Kristen Mendoza 10/03/10 Written Analysis J. Carder Double Cabinet • The Dumbarton Oaks Museum‚ House Collection‚ HC. F.1929.212 (CF) • 194.31 cm H x 134.62 cm W x 55.88 cm D (76 ½ in. x 53 in. x 22 in. ) • Walnut wood with high gloss stain and corbel brackets. • Frame and panel construction with marquetry‚ carving and reliefs. • Decorative motifs include: illusionistic perspectives‚ running frieze‚ pilasters. • Purchased from the collection of Count
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SAMPLE ANSWER FORMAT Oak Industries‚ Inc. Case – sample answer 1. Is it unethical for a company to intentionally understate its earnings? Why or why not? Yes‚ it is clearly unethical to intentionally understate earnings since the management makes representations that the financial statements are complete and accurate. It is obvious that intentionally understating earnings is done to allow the company to later overstate earnings by using falsified reserves to cover the inadequate
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Fall 2011 Assignment #2 Walter Benjamin’s‚ The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin is an internationally renowned philosopher and a critical theorist from the early 20th century. He has written many diverse and intellectual pieces that were strongly influenced by the social‚ political and economic movement at the time. Benjamin’s thoughts and research is still fresh and recently obtained its due. The essay‚ “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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Ancient artifacts and works of art can be seen as some of the most important elements of the past in today’s museums. Some considerations for acquisitions upon an ancient piece must be made. Research and correct installation are just the beginning parts of securing a particular artifact. Preparation of grant proposals and ensuring proper storage are two needed steps in the process of decision. The message that the museum seeks to convey to the audience is quite imperative. It is important that only
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In an exhibit at the Tate Gallery in 1976‚ there is a make-believe artist‚ perhaps even well-known places his art work in a museum. This artwork is assembled with 120 bricks‚ and is arranged in a rectangular form on the floor. It is 2 bricks high‚ 6 across and 10 lengthwise‚ and therefore he calls it a “Pile of Bricks.” At the same time‚ a bricklayer’s assistant does something identical to what the previous well known artist did‚ but he is absolutely unaware of this incident. Therefore this
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Throughout the semester‚ we have learned a variety of concepts within modern and contemporary art while learning to interpret a reasonable number of works of art from a pool of artists. Giving the opportunity to interpret different works of art has helped shape the perceptions I have when it comes to interpreting these works. Being able to shape my own perceptions has led to the development of my own creative thinking style. Having stated the previous statements‚ I decided to do my final paper on
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In his first essay of Ways of Seeing‚ John Berger claims that all power‚ authority‚ and meaning that was once held by an original work of art has been lost through the mass reproduction of these works that has occurred in recent years. He writes of an entirely bogus religiosity (116-117) that surrounds these art objects and that the meaning of the original work no longer lies in what it uniquely says but in what it uniquely is (117). He claims that because of reproduction‚ the art of the past no
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SHERWOOD ENTERPRISES Sherwood enterprise is a business company owned by Robin Hood. Robin Hood is a great entrepreneur and the President of Sherwood enterprise. Sherwood enterprise is based in the Sherwood Forest‚ the world’s most loved heritage forest as a result of its exciting landscape that is esteemed by nearly every person who has heard of it. Robin Hood experienced a great success in the first year of the operation of the Sherwood Enterprise. The growth of his company has been extraordinary
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Waiting for the telegram What will we reminisce and regret when we age and become an elder? Will we be lonely and ill? Or will we be happy and appreciate the small things in life? The Short Story ”Waiting for the Telegram” by Alan Bennett is about Violet‚ an elderly resident in a nursing home‚ who due to a stroke has trouble remembering names and words. Throughout the story Violet talks about the present and reminisces about the past‚ and the short story is therefore elucidating how it is to age
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Reproduction Businesses of Thomas Kinkade’s painting When I read the article by Susan Orlean‚ I am very aware of the big business Thomas Kinkade is trying to create by reproducing his original paintings mechanically using digital technique‚ but I have also carefully examined whether this article which discusses about the reproduction of his art works has a correlation with Walter Benjamin’s essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction". A certain emotion or an "aura" is said
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