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    The Queen Of The King

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    Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a king and a queen anxiously awaited the birth of their child. The king and queen had longed for a child, and so they had a daughter. However, when the child was born, the queen died. Soon after the queen’s passing, the king took a new wife. However, the new queen was selfish, for she did not want to care for a child that was not her own. And so, she sent the young princess to live a town by the harbor at the edge of the kingdom with the hope that the princess

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    discussion topic, the abortion debate has been centered on the rights of the mother or the rights of the fetus; however we seem to leave men out of the decision. While it is true that the woman is the one who will carry the baby in her womb, it is also true that the baby is a product of two persons not only one. As Edge and Groves mention in chapter 11, the topic of abortion is surrounded by many controversies, and it is nowhere near to be resolved. In my opinion, it would be good if the father had an

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    up relatively poor in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and frequently talks about the people he grew up with. Because of Bruce Springsteen’s civilian background, he was inspired to write Darkness on the Edge of Town, a concept album about the struggles of the working class. The first song on Darkness on the Edge of Town, “Badlands”, is about the struggles that the working class have to face everyday. Bruce represents the workingman, the blue-collar majority because he grew up in a blue-collar family. This

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    “Maybe you expect to hear my laments about ‘how much I suffer’ living with a man like Diego. But I don’t think the edges of a river suffer about letting it run,” stated Frida Kahlo. Kahlo was a famous Mexican artist who was in an open marriage. Being sexually free came naturally. It should not be a taboo that breaks up marriages. Kahlo’s marriage proved that, well after her death, when her husband stated that he wanted their ashes to be combined. Kahlo would have agreed that there is nothing wrong

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    They aren’t played by a particular type of look of actor or actress. They could be played by almost anybody, as they are sort of “everyman/woman” character, just there as a conduit for the action—and there are quite a few actresses out there who would have done a better job of making the characters spooky than the actors in The Monkey’s Paw did. Not that they weren’t fine, but they weren’t

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    Competitive Edge Level One: Essay Response The historical figure I admire the most would be Elizabeth Blackwell; the first American woman to graduate in Medical School. The reasons for this particular and very singular woman to take the position almost to a roll model is to the remarkable era she started, my growing want to become a doctor someday, and to the feminist side of myself. Today women can do almost anything the put their minds to; excluding the inequalities in pay and many other things

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    sitting on a blazing furnace. The only thing to do is get up and get ready to enjoy more of the amazing beauty of Mombassa, Kenya. I calmly pull back the soft, almost velvety sheets and allow my feet to gently touch the cool tile. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I look out at the gorgeous sunrise and

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    Berthe Morisot was born in 1841, a time when it was still quite difficult for women to become professional artists as the art world was predominantly male. She continually faced criticism and encountered difficulties due to her sex. Despite this, Morisot was able to establish herself as a respected artist whose work only continues to become more highly regarded with time. Her place in art history alongside such Impressionist artists as Claude Monet, Marie Bracquemond, Mary Cassatt, and Edgar Degas

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    through the different composition settings, style, and creation time. Influenced by the detailed realism, Johannes Vermeer overcomes the interdicts of his time by creating his most illusionistic image in The Milkmaid. (figure 1) The painting seems almost photographic in its realism. Constantly experimenting with different techniques, Vermeer had secretly used the lens-and-mirror contraptions to achieve his photo-realistic effects. The woman, seen in the three-quarter view, pouring a milk from a jug,

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    Tamara Duvall Dr. Cerise Meyers Introduction to Art March 26, 2017 It’s Time to Refresh A healthy diet that includes fruit is important, as it increases your energy leaving you feeling refreshed. The artist of this Del Monte image captures the idea of refreshment in this magazine advertisement for Del Monte’s new fruit cups called Fruit Refreshers. The first thing that grabs your attention in this advertisement is how the image jumps off the page at you in vibrant detail. The negative space is

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