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Substance and Symbolism of the African Mask

reminiscent of African culture as a whole is to miss the point of the masks intent. There are a variety of masks and they are mean...

Misconceptions About African Women in Literature

family. He rejects anything feminine and never displays anything remotely resembling passivity. This contention is reflected in ...

Chaucer/Merchant's & Franklin's Tales

French fabliaux, which provide the source material on which many of the tales are based. Essentially, Chaucer use of gardens sugge...

West African Families and Female Circumcision

regions, the "lips" of the vagina, the labia minora and labia major, are also cut. The most severe form of female circumcision is ...

Overview of the Shaolin Temple

his physical insights with the other monks when he returned after nine years, realizing how completely out of shape - both physica...

Houston's Museum of Fine Arts

white and black color scheme of the bird (white feathers, black accent on the tips of its wings, black legs) stand out in sharp co...

Aspects of the Multiple Heritage Seen in Africa

born in Kenya, educated in Britain and currently teaching at Binghamton University, New York knows of what he studies (Binghamton,...

Metropolitan Museum of Art Photographic Exhibit Review

In five pages this exhibit's contributions to the museum and vice versa as well as an analysis of several featured photographs are...

Paul Johnson's Modern Times

created the modern political zealot--and his crimes--so the evaporation of religious faith among the educated left a vacuum in the...

George Stubbs' Painting Displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

In five pages this paper discusses George Stubbs' artistry in a consideration of his paintings' composition and line uses....

Summary of Africa And Africans In The Making Of The Atlantic World 1400-1800 by John Thornton

go against historical accounts of the African arrival by asserting that they did not come to the Americas as a result of slavery; ...

The Transformation of the Family Culture Changing Family Concepts

5 pages and 8 sources. This paper relates the changing views of the family in modern culture, including the redefining of the fam...

Turquoise and its Mystique

In eight pages this paper discusses the historical allure of turquoise in this consideration of Native American art and the Americ...

Love in a Small Town by Wang Anyi

sees the cultural upheavals which have befallen the mainland in its over forty years under socialism as a backdrop, not a major pl...

Tunisia and Islam

In twelve pages this research paper discusses Tunisia with an emphasis upon Islam's regional significance and the role it has play...

Contemporary World Economy and The Communist Manifesto of Karl Marx

In two pages this paper applies Marx's ideal government to the modern government system that is powered by an international econom...

AThe Role of Angels in History and in Contemporary Life

The notion of angels is contemplated in this paper consisting of six pages and the reasons of its significance in various religion...

Sphinx of Senwosret II at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art III

An explication of this sculpture featured at New York's Met is presented in a paper consisting of five pages. Three sources are c...

Standing Buddha Statue Seen on a Trip to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art VII

In about three pages reaction and analysis to this fifth century Indian statue are presented. There is the inclusion of a black a...

Dogon Tribes, Birth Twins, and African Religious Symbolism

In six pages the significance of twins in African religion in terms of symbolism and ritual is discussed with the emphasis upon Do...

Looking at Africa Through the Eyes of Camara Laye in the Autobiographical Text The Dark Child

This essay consists of five pages and discusses African tribal life as depicted in the text....

A Continental Overview of Africa

In a paper containing six pages the art, religion, geography, and history of the African continent are examined. There are three ...

Modern Architecture, Art Nouveau, and Otto Wagner

In eight pages this paper examines Otto Wagner's role in the art nouveau movement of modern architecture. There are 5 sources cit...

African Slaves and the Their Subtle and Intellectual Approaches to Rebellion

In five pages this paper examines the intellectual and subtle approaches to rebellion espoused by some African slaves....

Judaism in the Works of Franz Kafka

In five pages the ways in which Judaism ins represented in Franz Kafka's works are examined with an emphasis upon his story 'Metam...

Book Twenty Four of 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....

Dreams in Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

give clues as to what is going on in the mind and the past of the person having it. She convincingly creates a context for dream s...

Title Significance of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In two pages this essay analyzes the play's title significance and how it influences both plot and characterization....

Antitrust Issues and Internet Explorer of Microsoft

In five pages this paper examines the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft and issues regarding the Internet E...

Technology Impact Upon Modern Art

In eight pages this paper considers how technology has affected modern art and examines what the future may hold in store. Seven ...