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1. According to my observations, assigned readings, and class lecture for Michael Andrew’s Lights IV: Pier and Road, Andrew uses a technique known as linear perspective to create the spatial recession in his painting. 2. In Michael Andrew’s Lights IV: Pier and Road, the two elements of linear perspective are an orthogonal and horizontal line. The orthogonal appears as the lines of the street, and a horizontal line occurs in the outline of the sea. 3. According to the label text and my observations

The whirlwind of cultural identities and family alliances has proven to be a point of interest for author Zadie Smith. Her novels White Teeth (2002) and On Beauty (2005) show her investments in critiquing and analyzing cultural stereotypes and identities and their impact upon social structures. The two aforementioned novels focus intently on the family dynamic. Smith’s use families of various ethnicities and cultural backgrounds to showcase the dissention that is created by identity. By emphasizing

Imitation and Authenticity Humans can be distinguished in many features from animals. Some might ask what are some unique characteristics that only humans have. While some people believe that the learning differentiates between humans and animals, others think that souls and spirits differentiate humans from animals. In “Strange Creatures”, Susan Blackmore talks about the idea of imitation and the way that humanity creates “memes” that are a collection of cognitive units of information. Memes

use different versions of a voice for different occasions, represents, at best, a Janus-faced duplicity, and at worst, the loss of our very souls” (Smith 133). Unlike Anzaldua who held onto her identity as a Chicana, Smith’s voice changed from Willesden to a voice from Cambridge. Though the change in her voice was not one that was expected, she has realized it has also become her identity. And while she admits she has lost the voice she was born with and regrets not keeping that voice alive, it

Uncle Tungsten Summer Reading Assignment General Overview Uncle Tungsten is Oliver Sacks’s description of his early life filled with the logic, excitement, and anomalies of chemistry. In the beginning, Oliver Sacks is fascinated with metals and their properties, largely influenced by his Uncle Dave, who is better known as Uncle Tungsten. He asks Uncle Tungsten, his parents, and many others, questions about anything that intrigues him typically with chemistry in mind. Throughout his boyhood, he

Are tall buildings necessary for London to remain a competitive world city? On February 10, 2004 mayor of London Ken Livingstone introduced the London Plan, the first proactive strategy in over thirty years to deal specifically with the planning and development of London. Since an increase in London's population by 800,000 is expected by the year 2020 , the mayor has suggested the construction of high-rise buildings as the method most likely to enable London to grow in a controlled and steady