In Zora Neale Hurston’s short story‚ Sweat‚ Delia finds herself stuck in an unbearable marriage. Her husband‚ Sykes‚ mistreats her‚ leaves all work to her‚ and is unfaithful. After being married to Sykes for 15 years‚ Delia has lost all hope in the marriage. The countless beatings and painful acts of Sykes have brought her over the edge. She is forced to go against her strict religious beliefs because of the life in which she has been leading since her matrimony to her husband. One passage that
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GEOFFREY SCOTT AND ARCHITECTURAL MODERNISM 2 3 Introduction In Geoffrey Scott’s book The Architecture of Humanism (1914) formulates a series of arguments against a number of theoretical positions. Scott identifies these theoretical positions as fallacies underlying architectural theory which is not proper to architecture. The four types of fallacy he distinguishes are the ‘Romantic Fallacy’‚ the ‘Mechanical Fallacy’‚ the ‘Ethical Fallacy’ and the ‘Biological Fallacy’. This paper is to
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Heart of Darkness: Modernism and Its Historians Author(s): Robert Wohl Reviewed work(s): Source: The Journal of Modern History‚ Vol. 74‚ No. 3 (September 2002)‚ pp. 573-621 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/345112 . Accessed: 30/09/2012 11:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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Modernism in Earnest Hemingway’s Literature “The Old Man and the Sea” Introduction: 1. The definition of Modernism 2. The definition of Realism 3. The definition of terms 4. The significance of the study Chapter one: 1. The theory of Modernism 2.1. Stream of consciousness 2.2. Internal monologue 2. Realism as a literary technique 3.3. Internal realism Chapter two: 1. the implication of American modernism through the main characters
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Gabriel Josipovici’s scathing tone throughout What Ever Happened to Modernism refreshes readers who find most literature hollow and the modern social landscape overly accepting. Near the end of a prolific career in both fiction and non-fiction‚ Josipovici writes from the perspective of a well-read scholar in his field; his vast knowledge provides him with endless opportunities for analysis. His masterful command of language and his interpretive genius are both a blessing and a curse‚ however. These
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they want to do is to play and play the whole day. Heat can’t stop them from moving out‚ but we have to prevent them from harmful effects of this hot weather. Most troubling in hot and humid weather is itchy rash or prickly heat. It is also known as sweat rash; in medical terms is called miliaria rubra. Children are more prone to prickly heat as compared to adults. Although this rash can happen even in winters‚ it is because of heat and humidity. Rash is more common in neck‚ shoulder and chest areas
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Formalist Approach: Characteristics: Theory of high art‚ focus on quality‚ retrospective specialisation (flatness)‚ self-definition. Key Terms: Flatness‚ surface‚ self-criticism‚ depth‚ medium specificity. For Greenberg‚ the key motivating force within modern art was the pursuit of quality (Art is a matter strictly of experience‚ not of principles‚ and what counts first and last in art is quality) By experience‚ he meant the practical aspect of making art and the artist’s attention
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ideologies and unbridled optimism for society and mankind made way for departures from Romanticism towards a new movement; Modernism. Thomson Gale writes that Modernism can be "defined by its rejection of the literary conventions of the nineteenth century and by its opposition to conventional morality‚ taste‚ traditions‚ and economic values." (Thompson Gale). Literary modernism focuses on breaking away from traditional rules and conventions; to search for new perspectives and points of view while experimenting
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Pulp Fiction‚ is considered by many to be a key example of post modernist cinema. Its use of non-linear narration‚ copious references to other movies and its off beat dialogue‚ combined with Tarantino’s unique style make the viewer aware that there is something different about this movie from most Hollywood blockbusters. George Ritzer said that "in the modern world everything seems pretty clear-cut‚ (but) on the cusp of the postmodern world many things seem quite hazy." This is the case with regard
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MODERNISM: The Aesthetics of Abstract Expressionism Project Prepared for Donald McIntyre Professor‚ DeVry University Project Prepared by Colleen Mitchell Student‚ DeVry University June 7‚ 2009 Modernism is one of the cultural movements which took place in the nineteenth to the twentieth century. This movement was sure to draw attention to the artists’ work of art mainly because of the complexity of the artist’s creativity and breaking away from the more traditional works. Abstract
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