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Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise and Alexandre Cabanel’s The Fallen Angel
For this comparative essay, I have chosen Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14, published in 1915, and Alexandre Cabanel’s The Fallen Angel, painted in 1847. Firstly, Cabanel’s work is a blend of emotion and ...
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El Valor de la Lectura en Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury
Muy estimado Ray Bradbury. Reciba un cordial saludo esperando se encuentre bien. En el siglo XXI, el ser humano se ha sumergido en un mundo donde la tecnología y el entrenamiento han llegado a eclipsar ...
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Storytelling en Crónica de una Muerte Anunciada de Gabriel García Márquez
Muy estimado Gabriel García Márquez. Reciba un cordial saludo esperando se encuentre bien. Hay muchas maneras de contar historias, especialmente aquellas donde el misterio, el crimen y el suspenso destilan de los márgenes del libro. ...
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Comparación de Comentarios en la Segunda Carta a Timoteo
Introducción Al llegar la hora de partir de este mundo a la Patria Celestial, San Pablo escribe desde su encarcelamiento en Roma a su querido hijo espiritual Timoteo. Este libro del Nuevo Testamento, más allá ...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Das Veilchen (K. 476) and Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Pygmalion and Galatea
For this comparative essay, I chose Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Das Veilchen (K. 476), composed in 1785, and Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Pygmalion and Galatea (1890). Firstly, Gérôme’s painting is both dramatic and romantic. This artwork presents an ...
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A Moment of Decision Portrayed by Rembrandt
For me, it was a no-brainer to choose Rembrandt as the painter for this museum report. Ever since I first encountered his artwork on the prodigal son and reflected on his life story, I realized ...
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MET Museum Report
“Coming back home after being in The MET Museum I was so impressed because I found myself contemplating some of the paintings that I had been studying in college, or paintings that I have prayed ...
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Only Goya, Only God
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Duchess of Alba, 1797. The Hispanic Museum and Library, New York City A universal saying declares with wisdom: “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved ...
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