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also tend to ascribe these attributes to their sitters, whether or not such characteristics are accurate. George Willison’s Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress (1771) painting provides an excellent example that portraits are not merely records of how their sitters looked. With a thorough analysis of the portrait, multiple implied messages about Ms. Parsons are exposed. The Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress portrait illustrates her profession as a courtesan, wealth and social status, and conformity to the

Just Say No.” This phrase was uttered in 1982 by Nancy Reagan, the first lady of the United States, in response to a schoolgirl’s question of what she should do if offered drugs (Weinraub A5). These words became the slogan for a nationwide substance abuse prevention program that followed the then recently enacted drug policies intended to discourage the manufacture, sale, and use of illicit drugs in the United States. These zero tolerance policies carried harsh penalties and strict enforcement for

their favorite artists and movie stars wearing in their latest music video, movie, or public appearance. This was also one of the first times that fashion models became celebrities and celebrities became fashion models. Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan celebrated a presidential success in fashionable

Nancy Reagan once said, “I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.” As the former First Lady of the U.S. from 1981 to 1989, Nancy Reagan was a “model First Lady” who helped and inspired many. She is known for her undying love for her husband, Ronald Reagan and her role to protect him. She founded the “Just Say No” drug awareness campaign which educated people on drug abuse. Even though many people saw her in a negative way, she changed America

After reading a description of the portrait painting, such as the one written above, or simply by looking at it, one might be confused as to how Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress displays this person’s role as a courtesan. This is due to the fact that there are no overly overt signs for the modern viewer to understand immediately without some in-depth research. For instance, she is not shown partially or completely nude to indicate her selling of sexual services. Yet, when one understands the traditional

especially true in the case of Tonya Harding. Harding is a former U.S. figure skater whose reputation for being the first American woman to complete a triple axel is far overshadowed by her assumed participation in an attack on fellow Olympic skater, Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. Harding and Kerrigan both participated in the 1992 Olympics, where Kerrigan placed third in the figure skating competition and Harding placed just behind her in fourth. The two women competed against each other again in 1994 as they

A person’s worldview may not be my worldview, a person’s worldview is individual to the person. I would define worldview as a person’s specific bias or opinion on topics that influence how they look at the world and their surroundings from what is there to what is expected to be there. Now that I have a definition of a worldview, what is a christian worldview? With the article, A Christian Worldview, there are five points that make up a christian worldview. First, God exists and the world was created

pedagogical approach the United States federal government took in light of the War on Drugs on the wide public education on drug use. I will examine two different articles from Think Progress and The Guardian that argue against the 1986 initiative by Nancy Reagan that became one of the most subtle but destructive aspects about the War on Drugs. She started an country wide program aimed at educating the youth. More specifically on being able to prevent drug use in teenagers. However, there were unintended

Analysis The right to die has been brought to the media and public spotlight through the cases of Karen Ann Quinlan, Cruzan v. Missouri, and Vacco v. Quill. This issue has been the topic of heated debate for years in the religious, scientific, and political community. This is because this topic ties into many communities and effects a large amount of people. These cases brought the right to die debate to the religious community. The reason for this is from the use of life support which many believe

The comic Stumptown by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth and the retro audio podcast Nick Carter: Master Detective starring Lon Clack portray the different roles of women in detective fiction. Nick Carter was on the radio from 1943 to 1955, and represents more traditional roles for gender. Over the 125 episodes, the radio show followed detective Nick Carter and his female assistant, Patsy on different crime scene investigations. Carter was also able to solve seemingly impossible crimes by looking