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    tough times. Being direct can help you to get a point across. In One Art by Elizabeth Bishop, the speaker is someone who has lost but moves on. In Circe’s Power by Louise Gluck, the speaker is Circe and on his journey, Odysseus and his men came upon her, and she turned them into pigs. In One Art by Elizabeth Bishop and Circe’s Power by Louise Gluck, both speakers have a confident tone towards their audiences. On the other hand in One Art the speaker's tone is also resilient towards a loved one, whereas

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    Renaissance created sculptures, murals, drawings and paintings. The goal of most Renaissance at was to show the importance of people and nature, not just religion. The Renaissance art tried to show people as lifelike and engaged in everyday activities. They also tried to capture the world as it is. Renaissance art reflects a rebirth of interest in the classical world. This style arrived late to Valencia. At those days, they could not sculpt as classical artist because all sculpture of this time

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    humans have had the tendency to record their daily lives and events. In other words, the art of each era reflects the society and mentality of the civilians. This is why each era has a different way of depicting the human body and how the story they tell is narrated. This research paper will compare between the depiction of the human body in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. Ancient Egypt art was at the start of art history, which was between 3000 BC and 400 AD. The Egyptians wanted to focus more on

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    become my motto, I think represent my general perspective: “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst”. That is what I did before the first meeting. I was not prepared though for how similar and compatible the two of us would be. The meeting of our two art styles was exceptional. To give a bit more background on that: during and after high school I had several jobs, by far my favorite was the two and a half years I spent creating online content, which involved a combination between writing, storytelling

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    Modern movies can portray the same messages. Both relate to human condition, but oftentimes the form reflects the age in which it is written. The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) uses a modern setting (1930s Mississippi) to relate to Homer’s epic The Odyssey (800 BCE). The epic The Odyssey by Homer and The movie O Brother Where Art Thou by The Coen Brothers both tell the story of a protagonist that takes a long journey home to his wife. Both face many obstacles along the way. In the movie, Sheriff

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    Comparing Two Statuette

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    Running Head: A Compare and Contrast of Two Statuettes A Compare and Contrast of Two Statuettes Mary Karr ART 205 – Art Appreciation November 24, 2007 A Compare and Contrast of Two Statuettes I have chosen as the subject of my essay to contrast and compare two female statuettes from ancient cultures. The first is an ancient Egyptian statuette named The Offering Bearer which was discovered about 1920 in the tomb of Meketre in Thebes and appears to have been made around 1985 B.C.E. by an

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    AHIST 1401_Written Assignment_ UNIT1 In an essay compare and contrast the sculptures below, considering the effect the intended purpose or function has on the appearance of the sculptures. Statue of Memi and Sabu: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/48.111 Seated Statue of Gudea: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/59.2 Your essay should be a minimum of 400 words. Essays should be well-written and organized and contain an introduction and conclusion. Please proofread your work for spelling

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    intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. '81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic, philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo 's David and Giacometti 's Man Pointing 1947). 3. '82: Compare and contrast the cultural values of the Enlightenment with those of the sixteenth century Northern Renaissance. 4. '84: Compare and contrast the views of Machiavelli and Rousseau on human nature

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    their journey. The journey they make in O’Brother, Where Art Thou is meant to be similar to the Odyssey. Authors Ethan and Jole Coen wrote O Brother, Where Art Thou? Similar to The Odyssey. They use the same characters. O Brother, Where Art Thou? More modern, they are more similar than different in the characters of Big Dan and the Cyclops, the people of the church, and the lotus-eaters. There are many similarities between O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Odyssey, including the similarities between

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    Singing (both art forms, but different in many ways) Gather your ideas by writing down characteristics of each thing. Note the differences and similarities between them. Ask yourself these important questions before you begin writing your draft: Does my instructor want me to compare AND contrast, or am I only being asked to do one of those things? Are these 2 things similar and/or different, in at least one meaningful way? Do I know enough about my topic to write an effective compare/contrast essay about

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