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Eugene Delacroix, born on april 26 1798, was a French painter who had a lot of influence on Romanticism. He studied art at age 17 and he was mentored by academic painter , Baron Pierre-Narcisse Guerin. He learned from the romantic Landscapist and used dome of their techniques . Early on in his life, he demonstrated the influence that Michelangelo and Peter Paul Rubens, two excellent artist , had on his painting . Delacroix intensely studied Michelangelo’s modeling of figures and the life (or…

The Dark Knight is my favorite movie in this series, but is also my personal favorite Batman story, surpassing all the other Batman films. By putting all the right elements in play and given the character literary merit, the Dark Knight has achieved a great impact to its audience. Those elements are moral ambiguity, paralleling Batman with his villains, a large cast of equally compelling characters, and realistic depiction of crime and detective work. The story of The Dark Knight is entirely…

Rapper/actor 50 Cent is ordered to pay $5 million in sex-tape invasion-of-privacy lawsuit filed by Lastonia Leviston. Fox 411, July 12, 215 reported 50 Cent put a sex-tape online of and her boyfriend without permission. He added himself as the commentator. However, the $5 million fine may not be all for 50 Cent. The jurors are deliberating next week on further charges. He may be slapped with punitive damages. Apparently, 50 Cent used a 13-minute in 2009 that he received from Lastonia’s…

With his tenth film, the bittersweet and poignant comedy/drama A Man Called Ove, Swedish writer/director Hannes Holm has the chance to finally reach North American audiences for the first time. Not only has his work landed distribution with Music Box Films after winning three 2015 Guldbagge Awards (Sweden's top film award), but the film earned Sweden's selection to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards, and some believe the film could land the country's…

In Nolan 's The Dark Knight, the Joker disrupts the order in Gotham City when he has district attorney, Harvey Dent, and his girlfriend Rachel set up to explosives. While being saved by Batman, and after realizing Rachel will die when commissioner Gordon is too late to save her, half of Dent 's body is ignited by the explosion, leaving him with horrific scars. This mutilation, combined with Rachel 's murder, leads Dent to start causing chaos in Gotham . Another story of loss occurs in Demme’s…

Title: The Dark Knight Film Origin The Dark Knight was released in 2008 as the sequel to Batman Begins, as well as the second movie in The Dark Knight Trilogy. The inspiration to the film was when director Christopher Nolan researched the original introductions of popular villains from the comic book, including the Joker and Two-Face. Summary of the film As the sequel to Batman Begins, Batman, Harvey Dent (the newly elected District Attorney), and Lieutenant James Gordon continue their fight…

Ambrosio and Matthew Murdock Summary: “Badly Injured Man Not Done Partying Yet.” Fire has a destroying tongue, a whisper of chipped teeth. Society will think it holy, the god for the dark side of humanity sharpening his jaw. It is women with unguarded hearts who tend to the flame, their ribs buried in dirt so they could be without the armor of bone. It’s far easier to reach the muscle, to let it beat in their own way, donning dresses woven by the Furies as a deathless shroud. They are only made…

Why did the Franks lose the Battle of Hattin? The Battle of Hattin occurred on July 4, 1187. The Battle was between the Ayyubid Dynasty led by Sultan Saladin that was determined to retake the Holy lands in the name of Sunni Islam and Frankish Crusaders led by recently crowned King Guy of Lusignan that were attempting to defend the Principality of Galilee. The battle occurred after Saladin’s army crossed into Galilee and besieged the city of Tiberias on July 2 1187, the Franks marched to…

Essay I. Three important reasons for the crusades were to acquire the Holy Land, salvation, and religion. The crusades were a series of wars fought between Muslims and Christians. It all started with the Christians being banned from Jerusalem and Pope Urban II talking people into war. Jerusalem is a very sacred ground for both Christians and Muslims, therefore it is important for all followers of these religions to visit at least once. The Christians before being banned, had to pay fees to get…

Gilgamesh to The Dark Knight version of Batman, the story lines share a lot of similarities. Even with three centuries between the time the tales were told, the themes are parallel. For example, both protagonists have experienced abnormal childhood circumstances, have friends and enemies who influence them and are flawed heroes. Childhood experiences affect how anyone views future, adult events. Bruce Wayne and Gilgamesh are no exception. Although it is not shown in The Dark Knight, it is no…