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    One of the most well-known sculptures in the world, A French Sculptor, Auguste-Rene Rodin created The Thinker (Also known as the thinking man) and was first seen completed of the year 1904. In France, the thinker was originally named The Poet, respectively Le Poète in French. Auguste started creating the artwork for a doorway, named “The Gates of Hell”. Rodin created the piece based off of “The Inferno”, a section of the Divine Comedy. Dante Alighieri wrote his first section of the Epic to describe

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    “The Thinker” by Auguste Robin is set to represent the Human man. It’s very positioning symbolizes the very embodiment of a simple thought. In his lifetime, Rodin made at least 10 castings of “The Thinker”. However, that number has grown to over 21. You can find them all over the world, from the Rodin Museum in Paris to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., to the Rodin Museum at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Many of the bronze copies, as well as the original plasters for this piece

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    Auguste Rodin was born in Paris in on November 12, 1840. He was born into a poor family and his father was a policeman. Although he was a talented artist as a teenager, he lacked encouragement which made him choose a different career. Rodin worked as a bricklayer for 20 years. Then he went to Italy and during his stay he found inspiration there. On his return to Paris, he sculpted his first major piece, “The Age of Bronze”, originally named “The Vanquished”. Rodin said that, “Much as I love the Greeks

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    visiting the same charming places, this comment reinforce the view of the city as an empty experience there is no meaning in visiting it. Another interesting scene is when Gil, Inez, Paul and his woman are with the touristic guide in front of The Thinker by Rodin. The camera makes a movement showing the bronze from top to bottom and stops focusing the tourists talking with the guide. The camera movement is the tourist eye they looked fast and in an indifferently way to the cultural objects. After

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    two hundred miniature sculptures attached all around and on the doors to depict the torments souls were condemned too. A few of these individual sculptures were recreated on a larger scale because they were controversial masterpieces such as the Thinker, The Kiss, and the Sinner. Rodin worked on this sculpture as a commission for a museum but those plans fell through. It didn’t stop Rodin from working on the sculpture for 37 years to see his vision complete. Now, although Rodin’s sculpture was to

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    The Modernist period was brought upon by the industrialisation of the 19th century. This changed the way people saw the world and as a result many styles were created. There was an experimentation of new ideas, styles and materials. The Modernist era was from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Drastic changes in the art world was brought upon by this era produced works that are unlike any other style that had been seen. It was a break from the past and experimented with new forms of

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    Why Is Rodin Important

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    The Transition from Classical to Modern Pre-Visit Activity Name:_________________ Date:_________________ Class:_________________ Why is Rodin important? Rodin is important because his sculptures made the transition from traditional art to more modern art by illustrating energy in his sculptures. Rodin’s sculptures illustrated energy through the details of the artwork. This was one of the most important parts of his work as he sacrificed the completeness of his sculptures to better capture the

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    Critical Thinker

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    independently First, we need to understand who is an independent thinker and how he differs from others. Independent thinkers have a critical view about the world. They are not ready to accept others opinions as the ultimate truth, and they analyses issues in depth. Example of a critical thinker was Lord Buddha, who refused to accept the teachings of his masters after critically analyzed their teaching. Also, independent thinkers are not afraid

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    Positive Thinkers

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    and begin to live throughout this world as positive thinkers. i'm not sheepish to admit that I even need to watch out with my thinking. . HOW TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE angle AND keep POSITIVE AROUND. Do you see yourself with a stunning attitude? If so, my next query would be how are doing this? Please inform me how do you continue to be a positive thinker when working in such a region as a state prison, a vicinity that is full of terrible thinkers. An area that nicely recognized to suck

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    On The American Thinker

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    The American thinker is a purely conservative magazine. I chose this website because I agree with ninety to ninety-nine percent of what is spoken about. When researching this site the first place I clicked on was the political cartoons and spent twenty minuets laughing till moving on to learn more. My favorite image I saved to my computer that shows John F Kennedy speaking about how he put men on the moon with the image next to him being Barak Obama saying that he put men in women’s restrooms. This

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