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    Cindy Sherman was born on January19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. In Highschool, Cindy Sherman was big into painting, however toward the 1980's, she decided to move into photography. She did this so that she could ensue a "wide range of personas" (The Art Story). The way that Sherman could explore a wide range of personas was by self photography. The sexual and devious nature of women is really what got her brain going and what she strove to exploit and study. She used a variety of camera angles

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    The artist I researched is Cindy Sherman. She is a American Photographer born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New jersey. Her parents had five children and Cindy was the youngest of them all. Her parents were not quit interested in art. Her dad was a engineer and her mom was a teacher. In the early 1970s, Cindy enrolled at State University of New York to study art. There, Cindy discovered that painting was not her gift. Cindy stated, "I didn't want to make 'high' art, I had no interest in using

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    course on American Ninja Warrior. She is rather small so it makes her accomplishment that much greater. Kacy is a huge inspiration to all. Kacy was born on January 14, 1990 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Kacy picked up gymnastics when she was five and instantly fell in love with the sport. She grew up in New Jersey and attended high school in Belleville. Kacy furthered her education at Towson University in Towson, Maryland from 2009 to 2012. She competed gymnastics there as a Division I gymnast

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    The German artist I picked was Georg Baselitz and for the American I picked Cindy Sherman. I believe Baselitz was trying to capture a day in the life of a German couple he painted it from photographic negatives, creating a dark palette, with subjects are disguised in their reversed pictures, but he doesn’t stop there. He paints his figures upside down, a characteristic that he is known for. He liked his works to reflect real life situations; he captures the emotions of his subjects perfectly. His

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    taking self-portraits of it. Her ideas come stereotypes of women throughout past and present society. These self-portraits are known to “confront and explore the representations of women in society.” (Jankauskas). Cindy Sherman was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey on January 19, 1954. (Jankauskas). Her father was an engineer mother was a reading teacher, and she was the youngest of five children in her family. (Biography - Cindy Sherman). In an interview with Walker Art Magazine, Cindy Sherman states

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    Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Hudson River Formation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Hudson Canyon…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12 Glacial History…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..14 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18 Maps & Diagrams…..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19 Hudson Canyon……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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    "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." This quote by Josh Billings gives the image of how powerful the bond between human and dog is great. One profession show this tremendously and that is the K-9 Officer. The K9 Officer is part of the criminal justice system and works with many different department within the system. They are seen with the FBI, working with local riot control and even with the military police. They are a major part and are animal caretakers

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    photography history: Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (New York City. After some time of Cindy’s birth, her parents moved to Huntington where she grew up and she was youngest in her five siblings. Although her parents shared a general disinterest in the arts. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a reading teacher. In 1970, sherman chose to study art in college, enrolling at the State University of New York. Sherman studied in Buffalo from 1972-1976. She began

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    C4C Eric Wiggins 1st Lt Gabrick English 111 – Essay 1 September 24, 2014 1390 Kimmel’s Guy Code: Exhibiting the Male Social Facade Kimmel’s Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code investigates the complicated social environment in which young males are anticipated to prepare for manhood based upon considerable sociological inquiries conducted from Kimmel himself. His main argument institutes what was formerly a comparatively definite and direct transition for males to experience boyhood to manhood has become

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    The artists I chose to do my final project over is Cindy Sherman because I felt like I could relate to her the most. Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Sherman studied art in college at the State University of New York in Buffalo. One thing I found to be interesting about Cindy was that she began her career as a painter and then switched to photography in the late 1970s. She changed her passion because she did not believe there was anything more to say through paintings

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