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art history meme • [2/8] artists: claude monet 

Oscar-Claude Monet (14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting.

Monet has been described as “the driving force behind Impressionism”. Crucial to the art of the Impressionist painters was the understanding of the effects of light on the local colour of objects, and the effects of the juxtaposition of colours with each other. Monet’s long career as a painter was spent in the pursuit of this aim.

When I scroll through the “English major” tag on tumblr I always see a lot of posts along the lines of “what am I going to do with this major,” “should I be in this major if I’m never going to find a real job?,” “I’m worried I’ll be homeless because no one wants to hire an English major.” But you don’t have to worry about these things! There are tons of skills you learn as an English student that will help you after college, such as communication skills, interpersonal skills, critical thinking skills, and the ability to write well just to name a few (Feel free to list those on your resume). So I decided to compile a little list of links for all you concerned English majors out there who might be saying to yourself, “oh god I’m going to work at McDonalds for the rest of my life my family doesn’t approve of my educational choices maybe I should switch to economics help.”

Some helpful career links:

What Can I do with an English Major? - Western Washington University 

Roosevelt University’s English major career advice page

After the English Major: Careers in English

Best-Paying Jobs for English Majors

Successful former English majors (for inspiration and hope):

16 Wildly Successful People Who Majored in English

Famous English Majors

Even more famous English majors

Other Advice & Inspiration:

Dear Sugar: The Future has an Ancient Heart: This was written by Cheryl Strayed for The Rumpus, and is her advice for graduating English majors. One of my professors showed it to my class shortly before graduation, and I like to reread it sometimes because it’s just that good. 

This relateable article: Yes, I’m An English Major. No, I will Not Be Working At McDonald’s

Dear English Major: A website all about people who have majored in English and what they have done with their lives

Lastly, be comforted by how cute this cat and his guinea pig friends are. This isn’t really helpful to you at all, but I thought it was cute.

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