Gustave Moreau

Jupiter and Semele by Moreau            19th century French painter Gustave Moreau was an artist highly regarded for his intricate use of images based on myth and legends to create very symbolic and often haunting paintings. Moreau was quoted saying: “I love my art so much that I shall only be happy when I can practice it for myself alone.” In a time when many artists choose to paint classical mythological subjects as if it were a proper education in Greek and Latin, Moreau was developing his own

Henri Matisse      Henri Matisse was born December 31st, 1869 to two storeowners, Emile and Heloise Matisse. His father wanted him to be a lawyer, so later on in life he could takeover the family business. They sent him to Henri Martin Grammar School where he studied to be a lawyer. There was a hint of artist in Henri because while working as a lawyer’s assistant he took up a drawing course (Essers 7). It was for curtain design but it seemed to be destiny for a lawyer’s assistant to take up such

The older generation in America was taught to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but the younger generation knows it does not work. How can they trust strangers after hearing about murders, rapes, kidnappings, shootings, robberies, and gangs? Yet their behavior is dictated by the benefit of the doubt when daters only think about leaving horrible or awkward dates, and ignore uneasy feelings about being alone with a stranger in an elevator. Filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni has a broader claim

Timmy is an 18 year old man fresh out of high school. He was an average student earning B’s and C’s. Timmy wants to go to college and study law to become a lawyer. His dream school is Yale University. Luckily for him, his parents have saved up enough money to send him there. Currently, Timmy is on a train from Philadelphia to Connecticut anticipating his arrival. His first class is on September 10th, 2018 and he is scheduled to arrive on the 6th. This will give him a few days to unpack and hopeful

Great moments are born from great opportunities. As a part of the Holy Cross family, we need to take every opportunity to help each other. This helping is also known as the service program in St. Francis High School. In the summer of 2013, I took an opportunity to experience the understanding of Holy Cross and Catholic. I joined the vacation bible camp and taught kids what is catholic or what we should do as a catholic. Those moments of my service program are indelible in my mind. On the third

A day of a common doctor, Charles Bovary, is described in Gustave Flaubert’s passage from Madame Bovary. The author uses great detail to show the reader the typical house call in 1902. Due to this detail, the author establishes the tones of calmness and intensity. Throughout the passage from Madame Bovary, the tones established through detail, imagery and figurative language reveal the character of Charles to the reader. The detail in the beginning of the passage allows the reader to feel a serene

The Rocket Mission The year was 2515. I walked into a nearby old antec shop where they sold mini Empire State Buildings, Pyramids, and Eiffel Towers. I went in there to collect a mini Eiffel Tower that the shop brought in, it had been a tradition that one person in my family would buy an Eiffel tower each year as a remembrance of my family 's story of the Tower, and this year was my year. After I had walked into the shop and was greeted by a funky scent. It smelled like a mixture of dirty old man

As a youngster I heard about this place, its marvelous rich history and its romanticized city. As a grownup, I constantly craved to visit. Finally, in September of 2015 I found myself on my way there. It was about a two-hour drive from Lille. Seated in the car as I wait for others to come aboard, I felt an enormous amount of eagerness. As women entered, inside the car started smelling like the cologne isle at Macy’s. As we pay our way through the highway, the usually shy driver is enthusiastic as

The first artwork made by Gustave Caillebotte is called The Orange Trees, the painting was measured to be 61 by 46 inches and the creation was made with oil on canvas. It was launched in 1878 and is currently held at the Aubrey Jones Beck Building. The second artwork created by Paul Ranson is called the Apple Tree with Red fruit, the painting was measured to be 33 ½ by 46 ¾ inches and the frame was measured 41 ½ by 55 ¼ inches. Just like Caillebotte created The Orange Trees, it was created with oil

Madame Bovary was written by The French writer Gustave Flaubert in 1856. The characters discussed in this paper are Emma Bovary, Charles Bovary, Leon, and Rodolphe Boulanger. Emma is married to Charles, but strays away somewhere in the middle of the text. Emma encounters unavoidable financial troubles but refuses to admit there is a problem. Although, Emma encounters financial issues, her downfall is not caused by only this, but rather by a combination of financial and romantic issues. Throughout