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    Art of the 20th Century

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    Art of the 20th century (by: Chiara Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany)

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    father is finally able to get Rose and her aunt Masha to America. During the early years of Rose’s life in America‚ she experiences many obstacles and conditions that were faced by Jews throughout the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th century. During Rose and her Aunt Masha’s arrival at Castle Garden in America‚ they experienced various social conditions‚ which were different and new from their old lifestyles in Russia. As Rose’s father began to introduce her to the new American

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    The most dramatic developments in the Criminal Justice system during the late 20th Century were the revolution of the sentencing system. Prior to the sentencing reforms of 1984‚ most of the 20th century federal sentencing was largely based on rehabilitative model where sentencing was indeterminate. By the 1970s‚ the traditional sentencing system came under increasing attack as public interest in the criminal justice system prompted “crime research boom time” (Nagel‚ 1990; Wilkins‚ 1987). The concerns

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    The Searchers

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    Development and adaptation of the western genre has occurred throughout the twentieth century in relation to the shift in context‚ this is still relevant. Stereotypes of a western genre and the context are determined by the time in which the film is being produced. The time in which they were produced determine how social construction‚ gender ideas‚ values and attitudes‚ the setting and SWAT codes are demonstrated. I have chosen to present this speech by looking at the film studied in class‚ and

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    Most important inventions

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    Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Mai 10dh71090 Topic: In the history of human beings‚ many inventions have greatly changed human’s life. Write some of the inventions which have brought some changes in our life. One of the most prominent features of the present century is the progress of science and its effects on almost every aspect of social life. Nowadays‚ more and more new things invented to make our life more comfortable and convenient. It is difficult for us to point out which inventions changed human’s life

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    Charles Bukowski’s poem “Bluebird” because it was very gritty and realistic‚ and I really understood the expression of loneliness and depression and escapism. His work seems to really represent the dirty‚ gritty‚ realistic soul of America in the 20th century and he uses his writing to express his inner pain and questions about himself and life. He does this through writing in a realistic way in transgressive poetry‚ by exploring his own personal problems in life and putting them on paper in the form

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    Technological Lazieness

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    activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so (Wikipedia). In other words laziness can be attributed to the lack of work. The Preservation Institute writes: Early in the nineteenth century‚ most Americans worked twelve hours a day‚ six days a week. The work week shrank gradually during the nineteenth century and more quickly during the twentieth. The traditional six-day week was shortened to five and a half days during the 1920s and to the five-day‚ forty-hour week during the 1930s. If you’ll

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    Fiddler On The Roof

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    Fiddler on the Roof was a moving yet highly entertaining musical about a Jewish family living in Russia during the early 20th century. This book musical allows the audience to embark with Tevye‚ the father‚ and the rest of his family on the journey that is life. In addition to the many life-situations that the characters find themselves in‚ there are numerous singing scenes in which the audience can hear classic after classic. Some of the themes tackled by Fiddler include racism‚ love‚ forgiveness

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    Physical Education

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    military tactics and training‚ and martial arts. However‚ the real history of physical education is in the changing methodologies used to transmit physical skills and‚ to a lesser extent‚ the varying intentions of the educator‚ and thus theGreek influence is often argued to be the most fundamental to how the discipline is viewed today. The ancient Greek emphasis on anatomy‚ physical achievement and abilities was for the first time in the ancient world blended with a humanistic and scientific approach

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    In the mid 20th century‚ as industry moved out of central Manhattan and with that a lot of middle class people. Loft spaces‚ that were designed for small business became available. So artists moved into them‚ setting of to live in them and to have studio and exhibition

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