But peering through the convex lens embedded in the work's glass "for almost an hour" would have a hallucinatory effect, the view being dwarfed, flipped, and otherwise distorted. ... Duchamp called To Be Looked At . . . his "small glass," to differentiate it from his famous Large Glass of 1915–23. ... When he shipped it back to New York, the glass cracked in transit, an effect that delighted him. Inscribed in French on a strip of metal glued across the center of this work are the words of its title, suggesting that viewers look through the lens Duchamp mounted between two pa...

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This being said, the fact that the lady puts her skill into weaving the great detail of the images she observes through the looking glass, an obvious attraction to the outward world is evident of the Lady. ... Through the highlighting of the Lady's yearning for the land foreign yet familiar to her through Pyle's immense detail of the Lady's tapestries, the extensive time she had been at bay in her fortress shown through the Lady's personal traits, the inner exemption she acclimates to with the shattering of the mirror through the Lady's breaking of the rules and ultim...

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The multi-linear narrative structure of "Run Lola Run" challenges the idea that a situation can be resolved in only one way. This essay will discuss how relationships between cause and effect contribute to the film's multi-linear narrative. The term "multi-linear narrative " refers to a story which ...

• Word Count: 2156
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The focus of fire protection has always been to limit the damage a fire can cause. Originally, the goal was to confine fire to a city block. Today's conventional water systems can confine a fire to a building, a floor and even to the point of containing a fire within a single room. Water was, and still is, the primary tool to control structural fires. However, with today's technical sophistication, containing a fire to a single area is not always enough. ...

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Just as she throws away the ring, Edna in a sweeping passion "seized a glass vase from the table and flung it upon the tiles of the hearth". This shows how frustrated she became when she realized that she had no way out of her enclosed situation and she takes out her anger by shattering the vase. ...

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 The Societal Birth Rights of Women We humans now in the 21st century have evolved into a world of adequate justice compared to previous decades and centuries. Although we have progressed from slavery to salaries, racism to law abiding acceptance, and women inferiority to women's suffrage, the discrimination of mankind is still present. The gender difference creates the discrimination among women in their solely given obligation as mothers and in their expected civil right goals. Most men show the priority of their career with their heavy dedication, long hours, and daily shifts only l...

• Word Count: 2102
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate