Anna Paquin

Hunter G. D2B3 Who Wins? Nellie Bly Takes the Lead When we were kids, we would all find a scavenger hunt easily enjoyable. But this time, it isn't children that are competing, it will be an adventurous explorer versus a brave and daring fighter. Nellie Bly vs. Tlahuicole. You may be familiar with these names and know exactly who these people are. But for those who don’t, Tlahuicole is said to be the greatest, and fiercest fighter ever to live. He would hit his enemy's over the head with heavy stone

Fashion Photography Fashion photographer Irving Penn is considered one of the most influential fashion photographer. Penn’s first Vogue cover was published in 1943. For the next sixty years, Penn photographed over 170 covers for Vogue. Penn is known for using plain white or gray backgrounds and natural light in his photography (Steele). Penn’s most famous Vogue cover was a black-and-white cover which featuring model Jean Patchett. The cover ran in 1950 and was the first occasion in which Vogue produced

Bertha Pappenheim is perhaps most famous for Josef Breuer’s study of (and writing about) her, but his treatment lasted only a couple of years—she herself spent nearly thirteen years, between 1882 and 1895, actively attempting to reconstruct herself. The aim of this reconstruction was to grow not only from her illness but also from her previous life as a bourgeois homemaker, from the healthy aspects of her grief for her father, and (perhaps most notably) from her immense emotional reliance on Breuer

Tiger Fording Stream with Cubs by Kano Tanshin is a Japanese ink painting from the early nineteenth century. The artwork depicts an adult tiger and its two cubs in the middle of a flowing stream. The parent wades in the water with one cub climbing on its back and the other swimming next to the adult. A few short stalks of bamboo sit to the right of the tigers, but otherwise, the background is very open and no land is shown. Through symbolism and elements such as line, value, and space, Kano’s Tiger

KONSTANTIN LEVIN AS THE SPOKESPERSON OF LEO TOLSTOY After reading the first part of Anna Karenina, Sophia Andreevna, Tolstoy’s wife, had said to him, “Levin is you, Lyova, minus the talent… Levin is an impossible man!” Due to multiple similarities in the character of Levin and Tolstoy, he is often considered as his most complete self-portrait. The social position, the passion for hunting, the love of Russian peasantry, the ideas and opinions of Tolstoy, all find a reflection in the character of

Reading and papers are the basis of this class. Many stories have been read and many papers have been written. There are three however that should be focused on: “The Little Prince”, “After the ball”, and “How Much land does a man need.” This paper will find common ideas within the three stories, and decipher the authors intent in writing them. Firstly, all these stories are different in their own regards but are very similar all at the same time. One major similarity is that Leo Tolstoy wrote both

There is a book called Black Beauty written by Anna Sewell. It’s a great book about a high-class horse’s life and has lots of cool parts. A few years ago, they made a movie series about it called The Adventures of Black Beauty. The first episode was published on September 16, 1972. The movie on the other hand has many differences from the book, but they did a good job. In the book, the Master is gentle to just the horse. For instance, he brings bread and a carrot to Black Beauty and his mother when

Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on January 31st, 1881. She went on to be the most celebrated ballet dancer of her time. Pavlova came from a poor family, and her father died when she was only 2 years old. Her first exposure to ballet came when she was eight years old when she attended a performance of Sleeping Beauty at the Marrinsky theatre. She was able to join the Imperial School of Ballet at the Marrinsky Theatre when she turned ten in 1891. Her teachers were famous ballet

Vogue editor in chief Ana Wintour credits her passion of editing the magazine to the ability of “being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it,” emphasizing Vogue’s cultural influence over the years. Vogue is a world renowned fashion magazine that not only highlights the latest trends and fashions, but it connects to modern day culture. Over the course of history, there

The Importance of Sonya in War and Peace   Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace speculates deeply about history, religious life and human brotherhood. Most readers focus on the characters of Natasha, Prince Andrew, and Pierre. Another character named Sonya, who is an orphaned cousin, is staying with the Rostov family. Sonya is overshadowed by the other characters, however, she is vital to the rounding out of the other characters in the novel.    The people she loves most take her life