The painting I decided to do critiques on is the Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by the best-known Gothic Romantic Caspar David Friedrich. This artwork was created in 1818 in Hamburg‚ Germany. This landscape is currently displayed at Hamburger Kunsthalle who is as well the owner. This artwork is done on a canvas and the medium is oil. In the painting‚ we can see there is a masculine figure (possibly be the painter) having his back to the painting‚ on top of a mountain or cliff‚ and looking downwards
Premium
the 9th century‚ and the initial documents of the ingredients were seen in the 11th century. At first‚ gunpowder was applied to commence fires. The Chinese also used it to blind‚ burn and poison people and give off a smoke screen. Another important use of gunpowder was used in fireworks. In China during the 12th-century fireworks were a way of scaring bad spirits and by the 17th century‚ they were a common form of fun in Europe. Gunpowder was used to cure skin
Premium Tobacco Smoking Tobacco smoking
discusses the major strengths and weaknesses of nomothetic and idiographic approaches to personality with the help of associated theories. Personality is defined as the psycho-physcial traits and mechanisms within an individual‚ influencing their interactions and adaptability to the ‘environment’. Nomothetic and idiographic approaches are two different methods used to provide an insight into and determine the personalities of people. While both approaches are meant to further ones understanding of personality
Free Psychology Personality psychology
good reasons to think scientific theories should be true‚ rather than “merely” empirically adequate? Yes? Scientific theories provide a satisfying understanding of the world and its objects. We can trust science. But not blindly. Constructive empiricists like Baas Van Fraassen argue the belief that scientifc theories is not necessary for them to be good. That is an objection to the epistemological aspect of science. The only requirement is to have scientific theories to be empirically adequate. It
Premium Scientific method Science Theory
BOX 3.4 What Is Grounded Theory? Grounded theory is a widely used approach in qualitative research. It is not the only approach and it is not used by all qualitative researchers. Grounded theory is “a qualitative research method that uses a systematic set of procedures to develop an inductively derived theory about a phenomenon” (Strauss and Corbin‚ 1990:24). The purpose of grounded theory is to build a theory that is faithful to the evidence. It is a method for discovering new theory. In it
Premium Scientific method Qualitative research Research methods
society may be described as acts of legal consciousness. The term ’legal consciousness’ is used to describe an understanding of the law‚ society‚ and ones place within. This awareness is informed by‚ and informs our societal interaction at both a group and individual level. It is my strong belief‚ that through critical reflection of our legal consciousness‚ we are empowered with the ability to influence and analyze the role of law and its effectiveness within society. Legal consciousness is both a form
Premium Abortion Law Human rights
adjusted according to people’s needs. People’s beliefs are changing. Today‚ many laws have been changed to allow equality for homosexuals. Recently‚ the controversy about same-sex marriage has resurfaced. In order to understand this controversy we should remember that Proposition Twenty-two was a law enacted by California voters in March 2000 to restrict marriages to only those between opposite-sex couples. In May 2008‚ this proposition was struck down by the California Supreme Court as contrary to
Free Same-sex marriage Marriage
Modified Food (GMF) has the potential to solve many of the world’s hunger and malnutrition problems‚ and to help protect and preserve the environment by increasing yield and reducing reliance upon chemical pesticides and herbicides. So I think that GMF should be a good solution for the world’s increasing population. The world population has reached 6 billion people and is predicted to double in the next 50 years. The more increasing of population will lead to the more requirement of food and also the
Premium Famine Malnutrition Agriculture
What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people
Premium Poverty United States
5 subjects‚ which is most recommended‚ or have a different colored notebook for each subject you have to study for. 2 Make each section of the book a different subject topic. Such topics include: Math‚ Science‚ English‚ etc. for basic school subjects‚ or more specific subjects if you are in college or university. 3 Optional: Make a table of contents. Every section could have a table of contents telling what is in that subjects section in case you need to find one particular thing. However
Premium Thing