Regis Schratz History of Media Arts II – Andre Puca 2 April 2013 Reception Paper All in the Family: Too Real for TV? When All in the Family came out in 1971‚ it caught an impressive amount of attention. The CBS sitcom ventured into the dangerously taboo ideas and viewpoints held by conservative individuals in the early 1970s and brought them into the public dialogue through the loud‚ uncensored mouth of Archie Bunker. Like it or not‚ this show proudly displayed the inner racist‚ sexist‚
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Gilgamesh and Noah and the flood myths stories has several similarities and difference. In the both stories‚ there is an enormous flood that covers the earth. The flood myth in The Epic of Gilgamesh was written somewhere around 2750 and 2500 BCE‚ whereas the Noah and the Flood was written around 500 BC. As for The Mesopotamian story is date in the Bronze Age‚ 3000-1050 BC. All three stories tell a story of a noble figure who is apprised by mystical beings that a large flood is going to destroy the earth
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War Destroys Innocence Even though a book has far more space to talk about its thematic reason‚ there are many commonalities between books and poems. “All Quiet on the Western Front” was written by Erich Maria Remarque. The theme of the novel can be related to the theme of “Peace” by Rupert Brooke. The theme of both the novel and the book is “war destroys innocence”. The poem and the novel both display many examples of this. In “All Quiet on the Western Front” it explains how even though in
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houses and all of their belongings. Noah received his message from God to start building the boat while Gilgamesh received his message in a dream. But in the story of Noah’s Ark‚ Noah was to build the boat to exact measurements which were 300 cubits for its length‚ 50 cubits for its width‚ and 30 cubits for its height. Where in the Epic of the Gilgamesh it was to be built “shall have her dimensions in proportion‚ Her width and length in harmony.” The story never tells how big the boat was for all living
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was filled with lawlessness.” What did God mean by this? Earth as we know was destroyed‚ because of the wickedness of man. “Noah and the Flood” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh” are essentially origin myths meaning a story concerning the early history or importance of a culture. Although the differences in circumstances‚ heroic abilities‚ and outcomes of the flood narratives in “Noah and the Flood” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh” they appear to be quite comparable. The circumstances in both origin myths have
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1. In Descartes’ First Meditation‚ why does he set about doubting all of his knowledge? What is he hoping to achieve? Descartes mentions that several years have passed since he first realized how numerous were the false opinions that he had once taken to be true. He notes that the subsequent opinions built were suspect to doubt because of this. He says that he has gained his knowledge through the senses or through the senses. The senses are sometimes deceptive and it is prudent not to trust that
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Maryann Rayyan April 1‚ 2013 Prof. Stanislaw Humanities 121 What caused the collapse of the Maya Civilization? While reading Three articles concerning the collapse of the maya civilization‚ I read about debates why the civilization fell apart. Ancient Mayan empire was approximately A.D 250 to A.D 900. The mayan Civilization once extended through out the area of Texas‚ southern Mexico‚ and Northern Central America‚ This includes the countries of Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador‚ and Honduras
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HUMANITIES: What is it? •The term Humanities comes from the Latin word‚ “humanitas” •It generally refers to art‚ literature‚ music‚ architecture‚ dance and the theatre—in which human subjectivity is emphasized and individual expressiveness is dramatized. HOW IMPORTANT IS HUMANITIES •The fields of knowledge and study falling under humanities are dedicated to the pursuit of discovering and understanding the nature of man. •The humanities deal with man as a being of purpose‚ of values‚ loves
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was up and early‚ humming quietly to himself as he swept the floor. “Papa‚ why are you sweeping the floor?” He stopped sweeping and smiled gently at me. “Ji Ling‚ even in times of great desperation‚ one must stay clean and rid themselves of the evil presence‚” he said‚ giving the floor a strong‚ hard sweep. I nodded to myself. Indeed‚ the Japanese were like the evil presence. Their mantra‚ “Kill all‚ Loot all‚ Burn all” has laid our beautiful city into ruins. Once bustling streets filled with traders
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SYLLABUS in HUMANITIES 1 (Adapted) Syllabus/Course OUTLINE Credits: 3 units Description The Course introduces the creative expressions in their various forms and functions. The categories of these artistic expressions are analysed. Whether these be in fine and the folk arts‚ or a space‚ temporal‚ and combined arts‚ or as specialist and communal art‚ these creations and their process‚ appreciation‚ and function foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of Man vis-à-vis his milieu
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