...The Swing | Relatable Symbols of Then and Now | | Symbolism and allegory have always been prevalent themes in art, but before the 18th century, they appeared in western art mainly existed in religious, history, and philosophical painting. During the 18th century this changed as the art world shifted towards more secular subjects and settings. Jean- Honoré Fragonard in his 1766 painting The Swing (figure 1) uses symbolism and allegory to convey a scene of eroticism, scandal, and hidden meaning. Even though it was painted 250 years ago, these hidden meanings are still understandable and relevant today. Jean Honoré Fragonard was born at Grasse on April 5, 1732 where he lived until 15 years of age. His father, Francois Fragonard, went to live in Paris soon after his son’s 15th birthday where it was decided that his son should earn his living as a junior clerk in a notary’s office. This was not a suitable career for Honoré who was perpetually drawing and showed considerable artistic aptitude. The notary that he worked for advised the family to send their son to study under some painter saying, "For he will do far more good in copying pictures than he has ever done in transcribing deeds." Fragonard’s mother first took him to Francois Boucher, who was now at the height of his career. The great artist however was not in the habit of receiving amateur pupils and sent him to study under Chardin for 6 months. Fragonard made little progress, and Chardin informed his family...
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...Called out talks about how flowers adapt to harsh environments. In the short story “my life as a bat” by Margaret Atwood talks about how bats have to adapt to people trying to kill them with tennis rackets and dealing with the sun. I have adapted to high school and California’s crazy weather. In the science essay “called out” by Barbara Kingsolver, flowers have adapted by growing faster and keeping their seed in the soil longer and also by producing seeds with different latency periods. For example, the author shows how the flowers adapt by stating “once the plants has rushed through growth and flowering, its seeds wait in the soil and not just until the next time conditions permit germation, but often longer” (Kingslover53). This shows that...
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...the string will affect the amount of swings per/min the most. This was because of the motion and cycle of the movement of the pendulum. If the length is bigger than the swings will take more time to complete a full swing, it’ll have a lower frequency. It swings back and forth less times in a given amount of time than a pendulum with a shorter string length. This makes that the pendulum with the longer string completes less back and forth cycles in a given amount of time, because each cycle takes a longer time. The mass barely had any effect because the pendulum is pulled downward at the same rate no matter how much the washer weighed. The angles didn't affect that much either because the pendulum accelerated more when swinging through a larger angle than swinging from a smaller...
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...building he comes out with three women's golf clubs and a buckets of golf balls. We started to walk to what looked like patches of fake grass. When we got there my dad started going on and on about how to hold a golf club. “ Now you hold your left thumb and pointer finger up to look like you're shooting a gun. Then, put your pointer finger in between your right pinky and ring finger,” He exclaimed I was flummoxed so I just stared at him in confusion. “ Oh my god ciara! I should get an accolade for teaching you how to play golf!” My dad blurted...
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...LONDON: THE SWINGING CITY Before Affluence and After Austerity SLIDE: London smog 1953 In the mid-1960s, London was the place to be. ‘Fifteen years earlier, few would have predicted that London would soon play host to the most swinging ball of the century’ (Sandbrook, 2006b)[i] In fact Hardy Amies had had a similar opinion when reflecting on the legacy of the Festival of Britain in 1951; nothing in it signalled the onslaught of the Swinging Sixties, making particular reference to the Britishness of design in the shape of Mary Quant and her artistic contemporaries which would have enormous further global impact (Banham & Hillier 1976)[ii]. In retrospect it is understandable; the gloomy and restrictive situation of the country locked in the interminable shackle of debt from which it seemed almost impossible to free itself, gave absolutely no hint at the transformation to come. Historical descriptions of Britain in the 1950s are invariably depressing (Akhtar & Humphries, 2001; Marr, 2007; Kynaston 2008; Sandbrook, 2006ab; Tarrant, 1990; White, 2008)[iii]. The word that tends to sum up these accounts is ‘grey’. Cyril Connolly, the writer and critic wrote in 1947 after the worst winter since records began followed by the worst flooding, that the British people had been reduced to ‘a neuter class …with [ ] drab clothes … - a careworn people … in their shabby raincoats, under a sky permanently dull and lowering like a metal dish-cover.’ (Gardiner, 1999:35)[iv] SLIDE: London...
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...toys, and seeing how careless and free they seem, they remind me the memories of my childhood. I can still memorize those careless days and happy games with my siblings & friends. I completely agree that these years are the most joyful time in one's life. It is free of concerns and money matters; it's just a never-ending free time. Ah! When I was a child the world seemed to be a place of joy and happiness to me. There was nothing worth worrying about. As a child there were certain toys that I played with a lot more than other toys that I had. There were many toys that I absolutely loved and that I might have played with a few times and then they were left alone, most of them were dolls. Having four younger siblings (two sisters & two brothers) meant that I always had someone to play with. We pretty much loved the same toys since we were always playing together. The things that we loved playing with were our swing set, riding bicycles and role play. We all used to play on our swing set all the time and loved being outside. We had a swing set that had two swings and a slide. We loved swinging and climbing on that swing set. Sometimes we would be all over that swing set just swinging and climbing on it. We would come home from school and beg Mom to let us go play...
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...LONDON: THE SWINGING CITY Before Affluence and After Austerity SLIDE: London smog 1953 In the mid-1960s, London was the place to be. ‘Fifteen years earlier, few would have predicted that London would soon play host to the most swinging ball of the century’ (Sandbrook, 2006b)[i] In fact Hardy Amies had had a similar opinion when reflecting on the legacy of the Festival of Britain in 1951; nothing in it signalled the onslaught of the Swinging Sixties, making particular reference to the Britishness of design in the shape of Mary Quant and her artistic contemporaries which would have enormous further global impact (Banham & Hillier 1976)[ii]. In retrospect it is understandable; the gloomy and restrictive situation of the country locked in the interminable shackle of debt from which it seemed almost impossible to free itself, gave absolutely no hint at the transformation to come. Historical descriptions of Britain in the 1950s are invariably depressing (Akhtar & Humphries, 2001; Marr, 2007; Kynaston 2008; Sandbrook, 2006ab; Tarrant, 1990; White, 2008)[iii]. The word that tends to sum up these accounts is ‘grey’. Cyril Connolly, the writer and critic wrote in 1947 after the worst winter since records began followed by the worst flooding, that the British people had been reduced to ‘a neuter class …with [ ] drab clothes … - a careworn people … in their shabby raincoats, under a sky permanently dull and lowering like a metal dish-cover.’ (Gardiner, 1999:35)[iv] SLIDE: London...
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...Cocoanut Grove The Cocoanut Grove was a restaurant and supper club located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The building was built in 1927 and was located near Park Square. The Grove, as it was called, had been very popular during the late 1920’s, but had come across hard times during the 1930’s. In the early years of World War II the restaurant became very popular again. In 1942, The Grove was the popular place to be and where everyone liked to hang out. The building was a single-story structure with a basement below. A bar, called the Melody Lounge, occupied the basement as well as the kitchen, freezers, and storage areas. Located on the first floor was a large dining room, a ballroom with a bandstand, and several bar areas separate from the ballroom. One of the features of the dining room was a retractable roof that allowed viewing of the moon and stars during the warmer months of operation. The main entrance was located on Piedmont Street and utilized a large revolving door. On Saturday, November 28, 1942, the Boston College football team had lost in an upset to Holy Cross College played at Fenway Park. A famous Hollywood western movie star, Buck Jones, was in attendance at the game with Boston Mayor Maurice Tobin. Buck was persuaded by movie agents to attend the Grove for dinner that night despite feeling reluctant due to illness. A busboy was ordered to fix a light bulb at the top of an artificial palm tree in the corner of the Melody Lounge at about 10:15pm. The bulb...
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...MVP over the course of his 23 years. A major influence to Hank Aaron is Jackie Robinson. While he was becoming famous what led up to fame was that he had several colleges wanting him for baseball. A couple challenges I think Hank went through was racism.What makes Hank Aaron important is that he helped prove that African Americans can do the same thing as any other race it just takes time. Another important event that happened to Hank Aaron is that he broke Babe Ruth’s record on April 8,1974. Babe Ruth’s record was 715....
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...front porch, front yard, and parts of our farm. Right outside of the window on the front porch is a porch swing. This brings back many memories from swinging with my parents when I was younger to swinging during thunderstorms with my girlfriend. Looking past the swing is our beautiful landscape that my dad and I installed. Next, comes the front yard which is about half an acre. To most this might seem big but growing up on a farm it is quite small. Past the front yard is one of our hay fields that are typical of the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania. This hay field goes down into a valley before coming to a stop by the road. On the other side of the road is a small hay field. There is a small creek that goes under the road and runs along this small hay field. This side of the farm is where the most beautiful views take place. The first view that catches my eyes is our three barns which contain our hay, tractors, and other equipment. Two of the barns are newer but the biggest barn and most beautiful one was built in the late 1800’s. The barn has an older look to it and used to be used as a dairy barn where they milked the cows. By these barns is a pond which brings back so many memories from going swimming at family reunions, and going fishing with my grandpa. I can imagine the sun glistening off the water when the sun hits it just right. Above the pond and to the right of it is our pasture field where we keep our beef cattle. The pasture goes right up to the property line on...
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...deeper look into Louis Armstrong’s “Struttin with Some Barbecue” song and find out what’s cookin’ in his kitchen. I’ve learned that in jazz, some terms may have a double-meaning and it’s always best to check Cab Calloway’s “Hepster Dictionary” when in doubt of any words that sound a little odd. Turns out that “barbecue” in jazz lingo means girlfriend, or a beauty, so “struttin’ with a lady” makes a lot more sense now. The other song I chose to compare was the “Dipper Mouth Blues” King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. What makes it interesting to me is that both musicians started their art in New Orleans and both later moved north to Chicago, with Louis Armstrong playing second cornet in King Creole’s swinging band. New Orleans style jazz is similar to ragtime in that it rhythm is steady and swinging that creates a happy and warm feeling. King Oliver’s band was a swing band. The players would improvise at once, making up their own music while playing together. Even...
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...two different things. Polyamory is said to be the “non-possessive, honest, responsible and ethical philosophy and practice of loving multiple people simultaneously.” (Polyamory Society) Not to be mistaken with swinging or what is “also known as wife swapping or partner swapping. It is also a non-monogamous behavior, in which partners in a committed relationship engage in sexual activities with others as a recreational or social activity.” People who participate in the lifestyle of polyamory live by a lot of rules. The rules vary but some are about whom will be allowed within the relationship, how people will conduct themselves within those relationships, and who will or won’t use protection with what partners. It is said that if you’re a cheater this lifestyle isn’t for you but I believe it’s just the opposite. Please do not get me wrong, I am not trying to knock anyone for their lifestyle but this seems more pleasure oriented than an emotional attachment. It’s supposed to leave room for you to explore different loves and not to close yourself off from loving or being loved in return. But I also think it does just that. It doesn’t give you the ability to fully love someone. As I stated earlier loving someone and being in love are two totally different things. I believe just like you can’t you can’t be “in” two places at once, you can’t be “in” love with more than one person at a time either. It’s hard to be happy and angry at the same time, same principle with being in love. It’s...
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...Sonny’s Blues Baldwin uses several references to darkness and light in his story, “Sonny’s Blues”. One of the first is when the narrator, Sonny’s brother, finds out about his arrest by reading the newspaper. On his subway ride home, he reads of Sonny’s arrest by the “swinging lights of the subway car” while “the darkness raged outside”. Baldwin uses this imagery of darkness to illustrate the narrator’s fear and depression concerning Sonny’s situation. The imagery of “swinging lights” may be a reference to the coming of understanding the narrator will have at the end of the story. Another imagery of darkness Baldwin uses is when the narrator is describing the students in his class. “All they really knew were two darknesses, the darkness of their lives… and the darkness of the movies….”.This was in reference to the environment that they found themselves growing up. A tough city full of crime and poverty. One other imagery of darkness is in the paragraph that begins, “This was the last time I ever saw my mother alive.” In this paragraph the narrator is describing a memory from childhood of when his mama was younger and there was a gathering of “church folks and relatives talking after the big Sunday dinner.” The suffering of African Americans is referred to by, “The darkness outside is what the old folks have been talking about. It’s what they’ve come from. It’s what they endure.” One can draw from this the gloom, despair, and hardships that have marked their lives. It is further...
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...demonstrates that kids need old-fashioned playgrounds where risks occur. If children are allowed to take risks, they will gain courage, confidence, and character. By allowing kids to not play it too safe on the playground, it teaches them how to be well-rounded people and conquer their fears, anxieties, and panics in life. When I was a child, I was always climbing and swing on things, and I would fall, get scratches, and get back up to do it again. I would sometimes cry, because it would hurt too much; however, I kept climbing and swinging. If I had stop climbing and taking those daredevil risks, I would not conquer my future risks in life. It is like the story of David and Goliath. David was only a child in Saul’s army. He was tired of the giant, Goliath, mocking God and taunting the people of God. He gain courage and remained courageous through his life by standing up to Goliath and defeating him with “a sling shot and five smooth stones in his pocket” (Samuel). Just like David conquered his giant, children who are allowed to be kids and take risks can conquer their giants and become courageous adults. While courage is a great start, allowing kids to take on danger and uncomfortable tasks builds confidence and character to face any adversity and believe that great change can happen. In the Book of Genesis, Noah was building an ark for the great flood that was coming forewarned by God (Noah's Ark). Instead of doubting God and being afraid to do the abnormal, Noah built his ark and waited...
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...frequently harmed than the privilege. This is thought to be auxiliary to the probability of the guardian being correct given (and along these lines most habitually pulling their tyke's left hand). The damage can happen guiltlessly from swinging a youthful child by the arms or pulling a kid's arm while in a rush. It takes moderately little compel to pull the bones of a youthful tyke's...
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