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    What did an international movement of art do for the African American citizens that encountered complexities to have their talents acknowledged? Social realism was discovered. This was an universal societal movement that flourished during the time global economic depression. During this time‚ this was an important and prosperous movement that explored the realities of life +*/for human kind. As known‚ this movement was the most unsurpassed development for the African American cultures. African American

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    International organization based on the assumption of liberalism and realism Different theories explain why international organizations are created; which are basically a response to problems of incomplete information‚ transaction costs‚ and other barriers to efficiency and welfare improvement for their members. But different questions like; do international organizations really do what their creators intend them to do? Do they really support member states in achieving their basic interests mutually

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    Crime is an issue that has existed for many years‚ however for individuals to carry out research and create theories into crime as a ’social science ’ has only emerged within the last few centuries. It is true to say that there are many factors and influences that may lead up to any individual person committing a criminal or deviant act‚ whether they are biological‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ cultural or gender based. It is necessary to take into consideration these factors to discuss the existence

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    Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social and Behavioral Research‚ 2nd ed. Sage Publications‚ 2010. Realism as a Stance for Mixed Methods Research Joseph A. Maxwell George Mason University Kavita Mittapalli‚ Ph.D. Independent Researcher and Program Evaluator‚ MN Associates‚ Inc. (Fairfax‚ VA) and Adjunct Faculty‚ Argosy University (Washington‚ DC campus) and American University (Washington‚ DC) Philosophical realism‚ a currently prominent approach in the philosophy of science‚ is gaining increased attention

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    Realism falls short of reality. It shrinks it‚ attenuates it‚ falsifies it.’ (Eugène Ionesco) Discuss the relation between realist literature and the world it represents. Actual Quote “Realism falls short of reality. It shrinks it‚ attenuates it‚ falsifies it; it does not take into account our basic truths and our fundamental obsessions: love‚ death‚ astonishment. It presents man in a reduced and estranged perspective. Truth is in our dreams‚ in the imagination.” Start by talking about realism

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    since reality is too complex to explain in pragmatic terms‚ authors are sometimes forced to turn to other means of explanation. The House of the Spirits‚ by Isabel Allende‚ incorporates magical elements in a familiar atmosphere in order to explain one’s relationship with the world. Overall‚ through Clara’s magical abilities which show her inexorable love for her family‚ Allende demonstrates how a woman’s relationship with her loved ones changes the course of their lives. For example‚ Clara’s spiritual

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    Analysis Between Dutch Baroque and French Realism Johannes Vermeer Jean-Francois Millet The Milkmaid Woman Baking Bread Circa 1657-1658 1854 45.5 x 41 cm 55 x 46 cm Rijksmuseum‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands Rijksmuseum‚ Otterlo‚ Netherlands Oil Painting Oil Painting Dutch Baroque vs. French Realism Throughout the ages‚ art has been one of many ways to communicate with our history. Every painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ etc. tells us a story of that time period and if we

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    Scientific realism is defined as the idea that a person should believe what science tells us about unobservable matter‚ such as quarks and dark matter. For example‚ if science tells us that the matter in a lap top computer is warm and circular‚ although such information is unobservable‚ our best scientific theories prove this to be the truth‚ and so we should believe such. John Locke dives deeper into scientific realism and knowledge of the external- meaning unobservable- world through something

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    Realism: A Greater Explanation for World War I Realism‚ by definition‚ is the study and practice of international relations; focusing on the nation-state‚ and that all nation-states are motivated by self-interest (Ferraro on Realism). The first two interests a state looks to fulfill are obtaining self-governance and defining borders. After those have been achieved countries will look to increase their power in many different forms (Ferraro on Realism). The years leading up to World War I were a

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    “Radical in its conceit‚ familiar in its everyday details‚ Boyhood exists at the juncture of classical cinema and the modern art film without being slavishly indebted to either tradition. It’s a model of cinematic realism.” – Manohla Dargis‚ The New York Times Boyhood opens with a shot of clouds floating in a blue sky followed by an extreme close-up on the eyes of Mason Jr.‚ the film’s 6 year-old protagonist. This second shot dollies back to reveal Mason lying in the grass‚ staring contemplatively

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