Bring Back Flogging by Jeff Jacoby advocates the restoring of the ancient Puritan penalty for crimes to some extent. Via the sentence “Now we practice a more enlightened‚ more humane way of disciplining wrongdoers: We lock them up in cages”‚ the author pointed out the unwise in the application of the all-purposed penalty-imprisonment in an ironic tone. By wording with statistic and citations‚ the author revealed the plight faced by the present imprisonment penalty: imprisonment is an all-purposed
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Creative art and Fine art . By a broad definition of art‚[9] artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind: from early pre-historic art to contemporary art; however‚ some theories restrict the concept to modern Western societies.[10] The first and broadest sense of art is the one that has remained closest to the older Latin meaning‚ which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft." A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact‚ artificial‚ artifice‚ medical arts‚ and military arts
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within a work of art‚ and a work of art may reflect more than one theme. A theme is an “idea” thread running through the entire history of art. There are many threads." - Chapter Three For this discussion board choose at least two “thread” categories from what is listed below. Check Chapter 3 for the textbook’s examples of what art and environments fit within these categories‚ then think of your own examples of what would be “ sacred” art‚ political/social order inspired art‚ etc. Write a post
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Benefits of Leisure Benefits of Leisure ‘All work and no play‚ makes Jack a dull boy’ – something we were taught in kindergarten‚ but something we forgot along the way. Although we are all aware of the need and benefits of leisure‚ it’s not until something seriously goes wrong with our health or relationships that we start thinking about it. The importance of leisure has been so vividly understood‚ that companies and organization’s are slowly beginning to regulate overtime and over-working‚ and
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Luke 1119795 Postmodernism & Issey Miyake As designers we critically think about what we want our creations to be‚ what they look like and most importantly what they are inspired by. The shift and movement away from modernity in western society has become a significant change over the past century‚ notions of critical theory‚ art‚ fashion‚ literature‚ and philosophy has changed radically. What has manifested from this is the shift of post modernity/postmodern a complex term that finding
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7 (Serial No.82) US-China Foreign Language‚ ISSN1539-8080‚ USA (De)constructing humour across languages and genres Sara Laviosa (English Language and Translation‚ University of Bari (Aldo Moro)‚ Bari 70125‚ Italy) Abstract: In Western societies‚ humour appears in many different communicative events‚ and is variedly expressed through words‚ pictures‚ sounds and body language. Humour is peculiar in that it is creative‚ compelling and culture-specific‚ and produces effects that go beyond the
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laws of equality are enforced in that if someone is “above average” in society‚ they will be handicapped in some way‚ shape or form. George and Hazel Bergeron have a son named Harrison and the government takes him away from his parents when he was just fourteen years old for the reason that he is “above average.” Eventually‚ Harrison escapes and pronounces himself Emperor and tells everyone‚ “I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!” (220). Harrison knows that equality is wrong and tries
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education can make the life changing difference between having a job you love‚ and being forced to do something you don’t particularly enjoy for the remainder of your life. In addition to that‚ a college education opens several doors which have numerous benefits including better job opportunities‚ having a job you love or are pleased with‚ job stability‚ and earning more money. My college education will allow me to experience all of that‚ as well as acquire knowledge in my field and knowledge in things not
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vacations has been in agendas of school committee meetings for many years‚ so is summer vacation a thing of the past? Having year round school with re-occurring breaks has many benefits for the students‚ teachers and parents. Mini breaks throughout the semester instead of a two month summer vacation could have many benefits such as a reduction of stress‚ improvement of learning and would help students stay in routine. Schooling should be rescheduled to include year round classes with reoccurring short
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels explain why and what the society is based on a materialistic approach. The cornerstone of Marx’s idea is the historical materialism which highlighted the importance of economic life so that people produce their own means of subsistence to satisfy their own material needs. Besides‚ Marx believed that the driving force of the historical change was the dialectic‚ which is a process of interaction between competing forces. Historical change is the result of internal contradictions
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