were given each given four popsicle sticks and a small pile of glue. The teacher instructed them to use the paint brush to spread the glue out inside the number one and then place the popsicle sticks on top. One two and a half year old girl was working on the craft. She would take the paint brush with her right hand and hold it with her hold hand. The toddlers held her pointer finger up and gentle put the brush in the glue. Barely picking up any glue, she would then gently slide the brush inside
Alice Walker's The Color Purple Alice Walkers ‘The colour purple’ was largely based in a black community in the deep south of America, in between the end of the nineteenth century and the Second World War. It has been described as a rendition of her own life, thus far, I am none the wiser. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, slavery had long been abolished in America, but old habits die hard, especially in the deep south of America-where barely any politicians would set foot-
sat down at an empty table and started devouring my food, when I heard someone yell across the cafeteria “hey look it’s goat girl”. Is that really what people think of me I thought. “Her only friend is a goat” another person yelled. My eyes were working hard trying to hold back tears, when a girl sat next to
THE GANGS OF NEW YORK, written by Herbert Asbury, was used as the basis for the movie GANGS of NEW YORK, a gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. Filmed in Rome, Gangs covers a period of New York City's history, from the 1840's through to the bloody Draft Riots of 1863, at a time when graft and corruption permeated every level of government including the police department. The movie's main plot revolves around revenge and the feuding between
After fighting against France, getting captured and then released, he went back home and began writing. In 1387, the same year his wife died, he began working on The Canterbury Tales. He worked on this poem for several years but never finished it. The Canterbury Tales were approximately 17,000 lines and begins with 30 pilgrims beginning their trip on horses towards Thomas a Becket’s shrine in Canterbury. (Stevenson 1-2) Each pilgrim tells a story to pass the time on the long journey. The pilgrim characters
In 1943, Eric Blair, under the pen name of George Orwell, began writing Animal Farm. Although born in Bengal, he eventually moved to Eton for schooling. After completing his schooling, Orwell served for the loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. At the end of the war, Orwell moved to England. It was in England where he decided to devote himself to British Socialism and writing. The masterpiece, Animal Farm, was created out of Orwell’s love of Socialism and his passion for writing. Although he
“Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) – George Miller Clip: ‘He looked at me’ Genre subverting “Mad Max: Fury Road”, directed by George Miller explores themes of objectification, the cult of the V8’s and Norse Mythology through the material body of the film. This 2015 film is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where Miller relies on practical effects rather than CGI, in order to keep the action onscreen authentic, according to Casey creating an intuitive masterpiece. (Casey, 2015) Known for its fast paced
expensive equipment, artists talks, and school trips! "Students need to see that art is made by human beings just like them." (Thorton, 52) In March when I went to The Brooklyn Museum the first thing that caught my eye was Marilyn Minters "Blue Poles" Holy cow seeing that piece in person changed my life. Before visiting this museum I never even heard of Marilyn, her work is so fantastic from far away it looks like a photograph, but then when you come up close you see the painterly act. I'm very grateful to
The chapter 1 called "Up To The Starting Line" gives a brief report on the topic of evolution of the first human ancestors. The earliest stages of human evolution took place in Africa with abundant of fossil evidence to prove. We all originated in Africa around 7 million years age. Our closet common ancestor living are called the surviving species of the great apes that are chimpanzee, bonobo, and gorilla. But the most closets animal to humans are chimpanzee. The homo erectus was significantly close
Many people would be surprised that the things they associate with certain countries are not native to those lands. Sugar was not originally grown in the Caribbean and cows are not indigenous to the United States. Before the Age of Exploration, a period lasting for centuries with long-extending effects, Europeans had not truly begun to explore Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Even with the fearless adventures of the Vikings, Polynesians, and Ming Chinese, no extreme, lasting difference was created