Pleasure reading (Chapters 1-9)

Emma Woodhouse was a twenty-one year old heiress who's mother died many years ago, so that Emma was brought up by Miss Taylor. After the wedding, of governess and Mr. Weston Emma was joined by Mr. George Knightley, a rich neighbor(his brother had married Emma's elder sister).
As for Mr. Weston, his first wife was Miss Churchill who died after a few years of their marriage thus Mr. Weston brought up their child , but he sent the boy to his late wife's relative because he had not enough money. The child Frank Churchill, kept in touch with Mr. Weston.
Emma took care of Harriet Smith and introduced her to the round of Emma's relations. Emma worried about Harriet’s relations with the Martin family because she thought that Robert Martin had romantic interest in her. She advised her to look closely at Robert.
 Emma decided to draw a portrait of Harriet and when she finished it , Mr. Weston and Mr. Knightley said that Emma made better Harriet's appearance, by giving her beautiful features that Harriet had never had. Mr. Elton took the picture to London so that it could be framed.
Mr. Martin sent letter to Harriet where he asked her to be his wife. Emma talk Harriet out of accepting the proposal.
Mr. Elton gave Emma a poem "for Harriet" but in reality it was for Emma but she continued to press Harriet with romantics. Mr. Woodhouse told Emma about Isabella's (Emma's sister) soon visit.

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The article "Timeless Dutch painting displayed at de Young Museum" was published on the website dailycal.org on January 31, 2013.
The article carries a lot of comment on Johannes Vermeer’s painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring” ans how she has captivated viewers for years with her exotic headdress, pictorial elegance and penetrating eyes.
Giving appraisal of the situation it's necessary to point out that it is finally accessible to an American audience with her first North American stop at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.
In addition the author of the article mentions that the exhibit, “Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis,” is a carefully selected group of 17th century Dutch paintings originally from the Netherlands’s Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, which is currently undergoing a major renovation.
Analyzing the situation it's necessary to emphasize that known as the “Dutch Mona Lisa,” “Girl with a Pearl Earring” has seen much popularity in the last couple decades , moreover the author Tracy Chevalier based her 1999 novel “Girl with a Pearl Earring” on the famous Vermeer portrait, while a movie of the same title starring Scarlett Johansson was released in 2003.
In this connection it’s worthwhile mentioning that “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is certainly a good reason to make a trip to the de Young Museum in the coming weeks, other pieces should not be missed , furthermore an impressive collection of Rembrandt van Rijn’s portraits, sketches and etchings can be viewed in “Rembrandt’s Century,” a display that one can gain entry to with a ticket for the “Girl with a Pearl Earring” exhibition.
Speaking of this situation it is also interesting to note that the author Vermeer’s portrait traveled across the Atlantic with a stylish group of paintings , among them are :  Pieter Claesz’s “Still Life with a Lighted Candle” and Jacques Linard’s “Still Life of Exotic Shells,” along with a series of Jacob van Ruisdael’s portraits of the natural world and William Heda’s vanitas paintings.
In conclusion the author of the article expresses the view that Fortunately, the beauty of the majestic, turbaned woman is not temporary. With the beautiful refurbishing she will certainly draw crowds this spring. She will transport us to a world of yore — where beauty lay in invisible brushstrokes and piercing eyes.
As for me , I think that art challenge us to think about sublime and it satisfies our aesthetic need.It just fills me with awe looking at some people's skills.On the other hand art i all around us.Great art is necessarily contained to art museums and galleries.