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Mother-Daughter Torment In Stephen Crane’s novella “Maggie, A Girl of the Streets”, the abundant examples of situational and dramatic irony highlights the personalities of the characters, characterizes individuals, and contributes to the development of the mother-daughter relationship between Mary and Maggie making it easier to relate to the characters and their problems. Mary develops as an ironic character in her nature as a mother and a drunk alcoholic. On the other hand, Maggie believes that…

In 2014, and the year I was fourteen years old, coincidentally, I went on a long trip out of the country. I visited four countries if I remember. It was England, Netherlands, France, and India. Some of this trip was for tourism purposes and some of it was just for meeting family and having a great time. So the first place I went to was London, England. I remember arriving into London Heathrow Airport and having such a great feeling of excitement. It’s been such a long time since I visited London…

written by Mirzam C. Perez and published on October 15th 2012. This theater history book essentially discusses the important role that the character of the Virgin Mary had in 17th Century Spanish theater and politics. The author argues that there was much more to character of Mary than just her purity during this time. She argues that the Virgin Mary also represented something people could use to religiously unite and better the community, a character that pushed for a feminine cause, and also a…

beautiful lady in a sky-blue hooded cloak descending from a coach…. Her eyes were the green of the Connemara marble on the steps of the pulpit in Carna Church” (O’Connor 53). The “sky-blue” cloak alludes to Lady Verity’s divine nature and her role as a Virgin Mary figure. This aspect of her becomes apparent as she is descending from the coach in her sky-blue dress as though as she were descending from heaven. Furthermore, the color green is associated “…with vegetation, but also with death and…

Magnificat was a tondo created in the early 1480’s and considered one of the “most famous” depictions of the Madonna during this time (Botticelli). This composition was also in pyramidal form and again the central figure was that of the female figure the Virgin Mary. Based on the story of the Virgin’s Prayer in the gospel of Luke. Botticelli visualizes a scene that religiously promotes Mary’s prayer and interprets her reply to God. In this scene we see the Madonna being crowned the Queen of…

Title: Good morning teacher and class, today I will present to you a summary on the life and achievements of St Mary Helen MacKillop, the first Australian saint. I will outline about how Mary MacKillop was influenced by scripture and the society in which she lived. Introduction: Saint Mary MacKillop was a passionate and courageous catholic woman of action. Mary MacKillop (1842-1909), known in life as Mother Mary of the cross, showed compassion for anyone in need regardless of race, colour or…

One of the common types of paintings in Colonial Peru during the 18th century was a portrait style depicting a single figure. These portraits were not created to only be a image of the person in the painting, but also to convey information about their life and their accomplishments. One of the most notable examples of this type of painting is the Portrait of Marcos Chiguan Thopa Coronilla Inca. Marcos, a royal Inca descendant is portrayed standing very similar to the posture of the Viceroys next…

Images of the “Virgin of Guadalupe” seem to be everywhere. As a symbol of “freedom for the oppressed native populations” according to Jeanette Favrot Peterson author of The Virgin of Guadalupe: Symbol of Conquest or Liberation?, the Virgin of Guadalupe seems to be a reoccurring piece of art starting at the middle of the sixteenth century. A very unique piece in its own the “Virgin of Guadalupe” by Miguel Gonzalez in 1698, is part of Spanish colonial art but also consists of different techniques…

DESCRIPTION: Literal Qualities ABOUT THE WORK: Marry Cassatt created the painting The Child’s Bath in 1893. The painting is oil on canvas and is currently in the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. FROM THE WORK: Immediately we see a woman who is wearing a stripped tunic with her hair tied in a bun holding a small child who is wearing a towel around her waist. The woman appears to be washing the small child’s feet in a china bowl containing water with a pitcher nearby. The woman…

ever-virgin Mary, Mother of the true God who gives life and maintains its, existence…” Mary requested that a church be built on Tepeyac Hill, and that he went to Tenochtitlan to notify the Bishop of what he heard and saw. Having never been to Tenochtitlan, Juan instantly agreed to Mary’s desire. He arrived at the palace of the Bishop-elect…