Before Night Falls In the novel‚ Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas who lived from 1943 to 1990‚ the author conveys many subjects and captures the reader to the full extent. Reinaldo Arenas‚ the author and the person who lived the experience writes this book for us in hopes of capturing our feelings and sympathy of the Cuban Revolution. Arenas wrote over twenty books‚ including ten novels and numerous short stories and poems. Arenas was not the only writer affected though as he states that
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Worldwide Depression Nations at the end of WWI- USA& Jap= only 1s to come out in better financial shape What did the U.S. do to help war torn economies?gave loans&invested Euro bnk/busnes Germany ≠ raise taxes during war; solution= print more $ Inflation (1 mark-> 200 billion for bread) Who did Germans blame? Democratic govt Flawed U.S. Economy richest 5% = 33% of wealth; ppl= buying less; overproduction agri. 1929 – Wall Street Crash investors thought prices=&started selling; prices
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Name: ___________________________ Date: ________________ Period: _____ Global Studies II Final Exam Review Sheet: People to Know: Name: Time Period Country: Ideas/Beliefs/Accomplishments/Why Important?: Karl Marx Industrial Rev Communism: History is record of Class struggle‚ reacted to industrialization‚ haves v. have nots Otto von Bismarck 1860s1890 Germany Nationalism‚ unification‚ realpolitik Simon Bolivar 1810s1822 Venezuela Nationalism‚ independence
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Should we admire heroes but not celebrities? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading‚ studies‚ experience‚ or observations. The term "hero" comes from the ancient Greeks. For them‚ a hero was a mortal who had done something so far beyond the normal scope of human experience that he left an immortal memory behind him when he died‚ and thus received worship like that due the gods
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And what of our human art? Must we not say that‚ in building‚ it produces an actual house‚ and in painting‚ it produces a house of a different sort‚ as it were a man-made dream for waking eyes?- Plato “A photograph is never interesting for its own sake‚ as art must be…‚” was the claim of conservative writer and philosopher Roger Scruton in his controversial 1989 paper ‘But is it art?’ Many responded strongly to Scruton’s claim that a photograph‚ unlike a painting‚ can never be representational
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represents the latter‚ his spiritual world‚ and the relations between the individuals and their interactions with the world. Pablo Picasso was known for representing his work in a non-realistic manner. However‚ the audience could relate to his works; Guernica is an example of his success‚ since it represented the tragedies of war‚ which the audience could sympathize with. Hence‚ we shall ask if by distorting our perception to reality‚ how art is a lie and how it brings us nearer to the truth? As a result
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Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas and wife Alexandra Unprepared for Czar-hood Peasant Life in Russia Apartments were about 12 sq. ft. Basically living in 1700’s conditions Bloody Sunday: January 22‚ 1905 Protest from the people Czar’s men killed 300 men Forces Czar to make changes Rasputin “Mad Monk” Thought he was sleeping with the Czarina and so people disliked him Helped Czarevich who was a Hemophiliac Blood doesn’t easily clot Trusted by Nicholas and Alexandra implicitly
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the process known as nuclear fission‚ which is what made nuclear weapons possible. Also‚ in the year 1937‚ the Fascist forces of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco‚ along with the German Luftwaffe‚ launched an aerial attack and bombed the city of Guernica (in the Basque part of Spain) into oblivion. Which direction is forbidden? (1) It is forbidden to go east. What kinds of places are forbidden to visit unless it is to search for metal‚ and then only priests or sons of priests are allowed
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1) Research all parts a) Answer EVERY question b) c) Download songs on Arts and Music and listen to them d) Read poems in literature/every link e) Watch The Dark Knight 2) Debate questions/Quiz Outline Bold means applied to most works in the area 1. Art & Music: a. Post Structuring of the WorldBonadventure Hotel 1. Post Modernism Art a. Late 20th Century Work that is characterized by the mix of previous styles and general distrust theories. 2. Los Angeles 3. Suggests to condemn consumerism/celebrate capitalism
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Chapter 1: Art Dish from Iran (figure 5) illustrates the function of art in daily life as both utilitarian object and religious inspiration. The embellishments on the plate include Arabic writing of Muslim scripture. The dish was made in this country (Iran) Global Warning (figure 16)‚ the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies‚ presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for (all of the above) Art made
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