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“Rip Van Winkle” is an old short story written and published in 1819 by Washington Irving while he was living in England. This tale was based on the history of the province of New York in America while it was controlled by Dutch governors. The tale takes place sometime during or just after the French and Indian War when the 13 American colonies where still a part of the British Empire. This was one of the many tales that helped create the American mythology that exists today. There are three aspects

song was written about Vincent Van Gogh, and also contains the name of one of his well-known works, “The Starry Night”. It seems to have something to do with his possible suicide. Along with the music the video also showed multiple paintings and drawings that were done by Van Gogh. These works span through his whole career and are in no particular order. While watching the video the first time I paid attention to the lyrics. They were rather sad, as they touch on Van Gogh’s suicide. At first listen

in an entirely different nation. Washington Irving’s story “Rip van Winkle” is about a man who went to the forests of the Kaatskill Mountains (now known as the Catskill Mountains) in the Appalachians. He met some weird creatures there and somehow fell asleep for 20 years. When he woke up, he learned about what happened and he knew that his life would completely change. The setting in this story plays a very important role. In “Rip van Winkle”, Washington Irving uses the setting to foretell certain

“Rip Van Winkle” published in May 1819 by Washington Irving who was an out of the box author whose work was mostly humorous and in that time, it wasn't very accepting. This story shows how America was under the influence of King George and how this man lived most of his life under the rule of King George and he goes out into the woods and wakes up twenty years in the future a free man. His wife is a whinnying woman who just criticized him morning, noon, and evening and if it weren't for her he would

The characters in Rip Van Winkle and Young Goodman Brown written respectively by Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne leave their individual communities and return with radically different perspectives (of their current lives) that change their attitudes and way of life in the remaining of their lives. Both stories are set in early American villages, Young Goodman Brown takes place in the 1700’s New England puritan settlement while Rip Van Winkle takes place over 100 years later in an English

Paper Ludwig van Beethoven Music has been around a long time and is a big part of America’s history. There are many styles of music such as, Rap, R&B, Jazz, Classical, Oldies and so on. There has been many great composers throughout the years, these people are legends that will stand for ever such as, Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The one artist that I’m going to write about in this paper is the one and only Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was a

The Stars in Van Gogh’s World “I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day .” He demonstrated this ideal through his painting “The Starry Night,” one of the most iconic paintings of nineteenth century. Through this painting, Vincent van Gogh shared a very personal experience with the viewer. The nature of the night became a symbolic image to van Gogh. The representation of the small town resembles the small scale of human life. The Church points directly upward

Back in the 1990’s Nick Van Exel was one of the leagues most popular and electrifying players, NBA fans today under 25 might be too young to understand just how great Van Exel was. He played with such a rugged flare and passion, a passion that you still see in his new role as an assistant coach for The Memphis Grizzlies. As he assists younger players in their pregame routine the love and the respect is still there from the players of today. With “Already Home” by Jay Z blasting through the speakers

Van Gogh moved to Arles in 1888, where he wanted to start a colony of artists who would all live and create together (Department of European Paintings). This community did not actually come together because no one went to work with van Gogh. However, Vincent’s hero Paul Gauguin did visit and work with him. When van Gogh heard of this news, he became excited and optimistic. In preparation for Gauguin’s visit, he created a series of bright yellow sunflower paintings. It was his intention to decorate

The change of music from Classicism to Romanticism couldn’t have occurred without the contributions brought by Ludwig van Beethoven. He was one of the most influential German composer and pianist of all time. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770. His mother was a singer in the service and his father was a court musician. His father noticed that Beethoven had a skill at a young age, and began teaching him piano and violin. Beethoven was a hard learner, self-involved