Tuesday 24th September 2013 5010GD ‘Isms’ as ways of seeing / thinking / reading 1. ‘isms’ is a shorthand for the seemingly complex array of ideas and theories that surround art and design as a socially and culturally located practice. With many of these ideas it is difficult to find a starting point‚ and a lot of these terms have superseded one another or are in conflict in some way. There is no real chronology of these ideas‚ in fact‚ a linear approach to these ideas is probably misleading.
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With reference to Source A‚ and other sources‚ explain the significance of women in Spartan society Every class in Spartan society had an important duty to perform in order for the state to maintain supremacy over their subjects. Accordingly‚ Spartan women had to create healthy babies for the Spartan state. They were given many privileges in order to aid in their accomplishment of this role. These privileges involved prominent social positions in regards to education‚ family‚ religion and the
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Winston Churchill in World War II Winston Churchill was made Prime Minster of Great Britain on May 10‚ 1940. Historians have analyzed Churchill’s impact on the Second World War‚ especially from his appointment in 1940 until 1941. This period of the war is seen as being a crucial time for Britain‚ a time when they had to fight the war alone against Germany. Churchill’s appointment was not well received by everyone‚ as many people were unsure of his ability. However‚ for Churchill‚ he was waiting
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In this day and age‚ similar to historical times‚ many people have taken on an ethnocentric attitude‚ the mindset that their ethnicity or culture is superior as opposed to others. In this modern era of globalization‚ encompassing the interaction and integration among different people and cultures‚ the push for being culturally diverse and understanding is important. Bill Hemminger‚ the author of the essay‚ “Why Study Ancient World Cultures‚” argues that studying different cultures is important and
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Jacqueline Lantau Pysch 2301 Webster Sec. 405 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ or what doctors call PTSD‚ is a serious mental illness becoming increasingly serious in our community. PTSD is a mental disorder that develops after a person encounters extreme physical harm or close to damaging harm. Another cause of PTSD is men being deployed into war and experiencing extreme trauma that many Americans go a whole lifetime with out seeing. Post- traumatic stress disorder can be treated but even though
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6. What were the major factors that led to clashes between Rome and the Hellenistic kingdoms‚ down to 146 B.C.? Can one decide what proportion of the responsibility for these clashes belongs to Rome‚ to the Hellenistic "great powers" (the Antigonids‚ Seleucids and Ptolemies) and to the minor players? This essay will what were the major factors that led to clashes between Rome and the Hellenistic kingdom‚ down to 146 B.C. A brief history of Rome’s increasing involvement in the Hellenistic area
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Frank Miller was born January 27‚ 1957. Miller was born in Olney‚ Maryland‚ and raised in Montpelier‚ Vermont. He was the fifth of seven children. His mother was a nurse and his father was a carpenter and electrician. His family was Irish Catholic. Miller was formerly married to colorist Lynn Varley‚ who colored many of his noted works from Ronin through 300 and the backgrounds to the movie 300. Miller and Varley divorced in 2005. He has since been romantically linked to New York-based Shakespearean
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In 480 and the years prior the Athenians and Spartans‚ banned together to defeat the Persian Army. The Spartans stand at Thermopylae‚ allowed the Athenians time to prepare‚ and ultimately allowed the victory. With both of these great city-states located so close together in Hellas‚ there differences would ultimately lead to dissension. Throughout the course of this paper‚ I hope to explain the reasoning behind the dissension between Sparta and Athens‚ made war between these former allies inevitable
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truth behind Spartan history which has led to the rise of certain key figures or events in history into becoming legendary battles; "Herodotus heard at Sparta of these men‚ whose character and career passed into legend: the noble king who fell at Thermopylae" (Hooker 230). As certain Spartans were made legend it also led to the Spartan civilization as a whole to become immortalized and legendary. "The dominant traits of the Spartan legend had been expressed in such definitive manner during Isocrates’
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THE PERSIAN EMPIRE Similar to the Roman Empire the Persian Empire stretched across vast lands without any serious rivalry. At the height of the empire it stretched across‚ not only‚ Asia‚ from the Aegean to the Indus River‚ but also included part of the continent of Africa. We get the word‚ Persia‚ from the Greek word Parsa meaning‚ “Above reproach”. The Persians unlike most other Empires would be ruled under a benevolent ruler. This would bring a large amount of cultural diffusion to the Empire
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