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Painting Women as Wives, 2002.
Women, marriage and identity in Henry James's "The Portrait of a Lady".
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page undergraduate essay discusses the themes of love, women's role in marriage, and Identity of a Woman through a Man in Henry James' novel, "A Portrait of A Lady".
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The Glass Ceiling: True Barrier to Women or Old Wives' Tale?, 2002.
This paper discusses the mythical "glass ceiling."
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the mythical "glass ceiling." Many people, especially feminists, believe it is an ever-present barrier, holding women back from the upper levels of corporate America. Others believe there is no glass ceiling, and that the lack of women in top corporate positions simply indicates that women have other priorities. Which side is right is the focus of this paper.
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"Wives and Midwives", 2004.
An analysis of the book, "Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia", by Carol Laderman.
2,317 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses Carol Laderman's book, "Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia", presenting an anthropological evaluation of the effects of nutrition on the women of Malaysia. The paper examines Laderman's focus on women, including marriage, childbirth, and sexual values. The paper analyzes the cultural superstitions regarding food and nutrition for women.
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"Medical anthropology, which combines the disciplines of physical anthropology, ethnography, linguistics and archeology, presents a ?picture of the human condition in the round,? author Laderman writes in her Introduction. And medical anthropology can also be employed to try to understand ?the workings of a culture,? she adds. Indeed, the way a culture works in one part of the world sheds light and understanding on how cultures work in all corners of the world, which is the principal reason for anthropological study. As for the purpose behind her studies and her book, Laderman writes (7) that she intended to focus on the diet (nutrition) of women following childbirth, but to be thorough, she needed to know if ?the diet during pregnancy varied from the non-pregnant diet,? in order to understand the changes that take place ?during the puerperium? (the time between when a woman gives birth and when her uterus returns to its normal size)."
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Thomas Cole's Painting: "The Architect's Dream", 2007.
This paper discuses Thomas Cole's painting "The Architect's Dream" (1840, oil on canvas) housed in the Toledo Museum of Art.
1,410 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that the painting "The Architect's Dream" by American artist, Thomas Cole, masters historical perspective by combining structures from several epochs--Egypt, Greece, Rome and Europe--within the confines of a simple painting, thus depicting the evolution of architecture. The author points out that Cole, who was the founder of the Hudson River School, a group of artists that followed the style of American romanticism and realism, filled the landscape of this painting, accurately and in detail, with human structures of each age. The paper concludes that this piece of art from the romantic times is not so much a history lesson as it is a story of human ingenuity and spirit, which praises man's triumphs throughout the ages by giving tribute to the beauty of history's great accomplishments that still inspire humankind today.
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""The Architect's Dream" is a large painting, about 8 feet long by 6 feet tall. Just looking at the different buildings throughout the eons is very enthralling. And so, I stood in front of this painting for at least ten minutes just taking in the sheer power of it. I imagined what it would look like IF someone actually built a city like the one Thomas Cole painted. I could see the romanticism in the expression on the Architect's face as he lays relaxed and wondering about his strewn books. I put myself in his position and tried to imagine looking upon such a dream city, but in reality."
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The Rules of Landscape Painting and the Poetic Practice of Xie Ling-Yun, 2002.
A review of Xie Ling-Yun's poem "Visiting the Southern Pavilion" in light of the generic rules of landscape painting.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss the representation of the natural landscape in Xie Ling-yun's poem "Visiting the Southern Pavilion". It will be shown, through a comparative analysis of Chinese texts on landscape painting, that Xie Ling-yun's poem plays with, and is juxtaposed against, the generic rules of landscape painting. The poetic landscape, which appears to be a celebration of the beauty of summer, is actually a reflection upon mortality and suffering. From this perspective, Xie Ling-yun's poem may be seen to have philosophical depth lacking in most landscape painting.
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Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves, 2002.
The status and role women played in Hellenistic Greek life as compared to early Roman women.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper shows a complete view of the life of early women in Roman and Greek cultures. First the life of Greek women and Roman women are discussed and then they are compared to a man's life.
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"Since the beginning of our knowledge of classical antiquity, women have had many different social statuses. From goddesses to slaves and everything in between; women have been it all. The status of women generally improved in time as women gained power over their own lives. This is true of two comparable societies; that of the women of Hellenistic Greek culture and women of the early Roman Empire. Both had many similarities while they also had some very important differences. Men on the other hand, have had a relatively powerful and dominate role over women in this period of time."
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"Joan of Arc" Painting, 2007.
This paper offers a critique of Jules Bastien-Lepage's painting "Joan of Arc".
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the "Joan of Arc", painted by the French artist Jules Bastien-Lepage, during the Impressionist era in 1879, reflects the artist's belief that art should depict nature's truth. The writer points out that Bastien Lepage's views, which made very specific and clear observations about existence and life, made his work both distinctive and unique. This essay critiques Jules Bastien-Lepage's 'Joan of Arc' through analyzing the painting's composition, which included line, form, balance, repetition, and focal point. Some discussion is then given to the artist's use of color and texture, while reflecting on the suggestion of space. Finally, the paper concludes with a personal consideration of this 19th century masterpiece.
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Introduction
Joan of Arc - A Mystic Euphoric
Conclusion
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"When first viewing this picture, it would that Jules Bastien-Lepage created a realistic scene: A beautiful stone cottage, so typical of those throughout the French countryside, which is surrounded by a delightful working garden filled with fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Towards the left side of the painting, stands an old, gnarled apple tree, while to its right, stands a young peasant girl. Behind her, however, and just in front of the cottage, hovers the supernatural presence of three spiritual beings. Their transparent bodies almost blending with the cottage walls and the garden, they stare down at the young Joan of Arc, who, it would appear, is listening to something."
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?Large Bad Picture?: Positioning the Painting, 2005.
Examines the role of the painting in ekphrastic poetry, using Elizabeth Bishop's poem, "Large Bad Picture" as an example.
1,870 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines the role of paintings in ekphrastic poetry (the rhetorical description of a work of art). It shows how Elizabeth Bishop makes her fictional painting 'real' through her poem, "Large Bad Picture". It presents a comparison between "Large Bad Picture" to W.H. Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts." The paper also provides an examination of how Bishop divides her poem between setting the scene and then delivering the poem's argument.
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"Having settled her reader comfortably, Bishop then takes the next two stanzas to describe in clear, precise language the subject of the painting. In one long sentence enjambed over two stanzas, she describes the sunset, the span of high blue cliffs and the small caves that dot their base. The final line of the third stanza returns the reader to the title describing the caves that riddle the cliffs as being "masked by perfect waves." (12). Her description of the waves as being "perfect" give the first hint of her contention that this is a bad picture. The reader begins to understand that this composition, while possibly well executed, is unrealistic, that the painter has seen perfection in natural phenomina that are inherently imperfect and organic."
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Stroheim's Foolish Wives, 2004.
A look at how life events in Erich Von Stroheim's life found their way into his film, "Foolish Wives".
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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The mysterious Stroheim found countless ways to encourage his facade through his pictures. The paper explains how his lavish spending on his pictures gave him a fairly negative reputation. He could take years to complete his films, including "Foolish Wives". Stroheim's desire for extreme detail, which meant running times of five or more hours, was too unrealistic for the studios and the general public, as well. His version of his art was not compatible with popular films of the time. It took the studios ten years to realize that they could not control Stroheim, and all during this time, he was spending millions of their dollars on his own vision.
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"Erich von Stroheim was a man people loved to hate and is the image Stroheim loved to give them. In the film Foolish Wives he plays a man masquerading in Monte Carlo as Count Sergius Karamzin and is using counterfeit money to fund his fraud. The "Count" wears a white military uniform with white gloves and uses a monocle in his right eye. The film takes place right after the end of WWI and the Karamzin presents himself as a military man in order to gain more creditability. He also lives in a kind of menage et trois with two other women who help him carry out his frauds. An American ambassador and his wife arrive in Monte Carlo, and Karamzin sees an opportunity to quiet any suspicion of their creditability by associating themselves with the Americans. Soon Karamzin's lies and deceits catch up with him and his counterfeiter murders him without glory and then his body is dumped in a sewer."
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History of British Painting, 2002.
Examines the history of British painting in the 1900s and assesses some of the works of English artists of that period.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 97.95
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This research paper examines and analyzes the history of painting in the twentieth century in the British Isles. The work of English artists such as Roger Hilton, Terry Frost, Adrian Ryan, Stanley Spencer, Victor Pasmore, and Laurence Stephen Lowry are assessed.
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Prometheus: Painting and Myth, 2002.
The representation of the mythical story in the painting "Prometheus Bound".
1,030 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the work, from the Baroque Era, of Peter Paul Rubens, whose "Prometheus Bound" is seen as one of the finest examples of a myth being used to tell a contemporary story. The meaning of the myth is examined through an analysis of the painting's light, form, style and images.
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"Myths are the stories that lend meaning to the unexplained. Why does season follow season? How did humanity come to be? What is the origin of fire? These are but some of the mysteries explained in countless tales, plays, and works of art. Medieval man sought meaning in the Bible. The cathedrals of Europe glistened with windows of stained glass, each jewel-like work telling a different instructional tale. In the Renaissance, Europe rediscovered the world of Greece and Rome, and the learned found new meanings in classical myth and legend. Kings and princes likened themselves to gods and heroes, and artists explored the interplay of fantasy and reality. Mythic stories were used as illustrations of the human condition. In brilliant color and bold form, painters captured the heart and soul of their world, the figures of myth and fantasy serving as representations of popular belief. This age of allegory reached its height in the Baroque Era, the era of Peter Paul Rubens, whose Prometheus Bound is one of the finest examples of a myth being used to tell a contemporary story. It is also an image of the entire Baroque world."
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"Cymbeline" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", 2003.
A look at the theme of human survival in William Shakespeare's ""Cymbeline" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
2,017 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 63.95
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This paper examines how William Shakespeare uses comic and tragic plots to explore the various means of human survival in his two plays "Cymbeline" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor". It looks at how comedy and tragedy are defined by each other and how the juxtaposition of emotions, pathos, close character work, comparisons and suffering and reconciliation are just a few of the topics covered.
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"Innogen and Posthumus only have two scenes together, the first and the last, and the time between dramatises both of their maturations. However although Posthumus undergoes harsh experience, not to the same extent as his wife, it is innogen who shifts the play towards a comic ending. Posthumus? soliloquy in Act two may arouse deep feeling and a hint of mental turmoil but does not touch on Pathos. His tone at the beginning of Giacomo?s torment os of an unbelievable one: ?Render me some corporal sign about her more evident than this.? However he does not need a great deal of convincing from the deceitful Giacomo to believe his wife has been unfaithful and moreover has offered her ?chaste? and ?virtues? to another man."
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"Peasant Wives", 2004.
An analysis of the brutal reality of peasant life, as portrayed in Anton Chekhov?s "Peasant Wives".
1,396 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses how most of the works of the Russian author, Anton Chekhov, involve peasant people, depicting their lives, afflictions, and joys. It examines how he is an author that represents life in a different angle, at times making the readers feel disillusioned or pessimistic after reading his works. In particular, it discusses Chekhov?s ability to illustrate reality about human life through the study of his short story, ?Peasant Wives.? Through an analysis of the text, it posits that the brutality of peasant life is vividly depicted in Chekhov?s literary works, mainly through the characters and themes illustrated in the story.
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"The first theme, the theme of realism, talks about the main elements present in most of Chekhov?s works, which mainly centers on the element of familiar and the negative of the lives of people. Through the theme of realism, Chekhov truthfully illustrates Russian peasant life in ?Peasant Wives,? wherein difficulties experienced by people of poverty and the seemingly ?familiar? conditions that they confront everyday give life to Chekhov?s narrative. Furthermore, through the help of the characters in the story, Chekhov manages to add a different twist to these two elements that is characteristic only of Chekhov?s writing and narrative style."
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Digitally Enhanced Painting, 2005.
A paper looking at the various aspects of digital painting enhancement.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper explores the various aspects of digital painting enhancement from ethical concerns to techniques. The paper looks at how digital enhancement allows the artist to go beyond the limitations of the brush, bringing a new dimension to art. The paper contends digital enhancement should be considered as just another tool for the artist to use.
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"Every time technology moves ahead, invading the world of art, we are presented with exciting new opportunities along with difficult challenges. Such is the case with the advent of digitally enhanced painting. Digital enhancement allows us to push the envelope, invent new forms of expression, add rich dimension to old forms and step into the refreshing world of the unexplored. Although digital enhancement is resisted by some people for what are probably excellent reasons, it is embraced by others for reasons just as laudable..."
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Dutch 17th Century Painting, 2002.
A look at the domestic heroine and the love-sick maiden in Dutch seventeenth century painting.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 19 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page undergraduate paper examines and analyzes images of the domestic heroine and the love-sick maiden in Dutch seventeenth century painting. Domesticity and female complaints are contrasted as they are presented in selected works by seventeenth century Dutch genre painters such as De Hooch, Steen, Maes, and Vermeer.
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