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therapeutic practice. By partnering art observation with writing or discussion, self-awareness is experienced and encouraged. The article at hand researches the effect art therapy has on elders within a museum setting. The author focuses on previous data from de Botton and Armstrong, stating there are “Seven therapeutic functions of viewing art: remembering, hope, sorrow, rebalancing, self-understanding, growth and appreciation.” The intention of the article is to combine therapeutic techniques…

I have decided to start making feather earrings to sell, specifically peacock-feather earrings. I believe that I could turn a profit with these earrings, marketing to festival goers in California off of Etsy. My adventure started by looking up how to make feather earrings, finding a simple tutorial off of WikiHow. I then ventured to Michael’s craft store to do some price research. It appears that I’m going to need the following: 1. Pliers (to crimp the crimp beads)-already own 2. French…

Well if you are really interested in reading a ‘Christmas’ story that does not involve Santa or are fed up of the usual, boring conventional Christmas tales, then The Gift of the Magi is the perfect pick! It is a story that reinforces the value of selfless giving. Written by O. Henry, an American short story writer born under the name William Sydney Porter, the plot is really absorbing, and is complimented with details throughout which keeps the reader involved till the very last word. This…

PART ONE: POETIC DEVICES & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Metaphor 1:Her mind is Tiffany-twisted During the second verse, Don Henley sings the line “Her mind is Tiffany-twisted”. This is a metaphor as The Eagles are comparing this girls mind to Tiffany Jewelry Store without using like or as. They compare the girl's mind to the jewellery store because the narrator notes that this girl is pretty, rich and likes to be glamorous. These specified characteristic are also seen in Tiffany & Co’s jewellery and…

In 1982, Vera Bradley was founded with an idea of two neighbors, a work space of a ping pong table, and $500! The founders were disappointed while traveling that baggage was no longer beautiful and they started their own brand. The company was named after founder, Barbara Bradley Baekgaard’s mother, Vera Bradley. Vera worked for the company as a sales person until she passed in the early 1990s. The stores still celebrate her birthday each year (“About Vera Bradley”)! Vera Bradley is…

INTRODUCTION – Gucci Gucci is an Italian brand acquired by French company Kering in 1999. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in the beautiful city Florence. Guccio Gucci drew inspiration from horse saddle straps and opened his first store dedicated to luxury leather goods for horseback riding. He matched contrasting colours in his collections, giving rise to the iconic green-red-green stripe. In the 1970s, the fashion house entered into the Far East market, opening boutiques in Tokyo and…

The “Holy Trinity”, “Birth of Venus”, and “Mona Lisa” all exemplifies the Renaissance period and each have a distinguished style and look in the work. They all have some similarities and differences in their style and each fits in a category that has been already examined. They also…

The necklace is a story written with the intent of the combination of greed, vanity, forbidden desire and wealth. It was written by a famous writer named Guy De Maupassant. The talented writer was born in 1850 and died in 1893. Because of his unique style, he was considered one of the best and most famous writers in the 19th century. Mr. Maupassant succeeded in writing 30 volumes, 300 stories, traveling books, articles and poems. Today, I felt fortunate to have read one of the many short stories…

The movie, “Groundhog Day” is a successful 1993 American film that captures the interests, mind and heart of its viewers because of its astonishing, innovative, and unique storyline, and in which this requires clear mind when watching in order for it to decode and unfold its purpose and in order for it to discover how great it is. This was directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis himself and Danny Rubin, based on a story by Rubin .It was starring by Bill Murray, Andie Macdowell and Chris…

History of Dolce & Gabbana Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are two Italian born artist that begin the Dolce & Gabbana empire we know today. Through groundbreaking achievements and outwardly approach to the taboos of society, these two men established what sex, glam and fashion had in common, the people. In the early 1980s two colleagues turned partners created a brand that represented their lifestyles while including and rooting for the outcasts of society. The two men worked with one…