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- 2411: Beloved 2
- ... Her grandfather traveled north from Alabama to settle in Ohio, by way of Kentucky. Her father's upbringing was during one of the most murderous times for blacks in American history. She was raised in a household which was heavily influenced by slavery and white supremacist' fears, as well as the need for education. Morrison's writing style stems from having ... slave and her remaining daughter. I shall hail this book as quite possibly one of the best books I've read in a while. This tale was able to weave history, fears, ghosts, and the reality of 19th century life all into one dramatic tale best read with a compassionate eye. Michiko Kakutani of the NY Times wrote "there is a ...
- 2412: All The Kings Men
- ... how Jack handles the situations in his life that require responsibility. The second Great Sleep occurs after Jack quits his college education and does not finish his dissertation in American History. This happens after Jack looks into the life of his great-uncle Cass Mastern. Many things contribute to this particular Great Sleep. The first is that Jack does not understand ... the novel ends, it becomes less likely. Jack also dodges responsibility for the present and future by living most of his life in the past. Jack is a student of history, and the reader can clearly see that he prefers to live in the past. Jack's preference for the past is shown in the Cass Mastern story. There are many ...
- 2413: The Musician
- ... styles of music and many various ways in which to enjoy them. This is only rivaled by the number of people on the planet that have invented them. Through out history the various evolutions of traditions have used music as part of their cultures, ceremonies, and religions. However, one thing has always been unique to all of these things - the musicians themselves - the ones making the music. These unsung misfits have endured time and are the common thread throughout history that has taken the time to ponder this wonderful realm. The thinkers that have invested much of their lives to inventing and reinventing the muse. Many people listen to music ...
- 2414: Who Wants To Be Next In Line
- ... a dose of fear from most of the citizens. Creon came to power when Antigone’s brothers Polynices and Eteocles killed each other in a fight for the throne. The history in Sophocles’ tragic drama tells the audience that Creon sees it as unfit to bury and honor Polynices because he was a traitor to the city. He had left when ... or family to the city is a traitor to everyone including those of their own blood. One might assume that Sophocles is trying to provide a brief synopsis of Grecian history. Creon can be compared to Pericles in that they are both dedicated to the city that they belong to, and Antigone can be compared to the Spartans sharing their die ...
- 2415: Change Within Western Society From Roman Times To The Time O
- ... of knowledge and civilization. The historian Edward Gibbon in his classic book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire declared that Rome had at last experienced a "period the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous." At this time, he continues, "the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of ... theme that frequently appeared in Roman Empirical art, was that of religion. "Religion to the Romans was the tradition and continuity of the family and, in the larger sense, the history and destiny of Rome itself (Fleming, 106)." Before the legalization of Christianity, early masses and other types of ceremonial celebrations were held in catacombs. Such settings for their religious rites ...
- 2416: Syndretizm And Abstraction In Early Christian And Roman Art
- Within the 500 years of history from the introduction of Christian art around 200 CE until the ban on religious images in eighth century Byzantium,a continuity between the classical religious tradition and Christianity is evident ... collapse of the classical art forms in official works of late Roman art. Both exhibit "characters with stubby proportions, angular movements, and ordering of parts through symmetry and repetition " (Art History, p.283) Symbolic importance was stressed rather than laws of nature. Simplfied and stripped down to essentials, the images communicated forceful and direct messages. As the traditional Roman influence on ...
- 2417: Statue Of Liberty
- ... ingenious idea because a woman tends to be more sympathetic and willing to help, if Liberty was a man the statue would seem more cold, stiff, and even militant. Throughout history statues have been built to represent a great moment but the Statue of Liberty was build to symbolize a great idea and country. At that time in history people were flocking to America because they were either being persecuted in their home countries or they were just disappointed at the status of their lives and wanted to come ...
- 2418: Stanely Kubrick
- ... mistaking a film by Kubrick or Lynch because everything from the editing to the scoring to the cinematography is unmistakably theirs. Their unique visions become a part of film's history, and their trailblazing efforts help to create new possibilities for the institution of cinema. While Kubrick and Lynch share the distinction of being trailblazing auteurs who broaden the scope of ... compare the different ways that Kubrick and Lynch address the issue of domestic violence and men's abuse of women. Perhaps one of the most notorious rape scenes in film history is found in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. The scene is set in a man's house ironically called "home," and revolves around Alex and his droogs savagely beating an ...
- 2419: Saving Private Ryan
- ... of modern film, Steven Spielberg has cut through the glory-tinged gauze that shrouds World War II to reveal its brutal reality, creating a phenomenology of violence unsurpassed in the history of cinema. "Saving Private Ryan" is a very good film, not a great one, but it will forever change the way people imagine the most important event in 20th century history. That is no small achievement. The film's most extraordinary sequence is its depiction of the landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. It begins with a shot of troops ...
- 2420: Roman Pantomime
- ... pleasure and utility. This is evidenced through Lucian’s comments on the art: It sharpens the wits, it excercises the body, it delights the spectator, it instructs him in the history of bygone days, while the eye and ear are held beaneath the spell of flute and cymbal and of graceful dance…Nowhere can you procure that enjoyment in greater variety ... both utility and pleasure for the audience. It provided pleasure in terms of music and physical entertainment and moreover, it was educational in terms of bringing the audience into the history of the past with the use mythical re-enactments. It is somewhat difficult to trace a singular origin of pantomime because of the collective nature of the art. However, the ...
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