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Western Art Essays and Term Papers
Music And The Global PerspectiveThe global perspective of music: we live in an increasingly smaller
“global village.” With advance in worldwide transportation and
communication and with increasingly mobile societies, it seems not only
appropriate but also necessary to develop a global perspective of music. A
global ...
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Austrailian AboriginesPrior to the colonization of Australia by the British in the late 1600's, large group of natives called Aborigines lived there. They received the name Aborigine due to the translation of the word "the people who were here from the beginning" (Internet, Aboriginal history and culture). The ...
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PostmodenismPostmodernism is a complicated term, or set of ideas, one that has only emerged as an area of academic study since the mid-1980s. Postmodernism is hard to define, because it is a concept that appears in a wide variety of disciplines or areas of study, including art, architecture, music, film, ...
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Ancient Egypt: Old, Middle, And New KingdomOutline
I. Thesis: Ancient Egyptians were the basis for many western traditions.
Their
influences are noticable in art, architecture, and religion.
II. The Old Kingdom
A. Zoser, the first pharaoh.
1. built the famed Step Pyramid
2. brought unity to Egypt
B. Religion
1. ...
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CharlemagneHistory 101 - Fast Forward
Fall 1996
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SUBMITTED: September 30, 1996
Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, King of the Franks (742-814), was a strong
leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the
Church. His belief in the need for education among the ...
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Propaganda In Filmand the manipulation of popular opinion in modern western civilization
Ever since Aristotle outlined his principles of persuasion in Rhetoric, these principles of persuasion or compliance have been an important part of human history. However, the word "Propaganda" is a relatively new term and ...
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SpartansSpartans
In the summer of 480 B.C a battle took place that would forever change the history of the Greeks and that would eventually influence the way in which the Western world looked at war. The Spartans took their stand against the massive army of Persians in a three day battle which resulted ...
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The Life and Works of Henri MatisseHenri Matisse was born in 1869 in the north of France and, as longtime Time magazine critic Robert Hughes has pointed out, Matisse lived from the end of one world to the beginning of another, dying the year the first nuclear device was tested on Bikini toll, 1954. Wrote Hughes, "he lived through ...
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Greek LiteratureGreeks created a great literature. Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired, influenced, and challenged readers to today.
Romans, on the other hand, turned to Greeks when it came to literature, and writing.
The Greek alphabet came from the Phoenician alphabet. During the period from ...
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Judy Chicago’s The Dinner PartyJudy Chicago's The Dinner Party
While it is expected that singers and actors will change their names, it is much less expected that visual artists will do so. In fact, Judy Chicago did begin her career in the usual way, with her family name. She changed it from Cohen to Gerowitz when she ...
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The Renaissance And The ChurchThe Renaissance, which began in Italy in 1300s, was one of the largest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. The increase in trade caused a abundance in wealth that resulted in the focusing of the arts. Such things as literature, paintings, sculptures and many more works are ...
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The Development Of Dance And Theatre In The East Asian NationsFormative period.
Singing and dancing were performed at the Chinese court as early as the Chou dynasty (C.1111-255 BC). An anecdote describes a case of realistic acting in 402 BC, when the chief jester of the court impersonated mannerisms of a recently deceased prime minister so faithfully that ...
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The First World War Reasearch PaperThe First World War destroyed empires, created numerous new nation-states, encouraged independence movements in Europe's colonies, forced the United States to become a world power and led directly to Soviet communism and the rise of Hitler. Diplomatic alliances and promises made during the First ...
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Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became the undisputed ruler of Western Europe, “By the sword and the cross.” (Compton’s 346) As Western Europe was deteriorating was crowned the privilege of being joint king of the Franks in 768 A.D. People of Western Europe, excluding the church followers, ...
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Collective Action FramesBenford’s recent critique of the framing perspective in the social movements literature posits the need for a sociology of framing processes (Benford 1997). The framing perspective was inspired by Erving Goffman’s (1974) notion of “invisible structures” called frames (Ritzer 1992). The outcome of ...
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GreeceDuring the Greek Golden Age, art and philosophy expressed hellenic "weltanschauung", their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists, playwrights, and philosophers, one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world, such as; good vs. evil, order vs. ...
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RomeIntroduction
also known as the ancient city was the capital of the greatest
empire of the ancient world. It was a great and prosperous city that was
filled with at least one million people. Many people believe that the
height of the city of Rome reached its height near the time that ...
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Walter GropiousWalter Gropius could be considered a triple threat since he was an educator, designer and architect, but he’s mostly known for the founding of the famous Bauhaus School. He was also one of the most important architects of the 20th century. Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was born on May 18, 1883 in ...
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On The Universality Of PoetryLike any art form, poetry is considered universal. It ranks with music, dance, and fine arts as a form or process of expressing Man's thoughts and passions. Unlike other art forms, however, poetry -- and in fact literature -- has a peculiar characteristic. As a medium it uses language, and unlike ...
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Contemporary Culture And International RelationsCHAPTER I
CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
ZHU MAJIE
As the new millennium approaches, humankind confronts two great trends: the multi-polarization of the world configuration and the globalization of the world economy. Massive flows of materials, information, capital and ...
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