In 1936 Georgia O’Keefe’s used oil on canvas to create a painting titled, “Deer’s Skull with Pedernal.” It was painted in the desert of New Mexico while O’Keefe was living there. It is one of her many works that reflects what she saw during her time there. The first thing the viewer’s eyes are drawn to is the deer’s skull. Skull’s similar to this are also included in “Summer Days” and “Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses.”
Throughout the essay Dillard gives us many interesting facts and opinions regarding nature, she also shows us why she is capable of writing about these topics. Dillard tells us “I was in a Laboratory, using a very expensive microscope” (paragraph 7). Dillard uses this sentence to show us that she is getting her information from a precise instrument. The word “laboratory” and the phrase “expensive Microscope” tells us that what she is seeing is not a mistake, but the result of high-level technology. She also effectively shows that she has experience in such an environment therefore she is a credible informer of science.
“Can these bones live?” (2008) by Theodore A. Harris is a three-part collage piece that overlaps the elements of historical photographs, symbols, text and ink, each in very detailed and powerful arrangements. While the individual composition of all three parts provides its own message, Harris uses repeated motifs to create a unified conversation about political corruption and social issues within the United States. When comparing the three parts of Harris’s work, the center image stands out as one of the more powerful statements and unique compositions.
In this assignment, I have chosen to analyze the two art pieces that I liked the most. The first is Hay Making, by Jules Bastien-Lepage, and the second is Thanatopsis, by Asher Brown Durand. Both pieces are take place in nature, and it is because of this that I enjoy them more so than others. To me being out in nature is
Madam C.J. Walker Madam C.J. Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. She was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867. Walker was orphaned at six, married at fourteen, and widowed at twenty with a two-year-old daughter to care for. She resettled in St. Louis and went to work as a laundress. Her early years reflected patterns that were all too common for black women in her generation.
5. How has Australian Dance Theatre changed as a company since its foundation in 1965? Australian Dance Theatre, established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, is the longest standing contemporary dance company in Australia, recently celebrating 50 years. Whilst the company has created a remarkable 50 years of innovative and original work, many state that the concepts and ideas have vastly changed from the company Dalman established. Over the last five decades, Australian Dance Theatre has continued to develop, with the evolution of six individual artistic directors, who produced work in their distinct style, developing unique aesthetics.
Caitlin Etheridge Ms. Weeks Earth Space and Science 02/15/2018 Sally Ride Sally Ride was an amazing human being, and she was an amazing astronaut! She was born on May 26, 1951, she grew up in Los Angeles and went to Stanford University, where she was a double major in physics and English. (Space.com, 2018). Ride received bachelor's degrees in both subjects in 1973.
On December 31st, 2010, John Wheeler’s body was found in a landfill in Willmington Delaware. Wheeler was a cybersecurity agent with connections in the US government and had high-security clearance. Wheeler’s death was ruled a homicide and his cause of death by blunt force trauma. When investigators investigated the days leading up to his death, they found some peculiar and conflicting evidence. This sparked debate across the country, and inspired the documentary series, Unsolved Mysteries, to research the case as well.
In the novel One of Ours by Willa Cather, Claude Wheeler is seen as sensitive, smart, and thoughtful. Claude lives on a farm in Nebraska where he gets married to Enid Royce. After a chain of unforeseen events Claude enlists in the army and enters the war. While at war Claude undergoes changes and learns a lot about himself. He transforms from an insecure, unhappy person to someone who is much more confident and content with his life.
Educational Self-Analysis As students the people who we surround ourselves with have a profound effect with our motivational level. Our surroundings can emotionally impact our life for the better or worse. By reading the article “Brainology” by Carol Dweck has also showed me the mindset I have and reflect on the way I view education. like most Parents, my Parents want to see me succeed in school since they did not have the chance to do so themselves.
As I read Anne Dillard’s, An American Childhood, I can see and related to the fact that we do not take notice of the way a small event marks our life just as much the memories that we can still recall, but we later can see the way it has “written our future”, that is the tiniest thing that trigger a chain reaction and that this affects us later on. In the first paragraph, Anne explains the way football makes a part of her life, the emotions that it creates and the way it has changed her, it also introduces the traits of her character, an energetic, tomboy girl. Overall I enjoyed the essay and I liked the fact that is easy to read and relatable.
Nature is a tempting escape from reality, but presents obstacles even for the best-equipped adventurers, like Robyn Davidson. It also challenges a pretentious individual, Chris McCandless (also known as Alexander Supertramp), who has a complete disregard for nature and its true power. The story Tracks tells the journey of Robyn Davidson, who partook in a nine-month journey across the deserts of Western Australia to the Indian Ocean. Unlike Chris McCandless who traveled solo, she was accompanied by her dog Diggity and four camels that she tamed herself to help carry the heavy supplies to aid her expedition. The vast isolation of the desert is exactly what attracted Davidson to it, just like the Alaskan Wilderness called to McCandless.
Contrast is found in some pieces, though most of her artwork follows a color system that consists of many shades of many colors, with a few pops of “surprising” colors. Briefly, her choices in color and texture create a balanced landscape art
While these changes could have been viewed as negative, the artist chose to see them as beautiful. He chooses everyday to believe that what nature does to his sculptures not only makes them remarkable, but completes the
Nature is easily projected onto, as it allows for a sense of peacefulness and escapism. Due to its ability to evoke an emotional reaction from the masses, many writers have glorified it through various methods, including describing its endless beauty and utilizing it as a symbol for spirituality. Along with authors, artists also show great respect and admiration for nature through paintings of grandiose landscapes. These tributes disseminate a fixed interpretation of the natural world, one full of meaning and other worldly connections. In “Against Nature,” Joyce Carol Oates strips away this guise given to the environment and replaces it with a harsher reality.
