Nicole Dale 6/12/10 Humanities Masterpiece final What is a masterpiece anyways and who depicted what makes a piece of art a masterpiece and what doesn’t? As stated in our book a masterpiece is a work that in style‚ execution and resonance far exceeds what other artists were doing at the same time. A masterpiece is also something that can always stand on its own and it will find admirers in any age. To me a masterpiece is something that accomplishes inner emotion in the viewer as the exterior
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What is Arnis? The names Arnis‚ Eskrima and Kali refer to weapons based martial art developed from ancestry in the Philippines. The Philippines are an archipelago of islands‚ and the names used vary with region. The art is referred to as Arnis in various regional languages‚ such as Pananandata in Tagalog; Pagkalikali‚ Ibanag; Kabaraon and Kalirongan‚ Pangasinan; Kaliradman‚ Bisaya; and Didja‚ Ilokano. Arnis is declared as the Philippine National Martial Art and Sport. There are three (3) phases
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individual‚ and by that‚ I mean being a conformist. In contrast‚ individual do not care about the society or their surrounding‚ giving them pressure. They want to be themselves‚ they go for shock value. In “The Sociology of Leopard Man” by Logan Feys‚ “Two Kind” by Amy Tan and Dead Poets Society by Peter Weir‚ the main characters are somehow a conformist in some ways‚ but actually they’re trying to break through the wall that prevents them from achieving their happiness. I believe that in order to to happy
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Biography Born on February 22‚ 1892 in Rockland‚ Maine‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay grew up with the constant label of being “different‚” which in her case‚ was a good thing. To match her strange individuality‚ her friends and family called her “Vincent.” Her mother‚ Cora Millay‚ was a singer and encouraged the arts. She recognized Edna’s exclusivity and took advantage of it. By the age of four she had already started learning the power of poetry. Millay’s parents separated
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Day” by Robert Frost and “Mariposa”(meaning butterfly in Spanish) by Edna St. Vincent Millay may seem to be similar by their titles‚ the meanings of the two poems are completely different from each other. The two have differences through their word choice: Frost’s being positive and Millay’s being negative. Robert Frost’s diction creates a positive tone about butterflies flying through the sky in “Blue- Butterfly Day” whereas Edna St. Vincent Millay portrays a negative tone about death coming soon
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“She is the air of our true Christian breeze.” This is a rather interesting quote from St. Louis. What St. Louis is metaphorically saying that Mary‚ Our Blessed Mother‚ is the air that we take in so replenish our lives. Not so much in a figuratively sense‚ inhaling and exhaling our lungs to keep our circulatory system continuous‚ but in the sense that She‚ Our Lady is the everlasting breathe of Salvation that we partake every moment of our lives. “You cannot get to Jesus without Her‚” (Mr. Berube)
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Alliteration: A technique where a sound repeats in the beginning of the word or phrase‚ it’s usually a consonant. Alliteration is used in the poem “Song” by Sir John Suckling. The w is alliterative throughout the whole poem. “Why so pale and wan fond lover? Prithee why so pale? Will‚ when looking well can ’t move her‚ Looking ill prevail? Prithee why so pale?” (Ferguson 1588) Allusion: A reference
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Q : What is Abhidhamma? The Buddha preached “Abhidhamma” in the plane of Tavatimsa for three months especially dedicated to his mother Deva and the rest Devas and Bhahmas from the whole universe. At that time‚ the Buddha preached by very wide and very details way. Buddha repeated it to Ashin Sariputtaya by shortest way. Ashin Sariputtaya handed it on to five hundred of his disciples not too long and not too short. This way is what we have been learned in nowadays. According to tipitaka‚ Abhidhamma
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Messages‚ Signs‚ and Meanings A Basic Textbook in Semiotics and Communication 3rdedition Volume 1 in the series Studies in Linguistic and Cultural Anthropology Series Editor: Marcel Danesi‚ University of Toronto Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc. Toronto Disclaimer: Some images and text in the printed version of this book are not available for inclusion in the eBook. Messages‚ Signs‚ and Meanings: A Basic Textbook in Semiotics and Communication Theory‚ 3rdEdition by Marcel Danesi
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design of space in Theatres & Exhibitions and its effect on their audiences. What is scenography and how does is effect space in theatres and exhibition spaces. An introduction into scenography for the theatre and exhibitions spaces. A study into the term ‘Scenography’ and Performance Design in the theatre. QUOTES ‘Every set design frames the performer.’ ‘All stage designs are created worlds‚ so what makes a world opposed to a performance environment?’ ‘Set the performance in a particular
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