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Scott Joplin & George Gershwin

time," then shortened to "ragtime" (Porter, 1973, p. 2). The innovations that Joplin brought to ragtime were remarkable and uniqu...

Erik Erikson: Biography and Theory

on the processes of becoming" (Grinker, 2001, p. 105). II. EIGHT STAGES THEORY People are not merely empty vessels waiting...

How is "Good" Art Determined?

by art historians and critics. However, it is also true that a works intrinsic economic value, that is, how much it will sell for...

Art and Visual Culture

or are from cultures different from that of the viewer, nuances in meaning may not be readily apparent. For example, consider the ...

Simon Starling, One Ton II/An Art Report

series refer to the fact that it took a ton of platinum ore, involving considerable human effort and the resulting blight on the l...

Art Criticism and Pollock

I am more at ease...I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and ...

Gender Roles in American Culture

beyond the domestic sphere into virtually every profession and job category from which they were once barred, they have had to con...

Hoffman and Rodriguez on Bilingualism

in the form of dialogues that she has between her English self, Eva, and her Polish self, Ewa. One gathers from the context of the...

Political Economy and Globalization

Kants bottom-line position is that individuals should act from the "categorical imperative." That is to say that they should deci...

Crash, A Cinematic Parable

his motivation for stealing Jean and Ricks car. However, in committing grand theft auto, Anthony objectifies Jean and Rick just as...

Globalization: Largely Beneficial And Destructive At The Same Time

performance and establishing a diversity program; as such, industry analysts readily assert how such proliferation of initiatives ...

Rawls and Nozick on Equality

traditional theory of the social contract" (Rawls 514). According to Rawls, there should be a "veil of ignorance" in regards to ...

Adam Smith: Theory Of Growth And International Trade

in the context of economic growth" (Afonso, 2001). One of Smiths (1991) greatest concerns is the variance in national wealth from...

Scholarship (True Historical Analysis) And Contemporary Entertainment (Popular Culture): Erroneousness And Embellishment

the directors chose to employ properties of historical revisionism speaks to the inherent influence the concept of truth versus fi...

A Trio of Minimalist Artists Compared

In ten pages the minimalist art of Donald Judd, Ulrich Ruckriem, and Marcel Duchamp are compared. Five sources are cited in the b...

Scottish Architect Charles Renny Mackintosh

Scottish architect Charles Renny Mackintosh and his architecture are discussed in five pages with such famous buildings as the Wil...

Contemporary Economies and Financial Markets

In four pages this paper assesses the economy in a consideration of financial markets' role. Six sources are cited in the bibliog...

Contemporary History and the Monetary Policy of the United States

In eight pages the US monetary policy is discussed in an overview of government managing of interest rates, credit, supply, and al...

Romanesque Art and Meyer Shapiro's Contributions

In eight pages this paper discusses the beauty and social desire evoked by Meyer Shapiro's Romanesque art in a consideration of hi...

Art of the Renaissance and Human Nature

renaissance view of human nature by examining the works of the great renaissance artists. The Renaissance View of Human Nature The...

Comparison Between Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo

follows "A good painter must paint two things above all others the person and the intent of that persons soul" (qtd. in North 16)....

Contemporary Society and Gay Marriages

In nine pages this paper examines gay marital unions in terms of economic, political, and social implications in a conclusion that...

Contemporary Society and the Importance of Equality

In seven pages society's need for equality is defended in an argument that discusses pertinent issues and refutes arguments that o...

Art and Techniques from 1300 to 1700

bottom of the painting, first highlighting the travelers, then an interim space of field, forest and hills where a winged angel gr...

Nonverbal Communication Issues and Smiling

This essay consists of seven pages and considers what smiling means in contemporary U.S. society and how it is used differently in...

Prevarication or Why People in Western Culture Lie

In eight pages this research paper considers the art of lying as a Western cultural component. Six sources are cited in the bibli...

Ancient Rome and Its Culture

In ten pages this paper considers ancient Rome, Julius Caesar's leadership, and what this past culture can reveal about contempora...

Cloning and its Negative Ethical Aspects

In ten pages this paper discusses human cloning and how it can be misused in a consideration that includes past Nazi abuse and con...

Contemporary Society and the Concepts of Productivity, Unemployment, and Inflation

In ten pages this paper examines contemporary society in an assessment of the importance of such concepts as productivity, unemplo...

Financial Crises and Panic

virtually all Americans are well-aware of the resultant mass hysteria of the 1929 crash on Wall Street, there has not been signifi...