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    In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston describes the horizon as possibilities and opportunities. When the story starts out Janie’s perception of the horizon changes first from desire for love to the need of love, and ultimately the feeling of contentment towards love to show Janie maturing throughout the novel. Firstly, Janie views the horizon as an opportunity for something great to happen in her life. For example, in the beginning paragraph in the novel, it illustrates how harboring

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    novel include the horizon, the pear tree, and the hurricane. In the novel, the natural forces are what guide the characters, especially Janie, to find happiness in their lives and find their true identity. As the characters develop and experience their lives through the comparisons of life and nature, the novel celebrates those relationships in order to provide the room to allow the character to keep growing and learning.. Each character in the novel had their own horizons. Each horizon was different

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    Evening On the Sea, 1877 by Frederic Edwin Church Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1826 and became a leading figure in the Hudson River school of Painters. His wealthy background helped him with he success in art. His father was the founder of Aetna Insurance. His first instruction came from Benjamin Coe. By 1950s and 1960s, Frederic Church had become the most famous painter in America. People could queue and pay fifty cents in the 1850s and 1860s to view the single canvas

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    on canvas impressionist/metaphysical work of art. The painting is composed of multiple small objects laid about somewhat carelessly on a tilted plane in the foreground with a long piece of architecture in the background that stretches towards the horizon. The foreground is separated by a tilted dark wall, on the left side in an unknown item that appears to be 3 donuts shapes surrounding a sphere with 4 straight tubes attached. The contraption is also laying on its side on top of some similar colored

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    His approach on Australia Post’s strategy and future survival has similarities to the Three Horizons Methodology, where Australia Post’s core business – letters delivery, is rapidly declining but continuing to generate considerable revenue - Horizon 1, the parcels delivery business can be considered the Horizon 2, which is the organisation’s current growth platform. Finally, within the Horizon 3 category is Fahour’ s vision and push to develop innovative technologies, such as a new digital

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    When the sun begins to hide behind the horizon there is only one environment on the planet that harnesses the power to leave oneself in complete and utter awe. This one of a kind place captures all of the elements in their perfect and most striking form. The sky bolsters with eloquent colors, the warm sand caresses your toes, and the soothing waves break with the most perfect noise as to not break your focus on the sunset; it is just as captivating as a north poles aurora borealis. A certain feeling

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    The grass was more vibrant than usual. Each individual blade was cut to perfection, none stood out. The white stripes seemed to glow against the fresh, green grass. The black asphalt still felt tepid beneath our feet. The unpigmented lines almost vibrated with the daytime heat that was beating down only an hour before. The shining benches were drenched in all colors of the rainbow. The bodies underneath that rainbow where continuously shifting and swelling like the sea. The anticipation could be

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    that the bubble that took Osman’s village had, Dominique stopped to camp in the shelter of a stone wall near a stream. She used the wall as a windbreak and could use it to remount in the morning. Dominique did look behind now. She watched the horizon for Donovan. He would miss her or them or honor would bring him for his child. The night darken around them. Dominique

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    namely the horizon splitting the painting nearly in half with a light gray on top, and a dark brown on the bottom. Value plays a an important role here, as the lower value of the brown causes the piece to feel heavier while the higher value of the gray has the reverse effect, making it feel much lighter. The fact that the gray fills comparatively more space in the piece creates a visually striking balance. As the gradient progresses from very light gray to a darker gray, as it nears the horizon line,

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    Page 1 Ken Price Bro In Ken Price’s sculpture Bro, he uses form to create a 3D sculptural image of abstract lines. Bro is a very abstract sculpture in shape and form, as it does not attempt to portray reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shape, form, and texture. The form of the sculpture is smooth, full, and asymmetrical. The shape of bottom half of the sculpture is wide and thick, creating a sense of balance in the artwork. Expanding up and out of the bottom of the sculpture

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