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The realistic fiction describes the uneventful life of Dylan Hughes, the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. There aren’t many jobs in his small town, and so everybody keeps moving away. When Dylan’s friend Mohan leaves, he is the only boy left in his school. Manod is a pretty lifeless town…

Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap Sandro Botticelli, real name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His work, Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap, captures his highly personalized style. He is known for his execution and precise use of lines to…

The way John Berger, a 20th century art critic, describes a painting is to describe the relationship between the painter and the subject. To do this he must find words to apply meaning to the image. When one views art they relate to it. This relationship between the viewer and the art is affected by…

Ancient Greece was the combination of more than 1,500 different city-states. Athens was the largest ancient Greek city-state. Ancient Greece women lived about 35 years. Ancient Greek cities constantly used to fight with each other. The Ancient Greeks use to wear loincloths in regular days. It was the Greeks who invented theoretical mathematics. Only men…

Until the nineteenth century, music was generally regarded as an international language. Folk music had always been in place and linked directly with particular regions. On a larger scale though, European music was a device for expression through the application of Italian techniques and styles. In other words, its technical vocabulary was Italian, and from…

Throughout the history of Ancient Greece thousands of great works of art were produced. Works were created in many different media, ranging from life-size statues to larger than life architectural structures. One type of art that can sometimes be overlooked, though, is pottery. There are many examples of great Greek pottery, but the two that…

After Queen Victoria died the heart of the Victorian culture seemed to fade. England was beginning to experience economic competition from other states and a gradual decline from its former pinnacle of power. Politically, the Parliament experienced some fundamental power shifts after the turn of the century. This essay will address the climate of change…

He based most of his works in the style of Romanticism. Much like William Wordsworth, Blake wrote from the heart, letting natural expression take over. Many of the writers of the Romantic period felt they had entered an imaginative climate, which some of them called “the Spirit Age.” During this “Spirit Age,” many authors felt…

Interior design is a multi–faceted industry in which innovative and technical design concepts finish or modify an interior environment to the specifications of the clients. The interior design industry includes firms that primarily deal with the planning, designing, and management of projects within a variety of interior spaces. Interior design companies and design consultants must…

Vandalism and graffiti making are both categorised under the same sub-heading, nonetheless there is a very thin line between graffiti making and vandalism. Legally it all boils down to permission if you don’t have the permission to write or paint, it is a crime. The law does not distinguish between a Rembrandt-calibre painting and an…