Choose one aspect (art) and show how this reflects the British character and UK society. You can also introduce a brief comparison with your own country. For many years Britain have its own unique and old history‚ for example‚ art. But in the beginning‚ British art was not as wide-ranging and popular as the present. It develops as time goes on‚ and there was big difference between each period‚ such as The Ambassadors from 1533‚ showing the lifestyle of upper class‚ Rain‚ Steam and Speed from
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American Art and Architecture Two opposite forces have coexisted in American art since the establishment of the first colonies. On the one hand‚ American artists have been aware of their European cultural heritage and of continuing innovation in Europe; on the other hand‚ they have had to adapt European forms to the exigencies of their native situation. This interaction between rival forces is hardly unique to American art--all art grows within a tradition--but what distinguishes the American
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innovation that has an impact on the development of popular music. I will describe the development and impact of the Internet of popular music. Following Shapiro and Varian (1999) the development of music technology can be characterized by several aspects such as consumption‚ production and distribution. Technology influences the demand for music to be extended including costs and similar variations. The role of demand is exemplified by Klym’s (2005) invention by consuming music over network devises. According
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Political” Through Contemporary Music Marlene Denice Elwell 28th April 2009 Term Paper Final Essay Prompt: While effectively and originally incorporating selected sources and your own analysis‚ how can it be argued that “the political” may be (or may not be) understood through contemporary music and/or contemporary music can be (or not be) understood through “the political”? Perceiving John Lennon as “A Threat”: To Whom? To provide an understanding of music‚ politics‚ as well as their reciprocal
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Reviewing current art‚ both locally and globally‚ it appears that much of it has or purports to have a political content. One reason for this focus is that technological advances encourage snatching digitized fragments from reality that document the persistent global nightmare of human inhumanity. This process thus duplicates in art the same nightmare we see every day on TV or the Internet. Very little of this work‚ whose apology is that it is “consciousness raising‚” amounts to more than superficial
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Greek created many achievements in architecture‚ art‚ philosophy‚ mathematics and science. It occupied a very important position in the history of world culture. Moreover‚ there are no doubt that the contributions to the human society had a significant impact on the history. Also‚ There are some of the Greek achievements which still have impact on the world. Some information of achievements are below architecture and philosophy. Firstly‚ the style of architecture was mainly by Classical order. It
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Neoclassicism‚ an 18th century art and architecture movement‚ looked to Greek and Roman art for models of harmony‚ idealized realism‚ and reason and drew on Enlightenment thinking. Neoclassical art‚ therefore‚ closely resembles the art of classical antiquity. Neoclassical Literature • Neoclassical playwrights turned to subjects based on classical myths and adhered to classical unities of time‚ place‚ and action. Neoclassical theater was characterized by grandiosity and opulence; this was reflected
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The Most Powerful and Dangerous Vehicle: Music As music has been used in all matters‚ it has been involved with political issues as well. As Billy Bragg said “All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations (Bragg).” This quotation manifestly indicates that there has always been political confrontation and it proves that music has been used in both sides. During the war time some authorities especially Germany and USA produced many songs (including anthems) which
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Mackenzie Berliner-Glasser 12 November‚ 2012 Mr. Rodriguez Essay 2.2 Word Count: 1470 Politically Divided In this modern day and age‚ technology has become a major influence in our life. In the past decade‚ we have had a significant amount of technological advances in society that revolves around all aspects of society. Specifically‚ technology has allowed for ways for individuals to advertise information and express their personal opinions. With advances like cable television‚ having dozens
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Stravinsky’s developmental context Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (June 17‚ 1882 – April 6‚ 1971) is known not just for the breadth of diversity acknowledged in his oeuvre‚ but for the impact and contribution it has made on Western culture‚ particularly music. Indeed‚ Time magazine named him as one of the most influential people of the 20th century. At the time of Stravinsky’s birth‚ Imperial Russia was undergoing immense change in all areas of society. Upon his accession to the Russian throne in
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