Vanitas

In spite of the fact that they were submissive, Bianca, Emilia, and Desdemona each abandons expected social norms at some moment of the play. To begin with, Bianca has the audacity to confront Cassio about not coming to her and about the handkerchief he gives her. In all reality, and from the perspective of the other characters, she as a courtesan lacks the social status to demand any information from her clients.. Desdemona herself steps out of her position to make her voice heard. In Act One she

“If you don’t watch the news you're uninformed and if you do watch the news you're misinformed.” We as a society tend to believe whatever we see on the news or social media sites but with the outbreak of “fake news”, knowing how to differentiate a fake news story from a real one is critical in being a informed citizen. As Trump took the stage for his first State of the Union Address, all of America was listening very closely to hear what they wanted, rather that be a mistake or more reason to cheer

Memories can be as short-lived as the moments that created them. The recollection of events and the deterioration of memories over time is a constant process that cannot be stopped. This inevitable passing of memory is fused to the inevitable passing of human life. Emily Davis’s still life photograph of wineglasses is reflective and fragmented, allowing the image to act as a metaphor for this fleeting aspect of memory through its own memory-like qualities. The photograph is also symbolic of the

In Shakespeare’s Othello Emilia’s views on gender equality as well as Desdemona’s death at the hands of her husband are used to argue that while women and men should be held at a level equal to one another, the solution for the oppressed lays in the mercy of the hands of the oppressor, there can be no change in a society unless the groups of people who possess power are willing to defend the oppressed. In this case, while the women in Othello may have their own ideas and input on the differences

The court ordered the deferents to pay $1.6 million in reparations under the Fair Housing Act. Vanita Gupta, the Principal Deputy Assistance Attorney General, said, “Today [7 March 2016] reaffirms that America guarantees all people equal protection and fair treatment, regardless of their religious beliefs. When communities deny their residents critical

The theme of death and mortality evident in the majority of the works exhibited together. Skulls (1976), a modern-day vanitas, was frequently exhibited along with Self-portrait (Strangulation). The skull, a traditional symbol of mortality, is repeated six times, with the darkness of the hollow eye sockets echoed in each image. Stylistically similar to Self-portrait (Strangulation)

the tension. The candle is the only light source. What a coincidence it is positioned just at the right angle to look as if it could be lighting the painted female torso. This is what the title means by “Light of Coincidences”. It reminds me of a Vanitas still life painting where each object retains a symbolic meaning pertaining to

Jan Davidsz. De Heem : A Table of Desserts (1640) Jan Davidsz. De Heem is one of the greatest painters whose combined brilliance and harmony of color so unique that able to depict various items such flowers, fruits, butterflies, moths and many interesting materials in painting with such a full details. Jan Davidsz. De Heem’s painting, A Table of Desserts is well known for quality of its aesthetics, formal element and its content .These elements will help the art viewer, understand

and needs a male counterpart to survive during this time period. This is why instead of being assertive to Othello when he assumed she had an affair with Cassio, she is patient. According to Vanita, patient submission is the only viable option that Desdemona has because she has no one besides Othello (Vanita 344). However, Othello does not understand this because he, himself, wants to be accepted by society due to his insecurity regarding his skin color. Although Othello does in fact love his wife

Vanita Gupta, the ACLU and Mitchell Brane of women's Refugee Commission join forces with the immigration attorney Barbara Hines to investigate the conditions and request changes. When finally able to look further into this, they realized that children were