is on the wall high up so…

Community: a unified body of individuals. In a community, people come together to achieve great things and work together to bring each other to success. The theme of “If you work together, you can succeed” is conveyed in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind through William’s education, the famine, and the process of building the windmill. William’s problems with education were solved by the community around him; his father, his teacher, and the people at TED. William’s teacher, Mr. Tembo, him…

Virgin and Child created c. 1330-1350 CE in the Ile de France or Normandy out of limestone depicts the Virgin Mary holding presumably the baby Jesus on her hip. Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) created c. 960-1368 CE in China, however, is made primarily of wood and depicts an enlightened Bodhisattva named Guanyin or Avalokitesvara. While both works vary in their size, materials, styles, and subjects, their depictions of religious figures celebrates both of the respective religions of Christianity and…

Therefore, Jerusalem can be the city with many different beliefs, cultures and products. For example, Virgin and Child Enthroned and the Crucifixion painting, and the wool material, Piece of Carpet with Geometric Design, shows that Jerusalem is a significant city of the Silk Road. The painting, Virgin and Child Enthroned and the Crucifixion, was painted around ca. 1275-85 in Acre, Israel. In Virgin and Child Enthroned,…

art that represented Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the Saints. These masterpieces reflected the ideas and artistic thoughts that were evolved during these time periods. This essay will compare and contrast two masterpieces (Virgin (Theotokos and Child between Saints Theodore and George and The Maestà, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo) that were created by two different artist in two different time periods Artwork 1 Early Christian, Jewish, and Byzantine (306–1453) Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between…