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    What Is Great Art?

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    HUM2210 October 26‚ 2011 What is Great Art? It is often said that‚ ’beauty is in the eye of the beholder ’. What holds beauty to one‚ may not to another. It is a simple enough idea‚ and apparently resonates truthfully within so many of us for it to have grown to become such a popularly uttered phrasing among the masses. So if a concept such as beauty‚ can be that subjective‚ can the same be said for a medium of largely interpretative and conceptual products? We are speaking‚ in this

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    over time due to a shift from the traditional policing strategy to a more community based policing approach. This transition was a result to the 2008/2009 policing crisis in the United States. The policing crisis was a result of the recession that occurred over the same time frame in 2008/2009. City governments were in financial trouble as they had to cut back on spending which resulted in the ceasing of

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    considered the economic and society problems faced in 1933 were because the government did not interfere in American businesses such as industries‚ transportation‚ and farming which led to the Great Depression. The American economy’s trade and commerce had declined as the value of the dollar was unstable to the point where houses and businesses were being foreclosed and banks could not give out loans. If the government did not get involved‚ it would “… allow the foreclosures to continue‚ credit to be withheld

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    exclusively associated with the revival of classical antiquity. It is believed that precisely from the fifteenth century great changes took place affecting public and social spheres of Europe and then the rest of the world; the basis of the modern European civilization and capitalist system were then founded. Technological innovations increased the rates of economic development. Great geographical discoveries opened up the boarders of the Western world‚ thus accelerating the formation of national‚ European

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    The movie Awakenings

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    Meagan McGee Psychology 1300 Awakenings The movie Awakenings starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro portrays the true story of a doctor named Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ and the events of the summer of 1969 at a psychiatric hospital in New York. Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ who is a research physician‚ is confronted with a number of patients who had each been afflicted with a devastating disease called Encephalitis Lethargica. The illness killed most of the people who contracted it‚ but some were left living

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    The Awakening Perspective

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    “The Awakening” is a novel written in 1899 by Kate Chopin (1850-1904). “The Awakening” is a novel of life in the south and opens in the late 1800’s in Grand Isle near New Orleans. “The Awakening” can be viewed by three different perspectives; psychoanalytical‚ historical‚ and feminist. The historical perspective focuses on the setting of the story; the year and the major events of that time period. For the historical perspective “The Awakening” is set in the Victorian times of the south when Queen

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    In what ways are history and heritage similar‚ and in what ways are they different? For many years the difference between heritage and history has been confused. Often the line between the two is merged creating a general measure of difficulty when it comes to separating the two. ‘The relationship between heritage‚ history and memory has been subject to much debate recently among geographers‚ historians and cultural critics’1. However it is clear‚ that ‘Heritage is not history’2 and that ‘Heritage

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    Contesting Authority

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    The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority. Originated from Ancient Greece‚ modern civilization tends to glorify democracy over authoritarianism. Thus‚ people are drawn to express their opinion about the way their rulers lead their societies. While questioning authority could be regarded as confusing and dangerous for a country’s stability‚ conscious authority questioning improves significantly government’s policies and then‚ people’s welfare. North

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    Flags and Their Many Meanings Art Appreciation Final Critical Essay By: Rachelle Goude April 23‚ 2005 Critical Essay on God Bless America‚ Faith Ringgold‚ What is the Proper Way to Display the American Flag?‚ Dread Scott Tyler and The World Flag Ant Farm‚ Yukinori Yanagi. Flags and their Many Meanings I will be describing and evaluating the works and artists described above. To begin I will describe each work and its symbolism. I will then summarize the artists and the times of their

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    Enlightenment and Romanticism are both periods of literature that not only are intriquing‚ but brought forth iconic pieces of work and ideas. I am a huge realist‚ but I am admittedly more of a Romantcism fan‚ which rejects reason. Still‚ I acknowldege the importance of the period and how it has set the foundation of American writing. Before reading work in the Romanticsm movement‚ I completely dreaded the idea of it. I had a preconcieved notion that it would consist of only love and romance. While

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