Defining the Humanities Paper University of Phoenix Introduction to Humanities - The Ancient World to Medieval Times HUM/100 Isabelle Rucks November 15‚ 2010 Defining the Humanities Paper Introduction The purpose of this paper is to define the humanities and explain how the humanities differ from other forms of human expression and inquiry. The author of the paper will describe a cultural event that she has experienced or encountered and explain how this cultural event expressed
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Hampton Court Palace‚ and St. Peter ’s Basilica as well as looked at numerous pictures of artwork and architecture in and of the buildings. These three places have things in common as well as many differences. They all have the evidence of the baroque era but they each show different values that are most important to their community. It seems to me that Versailles was more concerned with showing their successes in politics‚ economics and the arts. Hampton court palace seemed more concerned with
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characteristics of an artistic period‚ it is often important to look at other periods and the relationship0 between the two. In this essay I will be comparing the Baroque Period and the Romantic Period. 1. Baroque Period Originating in Italy in the 17th and 18th century‚ Baroque art quickly spread to Europe‚ North America and South America. Baroque art showed mingled emotion with high volumes and large structures. One of the largest influences was religion‚ which also helped with the success of this
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on monarchy and absolutism gradually changed. At first Europeans defended absolutism through the publication of treatises that addressed the authority and duties of a king. For example‚ Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet‚ who was a famous French churchman‚ he wrote the treatise called Politics Derived from the Words of Holy Scripture in which he stated that “God established kings as his ministers‚ and reigns through them over the peoples” (Document 30‚ page 147). Jacques defends absolutism by making a strong
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The Czech Republic boasts(se může pochlubit) some wonderful countryside crisscrossed with thousands of kilometres of marked hiking trails‚ an incredible number of historical sites‚ picturesque historical towns and world-famous spas where visitors come to be cured (lěčeni)‚ as well as to unwind(odpočinek). Visitors from around the world travel here for our culture‚ history and architecture. All of these places are easily accessible. Such a concentration of UNESCO sites cannot be found anywhere else
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Henry Parker’s The Contra-Replicant‚ his Complaint to His Maiestie asserts a ‘reason of state’ justification for parliamentary absolutism more forcefully than any other tract in the Royalist-Parliamentarian debates of 1642/3. Yet despite recent work on Parker’s parliamentary sovereignty‚ Michael Mendle observes a dearth of scholarship on his parliamentary absolutism. In addition‚ David Wootton’s contention that the 1642/3 debates witnessed ‘the transition from rebellion to revolution’ and enabled
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The Baroque style in art that flourished in the seventeenth century is characterized by “intense emotions‚ monumental decors‚ and even a kind of artistic sensationalism (Hunt‚ Martin and Rosenwein 473).” It is a movement that was heavily embellished and very complex‚ primarily because it wanted to evoke a strong sense of emotion from the viewer. The artists who subscribed to this particular movement “embraced dynamism‚ theatricality‚ and elaborate ornamentation‚ all used to spectacular effect‚ often
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successful. Under absolute monarchy this would never have been allowed. I believe the main causes of the French revolution were absolutism and privilege‚ famine‚ and economics. These three factors each played an important role in the French Revolution‚ which led to the fall of the old regime. Absolutism and privilege were key factors in the French Revolution. Absolutism was becoming an increasingly unpopular form of government at the time. While at the same time the large middle class was absorbing
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time generally sought more volume‚ a ‘stronger tone’ and greater uniformity of timbre among different notes. On a classical flute‚ fewer cross finger- ings are used‚ and are necessary only in the third octave of the instrument. Most flutes of the baroque and classical periods play a natural major scale based on the note D4. Some classical flutes have keys for the notes C4 and C♯4‚ and some are designed to play in different keys (such as B♭ or E). The piccolo is a small flute that generally plays an
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September 1659 - 21 November 1695) Purcell was an English Baroque composer. He has often been called England’s finest native composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music. His brief career began at the court of Charles II and on through the turbulent times of James II and finally into the period of William and Mary. Purcell’s music ranks among the finest in the Baroque period and because of him England gained a leading position
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