Answer the following questions based on chapter 14 of the text. Use evidence to support your claims:

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The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Andrew Bolton

The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

September 2008

Every decade has its seer or sybil of style, a designer who, above all others, is able to divine and define the desires of women. In the 1910s, this oracle of the mode was Paul Poiret, known in America as “The King of Fashion.” In Paris, he was simply Le Magnifique, after Süleyman the Magnificent, a suitable soubriquet for a couturier who, alongside the all-pervasive influence of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, employed the language of Orientalism to develop the romantic and theatrical possibilities of clothing. Like his artistic confrere Léon Bakst, Poiret’s exoticized tendencies were expressed through his use of vivid color coordinations and enigmatic silhouettes such as his iconic “lampshade” tunic and his “harem” trousers, or pantaloons. However, these Orientalist fantasies (or, rather, fantasies of the Orient) have served to detract from Poiret’s more enduring innovations, namely his technical and marketing achievements. Poiret effectively established the canon of modern dress and developed the blueprint of the modern fashion industry. Such was his vision that Poiret not only changed the course of costume history but also steered it in the direction of modern design history.

In 1901, Poiret joined the House of Worth, where he was asked to create what Gaston Worth (the son of Charles Frederick Worth, the eponymous founder) called “fried potatoes,” simple, practical garments that were side dishes to Worth’s main course of “truffles,” opulent evening and reception gowns. One of his “fried potatoes,” a cloak made from black wool and cut along straight lines like the kimono, proved too simple for one of Worth’s royal clients, the Russian princess Bariatinsky, who on seeing it cried, “What horror; with us, when there are low fellows who run after our sledges and annoy us, we have their heads cut off, and we put them in sacks just like that.” Her reaction, however, prompted Poiret to found his own maison de couture in 1903 at 5 rue Auber. Later, in 1906, he moved his atelier to 37 rue Pasquier, and then, in 1909, to 9 avenue d’Antin. Two years later, he established a perfume and cosmetics company named after his eldest daughter, Rosine, and a decorative arts company named after his second daughter, Martine, both located at 107 Faubourg Saint-Honoré. In so doing, he was the first couturier to align fashion with interior design and promote the concept of a “total lifestyle.”

In freeing women from corsets and dissolving the fortified grandeur of the obdurate, hyperbolic silhouette, Poiret effected a concomitant revolution in dressmaking, one that shifted the emphasis away from the skills of tailoring to those based on the skills of draping. It was a radical departure from the couture traditions of the nineteenth century, which, like menswear (to which they were indebted), relied on pattern pieces, or more specifically the precision of pattern making, for their efficacy. Looking to both antique and regional dress types, most notably to the Greek chiton, the Japanese kimono, and the North African and Middle Eastern caftan, Poiret advocated fashions cut along straight lines and constructed of rectangles. Such an emphasis on flatness and planarity required a complete reversal of the optical effects of fashion. The cylindrical wardrobe replaced the statuesque, turning, three-dimensional representation into two-dimensional abstraction. It was a strategy that dethroned the primacy and destabilized the paradigm of Western fashion.

Poiret’s process of design through draping is the source of fashion’s modern forms. It introduced clothing that hung from the shoulders and facilitated a multiplicity of possibilities. Poiret exploited its fullest potential by launching, in quick succession, a series of designs that were startling in their simplicity and originality. From 1906 to 1911, he presented garments that promoted an etiolated, high-waisted Directoire Revival silhouette. Different versions appeared in two limited-edition albums, Paul Iribe’s Les robes de Paul Poiret (1908) and Georges Lepape’s Les choses de Paul Poiret (1911), early examples of Poiret’s attempts to cement the relationship between art and fashion (later expressed in collaborations with Erté and Raoul Dufy, among others). Both albums relied on the stenciling technique known as pochoir, resulting in brilliantly saturated areas of color (2009.300.1289). It was an approach that not only reflected the novelty of Poiret’s designs but also his unique palette. Indeed, although the columnar garments depicted in the pochoirs referenced Neoclassicism, their acidic colors and exotic accessorization, most notably turbans wrapped à la Madame de Staël, were more an expression of Orientalism (as were several cocoon or kimono coats for which Poiret was known throughout his career)

Why do writers try to use vivid imagery rather than general descriptions?
O A. Vivid imagery helps the reader imagine the scene more directly.
O B. General descriptions provide too much detail and become
confusing.
C. Vivid imagery focuses on basic ideas instead of specific details.
D. General descriptions contain language that is difficult to
understand

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Identify the type of phrase and its function in the following sentence. Mini scientist have been researching the possibility of black holes.
Phrase:
-participle
-gerund
-prepositional

Function:
-adjective
-predicate noun
-direct object
-adverb
-subject

Which line from the text best explains the main reason memories change? O Most likely, you could describe the room very generally. The more a witness's account is told, the less accurate it is O The next time you are retelling a story, notice what you add O You may also notice that you drop certain details​

In the book Kindred, how is the temporary labor agency similar and different to Dana's life as a slave?​

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which line from the passage best supports the inference that the author believes a female is better suited for recognizing love​

Write an interpretive essay that analyzes literature from the perspective of a quotation. In your essay, interpret the quotation and explain how it applies to literature you have read. Support your viewpoint with evidence from a variety of literary texts that you have read. Include precise language and literary terms.

"That's what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them!"

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Question 7 of 10 If a reader wants to evaluate a text, which is the best question to ask while reading it? O A. What elements do I find interesting, and do I care about the author's purpose? O B. What elements are used, and do they help the author's purpose? O c. How many hours of research did the author put into writing this text? O D. How does this text affect me and what I want to say to the world?​

Your friend Olivia believes that all people in society have a part to play. Every role is critical to making the world work in order—even ones that might be thought of as negative. Which sociological perspective would Olivia MOST likely agree with?

A.
functionalist

B.
conflict

C.
interactionist

D.
capitalist

What does McCandless admit to regretting in his journals?
A not telling his parents where he is
B. his relationship with Franz
C. leaving behind his car
D. leaving behind his map
E. killing the moose
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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In addition to characters, symbols, and imagery, an author often uses _____ to communicate a theme.

a foil
denotative meaning
plot
point of view

What are the steps that children can take if they ever end up getting lost and also include precautionary measures to avoid getting lost?

Please write a claim arguing that the colonies should not engage in war. (Virginia Conversation)

In the paragraph below, each sentence is numbered.



Some every day words are actually based on people’s names. One example is the word sandwich. When the Earl of Sandwich, a British nobleman who loved to play cards, became hungry during a game in 1762, he did not want to stop playing. He then asked a servant to bring him some roast beef between two pieces of toasted bread. The quick, portable snack was soon called a sandwich.

Which sentence is the topic sentence?

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Chris has been preoccupied because he failed a big exam and now finds himself getting annoyed easily. Yesterday, he yelled at his boss and picked a fight with his best friend for no reason. He is not sleeping well and cannot seem to control his emotions. He recognizes that his actions are inconsistent with his usual easygoing personality, but does not know what to do to change this. Chris evaluates his behavior to determine whether he should seek help.

Why would Chris most likely conclude that he should seek help?

He feels in control of his emotions even though people annoy him more than usual.
His behavior has changed, but he is having trouble deciding what to do about it.
Outside sources are causing Chris to doubt his ability to do his job.
Many of his relationships are unhealthy and cause him to lose sleep.

The bad news made Manuel fearful that his well-known infatuation for cheese—a passion he shared with his family—would incriminate him.

In this sentence from the passage, the word infatuation means
A.
passion.
B.
hatred.
C.
pickiness.
D.
fearful.

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In addition to characters, symbols, and imagery, an author often uses _____ to communicate a theme.

a foil
denotative meaning
plot
point of view

Which sentence from the excerpt contains a stated physical trait? For Holes​

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
– Neil Armstrong
juxtaposition
Explain your answer why it is juxtaposition

NO LINKS Why was Lincoln so cheerful now? Why was his wife, Mary, unhappy?

Why can it be useful to describe the setting of a flashback?
A. This signals to the reader that the scene takes place in another
time.
B. This makes the character's motivation in the present moment
clear.
C. This causes the setting to feel more important than the events.
D. This explains the author's reason for including the flashback.
SUBMIT

Read the following discussion.

MARIA:
In Julius Caesar, there's really no way that events could have turned out well for Rome. If Brutus and Cassius hadn't assassinated Caesar, Caesar would have ruled as a tyrant.

EDGAR:
And since they assassinated Caesar, there was a horrible civil war.

RIKU:
It isn't clear that Caesar would have been a tyrant. If you remember, Mark Antony offered Caesar a crown three times, but he refused it all three times.

VICTOR:
True, but it seems pretty clear that that was just for show: something to make Caesar look humble in front of the crowds.

RIKU:
So in a way, Caesar's humble behavior is evidence that he actually wanted to be emperor of Rome. I see what you mean.

Which student is most clearly using evidence to support a conclusion?
A.) Riku
B.) Edgar
C.) Maria
D.) Victor

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What is the most likely reason many civilizations developed around rivers?
People could dispose of their waste in rivers.

Rivers offered people a way to defend their cities.

Many businesses used rivers to import and export goods.
The river provided people with water, food, and transportation.

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Based on this short expert which two sentences to describe the authors perspective of his father my father stood up as I walked in the room I am mediately froze my tracks am I fell to the ground

There are 6 commas missing in the paragrah below, please find where they belong and tell me the answer, and thank you.

At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis the marathon was a disaster. The race took place on a hot humid day in August. Because the race track was a dirt road the runners had to dodge traffic and run through clouds of dust. During the race one runner was chased off the course by wild dogs. Only a third of the runners reached the end of the dangerous dusty course. The first runner to finish the race was disqualified because he hitched a ride in a car for 11 miles. The gold medalist also struggled to finish the course. After a strong start he became seriously ill during the race. His trainers carried him across the finish line.

In this excerpt, Romeo's reaction to light illustrates his