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Writing Contrasting Views – 1 Creative Writing – 18 Reading poetry does us great harm by distracting our mind towards unwanted things. It shouldn’t be part of compulsory syllabus in school level. Support and oppose. Support The world is being competitive at a furtive pace. …
B. Wordsworth by V. S. Naipaul About V. S. Naipaul.. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul(1932-2018) had his ancestral roots in India. His grandparents migrated to the West Indies to work there as plantation workers. Life was very hard as adjusting to a totally alien environment was not …
Notice Writing – 1 Creative Writing – 15 Writing a notice for the school notice board Dos and Don’ts Dos 1. Be formal and brief. 2. Give the date of the notice. 3. Mention the date, time, and venue (if any) prominently 4. If any …
1. Why did artists flock to the Greenwich Village?
The houses in Greenwich Village had Dutch attics and eighteenth century gables. These offered the ideal setting for budding painters. Apart from this, the rent there was affordable for the painters who were still struggling in their careers.
To the west of Washington Square, there is a quarter that has a maze of narrow winding streets which can easily confuse a stranger. The streets crisscross so frequently that a bill collector on his errand would curse himself to find that he has returned to the same point in his quest of the elusive debtor.
This place, known as Greenwich Village, has some modest houses that are available for affordable rents. Budding painters flock to this area as they find the houses with their Dutch attics and eighteenth century gables the ideal setting for their pastime. In the past, many such artists have come here with their wherewithal to set up their studio. The place has become their ‘colony’.