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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
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You give your life for a place in history...
A man kills an artist after he finishes his painting and says.
You won't feel a thing. You give your life for a place in history.
He gives his life in the name of history or history will remember him
for his sacrifice?
You won't feel a thing. You give your life for a place in history.
He gives his life in the name of history or history will remember him
for his sacrifice?
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Well, I suppose the latter. Is the painting to be used for something special that will somehow affect history? Either the painting itself, or events connected with the painting, will be so important that it/they will become part of history.
- Well, I suppose the latter.
- Is the painting to be used for something special that will somehow affect history?
- Either the painting itself, or events connected with the painting, will be so important that it/they will become part of history.
- I'm not sure why it was necessary for the artist to die for this to happen, unless his death will either force the painting into prominence, or is necessary for the events connected with the painting.
- It all sounds like something out of one of those Dan Brown novels.
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Well, I suppose the latter. Is the painting to be used for something special that will somehow affect history? Either the painting itself, or events connected with the painting, will be so important that it/they will become part of history. I'm not sure why it was necessary for the artist to die for this to happen, unless his death will either force the painting into prominence, or is necessary f
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The sentence is ambiguous, in my view. The antecedent of "his" is up for grarbs.
Also, are we to assume that this is a portrait, or are we not?
In some ancient cultures, people who performed very personal services for "royalty" often paid with their lives.
And some reliigions prohibit creating a likeness of important religious personages.
My wild a** guess is that the
Also, are we to assume that this is a portrait, or are we not?
In some ancient cultures, people who performed very personal services for "royalty" often paid with their lives.
And some reliigions prohibit creating a likeness of important religious personages.
My wild a** guess is that the
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