Essays Tagged: "colors"

Optical Illusions

illusion is ocurring. The major tools that make optical illusions possible are lines, circles, and colors.Lines can quickly give an impression according to the background they are placed in. For exam ... sees a spiral rather than a series of interrupted circles.Color may also trick the eye. Surrounding colors affect how you percieve color. In the case of the butterflies which one is outlined in red? T ...

(2 pages) 150 2 3.7 Feb/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

The Significance of Color in The Great Gatsby

In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald used the colors green, white, and yellow for symbolism-representing money, innocence, and corruption respecti ... a symbol of Gatsby's blind love for Daisy and Daisy's corruption and deception of Gatsby.The use of colors in literature to symbolize characters, moods, and settings is seen often in Fitzgerald's The ...

(2 pages) 107 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Understanding the misunderstood, art From Different Cultures

ir joys. The artist takes the experiences of life and translates them into a visual object, rich in colors, shapes and sizes, for all the world to observe. As a casual observer of art, one is able to ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays

Galileo and Newton and their ideas

ematical and strengthened through experimentation. Galileo excludes theproperties of tastes, odors, colors, and so on when describing the material world. Hestates that these properties 'reside only in ...

(4 pages) 82 0 4.5 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Human Perception, An intimate look into the most intriguing aspect of modern psychology

p farther. When a bee looks at a flower that is meant for feeding from, they do not only notice the colors the human mind sees. The bee sees a yellow 'run-way' directly into the core of the flower, gu ... p farther. When a bee looks at a flower that is meant for feeding from, they do not only notice the colors the human mind sees. The bee sees a yellow 'run-way' directly into the core of the flower, gu ...

(9 pages) 316 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Sensation & Perception

In living Color, advertising in America. Emphasizes on TV and packaging products

e a report, it has been advertised. Advertising occurs even in the packaging of a product. From the colors the manufacturer chooses to use on the wrapping, to the multi-million dollar expense of telev ...

(5 pages) 147 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Class room observation, personal experience

ten room wasbrightly decorated with lots of posters and student's art work. The kids were working oncolors because there was a strip on top of the blackboard that had the colors and thingswe might see ...

(4 pages) 304 0 3.9 Sep/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Bruce Goff's Bavinger House

ations. His reliance on unusual materials resulted in strange, sometimes futuristic combinations of colors and textures. His interior designs were resolutely unconventional and were intended to provid ... §The architect must be flexible in his consideration of the client's feelings about materials, colors, space, and so forth. He should work with these rather than try to impose his own preferences ...

(20 pages) 88 0 3.4 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Hype used in advertising

erywhere you go. It's characterized by its extensive use of exclamation points, big words, powerful colors, and giant pictures. You're sure to see several trademark symbols and percentages that claim ...

(4 pages) 91 0 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Color imagry in the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne

in the light. This technique helps the reader view the character in his or her mind. Hawthorne uses colors to contrast each other so the readers can differentiate a good character from a bad one.Hawth ... rast each other so the readers can differentiate a good character from a bad one.Hawthorne uses the colors black and white in governor's house when Hester is pleading for pearl to be left with her. He ...

(1 pages) 31 0 2.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

An essay about inherited diseases. It gives examples and explains them very well.

ecessive Inheritance DiseasesColor Blindness, defect of vision affecting the ability to distinguish colors, occurring mostly in males. Color blindness is caused by a defect in the retina or in other n ... he British chemist John Dalton, who was himself affected by it. Total color blindness, in which all colors are perceived as variations of grey, is known as achromatopsia or monochromatism. This condit ...

(18 pages) 315 1 4.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

homeschooling

His mother teaches him the benefits of those farm animals, what do they eat, why do they have such colors, and other important information to David. Afterwards, she takes him with other children, res ...

(8 pages) 288 6 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

How the Declaration of Independence helped and affected the American Revolution. With Works Cited.

the British.Background of the ProblemEvery Fourth of July, people celebrate with fireworks and the colors of red, white, and blue. Yet, several do not recognize the importance of the day. On the July ...

(6 pages) 206 1 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Art as a Mirror on the consciousness

cation? Art allows oneself to step outside the cares of everyday life, relax and be immersed in the colors and motion of living. Art can put experience into the moment and on the level of basic senses ...

(8 pages) 214 2 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

My Bathroom

002The BathroomI.Opening Statement/QuestionII.Bathroom DescriptionA.ColorsB.DesignsIII.ClimateA.WinterB.SummerIV.What I do in the BathroomA.Read ...

(3 pages) 120 1 3.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Does the way we dress impact how we are caterogized in society?

ow we dress on certain occasions or in an atmosphere that is prim and proper to being judged by the colors we wear. Clothing could even effect a person emotionally, in which the statement "you are wha ... ciety.Not only are we judged by what we wear but also by the color of our clothing. Wearing certain colors could categorize a group or an individual as a certain way. For instance, a person who is und ...

(3 pages) 210 4 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

South Africa.

I know it may sound stupid but their flag has a big reason for having a normally uncommon amount of colors on their National flag . The facts behind South Africa's flag is that when it was adopted in ... pted in 1994 , I t was because of the first multi-racial election held in South Africa . The flag's colors include black , yellow , white , red , green , and blue . The six colors shown in this flag h ...

(1 pages) 78 0 3.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

"To An Athlete Dying Young" A.E. Housman.

of the most tragic of fates. The specter of things undone and a life unlived haunts the funeral and colors the grief to an even darker shade. Most people desire to live to a ripe old age (or, at least ...

(1 pages) 80 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

How the sight of colors can affect ones mood.

The eye can see 7,000,000 colors. Certain colors and relationships can be eye irritants, cause headaches, and wreak havoc with ... s and relationships can be eye irritants, cause headaches, and wreak havoc with human vision. Other colors and color combinations are soothing. Consequently, the appropriate use of color can maximize ... productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body (Morton "Color and Vision" Yahoo) . Colors can affect a person's mood or behavior.The color of kings was purple. For people of power red ...

(6 pages) 123 1 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Ugly Duckling with a sad ending.

y screaming for their mommies saying, "There's an ugly sea monster in the pond with feathers of all colors, and it's out to get us!", but the little duckling just kept his head held up high because he ...

(2 pages) 31 1 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories