The films of Werner Herzog ’s have often been approached from the point of view of a vision of the sublime ’. Do you agree with this reading of his work? Discuss your answer with reference to at least two of his films. The above question contains several separate facets. Firstly‚ there are many different definitions and interpretations of the sublime. For the purposes of feasibility‚ the most appropriate definition will be examined as well as the historical and modern-day relevance of the concept
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(DAR1) 11168560 QUINTOS‚ Princess M. 01/15/15 “Sublime in Aesthetics” Sublime is a Latin word which was often referred to as something that is beyond beautiful. According to other definitions‚ the word Sublime refers to “a greatness beyond all possibility of calculation‚ measurement‚ or imitation” according to one article I’ve read. The term was believed to have been used in aesthetics in the early 1550’s and was further translated and passed on to the 16th century up until
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Specific Question 7. Can the sublime be an important framework for ethics in global health? If yes or no‚ how does Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome help you make your case? I believe the sublime can be an important framework for ethics in global health‚ because it calls on the unknown as the motivation to seek out ways of knowing what will hinder or advance the health of populations on the global level‚ despite the possibility of experiencing discomfort along this path. Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome
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Longines book on the sublime has provided me and the world with many insights on good writing and achieving the sublime. He gives five basic rules for writing and goes in depth on how important structure is. Here is my take on it. He talks of structure in the sublime. We must be clear in what we mean to say and how we do it. He talks extensively of this on page fifty. He also tells us we must not have tumors in the story “for they only dilute”. If you are clear and smart about how you structure
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Werner Heisenberg One cannot fully appreciate the work of Werner Heisenberg unless one examines his contributions in the context of the time in which he lived. Werner Karl Heisenberg was born in Wuerzburg‚ Germany‚ on December 5‚ 1901‚ and grew up in academic surroundings‚ in a household devoted to the humanities. His father was a professor at the University of Munich and undoubtedly greatly influenced young Werner‚ who was a student at the Maximilian Gymnasium. Heisenberg had the opportunity
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Werner Herzog declares‚ “There are deeper strata of truth in cinema.” This “mysterious and elusive” truth that he searches for is “poetic‚ ecstatic…and can be reached only through fabrication and imagination and stylization” (Minnesota Declaration). His manifesto of sorts aptly explains why the line between documentary and narrative fiction is so blurry in his plethora of films. In this same pronouncement‚ Herzog denounces “the so-called Cinema Verite’‚” which he deems is “devoid of verite” because
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The sublime The transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism period was a change from reason to feeling; Rousseau’s ideas helped to bring about the romanticism period. His ideas of man was born free which helped shape this new period‚ were people were anxious to be free instead of just being political‚ and of thought‚ moral‚ spiritual‚ of worship‚ of taste‚ of felling. This period brought about vast interest to the medieval period and the sublime. Artists were attracted towards sublime art because
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Cory Cress Scientist of a Lifetime Werner Heisenberg was the scientist of a lifetime for many different reasons. Werner contributed to the theory of quantum physics‚ while also discovering allotropic forms of hydrogen and receiving the Nobel Prize for physics in 1932. Werner Heisenberg was a scientist of a lifetime because he thrived to learn as much about quantum physics‚ and other types of physics as possible he attended and worked at five different colleges‚ he also educated other people by
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Negrin Summer Literature Assignment Mrs. Ana Lourdes Garcia English IV Honors G-Block The Sublime in Frankenstein Throughout the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ two forms of the sublime are utilized. Considering all the elements that comprise the sublime: plot‚ character descriptions‚ setting‚ character development‚ etc.‚ positivity and negativity intertwine to form the building blocks of the sublime. Since the sublime also focuses on the aesthetic side of matters‚ it embellishes an individual with the belief
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PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 1997‚ 50 EXPLAINING U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS DECISIONS INVOLVING PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: ACCURACY‚ FAIRNESS‚ AND VALIDATION JON M. WERNER‚ MARK C. BOLINO Department of Management University of South Carolina Accuracy and due process perspectives were used to extend policycapturing research concerning employment discrimination case law. TWo-hundred ninety-five usable U.S. Circuit Court decisions concerning performance appraisal were located from 1980-1995. In both chisquare
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