Freire proves his examples through education. As you read the essay by Freire, you become more and more aware of the amount of political aspects in something that seems so simple. At the most basic level, education is a system that relies on and give and take method. Without one party, there is no point to the other party. Freire uses this idea to say that a student with no teacher will learn nothing, and a teacher with no class will have no one to teach, resulting in no job. It is at this basic level where I first realized that there is a deeper meaning. Being independen

In Berger’s first essay, he studies some of the works by Frans Hals. With the assumption that Frans Hals is not a household name, there is an immediate lack of knowledge. Two paintings come into question, Regents of The Old Men’s Alms House and Regentesses of The Old Men’s Alms House. We were asked to analyze the two last great works by Hans, and we were given some of the background. Initially, when viewing the paintings I wondered what was wrong with them. Were the people in the portraits portrayed correctly? Is there a reason, possibly the trend of the time period, which would present a solution to some of the visual distortions? Another possibility is that Hals just did not like the people in which he was painting. All of these ideas were some of the first thought, but as I continued through the essay, there is evidence that counters my original assumptions. Since Hals was commissioned, there is no reason to believe that there is some sort of discontent with the people that were painted. There is just not information that was provided about the way in which the sitters were portrayed. Instead there is the comments that come from a professional art critic. When I initially hear art critic I assume that there is something that they know that I do not. With this assumption, I am usually correct. When reading the comments from the art critic, you see that there is no ill will toward the sitters, and even toward the pieces in general. All that is spoken about the portraits is what seems very positive. Words such as “rhythmical arrangement”, harmonious fusion”, and “unforgettable contrast” are throughout the commentary. This brings about more questions. These questions mainly focus on the art critic now. Initially I wondered “Am I looking on the right page?” There is clearly something that I was not seeing in Frans Hals work. As I read further, I noticed that the art critic was already two steps ahead of me. Somehow he knew that this reaction to the paintings would be common. So before we can think any more ill thoughts, he retorts with valid reasoning. The art critic argues that the people being painted were painted in a manner that allows you to get to know not only the person, but their habits, that there is a personal connection, and we even could

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