Visual Literacy: Writing about Art

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Visual Literacy acquaints students with the critical issues that shape the discipline of art and teaches them to write about art from a variety of scholarly and rhetorical perspectives.

Writing About Visual Art (Aesthetics Today)

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Writing About Visual Art (Aesthetics Today)
David Carrier
Manufacturer: Allworth Press
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ASIN: 1581152612

Writer's Reference 5e with 2003 MLA Update & ix visual exercises & Writing about Literature 5e

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Writer's Reference 5e with 2003 MLA Update & ix visual exercises & Writing about Literature 5e
Diana Hacker , Cheryl E. Ball , and Kristin L. Arola
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Writer's Reference 6e with Writing about Literature & Designing Documents and Understanding Visuals

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Diana Hacker
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Amphitheater staging: in-the-round or to the front (and what about asides)?(staging Elizabethan theater): An article from: Comparative Drama

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Amphitheater staging: in-the-round or to the front (and what about asides)?(staging Elizabethan theater): An article from: Comparative Drama
Richard Fotheringham
Manufacturer: Comparative Drama
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This digital document is an article from Comparative Drama, published by Comparative Drama on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 5240 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Amphitheater staging: in-the-round or to the front (and what about asides)?(staging Elizabethan theater)
Author: Richard Fotheringham
Publication: Comparative Drama (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: Comparative Drama
Volume: 35 Issue: 2 Page: 163(14)

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Choice films about the Holocaust.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly

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Choice films about the Holocaust.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly
Maurice Yacowar
Manufacturer: Queen's Quarterly
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Queen's Quarterly, published by Queen's Quarterly on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 3766 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Choice films about the Holocaust.
Author: Maurice Yacowar
Publication: Queen's Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
Publisher: Queen's Quarterly
Volume: 109 Issue: 3 Page: 431(11)

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Everyday Writer 3e & i-cite & ix visual exercises & i-claim & Writing About Literature

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Everyday Writer 3e & i-cite & ix visual exercises & i-claim & Writing About Literature
Andrea A. Lunsford , Douglas P. Downs , Cheryl E. Ball , Kristin L. Arola , Patrick Clauss , and Janet E. Gardner
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Fear and self-loathing in couchland: eight myths about television.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly

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Fear and self-loathing in couchland: eight myths about television.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly
Mark Kingwell
Manufacturer: Queen's Quarterly
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This digital document is an article from Queen's Quarterly, published by Queen's Quarterly on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 8155 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fear and self-loathing in couchland: eight myths about television.
Author: Mark Kingwell
Publication: Queen's Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: Queen's Quarterly
Volume: 107 Issue: 1 Page: 101-21

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Information, please: if you are still worried about how to find your place in the ... age of information.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly

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Information, please: if you are still worried about how to find your place in the ... age of information.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly
Robert Everett-Green
Manufacturer: Queen's Quarterly
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This digital document is an article from Queen's Quarterly, published by Queen's Quarterly on June 22, 1997. The length of the article is 2676 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Information, please: if you are still worried about how to find your place in the ... age of information.
Author: Robert Everett-Green
Publication: Queen's Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1997
Publisher: Queen's Quarterly
Volume: 104 Issue: 2 Page: 201-9

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It's about time.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly

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It's about time.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly
J.W. Grove
Manufacturer: Queen's Quarterly
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Queen's Quarterly, published by Queen's Quarterly on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 1957 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: It's about time.
Author: J.W. Grove
Publication: Queen's Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Queen's Quarterly
Volume: 109 Issue: 1 Page: 121(7)

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Make your clothes reflect your personality.......2002-12-03

Sure, you can dress from the Gap or Old Navy or Lane Bryant or Macy's - but is that _really_you? Probably not, since you're reading this review.
This book details many wonderful things to make - for you parents who get hit with "I need a costume for _tomorrow_" at 8pm, there's a quick Native American Brave shirt made from a pillowcase - or maybe your little angel needs to be an angel for the school winter play - there's directions for that in here. too. And you don't need to be a seamtress, this starts with ready made items. there's even a beautiful crocheted jacket - you start with premade table runners.
Ff you want to make a fashion statement different from anybody else, or want to help your kids break out of the rigid dictates of the "fashion police", give this book a look - you'll enjoy it.

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Ultimate Guide to Wonderful WEarables
Finwall & Javier
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ASIN: B000ON66DI

Essential Killraven Volume 1: War Of The Worlds TPB (Essential)
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Killraven

Once again the "comic literati" don't get it.

A lot griping aside

Worst Ever PAP

Who-raven?

Essential Killraven Volume 1: War Of The Worlds TPB (Essential)
Roy Thomas , Neal Adams , Gerry Conway , Marv Wolfman , Don McGregor , Bill Mantlo , Keith Giffen , Joseph Michael Linsner , Howard Chaykin , Herb Trimpe , Rich Buckler , Gene Colan , Craig Russell , and Sal Buscema
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Remember the Martian invasion of 2001? No? Not to worry, some of Marvel's top talents have preserved it for you! Re-live the sequel to H.G. Wells's masterpiece as a sword-wielding slave leads a band of fearless freedom fighters against Earth's alien overlords! Featuring mutants, madmen, metal monsters, and more! Guest-starring (who else?) Spider-Man! Free Earth! Collects Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel Graphic Novel #7, and Killraven #1 (Marvel Knights).

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Killraven.......2007-03-25

This essential Killraven is great. It has all of the classic killraven you could want. The comic book is not up to par with the original by H.G Wells, but it is better than all of the other adaptions and sequels out their.

Once again the "comic literati" don't get it........2006-12-24

What made Killraven so unique in the timeframe it was created was that, like some other Marvel series of the time, tried to elevate the comic artform to a higher level while maintaining the essential simplisity of the genre. Let's face it folks, comics are kids stuff. Even those, like myself, who enjoy comics as an adult must admit that we enjoy comics on a different artistic level. These are not Tolstoy tomes. They are not Stephen King works. They cannot be. Even today's "graphic novels" fall short if we critique them as "literature". Yes, yes the Killraven series has plotting issues and other "literary" gaffs but what makes it so interesting when judged against comics of its era, is the stellar writing of Don MacGregor. Here we find a writer willing to "talk up" to his audience and create interesting and articulate dialogue. This was rather unique for this time period. FYI- MacGregor and Russel teamed up on another short live series called Black Panther which was also excellent. Later, they brought an end to the Killraven saga with a grahic novel that tied up all the loose ends. Finally MaGregor created a graphic novel called "Blade" (not the Snipes character).

A lot griping aside.......2005-12-12

Well, the fanboys have spoken. Forget objectivity when it comes to fans of superhero fare. They know what they like and anything else just can't hold a candle. For what it's worth Killraven was never a stellar character.
He wasn't supposed to be.
His storyline is not one of triumphing in tights. It's a grim story about shattered hopes and survival in a world no longer run by his species but by a merciless species more interested in food and entertainment (waitaminute! who does that sound like?). This series is a SF adventure and the outfits of the rebels are hardly very practical but rather exotic and formfitting, more like futuristic pirates and adventurers. However, the world these folks live in is not one of charismatic leadership and daring deeds, but one of avoiding capture and, on occasion, some violent acts of vengeance with side trips for the freeing of some slaves (those who want to be freed, seeing as slavery makes some feel secure where life on the run is not very romantic or practical).
The stories are often off the mark BUT they are still very often poingant and relevant to life on a shattered world. Killraven's fellows are a motley lot but they are also, clearly, family. The artwork in these books is uneven but some of these tales had beautiful, illustrative qualities that were pure artistic endulgence. P. Craig Russell really grew with each issue going from a very lush, full bodied style to a minimalistic yet well rendered style (a style he with for several years after this run). The first tale is illustrated by a very inspired Neal Adams (in my opinion this was his best work ever) and new guy by the name of Howard Chaykin who also did a very good job. Herb Trimpe drew several issues and some of it may not have been his best but the earlier issues were certainly, wonderfully, different from his previous superhero work.
Now to the charge that Earth could not be over-run by Martians with the host of Marvel Heroes to contend with; well, the early issues made no reference to the Marvel Earth of the time. This was done later when Marvel tried to marry the 2 completely divergent worlds into a single one. When the Martians attack in the issue of Amazing Adventures #18 there were no superhero references. After all, this was meant to be a different kind of property. Marvel's editors did the same asinine thing with Robert Howard's characters, Conan, Kull and Red Sonya (and during roughly the same time period which says something about the editorial direction of the period which was very disheartening). It was beyond stupid to do this. They probably hoped to promote the book more by tying this series into the "Marvelverse" but evidently hadn't seriously thought it through. The writers can't be held totally responsible for this bad idea.
Anyway, the point is, I found this series inspired if not always on the mark. The efforts are to be applauded but not regaled.
For those who didn't "get it", well no surprise there. They view all comics from a superhero genre standpoint (often ignoring the drek that regularly inhabits that genre and it's characters). This work should not be judged from the superheroic perspective or that genre. It was much more like a science fiction adventure, something like Sparticus meets the Martian invaders (that just came to me!). It's flawed like all comics that suffer from a lot of handling and manipulation at the hands of several editors over a short time period. Imagine a film that has three different directors, and each one having a different take on the story. Despite this manhandling the writers and artists actually provided some reliable and, sometimes, well-above-the-standard, entertainment.
And you can't beat the price. This is among my favorites in the Essential line. I give it 4 stars for efforts not appreciated and for some very good work that rises above a lot of what was a bleak period for Marvel.

Worst Ever PAP.......2005-11-01

I have to agree with many other reviewers. After 30 years of reading comics of all genres, this was the absolute worst.
Plotlines that don't follow consecutively, characters of worth appearing and dying straight away or leaving for ridiculous reasons. Characters with swords and "ninja stars" defeating towering metal tripods with advanced weaponry? Nonsense!
Awful in every sense of the word. Don't be like me and buy this because "well-maybe-the-reviewers-don't-know-what-they-are-talking-about". It's bad news.

Who-raven?.......2005-09-23

In the world of Marvel superheroes, there are your A-Listers like Spiderman and your B-Listers like the Vision. Somewhere around the D-List, between Howard the Duck and Millie the Model, you will find Killraven. Reading the Essential Killraven (a bit of an oxymoron), you see there is a good reason he is obscure. Killraven is not a hidden treasure recently unearthed, but more like finding a small bag of coins: there is some value, but not as much as you'd hope for.

The premise of this story is a sequel to The War of the Worlds. One hundred years after the original invasion, the Martians are back, prepared for the germs that defeated them earlier. This time, they make short work of humanity, killing most people and saving the rest for either food or scientific experiments. Jonathan Raven, a child at the time of the invasion (his age seems to fluctuate as the story develops) is put into bondage and raised to be a gladiator called Killraven. Eventually he escapes and with some other "freemen" wages a guerilla war against the Martians.

The early issues of the series are instantly forgettable, a reminder that Marvel put out its share of mediocre works in the early `70s. The writing is generally bad and the art is not much better. Eventually, things do pick up, particularly with the writing and the last issues (plus the graphic novel and Marvel Knights story) are decent.

There are other problems, most glaringly that this is supposedly a story that takes in the near-future of the "Marvel Universe, " but it is impossible to believe that the Martians could so easily take over a world with the likes of Thor, the Silver Surfer and a dozen other high-powered heroes (not to mention big name villains like Magneto or Dr. Doom who might resent such an invasion); if the Martians were that tough (and they aren't), the low-powered Killraven would be impossibly out-classed. There are also continuity problems, most noticeably with Killraven's brother who changes from being younger to being older.

But the biggest problem with Killraven is the lack of interesting characters. Killraven is never very compelling and his allies are often less so. This could be offset by good villains, but with rare exception, the bad guys are as dull as the good guys.

If Killraven was a real-life person, he'd be one of those semi-celebrities that you'd wonder whatever happened to, if you even remembered him. He'd try to make a comeback on some Surreal Life-like show and then fade away again. Fortunately, Killraven is a fictional character, subject to the decisions of Marvel editors who realize that he belongs in relative obscurity; I doubt we will see any real comeback for this character, beyond the minimal amount necessary to maintain legal rights. Based on what I've read in this volume, this obscurity is well-deserved.

Ladies' Room Reader: The Ultimate Women's Trivia Book
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terrific book

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A fascinating and diverse compendium of historical trivia

Ladies' Room Reader: The Ultimate Women's Trivia Book
Alicia Alvrez
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Fifty-seven percent of women would rather shop than have sex. Jodie Foster was born Ariane Munker, and Lauren Bacall, Betty Joan Perske. Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery, both nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscars for The Color Purple, were the first two African-American women nominated in the same year for the same category. At the height of her popularity, screen star Betty Grable had her legs insured for $25,000 - a modest sum compared to the $650,000 policy Fred Astaire took out on his feet! These nuggets, along with everything else you've ever wanted to know about women, are to be found within this easy-to-browse resource. Here are women's views on shopping, clothing and cosmetics, marriage and children, food, sex, and pets, along with the lowdown on women celebrities and the feats of history's heroines and female adventurers.

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terrific book.......2007-03-10

The Ladies' Room Reader is a great little book which was purchased at a minimal price through Amazon. The book I have placed in my guest bath, but could be in a living room as well; filled with interesting and fun facts that are so enjoyable to read. I high recommend it.
Carole in CA

fun reading.......2001-11-12

This book provides lots of little known tid bits that provide useful in everyday conversation. Very fun and light reading. Something to be read again.

Perfect for perusing in the powder room.......2001-06-22

A girlfriend sent this to me as a pick-me-up. At first, I set it aside as fluff, but once I got started, I couldn't put it down. The book contains nine fact-filled fascinating chapters, with good stuff on every page. It's fun whether you read a single page or sit down & read it through. The chapters are about (1) shopping, (2) cosmetics, (3) food, (4) sex, (5)the female body, (6) love/marriage/babies, (7) pets, (8) entertainers, and (9) female firsts. The books is jam-packed with facts (and the author respectfully provides the sources for some of the "facts", allowing the reader to discount or credit the "facts" as appropriate), facts like "Forty percent of us women have thrown a shoe (average size: 8B) at a man who has offended us" and "Women say approximately 7,000 words a day; men, 2000." Okay, it won't change your life, but it's interesting, light reading.

A fascinating and diverse compendium of historical trivia.......2001-04-29

The Ladies Room Reader: The Ultimate Women's Trivia Book is a fascinating and diverse compendium of historical trivia concerning women's issues and experiences. From marriage, to pets, to favorite foods, to sex, this remarkably informative 306-page book offers a wealth of amazing and surprising statics, such as 57% of women reporting that they would rather go shopping than have sex. From makeup (the wearing of which goes back at least 8,000 years) to inventions (the dishwasher was invented by a socialite who was discouraged about the job her hired help was doing on her dishes), The Ladies Room Reader is ideal for browsing and would make for a fun and educational addition to personal, women's studies and popular culture reading lists.

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