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    for happy and healthy growth in children. And indeed, it is right that this should be so. In reality, however, challenges such as poverty and racism often affect the happiness that families might experience. When comparing the works created by Norman Rockwell and Gary Soto, however, it becomes clear that family happiness is not so much dependent upon wealth as it is upon freedom of expression and freedom from fear. At first glance, the family in Rockwell's painting appears quite happy, with the

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    Norman Rockwell created his famous oil on canvas painting The Problem We All Live With in 1964 using high contrast and line to showcase the issue of racism in the South and the fear white people had when they realized the progress being made toward the desegregation of schools. The painting shows a black girl walking past an old school wall with two white federal marshals both in front of and behind her. Rockwell uses brown and white hues in his painting with high saturation. Immediately upon looking

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    Some people think that living in complete freedom would be the best idea, while others believe that it is better to choose which kinds of freedoms people have in order for them not to damage one another. In his painting "Freedom from Want," Norman Rockwell uses appeals to pathos and ethos to make the audience induce that if they fought for the overall Freedom from Want, they would be led to the happy Thanksgiving table they saw in front of them When looking at the painting, even if the one doesn't

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    Looking Out to Sea Norman Rockwell was an illustrator that was hired by the Saturday Evening Post to paint the covers for their magazines. What makes him different from other illustrators is that he used normal people as the muses of his paintings. He also used many techniques in his paintings. Rockwell would get photographs of his subjects, and also added extreme detail. The most peculiar thing about his paintings is that he didn’t use models, he used the normal people of his town. His paintings

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    Norman Rockwell was a 20th century American painter and much of his work is a reflection of the American culture. ‘Breakfast Table Political Argument’ was painted in 1948 during the presidential elections in the United States. It is a narrative art, whereby it uses visual image to convey some truths. Its purpose is to show us reality by way of detail, by setting of scene and by representation of two 'characters ' in a certain situation. Rockwell was known for painting idyllic scenes of ordinary

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    The Rise of the Norman Empire

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    “Hold the wall!” shouted King Harold II as the Normans began to work their way past the Anglo-Saxon shield wall. The Anglo-Saxon empire reigned over London for its fair share of time before William the Duke of Normandy decided to take it from them. William was the son of Robert I and his wife was Matilda of Flanders. William was of Viking origin and he spoke French. King Harold II was ruler of London after King Harold I died. King Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. In the year 1066

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    Godwin was born in 1001 in Sussex to Wulfnoth, Thegn of Sussex. Godwin's rise to power was rapid. In 1017, when King Cnut created the English Earldoms, Godwin became the Earl of Wessex. Two years later he went with Cnut on a visit to Denmark, where Cnut was so impressed by Godwin that he arranged for him to marry Gytha, sister of Ulf.They had several children: Swegen, Tostig, Harold, Gyrth and Edith. By the time Edward the Confessor became king in 1042 he was the most powerful Earl in Anglo-Saxon

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    William came back to village, face the problem of Prime night, and is invited to fight against England, but he refused. Returning to his land and refusing its calling are one of the first steps of the hero's trajectory. He married in secret with Murom who is killed for disobey the prima nocte and he starts his fight for justice by killing the part of the enemy. The hero leaves his common life to face challenges in a new reality and start his journey as a hero. England send many armies and many battles

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    Who Is William Reward?

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    1. He is a very good writer and a creative poet so its no doubt he will used it to his advantage to the crowd on to his side. He breaks the tension in the crowd by giving them the poetry they want to hear and making them even more anxious to watch the even, and also, I think the chants from the crowd give William the confidence to go into battle despite the odds. 2. I think the virtues of William that were rewarded are his determination and passion, loyalty, and his honesty. He decided to go for

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    The Networking and Computer Repair career program at Moore Norman Technology Center (MNTC) would like to purchase the components for two computers to help Stanford University with their research on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and some cancers. A. Background: The Networking and Computer Repair career program at MNTC begins with the Network and PC Support Specialist career major. This class consists of 810 class hours. It typically takes a full time student one year to complete

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