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A Real Friend Anyone can stand by you when you are right... but a real friend stands by you when you're wrong. A simple friend identifies himself when he calls... a real friend dosen't have to. A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life... a real friend says "Whats new with you?" A simple friend t...
There is some controversy about who wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Two names that come up often with skeptics are Edward de Vere and Francis Bacon. During the mid 19th century, Bacon was the most popular candidate. Now it is Edward de Vere. Was William Shakespeare the author of those masterpieces of the English language?...
LEONARDO DA VINCI The term Renaissance man was used to describe this great man, Leonardo Da Vinci. He was the man of so many accomplishments in so many areas of human endeavor that his like has rarely been in human history. Casual patrons of the arts know him as the painter of the 'Mona Lisa' and the great 'Last Supper', painted on the...
Fire of Desire Nearly everyone who has succeeded in some venture of life has at one point encountered critics and criticism. The events throughout the movie, Rudy, directed by David Anspaugh, are no different. The movie, based on a true story, is an inspiring tale of Daniel "Rudy" Rudiger's fight against all odds to play football for Notre...
People in society today have changed their feelings towards humanity and religious practises. This change is seen clearly in the movie 'Dead Man Walking.' The characters go through changes in their view of religion and their feelings about human morality and humanity towards each other. The characters of Sister Helen, Matthew, and th...
BB King B.B. King was a blues singer and guitarist. His full name is Riley B. King. He was born September 16, 1925, near Indianola, Mississippi. An important aspect in King?s life was, of course, when he was first exposed to the blues. ?I guess the earliest sound of the blues that I can rremember was in the fields while people would...
in general is a representation of its culture. By examining works of art, one can often distinguish the culture from which it came. To do this well, one must be cognizant of the styles, purposes, and techniques that were used to make the work of art. By taking a critical eye to two pertinent examples of art, one can determine...
Medieval Society has had much of a affect on society today. For example, many movies have been based off the Middle Ages and the society there. One of the greatest movies that took place in the Middle Ages was . Mel Gibson, most likely best movie, had a great affect on society today. It tought many people of what it was like back i...
Who was George Gershwin? Today, most people would answer that question by saying that he was the composer of the song that's in the airline commercial. Although that is true, he was much more than that. Gershwin was the most celebrated and wealthiest American composer who expressed the dreams of every American citizen of the 19...
Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young 's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in El...
In Tennesse Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" the readers are introduced to a character named Blanche DuBois. In the plot, Blanche is Stella's younger sister who has come to visit Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. After their first meeting Stanley develops a strong dislike for Blanche and everything associated with her. Among...
For thousands of years music has been a major highlight of every culture around the world. Music has been used in diverse ways, ranging from worship to gods, holiday celebrations, to even national identity as in the case of national anthems. Music is without a doubt, man's best friend. It is present in every scenario of human life. It can b...
There are many differences between the qualities of art and art-making in European American or European influenced women's cultures from those in Native American cultures. Some of the art the Europeans Americans consider "museum worthy", was originally made by Native Americans as spiritual yet household staple. In every culture art has a different...
The artists of the Baroque had a remarkably different style than artists of the Renaissance due to their different approach to form, space, and composition. This extreme differentiation in style resulted in a very different treatment of narrative. Perhaps this drastic stylistic difference between the Renaissance and Baroque in their treatment o...
