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  • Art Vs. Poetry

    Art Vs. Poetry

    Could I be an artist? I always thought I had some flare for the arts. I’ve always been considered a creative person. I decided to put my creativity to a different use, however. I opted for a career in helping others get the most out of their careers. Tonight will be my testimony to helping the real artists get recognized. Tonight is Gallery Night. The weather station did not indicate anything about rain this evening.

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    Essay Length: 1,830 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Anna
  • Traditional Versus Modern Ethics

    Traditional Versus Modern Ethics

    Well, at any given time there are many different standards of ethics around the world, depending on where you are. The main thing to know is that ethics are winding down, things are getting less ethical, and they are developing into something worse. The early developments in moral and political philosophy left a lasting effect through the history of those. For both moral and political philosophy it is both Plato and Aristotle that have been

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    Essay Length: 549 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Words and the Way We See Art

    Words and the Way We See Art

    Art is a thing that often surrounds us. It is now everywhere: in museums, magazines, plays, musicals, pictures, movies, TV and so on. When we want to see some professional and historical artworks, we usually go to museums. Some go there to see something that they are interested in. Some go there to study the artworks. Some might go there just to kill time. Because not everyone is a specialist on artworks, sometimes there

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    Essay Length: 890 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Victor
  • Chinese Art

    Chinese Art

    Chinese Art The Chinese culture is a very interesting topic to learn about. They have many beliefs, customs and traditions that make them unique. Art was very important to the Chinese culture. It was a way to express or symbolize emotions. The Chinese display many different styles as well as techniques to express who they truly are and believe. Art began in China in stone structures. Large carvings were carried out by families rather than

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • Brown, Achievement: Martial Arts Competition

    Brown, Achievement: Martial Arts Competition

    A faint twinge of excitement floated through my body that night. A hint of anticipation of the coming day could not be suppressed; yet to be overcome with anxiety would not do at all. I arduously forced those pernicious thoughts from seeping in and overcoming my body and mind. I still wonder that I slept at all that night. But I did. I slept soundly and comfortably as those nervous deliberations crept into my defenseless,

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Vika
  • A Comparison of the Modern Are and the 1920 with Quotes of from the Great Gatsby

    A Comparison of the Modern Are and the 1920 with Quotes of from the Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920’s. A story of disillusioned love of men, women and money. During the rise of the stock market in the aftermath of the war led to a sudden, sustained increase in the national wealth and a newfound materialism, as people began to spend and consume at unprecedented levels. There for the novel will compromise a much larger and less romantic extent of their lives.

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Max
  • A History of Human Art and Body Painting

    A History of Human Art and Body Painting

    A History of Human Art and Body Painting If the impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity, the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30,000 years ago, we find handprints, ochre deposits, and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife, ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing, piercing, painting, and

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Relationship Between Sugar and Slavery in the Early Modern Period.

    The Relationship Between Sugar and Slavery in the Early Modern Period.

    "No commodity on the face of the Earth has been wrested from the soil or the seas, from the skies or the bowels of the earth with such misery and human blood as sugar" ...(Anon) Sugar in its many forms is as old as the Earth itself. It is a sweet tasting thing for which humans have a natural desire. However there is more to sugar than its sweet taste, rather cane sugar has been

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Art of War

    The Art of War

    The second book I read for my internship was The Art of War by Sun Tzu. The Art of War was written in early China as a guide for military strategy of the day. This text has stood the test of time and was used for centuries afterward as a guide for generals in warfare. In modern times the book has taken on a new role as its old lessons on military strategy and warfare

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    Essay Length: 870 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Modern Media Vs Literature

    Modern Media Vs Literature

    Modern Media and Literature: Iago vs. Ingrid Robert South, an English poet once said “All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.”(1) The art of being skilled in rhetoric can either be a positive or negative gift. However, when jealousy and vengeance intermix with the skill, its effects can become detrimental. The effects will begin to take a psychological

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Arts and Crafts

    Arts and Crafts

    When I am feeling all of the tension and stress from my week start to get to me, I feel like I have to unwind. I feel that I have to do something to let go of all of the thoughts I carry with me throughout the day. That is when I look through my art supplies, so I can use my energy in a productive way. I love art; it is my passion. I

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    Essay Length: 690 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Max
  • Modern Slavery

    Modern Slavery

    Lehman, David Lehman 1 English 2 Honors Gifted 14 May 2007 Mrs. K. Doyle Modern Slavery Our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln spoke the following words in the Emancipation Proclamation, which were meant to free all slaves in the United States from bondage in 1863. “That on the first day of January A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Can Art Still Play a Subversive Role in Society?

    Can Art Still Play a Subversive Role in Society?

    Can art still play a subversive role in society? Steven Winn Wednesday, March 29, 2006 St Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/29/DDGRJHUSMV1.DTL When the hero of "V for Vendetta" blows up a London landmark -- the Old Bailey at the beginning of the movie and the Houses of Parliament at the end -- Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" surges from the speakers. Back home in his subterranean hideaway, this self-consciously cultured revolutionary delights in precious artifacts that the government in

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Dynamics of an Art World in Flux

    The Dynamics of an Art World in Flux

    Since being tagged with the moniker of the “art world” it has stayed true to the attributes of a world. In the fashion of constant evolution and adaptation, the theories that the art world rally behind may alter and waver but the support behind these ideologies do not. The early stance of the art world saw a narrow scope of acceptance whereas today discrimination is nearly defunct. More importantly the role of the artist has

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Monika
  • Modern Weapons Seem to Hide More Dangers Than the Weapons of the Past Did

    Modern Weapons Seem to Hide More Dangers Than the Weapons of the Past Did

    Human beings have been using weapons since the time they lived in caves. The power of weapons has increased along the history of mankind. The problem is that the potential of mass destruction and hidden harmful effects of modern weapons insidiously reached a very dangerous limit. The brief history on this changing is commented hereunder: During ancient times, men used corporal fighting or throwing stones to each other to resolve their problems. They started the

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jack
  • Modern Urban Culture

    Modern Urban Culture

    MODERN URBAN CULTURE What is urban culture? According to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1), urban culture is any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present. Urban culture is basically the culture of cities. Cities around the world, past and present, have behaviors that differ from the rural areas. In today’s modern world, urban culture refers to a city’s sense of fashion, music, and way of life.

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Modern Plato’s Cave

    Modern Plato’s Cave

    In the Allegory of the Den written by Plato. In his writing he explains human beings live in an underground den, here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move. Being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. The three areas in modern American life that relate to Platos cave are school, community, and home or personal issues. One of the areas of

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Role of Family in Early Modern England

    The Role of Family in Early Modern England

    The Role of Family in Early Modern England During the early modern period of England's history, the role of family played an important part in society. This was the same for both governed and governing classes. The nuclear family (father, mother and children) as opposed to extended family was central to the residential and emotional affairs of most people. Patriarchachal society was the style of the time, males dominated in all aspects of life. The

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: David
  • Art History

    Art History

    The most prominent artist of his day, Giotto has influenced Italian art in many ways. Giotto's figures are forceful, monumental, some even might say bulky. His paintings are intense, slow-moving, building up a rhythm to a supremely climactic style. Giotto achieved a convincing representation of space and background. Not only was he an amazing artist but even more amazing that his talent was inherent, not taught in any school but enhanced by his mentor Cimabue.

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Shaping the Modern Theater

    Shaping the Modern Theater

    Shaping the Modern Theater: Relating the Work to the Audience, Changing American Theater Forever Traditional theater is simply a portrayal of fictional events through an artistic display. Thornton Wilder, author of Our Town, created a different portrayal of fictional events that captivated the minds of audiences abroad. Utilizing techniques rarely seen before, Wilder connected his works to his viewers in a way never before seen in American Literature. In an effort to eliminate the barrier

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Pope John Paul II Leadership for a Modern World, and Advocate for Social Justice

    Pope John Paul II Leadership for a Modern World, and Advocate for Social Justice

    We speak of a culture war. John Paul II fought a cultural war against the communist and won. Indeed, countless images of this momentous victory filled the screens of televisions around the globe last month. The crumbling of the Berlin wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union were sure signs: The cold war was over. Now, people in their twenties have little more than vague memories of a nuclear threat. Who discusses the possible

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mike
  • Important Aspects of Early Modern English Society

    Important Aspects of Early Modern English Society

    Early modern England is a lot different to New Zealand in the early twenty first century. Almost every aspect of early modern English society contrasts greatly with New Zealand today. Three aspects where this contrast is especially pronounced are in the society was structured, the political make up of the country and the economy. Society in Early Modern England was rigidly structured in a hierarchical system, in which God was at the top, and peasants

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Jon
  • Modernization Versus Tradition

    Modernization Versus Tradition

    In the story “Dead Men’s Path” Chinua Achebe describe the controversy between tradition and modernization in the school of Ndume. Michael Obi is the main character of this story. He is confronted with the villagers and their resistance to change. All the characters go through different changes according to their belief. The theme between the main character and the rest of the characters is controversial. Because Michael is aims with intellectual arrogance, and the villagers

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Modern Day Rome

    Modern Day Rome

    Are we living in the modern day Rome? Current America is eerily similar to that of ancient Rome. Some people are very concerned that America will have the same fate as the Romans did. Rome fell for several reasons: decline in morals and values, inflation, military expansion and military spending just to name a few. All of these examples can easily be seen in modern day America. If we do not learn from the mistakes

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Max
  • Taxi Driver: A Modern Version of the Western Film

    Taxi Driver: A Modern Version of the Western Film

    There have been many genres of film that are included in American film history; one of which is the Western. In the mid 1900’s Western films were at their peak and Saturday afternoons would be spent watching cowboys and Indians battle until the end while watching comfortably from a movie theatre. Knowing this, it’s not hard to understand why film makers later on would base plots and characters off of these mystifying films. The

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Vika

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