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Jackson Pollock, 2002.
Examining the life and work of the "Father of Abstract Expressionism" - Jackson Pollock.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 58.95
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This paper discusses the life of Jackson Pollock, (1912-1956) who is one of the central figures in the development of the strictly American art movement called Abstract Expressionism. Included are biographical information, description of major works, quotes from Pollock and his critics describing his innovative drip painting style, a brief description of the major motion picture made of his life, and an "art inventory," or comprehensive analysis of the 1953 painting called "Easter and the Totem".
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"American painter, Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912, was a troubled genius who became known as a quintessential abstract expressionist in the art world of the twentieth century. Pollock, a freedom seeking rebel, was instrumental is the development of the distinctly American abstract expressionist movement in the United States. He became notorious for his drip painting methods and his huge canvases layered with paint and embedded objects. Pollock, known for his emotional volatility and heavy drinking, seen as a phony by some, and a hero by others, used his innovative, individualistic and uninhibited style to birth a new artistic genre in post World War II America."
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Jackson Pollock, 2002.
An essay on the life and work of American abstract painter Jackson Pollock.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 58.95
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This paper discusses the life and work of Jackson Pollock, who is one of the central figures in the development of the strictly American art movement called Abstract Expressionism. The paper includes his biographical information, description of major works, quotes from Pollock and his critics describing his innovative drip painting style, and an "art inventory" of the 1953 painting called "Easter and the Totem."
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"American painter, Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912, was a troubled genius who became known as a quintessential abstract expressionist in the art world of the twentieth century. Pollock, a freedom seeking rebel, was instrumental is the development of the distinctly American abstract expressionist movement in the United States. He became notorious for his drip painting methods and his huge canvases layered with paint and embedded objects. Pollock, known for his emotional volatility and heavy drinking, seen as a phony by some, and a hero by others, used his innovative, individualistic and uninhibited style to birth a new artistic genre in post World War II America. "
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Jackson Pollock, 2004.
This paper studies the life of artist Jackson Pollock and how he contributed to the world of art during the 1940s to the 1960s.
1,754 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 61.95
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Jackson Pollock was a revolutionary artist of his times. His vision of painting brought a revolution in the world of art. This paper delves into the life of the great artist and throws light on his achievements as perceived through the society. It tells how Pollock's work is highly distinctive from other artists of his times due to the technique described as 'action painting'. His critics describe his works of art as the distribution of color and shapes that create undifferentiated symmetry, making his paintings sadistic, with emphasis on strong emotional disorientation that was present in his turbulent lifestyle. It explains how, though his work was chaotic compared to others of the same genre, the paintings were masterpieces of precision.
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"Pollock's work in the 1930s, reflected Benton's "American Scene" aesthetic, with a deep mystical touch to the work of the Albert Pinkham Ryder, whose work was greatly admired by Pollock. Other artists that influenced his work tremendously were Picasso, Miro, and the Surrealists, as well as another Mexican muralist, David Alfaro Siqueiros. During a workshop, Pollock experimented for the first time with the use of enamel paint and was motivated to try unusual techniques such as pouring and flinging the liquid material to achieve spontaneous effects."
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Jackson Pollock - His World and His Art, 2007.
An analysis of Jackson Pollock's work and his place in 20th century American art.
2,419 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper explores the work of Jackson Pollock, with an emphasis on his innovative style and its continued impact on contemporary art. The paper examines the world of art that came before Pollock during the middle years of the 20th century. Historical events, such as World War II, and their influence on art and thought are also discussed. The paper then describes the techniques Pollock used in applying paint to a canvass. Two of Pollocks works are highlighted and described. The first is entitled "Lucifer," and the other is "Blue Poles, Number 11," which is considered to stand out above all his others. The author concludes that Pollock's art has the uncanny ability to find order out of disorder.
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"In order to understand and appreciate the world of Jackson Pollock and his amazing art, we must first explore the world of art that came before him during the middle years of the 20th century. Following the end of World War II in 1945 and the beginning of the "Atomic Age," there persisted a haunting dread among many Americans that life "had no meaning or value" which influenced a number of highly-successful artists to protest in paint against what they saw as a mechanized culture that did not tolerate individualism and non-conformity. At this time, a new artistic style emerged known as Expressionism which was harsher, more defiant and rebellious than any of its predecessors and "insisted on an even more radical abstraction from the world of reality." "
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Jackson Pollock, 2005.
An analysis of the work of contemporary artist Jackson Pollock.
854 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 32.95
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Jackson Pollack was of the one of the foremost artistic innovators of the 20th century. This paper explains how his style and creative techniques inspired a generation of artists and had a lasting and profound affect on contemporary art. It discusses how his later work is credited with initiating the Abstract Expressionist School of modern art. His style and method of painting was a radical departure from the type of painting that merely represented or "copied" the world and objects that the artist encountered. The writer points out that Pollock developed a technique and approach to painting and produced works of art that were a more subtle and complex expression and response to the world around him and his own psyche.
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"Jackson Pollack was born in 1912. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City and was influenced and by the work and of Charles Benton. His early works were similar in many ways to the naturalistic style of Benton. At this early stage of his career he was essentially a representational artist. In other words, his art contained objects and elements that were familiar and recognizable and part of the ordinary world. However, the early half of the Twentieth Century was a time of radical thought and experimentation in modern art and Pollack was influenced by modern experimentation and new trends in art, such as Surrealism and other European art. He began to adopt a more abstract and "expressive" style of painting, as can be seen in works such as The She-Wolf, painted in 1943. (Jackson Pollack .1912-1956) Other works such as Pasiphae and Totem 1, painted in 1944, also show the influence of the Surrealists."
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Pollock and Rothko, 2006.
A comparative analysis of the art and lives of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 34.95
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This paper examines how the work of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock can be considered representative of modern American art. It shows that while the paintings of these two artists could never be mistaken for one another, in a sense their content is a reflection of their trouble lives. Pollock was an alcoholic and Rothko was mentally ill.
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"What both men had in common, however, was a personal investment in their work- whether it would be considered "surrealistic" or "abstract" or, as one critic dubbed Pollock's work "global". Pollock, once, when he was asked how people should look at his work said: "I think they should not look for- but look passively- and try to receive what the painting has to offer and not bring a subject matter or a preconceived idea of what they are to be looking for." The problem with the average museum-goer, staring at a typical Pollock work was stunned by the intricacy and the symbolism of the lines, crossing, intersecting, encircling in bold, brash colors. "He was certainly more than a hit or miss painter, who sloshed his paint about without awareness of the consequences...He was a radical painter..." "
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Post-Modern Rebellion Against Modernism, 2004.
A comparison of Jackson Pollock's and Andy Warhol's art.
1,494 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 53.95
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This paper talks about, not only the significance of modernism and postmodernism, but also characteristics of both artists, Pollock and Warhol, along with their artworks.
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"An art-historical comparison of Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, two of the most celebrated artists of the mid to late twentieth century, is significant in demonstrating a shift from modernism to postmodernism. Pollock is represented as an ultimate expression of modernism and the embodiment of ambition for liberation in the 1950's. His drip paintings, which eliminated subject matter as essential , paved the way for modernist artists to take apart the foundations of all that was special in previous art making and abandon beauty as an ideal. Because of the significance of his work, modernism couldn't have gone as far without Pollock. The era of modernism, however, came to an end in 1964 according to Arthur Danto who stated that Warhol's art, especially his Brillo Boxes, marked its end. At the same time, as this work also implies the beginning of postmodernism, which is derived from modernist beliefs and attitudes, it is the art world with diverse aesthetic forms that broke with modernism. As a postmodernist and the enigmatic homosexual superstar of Pop Art, Warhol, adopted media, popular culture, and reproduction to rebel against the characteristics of modernism which Pollock's work and attitude toward art represented. By looking at two particular paintings, Pollock's Lucifer (1947) and Warhol's Triple Elvis (1961), we are able to bring out not only the differentiation of their personas and attitudes toward their art, but also the issues of Warhol's rebellion against modernist including Pollock."
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Modernism in Theory and Practice, 2000.
An application of Clement Greenberg's definition of modernism to one modernist, Jackson Pollock's "Alchemy" and one post-modernist work, Arnulf Rainer's "Face Farces".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, AU$ 51.95
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"This study will examine Clement Greenberg's definition of modernism (as expressed in Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art, edited by Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz) and will then apply those statements to an analysis of one modernist and one non/anti- or post-modernist work of art, including statements by the artists themselves which will shed light on the nature of modernism, particularly as a theory of the teleology of art. The modernist work selected is Jackson Pollock's "Alchemy" (1947) and the anti-or post-modernist work is Arnulf Rainer's "Face Farces" (1969). Despite the fact that only twenty-two years separate the two works of art, a great chasm of intention and perception on the part of the artists separates the essence of the works."
Greenberg writes that
The essence of modernism lies . . . in the use of the
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Proto-Abstract Expressionism, 1997.
Compares four art historians' views on the transitional school and the 1930s-1940s work of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Arshile Gorky.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 85.95
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"Proto-Abstract Expressionism was a transitional stage in the 1940s in which the developing Abstract Expressionists produced the works that led directly to the later movement. On the question of influences and development various art historians and critics hold differing views. A comparison of the views of several writers will clarify the manner in which various sources influenced Proto-Abstract Expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Jackson Pollock and how their works, in turn, led to the development of Abstract Expressionism.
Proto-Abstract Expressionism was developmental in nature and critics and historians do not assign a role in this stage to works that did not take in influences that were later manifested in Abstract Expressionism. Thus, for example, a historian might judge that early Regionalist-influenced works by Pollock and ..."
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Andrew Jackson, 2005.
A discussion regarding the impact that President Andrew Jackson had on the US economy.
790 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 30.95
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This paper takes a look at the the period of American history from 1820 to 1850, commonly known as The Age of Jackson. According to the paper, the reason for this is due to the impact that President Andrew Jackson had on the US economy, transportation system, domestic policy and many other key areas. This paper examines the policies and viewpoints of Jackson.
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The Spoils System and Nullification
The Bank of the United States
Indian Removal, Land Sale, and the Opening of the West
Transportation Innovation in the Age of Jackson
What Would Have Happened Without Jackson
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"In a strange irony, much of the opening of the Western United States to white settlers came as a result of some rather questionable tactics on the part of Andrew Jackson. Regardless of the motives, Jackson, it should be noted, supported and coordinated the forced removal of indians from their tribal lands, and court appeals by the indians often fell on the deaf ears of Jackson loyalists and appointees; these lands were then sold by the U.S. government to the highest bidder or offered in land grants in an effort to "open the West" to settlers and developers (Meserve, 1986). Even for the sake of economic development, these tactics on the part of Jackson are irresponsible at best. Presently, indian nations are still fighting for much of these lands that were taken away so long ago."
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Michael Jackson, 2004.
A diversity critique of the life and work of Michael Jackson.
1,488 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 53.95
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This paper examines the life of Michael Jackson, who has established himself as one of the most successful musical artists of all time. It shows how, for many years, Michael Jackson fell under the media's main radar, even though some felt he continued to be a superstar who, at any time, could produce a new hit. In particular, it looks at how after ABC's 20/20 aired an interview produced by Martin Bashir in February of 2003, named "Living with Michael Jackson", Jackson quickly returned to the headlines. It examines how he became the brunt of comedians' jokes, how he raised concerns of childcare advocates, how he raised the interest of the IRS, and was seen by many as a poor father and maybe even a pedophile.
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"Besides the rumors, other issues throughout the mid 90's began to raise that started to aid his fall from grace. For one thing, Jackson was getting older. But besides Jackson's age, it appeared that the singer was bleaching his skin and altering his facial features with excessive plastic surgery. Although he vehemently denied that he had multiple plastic surgeries in recent interviews, Jay Leno's monolog makes one wonder. The mid 90's brought about sudden fashion changes. The grunge wardrobe of the rock world for example made Jackson's wardrobe suddenly strange. The fact that Jackson needed protective masks and umbrellas on sunny days to shield him from the elements made additional rumors circulate that he was getting stranger as time wore on. But then, accusations and a hushed settlement concerning homosexual pedophilia made people start to question who the King of pop really was."
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Andrew Jackson, 2008.
An analysis of the life, achievements and legacy of President Andrew Jackson.
5,247 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 16 sources, APA, AU$ 141.95
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This paper discusses the life, presidency and public service of Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. It describes his early childhood and his pre-presidential career. It then looks at the lead up to his presidency and his achievements while he was in office, as well as his legacy. The paper finally briefly discusses Jefferson's post-presidential life. The paper contains an annotated bibliography.
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Introduction
Early Childhood
Pre-Presidential Career
The Road to the Presidency
The Jackson Presidency
Jackson's Legacy
Post-Presidential Career
Conclusion
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"His campaign efforts were successful. "Jackson's loyal supporters generally stuck with Van Buren, and the large Democratic edge in organization clinched his victory." Though Van Buren would fail at re-election due to a woeful economic record, Andrew Jackson would again form the definitive support party for the winning candidate in a complicated 1844 election. With incumbent President Tyler preparing to face off against the ubiquitous Henry Clay and Van Buren, raging debate over the annexation of Texas was central amongst the year's issues. Tyler attempted to preempt his almost certain defeat at the hands of one of his two opponents by secretly brokering an agreement that would execute this annexation. Clay and Van Buren both denounced annexation. The latter drew criticism from Andrew Jackson, who had become "most anxious that Texas, whose leader Sam Houston was a member of the Jackson clan, would not be forced away from the United States and into the arms of a European country." He therefore entered his nomination into the ring of candidates, bringing Tennessee Senator and Governor James K. Polk into the race and carrying him to victory on the wings of his own popularity. A vehement supporter of annexation, Polk brought Texas into the Union once elected."
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Mahalia Jackson, 2004.
A biographical essay on the successful life of the black vocal artist, Mahalia Jackson.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper presents a biographical background to the life and successes of Mahalia Jackson. The paper explains that Jackson was one of the preeminent vocal artists of her time and was responsible for fusing blues, ragtime, jazz, and gospel into her own musical style. Apart from this, the paper describes how, at a time when both women and blacks were routinely denied the right to live out their dreams, Mahalia Jackson became a successful business-owner, a famous recording artist, and a member of the Civil Rights Movement.
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"While the name Mahalia Jackson may seem synonymous with rock and roll, to consider her only as a recording artist is to diminish the weight and breadth of her impact on history. Ms. Jackson was one of the preeminent vocal artists of her time and was responsible for fusing blues, ragtime, jazz, and gospel into her own musical style. Furthermore, Ms. Jackson used her musical influence to become widely known within the black community and became actively involved in social issues impacting the black community, such as the Civil Rights Movement. Ms. Jackson's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement helped her gain recognition and influence beyond the black community. Finally, Ms. Jackson was a well-respected business woman in a time and place where both women and people of color faced extraordinary difficulties as business people."
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A Synopsis of Shirley Jackson's " The Lottery", 2006.
A book review of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery".
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 34.95
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In this synopsis of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson the author looks at many features of the book. He starts with a look at the false feeling of normal life that Jackson gives in the beginning of the book talking about how the villagers are carrying on with their regular chores at the beginning of the big lottery day. But as the author progresses he points out how Jackson introduces a dichotomy between tradition and change, youth and age, as one of the characters declares that several neighboring villages have abandoned the lottery. The author concludes that Jackson portrays the villagers as being locked in an immature developmental state, an unyielding, unquestioning, and mindless obedience to tradition as they are unwilling to abandon the lottery.
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"Ms. Jackson's short story begins with the gathering of a small village's inhabitants as they prepare for their community's yearly lottery. As the lottery box is brought out, mothers are noted rushing with morning chores, as children boisterously play about the town square, while the men of the village slowly gather, discussing diurnal aspects of village life. These early elements of normalcy combine to allure the reader into false sense of security-a sense that what is about to happen is a positive event steeped in tradition. For example, Mr. Summers, who oversees the lottery, "spoke frequently about making a new box, but no one like to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the [old and dilapidated] black box" (Jackson 384). Here, the reader logically equates tradition with merit, for as Erich Fromm notes, "obedience to tradition [is] identified with virtue . . ." (381)."
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Michael Jackson, 2005.
A biography of the life and career of singer Michael Jackson.
2,254 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper outlines the life of pop superstar Michael Jackson from his beginnings as part of "The Jackson 5" to his superstar status of today. It looks at how although he has been dubbed many things from "The King of Pop" to "Wacko Jacko" and child molester, there is, however, one title Michael Jackson holds that no one can disavow: The record holder for the best-selling album of all time. It attempts to show how despite all of the defamation he has endured, Michael Jackson remains one of the greatest performers ever to grace the stage.
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"Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine formed a group with two neighborhood kids under the focused direction of Joe. The group was known as "The Jackson Brothers", and in 1964, Michael and Marlon joined the group, singing and playing percussion. The group became known as "The Jackson 5" in 1966, and by the next year, 8 year-old Michael was its lead singer. The Jackson 5 would have some success in the following years touring what was known as "the chitlin' circuit" of the Midwest, the venues that catered to African-American acts during the days of segregation. The group landed a recording contract in 1967 with Steeltown, and recorded their first regional hit with "Big Boy" the next year. When Rhythm and Blues legend Gladys Knight discovered the Jackson 5, she introduced their sound to Motown Records president Berry Gordy."
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"Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication", 2007.
A review of the book "Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication" by James Curtis.
1,313 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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This paper summarizes and discusses James Curtis's book "Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication". The paper describes, according to the the book, the circumstances surrounding the various times in Andrew Jackson's life that he felt the need to search for vindication. The paper concludes that only time brought vindication for Jackson.
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"Jackson was to have more vindications of a military kind when his forces killed 186 Creek Indians on November 2, 1813, and on November 8, 1813 three hundred Creek Indians in Tennessee. Those battles were won even though Jackson was asked to wait for reinforcements and did not wait as ordered. And when soldiers were without adequate food and supplies, and threatened to walk away from battle, and Jackson himself was "a sick man" (p. 53), he stubbornly insisted on continuing, and threatened to shoot any men who deserted. "To Jackson the war was not a matter of contracts, terms of service, or dates of discharge, but a campaign to vindicate national honor and to prove his personal worth by triumphing over the enemy's wickedness" (p. 53). In 1813, when the British invaded New Orleans (War of 1812), Jackson's forces beat them and he became a hero, once again vindicating him. He was vindicated for the time he was taken prisoner by the British as a young boy, and made to shine British soldier's shoes, and almost had his head chopped off; and for his heroism in the face of a massive British charge in New Orleans. "Glorious," "unparalleled," "incredible" were some of the accolades he received nationwide for his hand in defeated the hated British."
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