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While most Renaissance art is easily attributable to the artist that created it, an artist’s work could vary dramatically depending on the city and patron for which the piece was commissioned. The fourteenth century Sienese artist Simone Martini was and example of these easily recognizable artists. Martini was known for his Gothic style that was influenced by northern Europe, but within two of his panel paintings, The Altarpiece of St. Louis of Toulouse and The Annunciation, he exhibited different

The play Nina Simone: Four Women accentuates the importance of individual responsibility to evoke change. Throughout the piece the viewer can see the theme of power introduced as an act of standing up for what you believe in, putting aside how difficult or impossible it might seen. Saffronia and Peaches have decided to fight for their identities in two very distinctive ways. In comparison to Aunt Sarah and Sweet Thing these women have taken a step against the system that is oppressing them, rather

While domesticated pets like dogs and cats make good pets many people want to own exotic animals that belong in the wild. These animals range from tigers to pythons, but should not be owned as they need special care most people cannot provide. Not only this, but exotic animals release is harmful for everyone, the exotic animal, humans, and native animals. Lastly, many exotic animals carry diseases that are harmless to them, but fatal to humans. Exotic “pets” are harmful for everyone, not just the

If I could spend 14 Tuesdays with anyone, it would be Nina Simone. Not only was Ms. Simone a remarkable singer, but she was a classical pianist as well. Her songs flow with a rhythm only the best can play. Many of her songs have become jazz standards today, and her original song , “Alabama Goddam,” became an important song for the Civil Rights Movement. Nina Simone released over 40 original albums in her lifetime, each receiving critical acclaim. I love her style, poise, and ability to hit the really

In the early Renaissance era Florence and Siena were rivals in many aspects. The Battle of Montaperti was fought between the two in September of 1260. After their triumph over Florence, Siena used the monetary winnings for the building of the Palazzo Pubblico to serve the city in governmental, spiritual and social needs; it was comparable to the basilicas in ancient Rome in this aspect. The Palazzo Pubblico (fig. 1) was also made to compete with Florence’s already constructed Palazzo della Signoria1

Christian Dominguez-Pineda Mr. Young Zoology 11 December, 2017 Animals in entertainment Animals in entertainment environments has been a controversial topic for years. The thought of taking an animal out of their environment and into a zoo captive is very upsetting to some people; others see animal captivity as a need to study and see the animals up-close in an environment, to entertain our minds of the animals in our planet. The animals that are brought into zoos or other entertainment places for

captivating people with her raspy voice and beautiful music training. As a devoted Civil Rights activists, Ms. Simone used her platform as a singer to fight the cause. She was known for songs such as “Mississippi Goddam," "Young, Gifted and Black" and "Feeling Good”. She didn’t feed on fame, she used it to expand the work that others were doing. Before she would be known as Nina Simone, on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, Eunice Kathleen Waymon was born. As a young girl, playing piano

The concept of force is discussed extensively in philosopher Simone Weil’s piece The Iliad or the Poem of Force. In the piece, Weil’s defines force as “that x that turns anybody who is subjected to it into a thing. Exercised to the limit, it turns man into a thing in the most literal sense: it makes a corpse out of him” (6). Weil’s wrote this essay in response to the epic poem the Iliad by Homer, which she believes perpetuates the notion of force. Weil’s contends in her respective piece that force

The Case of Nina Simone She loved Bach, Chopin, Brahms, Beethoven, and Schubert. She trained nearly 8 hours a day to become a classical pianist. She would go on to become the ‘High Priestess of Soul’. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, or as the world famously knows her, Nina Simone, never wanted to be a jazz musician. She believed that her role in society was to be the first African American classical pianist in America. Durkheim’s theory of forced division of labor can be used to explain why this never became

stop her as she began to play at local bars and soon enough, at the age of 24, she caught the attention of several labels. One of Simones most famous and controversial pieces of art is the track titles “Mississippi Goddam”. This track rose to fame by unsettling her relationship with white listeners but strengthening her position within the civil rights movement. Nina Simones “Mississippi Goddam” was a track that the artist wrote following the horrific events that took place in Mississippi and Alabama