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Rip Van Winkle tells the story of a man who, on a trek into the Kaatskill mountains, mysteriously sleeps away twenty years of his life during the Revolutionary War. When he returns home, he finds that things have dramatically changed; King George no longer has control over the colonies, and many of his friends have either died or left town. At this point, the story reaches its climax, where Van Winkle realizes that his life may be forever changed. To this point, Rip Van Winkle has had only

then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced”. This was one of Van Gogh’s inspirational quotes stating that everything in this world can be overcome and how you can do anything you put your mind to. Anna Carbentus Van Gogh gave birth to her first son, Vincent Van Gogh on March 30, 1853 in Zundert Netherlands where he also grew up. He was the oldest out of 6 kids and lived with his parents Theodorus

The person that I chose to do my biography on is Vincent Van Gogh. The title of my book is “Vincent Van Gogh: A Biography” and is written by Julius Meier-Graefe. The reason Vincent Van Gogh inspires me is because out of all the other artists, his artwork always stood out to me the most. The style of his paintings were much different than anyone else’s and I like that about him. I feel that this is also the reason why he is other people’s inspiration and motivation to start creating artwork. Although

Charles Van Doren should have been accountable for his actions because he did wrong and the only right thing to do was admit to his wrongdoing. Van Doren did not break the law because it was television and television is for entertainment. Charles Van Doren was manipulated by the producers with the promise of a large amount of money. “No legacy is as rich as honesty.”- Shakespeare (Honesty). Charles Van Doren wanted to make a name of his own. He had been living in the shadow of his father Mark Van Doren

Van Gogh seemed extremely interested in Japanese culture, nature, and with the daily life of Japanese individuals. There was a high admiration of Japanese culture in the 19th century in Paris. I believe when he saw the Japanese prints that he bought, he enjoyed and became curious about Japanese art, stemming away from Western art. I believe that he saw Japan’s art as masterpieces that deserved to be studied and emulated. Upon looking at his art, I notice that they seem untraditional, breaking away

Jan Van Eyck began his career as an artist in 1422 and continued until his death in 1441. While Van Eyck was active, he created many well-known paintings. According to John Haber, Van Eyck was a portraitist who was the first to paint in oils (pg.1). One of his most famous works is Wedding Portrait, or Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride. This painting depicts a man and a woman holding hands in matrimony with many symbolic objects surrounding them. The painting was created in 1434 and currently resides

Impressionism This paper will discuss two iconic impressionist artist, Vincent Van Gogh and Edgar Degas. I will give details on these two artist lives, and see how they use impressionism to make their beautiful paintings like, Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” and Edgar Degas’ “Dancers in Blue”. I will explain how Lucy Lipids 3-pronged analysis can apply to both of these paintings, and how a few of the Gestalt Principles can be seen in these painting. Impressionism is a late French 19th century

be seen in the short stories “Rip Van Winkle” and “Wakefield”. As if written by the same author, both skillfully presented short stories gives the audience a similar mood. This was achieved through the use of literature devices or the structure of the story. Nevertheless, differences between these two stories could be seen as well. One of the many similarities which could be seen within these two short stories was the plot itself. In both “Wakefield” and “Rip Van Winkle”, both protagonist involved

the story about “Rip Van Winkle” and how he wonders off with his dog, “Wolf” into the wilderness to escape his wife's nagging . How he came across a man carrying a keg up the mountain and requires help which leads to a group of lavish dressed, silent, bearded men who were playing nine pins. Then Van Winkle decides to stay and drink some of their gin and soon falls asleep only to awake twenty years later. Just who were those quite bearded men who dressed so fine? Who gave Van Winkle the drink that

The first true American writer, Washington Irving, is known for his famous works such as Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Because they are from the same author, both stories are bound to be connected in a way or another. There are many similarities and differences between The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Some of the similarities between The Legend of Sleepy Hollows and Rip Van Winkle are the settings; dark and scary and post revolutionary war. There are major differences