While interpreting this picture, it spoke to me in many different ways. For one, the shadowing explains to me that it is more jolly in the front while it gets more dark or more thugly the further down the street.  The night sky show the ending of one day in this city and the start of a new day coming up the horizon.  I am able to pick this out because the bricks are more lit up closer to me showing the sun coming up.  The people to me show a family dinner about to start and a wonderful night of laughter.  The lights in the stores show them opening up to new customers and a wealthy day ahead.  The way the building designs are shown make me think that this is based around the 1800's.  Also, the water in the street tells me that it rained recently with a stormy night just passing.

The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis

          Analyzing the scene before me, I realized the artist's intention of a dimly lit cavern to contrast the various shades of red and blue. Their apparel significantly differs in comparison to their pale skin. While the man's cerulean tunic is slipping away from his build, it's noted he is holding a battle spear, preferably departing for his far more important duties and indicating this moment was ages ago. Eucharis rests her head in reluctant agreement on Telemachus' bare shoulder and wraps her arms around his neck to confirm her goodbye. As he lays his palm on her mid-thigh, signaling the time to leave, his goat is more so willing to go when it is unable to lift it's gaze from anticipation towards the Greek figure before him. The setting could confirm that this location functions as a hideout where the two lovers can say their farewells away from any commotion possibly happening outside.

Artwork.

This unnamed painting is not famous but i think it says a lot. At a quick glance you see a bundle of different colors surrounding the lamp post. You will also notice the setting is at night on an abandoned street. It looks as if earlier it had been raining. To me this painting interprets many different feelings and emotions. It makes you feel happy and lost all at once. Happy, because of all the joyous colors and lights surrounding the street. Yet it also makes you feel lost because this street has absolutely nobody roaming around and no one is there. I believe this artist wanted you to interpret your own feelings toward this painting because  he/she did not try to make a specific point. They painted how they felt and they wanted you to look at this painting and feel what you think this meant. To me it makes me feel independent and it makes me want to smile. This is because it gives you the feeling as if you were lost, but knew where you were going.

A Holiday at Mentone

This piece of artwork named "A Holiday at Mentone" by Charles Conder is a very subtle and calming sight. I was intrigued at how this artist used bright yet soft colors to create an interesting theme that needs close attention to interpret. While quickly scanning this and not paying much care to smaller details, you can easily identify three main things on this image- a woman reading, a man in a white suit strolling, and that the scene is a beach. But when your eyes start to absorb this artwork like a sponge would absorb water, you will notice a man, seemingly dead or unconscious, lying on the pearly white sand. It is only known by the artist what was meant by this, but we as the viewers can attempt to interpret what this symbolizes. To me, I think that the man in the white suit and black top hat had assaulted him over the woman reading. Possibly that woman had attracted both men and there was a quarrel over which man could take her heart. It seems though as if this woman is very oblivious to all that is going around her thought because the umbrella lying a bit into the distance, possibly by a gust of wind, appears to look like her belonging. The book she is reading has most likely taken her from reality and into it's pages. Going back to the two men, if you look closely enough, they are also wearing similar articles of clothing. This may show that they are related in some way or something along those lines. "A Holiday at Mentone" is, to me at least, a very challenging, and beautiful, piece to interpret.

Alexander in Babylon

    This picture's title is Alexander in Babylon . Scrutinizing this painting makes me think about how it represents Alexander's victory because, in the past, he conquered many lands with his elephantine sized army. One sign as to why I think he is celebrating victory is because of how everything in this painting is basking in gold sunlight and how the atmosphere is very joyous and high spirited.  Looking closely at the picture, I also noticed how it seems the women and children are waiting  for him to ride up into the gates of the palace and how the workers are bringing in gold and treasure, spoils I'm guessing from pillaging their opponents lands. I think they could also could be having a festival of sorts, for one of their many deities. Another time while perusing through this picture, my eyes fell on the figure dripping in gold on the chariot, and I thought that this could be the megalomaniac king, Alexander. On the elephant, could be one of his sons or an entertainer, demonstrating another, more compassionate side, of this stereo-typically brutal king . The men on horses around him I imagine would be either from his army promoting their victory or of the enemy, waving the flags of their new leader in victory, signifying the end of the old kings' reign.

"If you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill.

        This quote means that if your going through something bad, fight through it because you will come out a better person.  You shouldn't dwell in the bad things, instead look ahead to the future which is much brighter.     

You can always get through something if you think you can. If you don't think you can, you will not be able to.  You should always keep going and don't stay on the bad things in life.  It is much easier to stay and not fight your way through something, but in the end it all work out and you should drive through the bad parts.  You must confront your inner attacker to be at peace and get through to the other side.  This can relate to many people's lives.  If you are having a struggle never let it win, keep going and you will be a more successful person when you do. 

Experience

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

                             -Albert Einstein 

It shows that not one person is perfect and in order to get somewhere in life, you'll have to make mistakes down the road. Until you slip out of your 'personal bubble', you'll miss individual shots in life that you didn't in the least risked, not undergoing. Whether or not they be good or bad choices, it's about taking chances while not expecting anything and just doing it. They always teach a lesson, having you think twice, making you for the better. Confronting doubt is like facing your fear of heights, when you decide to take the leap, the out-come is completely worth it. A person would never know if they could have made the world's greatest discovery known to man kind, because he didn't attempt to. The worst possible feeling is that you had no intention of effort at all.

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"I can't tell you the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone."

           -Ed Sheeran

When I first read this quote, I instantly knew how this quote can easily relate to my life, as well as everyone else's in the world. It talks about how when trying to make everyone like you, your problems will probably only get worse from that point on. Most likely, not everyone in your life is going to like or be friendly to you. Some people will just not be like you and have the same interests. Even though I know from personal experience how hard it is to go on knowing someone doesn't like you, we all have to learn how to move on from that one person and focus on the people who accept us. Now, Ed Sheeran, if you didn't know, is a British singer. His music is loved by many, but not very enjoyable for others. Ed's career is an example of how this quote can be useful to remember in life. Getting into the music business, Ed knew that he can't please all listeners. Sheeran's music is very soft and gentle, but at the same time very emotional and meaningful. Obviously, people who listen to rock music won't really be playing this music when they are driving to work, getting ready in the morning, or, really, ever. He had to learn with not everyone loving his music and dealing with the haters. Ed embraced himself being different from everyone else and didn't change anything about himself. This is how we all should be-ourselves and only ourselves, no matter what anyone else says. And, as Sheeran says, trying to be someone you are not will most likely lead to failure.

Success

“The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.”         -HG Wells

I think this quote is about what we do with the resources and materials we have and how the meaning of success is if we went down this other pathway how our lives would be if we chose different. We might contemplate our steps and choices. We may judge them good or bad but, we’re stuck with that choice. We can chose to acquiesce it or you can work your butt off trying to get something better. That is success. I feel this quote could also be about how there is no for sure way that you will ever find out what could have or might have come from the other choice you could have took. This quote could also been about success and how we shouldn't dwindle on the past but look to the present. Another way you could look at this quote is that a measure on success is not how high you climb but how many obstacles it takes to get there. But in order to get to it, you must first get failure. Then get the will, belief, and want to persist it.

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"That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they are pretty. It's like picking your breakfast cereals based on color instead of taste." -John Green To me this quote means so much, and is really good advice, especially being in middle school. To me this means that you shouldn't pick your friends, or the people who hang out with by the way they look. You should choose them by how they make you feel and if they make you a better person or not. John Green has some really amazing quotes, but this one spoke to me the most. I think this is great advice to everyone for several reasons. Kids now a days do this. Boys want to hang out with girls with the prettiest face, coolest clothes, and etc etc. Same with girls when it comes to boys. I believe people should start looking a little deeper than the surface. A pretty face is nothing without a good heart or personality. In conclusion, I believe people should look at the heart instead of the face or outside features.