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Hebrews 12:1–3 (ESV)
Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Do Not Grow Weary
3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
~ Galatians 5:22-23
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11 And the LORD said to me, x“Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12 Go, and proclaim these words toward ythe north, and say,
z“ ‘Return, faithless Israel,
declares the LORD.
I will not look on you in anger,
for aI am merciful,
declares the LORD;
bI will not be angry forever.
13 cOnly acknowledge your guilt,
that you rebelled against the LORD your God
and scattered your favors among foreigners under devery green tree,
and that you have not obeyed my voice,
declares the LORD.
14 eReturn, O faithless children,
declares the LORD;
ffor I am your master;
I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
and I will bring you to Zion.
15 “ ‘And gI will give you shepherds after my own heart, hwho will feed you with knowledge and understanding
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Je 3:11–15.
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little over five years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt), 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 2nd Kyu (Brown & White Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on September 4, 2016.
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little over five years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt), 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 2nd Kyu (Brown & White Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on September 4, 2016.
....your self-control would totally be absurd.
Why would anybody let someone or some things (drugs) or even evil thoughts have the key to control them?! ....are they insane!
It would be really outrageous!
.... to not be able to feel your emotional feeling or to do as your will in a normal function.
To let another take control of you and do as they please, like a wind up toy or android would truly be a reason not to live. How can anyone go on with a helpless body....
....it is mysterious and dark
or is it really that complex?.....
A mindless abnormal person may be the type that would want to be out of control.
.....but then again a honorable courageous person can fit the category too.
I know at times I would careless of anything ......and if I didn't have to worry about taking reins onto life, then why not, .......why not let another turn the key to make your whole bodily decisions.
....is this rational?...sure, some may think, "yes" yet others will definitely say "no"
I want to be lucid on my thoughts, I have been through both.
Slightly, on which I had careless about life, but indeed with no doubt that having power over myself is the logical thing to take on.
am I making any sense?.. ...how do you relate?....
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little over five years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt), 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 2nd Kyu (Brown & White Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on September 4, 2016.
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little over five years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt), 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 2nd Kyu (Brown & White Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on September 4, 2016.
30 October 2030.
English: I must.
Irish: Is éigean dom.
Finnish: Täytyy.
Please translate to your own language.
Examples:
Hänen täytyi lähteä kouluun.
(She had to set off for school)
"Is éigean dom fanacht mar tá rang ar siúl sa seomra."
(I must wait because there is a class going on in the room.)
(From comment on https//:www.mikesdipper.blogspot.com )
day 30.
rapidograph/adobe illustrator cs6.
3 1/2 inch square.
from 1964's "A New You: the Art of Good Grooming," by Emily Wilkens. AmazinG illustrations by Erica Perl Merkling.
Stolen Childhood Nr2 image is part of a series of images that represent physical and emotional abuse towards children trough out digital manupulation and self portraiture. This image was based on my current "Visual Trend" project where I am looking at the lettest NEWS and ISSUES in this Country.
François de Troy né à Toulouse le 9 janvier 1645 et mort à Paris le 1ᵉʳ mai 1730 est un peintre français.
Portrait de Monsieur Le Pestre
Huile sur Toile (1722)
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Le portrait ne montre aucun attribut explicite de pouvoir (ni épée, ni décor architectural, ni insigne), ce qui est un choix significatif. François de Troy privilégie ici une représentation fondée sur la distinction sociale implicite plutôt que sur l’ostentation.
Cela suggère :
un notable, probablement issu de la bourgeoisie aisée ou de la noblesse de robe ;
un homme dont le statut repose sur la respectabilité, l’éducation et la maîtrise de soi.
Le portrait devient ainsi une image de vertu sociale, conforme aux valeurs du début du XVIIIᵉ siècle : retenue, raison, dignité.
Le regard : un élément central
Le regard du modèle est :
direct, mais non agressif ;
stable, maîtrisé, légèrement distancié.
Ce type de regard construit une image d’autorité morale plus que de domination. Il engage le spectateur tout en maintenant une frontière : Monsieur Le Pestre se donne à voir, mais ne se livre pas.
Dans la culture du portrait de cette époque, le regard est un marqueur de rang et de caractère : ici, il exprime la fiabilité, la constance, la maîtrise de soi.
Analyse de la composition
La pose à trois quarts
La pose à trois quarts est typique du portrait d’apparat tempéré :
elle évite la rigidité du portrait frontal ;
elle suggère un mouvement intérieur, une présence vivante.
Chez De Troy, cette pose permet :
une meilleure mise en valeur du visage ;
une hiérarchisation claire : le visage prime sur le corps, et le corps sur le décor.
Le corps n’est pas expressif : il est contenu, presque effacé. Toute l’individualité est concentrée dans le visage.
Le fond neutre
L’arrière-plan est volontairement :
sombre,
peu détaillé,
sans repère spatial précis.
Cela a trois fonctions :
Isoler le modèle de tout contexte narratif.
Mettre en valeur la carnation et les traits du visage.
Donner au portrait une dimension intemporelle.
Le fond agit comme un silence visuel, qui renforce la présence psychologique du sujet.
Analyse plastique : couleur, lumière, matière
La palette chromatique
La palette est sobre,
dominée par des tons sombres (bruns, noirs, gris),
rehaussée par la lumière du visage et du col.
Ce contraste sert à diriger immédiatement le regard vers le visage ;
suggérer une élégance discrète, conforme au goût français de l’époque.
Contrairement au portrait aristocratique flamboyant (à la Rigaud), De Troy adopte ici une sobriété presque morale.
Le traitement de la lumière
La lumière est douce, latérale,
sans effet dramatique excessif.
Elle modèle le visage avec précision :
-relief des pommettes,
- douceur du front,
- ombres légères autour des yeux.
Cette lumière ne cherche pas l’effet théâtral : elle révèle, elle n’exalte pas. Elle participe à l’idée de vérité et de mesure.
La touche picturale
François de Troy se distingue par :
une touche fine et maîtrisée ;
un rendu délicat des transitions entre ombre et lumière.
Particulièrement remarquable :
le traitement des carnations, très nuancé ;
la précision psychologique dans les yeux et la bouche ;
la sobriété volontaire du traitement du costume.
La matière picturale n’est jamais envahissante : elle sert la lisibilité et la dignité du modèle.
Lecture stylistique et historique
Entre classicisme et modernité
Ce portrait se situe à un moment charnière :
héritier du classicisme du Grand Siècle (ordre, clarté, hiérarchie) ;
annonciateur d’un portrait plus intimiste et psychologique, que l’on retrouvera au XVIIIᵉ siècle.
François de Troy ne cherche pas l’héroïsation, mais une présence humaine crédible et digne.
Le portrait en pendant
Le fait que le tableau ait un pendant féminin (Portrait de Mme Le Prestre) est fondamental :
il inscrit l’œuvre dans une logique familiale et sociale ;
il souligne la stabilité, la respectabilité du couple.
Chaque portrait conserve cependant son autonomie : Monsieur Le Pestre n’est pas défini par sa relation, mais par sa posture individuelle.
Interprétation globale
Ce portrait est moins un portrait de pouvoir qu’un portrait de légitimité sociale ;
moins un portrait spectaculaire qu’un portrait de caractère.
Il incarne les valeurs du début du XVIIIᵉ siècle :
- raison,
- mesure,
- retenue,
- respectabilité.
François de Troy y démontre sa capacité à faire exister un individu sans artifice, uniquement par la justesse du regard, de la lumière et de la composition.
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Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little over five years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt), 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 2nd Kyu (Brown & White Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on September 4, 2016.
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little over five years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt), 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 2nd Kyu (Brown & White Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on September 4, 2016.