Baroque art was a new art movement in Europe that evolved between 1600 and 1750. It was a distinguished art because of its movement and dynamism, and theoretically dependent on the mastery of geometry and space. The illusionism of baroque art is based on the capability to depict reality. All baroque art are varied outwardly but were the products of technical realizations of the renaissance. The term evolved in the mid-18th century when John Joachim used it to describe excessive art of the previous
Long winter coats: Who doesn’t like to warm up themselves on a cold day? No one likes to be cold especially during winter season. Traditionally at this time of the year people invest in a great coat. Outlasting every trend, long winter coats are one of the most preferred choices, this piece of writing will help you know some details about the same. It is one of the traditional options known to many providing complete protection from the biting cold. In general, they are belted at the waist, with
Synergy Is a Discourse Community Introduction: What is Synergy? Synergy is a gaming clan that plays many games such as Combat Arms, Counter Strike: GO, Minecraft, and other strategical games. The clan has over thirty members, and they compete with other clans. The clan was made by Anthony in 2012 with the help of Andrew and I. It started out as a competitive team, but ended up as a casual based team. We recruited and played games with friends, family, and strangers who just wanted to have fun or
Alessandra Ambrosio teased everyone to the tune of Kenny Loggins’ classic, “Danger Zone,” for the 11th day of Love magazine’s advent calendar. The 34-year-old star displayed her flawless skin as she playfully attracted viewers in a very sexy video directed by Doug Inglish. According to E! Online, the Victoria’s Secret Angel flaunted her sexy figure while wearing a skimpy, stripes and stars two-piece which showed her being patriotic. She was accessorized with Boucheron jewelry while she seemed lying
more about in conformity with fact, correct in judgement, or truth. In contrast, doing what is good means more of doing what is kind, friendly, or morally exceptional. Kant states how doing your duty because it is your duty is the only reason that has moral worth, and says that if you do something good for someone, you do it because that is the morally right thing, and not because it is a morally good
Demi Lovato is a 25-year-old singer and actress. She rose to fame at a very young age and has released multiple hit songs such as “Tell me you love me,” and acted in T.V. shows such as “Barney,” and also done major movies namely “Camp Rock”. When Demi was growing up she struggled with her parents being divorced and her father not being around. She felt like an outsider in her peer group. She was bullied in school and was called names and told to go kill herself. She started binging to feel better
expressionism is to convey the world as it is seen through a personal perspective, usually being distorted in order to arouse ideas and emotions, it aimed to show the meaning of emotional encounters rather than reality itself. A Censored Soul (Figure 1) has a meaning that the opinions of ordinary people are irrelevant in modern day society. It follows the lines of expressionism as it expresses the opinion of the fact that if you are not important enough, you are nobody. If conveys an emotive side as the
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare, a renowned English poet and playwright of the 16th century. Like most great works of literature, Macbeth contains a number of motifs, which are reoccurring themes or elements that can found in a story. Motifs are mainly used by the author to emphasize a certain idea or theme in the plot. According to the online article, The Role and Importance of Motifs in Macbeth by Tom Wiig, “Shakespeare employs the use of motifs to emphasize certain ideas as he
For the German philosopher Hannah Arendt, that is a common characteristic. In her book, The Human Condition the one idea that runs through the work is the supposed separation of the public realm and the private. Looking back at the Greek city-state, Arendt states that the freedom
3. Social Realism in Sherman Alexie’s Literary Works If we scrutinize the literary works of Sherman Alexie, we can realize that social realism has been impacted in most of his writings, especially, poems, short stories, and novels. Alexie wants to show a faithful image of social reality of postmodern age through creating characters, plot- construction, and themes. Alexie wants to highlight his subtle attitude towards social issues of his home country. What he wants to share with the people
In his book The Open Society and its Enemies, Karl Popper criticizes that Plato’s philosophy set forth in his work The Republic is Totalitarian in nature. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the adjective “totalitarian” is defined as, “Of or pertaining to a system of government which tolerates only one political party, to which all other institutions are subordinated, and which usually demands the complete subservience of the individual to the State” (“Totalitarian”). By this definition and
One of the most popularized internet sayings of the past few months has slowly adapted into a meme or a joke, despite the important political messages behind it. A large majority of millennials with access to view the August 2015 VMAS, social media, or a friend with either will immediately understand the reference to “Miley, what’s good?” Nicki Minaj, an Afro-Trinidadian rapper and songwriter, as well as outspoken feminist advocate, accepted her MTV Video Music Award while greeting the host, pop
Kant’s ethical theory Kant’s ethical theory relies on the principles that the only one thing, which is good without qualification, is a good will. In Kant’s term, a good will is a will, where all taken decisions are fully determined by the Moral Law or moral demands. He states that all talents of the mind, which can include intelligence, wit, judgment, courage and others can be definitely named as good traits, however, at the same time these qualities can also become extremely bad on the condition
now currently at age twenty-five she is one of the most acclaimed names in the music industry. Taylor has been praised by multitudes of people for her thoughtful ballads full of past experiences, heartbreaks, love, thoughts, ideas, and cheerful uplifting tunes. She has done well with her superstardom spreading positive messages, donating, making people's days, and more. Taylor Alison Swift has swiftly risen to the summit of the music industry, enduring numerous years of hard working, being awarded
Hannah Arendt's book "Eichmann in Jerusalem" is a fascinating and controversial text that explores Adolf Eichmann and his role in the Holocaust. Contrary to the conventional image of Eichmann as a ruthless and bloodthirsty monster, Arendt argues that Eichmann was simply a bureaucrat who followed orders without question. According to Arendt, Eichmann was not a psychopath, nor a serial killer, but simply a man who followed the orders he received from his superiors. While Arendt argues that Eichmann
INTRODUCTION Hannah Höch (or Joanne Höch) is a German feminist artist born on November 1, 1889, in Gotha, Germany and died in 1978. Höch is best known for her political photomontage and semi-abstract collage compositions, and her most recognized artworks are the ones produced during Berlin Dada movement, which was after World War I. This paper sheds light on Hannah Höch’s significant input in the art of photomontage and her political stances as an intersectional feminist icon. I will also attempt
rule-utilitarianism. Act-Utilitarianism, also known as classic utilitarianism, holds that we ought to do the act with the best consequences in terms of the most people. For classic utilitarians, the value that is to be maximized is pleasure-that is what has intrinsic value. On the other hand, pain is dis-valued and is considered a basic bad. The greatest happiness principle says that actions are right in proportion that they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the opposite of happiness
closely related to chaos theory. A complex systems is one in which numerous independent elements continuously interact and spontaneously organize and reorganize themselves into more elaborate structures. Thus, complexity has the following characteristics: • A complex system has a large number of similar but independent elements or agents • In complex systems, there is persistent movement and responses by the elements • They exhibit adaptiveness such that the system can adjust to new situations to
In The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, there are many moments that establish Gilead, the fictional world the novel is set in, as a corrupt society. Gilead is incredibly segregationist, with minorities and women specifically being targeted. It has an incredible lack of reproductive rights for women, and sexual shaming and blame are very prevalent. Margaret Atwood herself stated that she based The Handmaid's Tale only on events that have happened in the past, so aspects of the novel will always
The novel, Handmaid’s Tale, was written by Margaret Atwood in 1985. The text is centered around Offred, a woman subsided into a role of inferiority and lead into a series of events surrounding the limitations of The Republic of Gilead. The Republic of Gilead, previously known as the United States, is totalitarian government concealed as a religious one as it uses forceful methods to control its people. These methods constructed the only acceptable social paradigm input, ones where Atwood wrote in