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Characters as couples and scenes of couples appear frequently in manga. Using tone to add effects to the panel can completely change the mood projected Tone works well with figures as well as in the background. Try using a variety of tones to achieve your own, unique touch..
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This important volume addresses a number of central topics concerning how history is depicted in film. In the preface, the volume editors emphasize the importance of using film in teaching history: students will see historical films, and if they are not taught critical viewing, they will be inclined simply to accept what they see as fact. Authors of the individual chapters then explore the portrayal of history - and the uses of history - in specific films and film genres. Robert Rosenstone's "In Praise of the Biopic" considers such films as "Reds", "They Died with Their Boots On", "Little Big Man", "Seabiscuit", "Cinderella Man", and "The Grapes of Wrath". In his chapter, Geoff Pingree focuses on the big questions posed in Jay Rosenblatt's 1998 film "Human Remains". Richard Francaviglia's chapter on films about the Middle East is especially timely in the post-9/11 world. One chapter, by Daniel A. Nathan, Peter Berg, and Erin Klemyk, is devoted to a single film: Martin Scorsese's urban history "The Gangs of New York", which the authors see as a way of exploring complex themes of the immigrant experience. Finally, Robert Brent Toplin addresses the paradox of using an art form (film) to present history. Among other themes, he considers the impact of Patton and Platoon on military decisions and interpretations, and of Birth of a Nation and Glory on race relations. The cumulative effect is to increase the reader's understanding of the medium of film in portraying history and to stimulate the imagination as to how it can and how it should not be used. Students and teachers of history and cinema will benefit deeply from this informative and thoughtful discussion..
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Portraits, like the printed texts and manuscript documents more conventionally used by historians, can serve as historical evidence. They are central to our understanding of the social construction of personal identity--of how people presented themselves in a social context.

Franklin and His Friends takes a new, cross-disciplinary look at early American science through the lens of portraiture. Portraits by such accomplished American painters as Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Willson Peale tell a unique story through imagery that defines not only likeness but also constructs the identity of the subject as a member of the larger community of science.

Anchored by the figure--and portraits--of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), whose scientific reputation was universal within the Western republic of letters, this book also encompasses his scientific colleagues, many of whom were his friends. Many of Franklin's countrymen, some well-known to us and others shrouded in obscurity, shared his delight in scientific knowledge and experiments, and, like Franklin, worked with artists to create portraits that clearly reveal their scientific interests.

The authors examine the original context and reception of these portraits, and contend that they situate each subject within his local community as well as across cultural, economic, and geographical boundaries to fix him within the international community of science. The last section of the book highlights images of men of science created after the American Revolution, and explores the connections expressed in portraiture between science and the developing culture of the United States.

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European Nuns were trained in medicine and nursing throughout their long history When they came to the United States as missionaries carrying the message of the Lord, they also brought with them their dedication to heal humankind of their physical wounds as well as their spiritual ones. Without their self-sacrifice, many of our Civil War ancestors wound not have lived. Now you can read their amazing history from the beginning of Christianity to the Civil War.This highly instructional manual will give you the basic facts of the life of Civil War Nuns and how to portray these women who served as nurses and caregivers on both sides of the conflict. Ms. Jones has included chapters on the Catholic Church's basic beliefs, prayers in both English and Latin and surgical techniques that will help you portray your historic persona accurately.Along with illustrations and photographs of the habits of each order that served with the armies of both sides of the conflict, Ms. Jones has also included a list of research information, websites, units and Motherhouse contacts and addresses.Kelsey Jones is a retired nurse and has been Civil War reenacting since 1994. She began portraying a Civil War Nun in the summer of 1997. She has since established the role as a serious and highly respected part of history of the United States and has helped many women establish their own roles. Kelsey has authored the Sisters of St. Brigid Newsletter and eight information booklets on the Civil War reenacting community. She has also written several articles for reenacting magazines on Civil War nursing and has spoken at the Civil War Women Symposium in Gettysburg. She is a speaker at many school functions and convent luncheons where she talks about the history of the Sisterhood and nursing..
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