Art for Arts’ Sake Dear Friends‚ When I was asked to write to you about my views of the role of the Arts in society‚ I did not hesitate to embrace the task. Over the past three years‚ I have been working on a PhD in Music Education. I have finished all of my coursework‚ and have "only" my dissertation remaining. In this program of study‚ I recall many discussions in our seminar classes that were seeking to answer this very question: What is the role of the Arts in our society? For purposes
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As a passionate and intelligent woman‚ Alexa Thornburg is optimistic about her future and considerate of her childhood. One thing Alexa would change about her life if she could is the town she lives. She says that the city of DeWitt is too small to her liking and that prevents her from pursuing what she would want to in school and other activities she is interested in. Alexa feels accomplished when she is able to understand what content she is being taught in school and getting good grades on tests
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made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Alex Powell froze his sperm 23 years ago after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Alex Powell was a regular teenager but his world collapsed when he reached the age of 15. At 15‚ Alex was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma‚ a rare cancer of the lymphatic system which weakens the immunity system. The doctors wanted to start chemotherapy immediately. A chance meeting with a stranger on a train led Patricia (alex Powell’s Step-mother) to suggest he deposit and
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The Midnight Mission organization presents the Annual Awards Fundraising event‚ Golden Heart Awards www.goldenheartawards.org The Midnight Mission is proud to announces the 2015 Golden Heart Awards Honorees: Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell‚ Bob Romeo (The Academy of Country Music)‚ and Mike Glick (LA & SF Specialty & Chefs to End Hunger). The Midnight Mission cordially invites you to their Annual Golden Heart Awards event. Cocktails‚ silent auction‚ entertainment‚ and dinner. Thursday‚ October
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On Saturday‚ October 14 of 1066. The English and Normans fought a historical battle in Anglo-Saxon England‚ on a site said to have been known as the "Grey Apple Tree" or nowadays known simply as "Battle". The English used axes as their weapons and crossed together shields to protect themselves‚ creating a shield wall‚ which had become a traditional way of fighting. The Normans lined up in three rows. First the archers‚ then the infantry‚ and next the mounted knights. William I‚ also known as William
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The Few by Alex Kershaw In the summer of 1940‚ World War II had been in progress for nearly a year. Adolf Hitler was victorious and planning an invasion of England to seal Europe’s fate. Everyone in the United States of America knew it. The Germans were too powerful. Hitler’s Luftwaffe had too many planes‚ too many pilots and too many bombs and since Hitler was Europe’s problem‚ the United States claimed to be a neutral country (Neutrality Act of 1939). Seven Americans‚ however‚ did not remain
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within a work of art‚ and a work of art may reflect more than one theme. A theme is an “idea” thread running through the entire history of art. There are many threads." - Chapter Three For this discussion board choose at least two “thread” categories from what is listed below. Check Chapter 3 for the textbook’s examples of what art and environments fit within these categories‚ then think of your own examples of what would be “ sacred” art‚ political/social order inspired art‚ etc. Write a post
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The Arts People’s life can’t be imagined without arts. They are not only entertainment for us‚ but also the way of expressing our thoughts and exchanging them through time and space. As the thoughts are often different‚ the art is so varied. So every nation has its own art with specific features. I wish to speak about British arts. In fact the position of the arts in Britain may be described as a mixture of public apathy and private enthusiasm. The reason of it is that government financial support
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Companies use mission statements to voice what their intentions and goals are as a business. They publish their mission statement to summarize this information and also use it as a tool to guide and shape their business. It’s important that a company holds true to their values and objectives stated as they do business to keep a clean reputation. I wanted to look at Dole Food Company for this assignment and see if what they are saying is the main focus of their business looks to be accurate based
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white. America is a nation of culturally diverse people in all colors‚ and people of color should not try to make themselves white to better fit in. Alex Tizon in his essay‚ “Land of the Giants‚”
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