Grandma Moses

Anna Mary Robertson Moses was an untrained artist who was famous for painting scenes of rural life. She began painting at the age of 78, which earned her the nickname “Grandma Moses”. Grandma Moses was a celebrity during her art career, and was featured on the cover of Life Magazine. When she died at 101 years old, John F. Kennedy said, “The death of Grandma Moses removed a beloved figure from American life. The directness and vividness of her paintings restored a primitive freshness to our perception

The Conscious Good of Unconscious Evil Questioning the world as observers and contemplating what constitutes a moral code versus following the norm play a major role in self growth. The frustrating contradictions of one’s self-aware mind begin to unwind into its own understanding of what’s real and the illusion. Illusions can be underlined with beliefs, faith and perception of someone’s own experiences and mistakes. The Mistakes that are made throughout a lifetime are essential to understanding

indeed described the mission that the grandma takes in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." It’s very important to read this story considering O'Connor's Christian faith and to seek the message demonstrated by the characters and their encounters. In Flannery O'Connor's short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the grandmother's journey from being controlling and selfish to graceful symbolizes a Christian's journey toward salvation. . As we take a glimpse at the grandma, take note that she is unnamed (Evans

"Sunday Candy," a short film written by Chancellor Johnathan Bennett also known as Chance The Rapper is not only a dedication to his late grandmother, but is also a showcase of his artistic abilities beyond rhyming over an arrangement of instruments, sounds, and tempos. Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment deliver an easily relatable song and appear in this amusing short film directed by Austin Vesely, Ian Eastwood and Chance The Rapper. With an engaging video setup, the use of unconventional

Laila Medina will never forget the day she broke her thumb. She knew she wouldn’t forget because that was the first time she ever broke any of her bones. Laila didn’t know how to react so she just started screaming not from the pain but from the fear of not knowing how to react. It was a very bad day for Laila. Laila medina’s day started off average but ended very chaotic. She was sitting on the couch with her sister giselle. Laila felt she wanted to change the channel because what was on at that

Have you ever lost someone that you thought was invincible? One day they are here and the next they are gone. My grandma Suzie passed away in 2004. She emigrated over from Mexico when she was approximately thirteen years old. She met my grandpa Joe when she was twenty and had three children. Unfortunately, my grandpa passed away. She met my grandpa Tom and they got married. They fostered children all the time. Maria, who lives in Texas now, come to the funeral and talked very highly of my

For Dia de los muertos I am going to represent my dog Nani. She was very furry and her color was blonde. I could hold her in my arms because she was super tiny. I would describe Nani as a nice, kind, sweet, and awesome dog. The sad part though is that she died last year. My first memory with Nani is when I was at my Grandmother’s house. All I did with Nani was mostly play with her almost all day. What I did that day was play catch and we had so much fun. How I felt after that was awesome because

It started on a Monday. Monday is the day when everyone is at their worst, especially Gwen Harris. She was furious. Her favorite food in the whole world, tater tots, were discontinued at the school cafeteria, and she was left with soggy salad. Her friend had left early for a doctor’s appointment, and she had no one else to talk to. That day was the Monday of all Mondays. So on that very day, the universe decided to send Gwen a challenge. As Gwen was walking home from school, a woman walked by her

The Conscious Good of Unconscious Evil Questioning the world as observers and contemplating what constitutes a moral code versus following the norm play a major role in self growth. The frustrating contradictions of one’s self-aware mind begins to unwind into its own understanding of what’s real and the illusion. Illusions can be underlined with beliefs, faith and perception of someone’s own experiences and mistakes. The Mistakes that are made throughout a lifetime are essential to understanding

It was the month of November and the year was 2008. I did not plan on going to the hospital on this day but my mother received a phone call. That one call was my reason for being waken up at 4 a.m. listening to my mom as she reused me to get dressed. One call changed my life forever. A person from the hospital called and said that my grandmother was not breathing normally. After we got to the hospital we find out that the cancer she was diagnosed with has affected her breathing, which caused tubes