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“Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.” This quote by Jane Austen explains the trouble that vanity often brings upon people who value their appearance over everything else in their lives. Accordingly, in the short story titled “The Necklace”; the main character, Matilda, is weak minded to an extent where her vanity brings her great suffering. Matilda suffers through a negative transformation of her social status which is due to: her excessive desire for luxuries she can…

Jacques-Louis David, a French painter during the neoclassical art period, began his art career painting a few mythology figures and narratives and then later on became an active supporter of the French Revolution therefore influenced the stories for which he depicted in his paintings. In this essay, I will analyze the formal qualities or elements of art such as color, implied motion, and space used as well to analyze the historical/religious context of one of his early paintings before the big…

be the Renaissance. The political realm of Florence was dictated by the Medici family. This family controlled the city in secret, for nearly eight decades. The family saw the city of Florence as their work of art One member of this family was Cosimo de’ Medici. Cosimo embraced the very essence of what humanism is. Humanism embraces the arts and literature from cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome. Cosimo made sure that he was constantly around humanists. He sought their advice as to what books…

research) to explain why things are the way they are. Certainly, humanity has not always been proactive in trying to achieve equality and justice. And to this very day, people still are impoverished and starving. Thus, this is why social critics like Michel de Montaigne and Jonathan Swift analyzed and wrote about the flaws of society. Both Swift and Montaigne were trying to convince others that the society they lived in, believed to be…

the prince of Italy at the time: Lorenzo De Medici. The Prince is a book about royals written by a commoner who was better informed on the matters of the royals. Machiavelli asserted that The Prince was the aggregation of the knowledge he had acquired over time through many difficulties, sometimes in dangerous ways as he traveled for his diplomatic duties. Within The Prince are chapters on several aspects that Machiavelli felt were important for Lorenzo De Medici to know about princes. The…

Director, writer, producer, and actor Quentin Jerome Tarantino (1963 – present) is considered one of the greatest directors of his generation. His films have been seen all around the world. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (1963 – present) is credited with directing nineteen television shows, short films, and full feature films. He has also been credited with writing over twenty-five television shows, short films, and full feature films. This paper will discussed Quentin Tarantino’s (1963 – present)…

Dorival Caymmi and Luiz Gonzaga are both known for making and speaking to Bahian and nordestino (Northeastern) personalities. Luiz Gonzaga and Dorival Caymmi are the two specialists who used Northeastern territorial sounds and impacts into Brazilian music. The utilization of Northwestern moved these two specialists in global notoriety. In spite of the fact that they originated from the same Northeastern locale, they spoke to unmistakable societies from the district. Dorival Caymmi and Luiz…

The start of the 16th century is known as the High Renaissance, It is most famous for the Italian Art Masters such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. These remarkable artists made art no longer a craft being made by craftsmen, on the contrary art became an almost noble like statues, something perceived as valuable and glorious. These Italian master arose in the time when Italy was in need of prestige and honorable buildings and in a time were artists no longer had to accommodate to the…

Vainglory brings pain Being beautiful and charming, Madame Loisel has always had the desire of being rich and having an ornate life. The consequence of her vanity that caused by her eagerness toward fancy things has been visible even before she goes to the dance. Unable to satisfy her vanity, “she suffered continually” (Maupassant 5). Her dismal feeling repeats several times before she goes to the dance, which strengthens the idea of that vanity causes suffering. Her affection for luxuries is…

A global trend that seems to impact every country in the world one way or another seems to be urbanization. Worldwide the idea of living in a big booming is becoming more and more popular. Cities mainly appeal to people as social, commercial, and political hubs. Their allure also comes from the unique culture that every city has. Although seeming glamorous, there is a dark side of urban life. Overpopulation, high unemployment rates, poor infrastructure, discrimination as well as many other…