Kurt Shima LA 202 Helen Klonaris April 17‚ 2013 The Importance of the Arts Math was always my least favorite subject in school. I always had difficulty remembering the formulas and all the different rules. I didn’t do well in all the other core subjects either. With no motivation and no interest‚ my grades quickly suffered. I was always watching movies and television instead of doing homework. So when I saw that I could take acting class as an elective in high school‚ it was obviously my first
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Alexis Iradi Professor Mantle ENG102-02 13 December 2013 The Importance of the Arts in Education “Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math‚ reading‚ cognitive ability‚ critical thinking‚ and verbal skill” (Smith 1). The benefits of art in a children’s life are endless‚ yet the arts are not taken seriously in many school district and instead are being taken out and replaced with other classes that are thought to improve students abilities on standardized tests. The
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Spirituality in Art “Spirituality is such a vibrant and integral part of our lives that even our changing times and all the apparent obstacles have not stifled the powerful partnership of spirituality and art in the modern era” Lynn M. Herbert. This essay will assess and discuss three contemporary artists that address the idea or concept of ‘spirituality’ in their work. Spirituality is a term that lacks certain defiance or a definitive definition‚ although social scientists have defined spirituality
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Starry Night Composition Top Starry Night Vincent van Gogh The night sky depicted by van Gogh in the Starry Night painting is brimming with whirling clouds‚ shining stars‚ and a bright crescent moon. The setting is one that viewers can relate to and van Gogh´s swirling sky directs the viewer´s eye around the painting‚ with spacing between the stars and the curving contours creating a dot-to-dot effect. These internal elements ensure fluidity and such contours were important for the artist
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“The Art of Cheating” How this cheating in the electoral system could be minimized if not totally eradicated? In Philippine politics‚ it has been a conventional wisdom that no one loses – they just get cheated. Cheating in the Philippine elections has been so common that they have mastered the so-called “The Art of Cheating.” Charges of fraud and cheating have characterized the past elections in the country often citing irregularities in the manual counting of votes. This so-called “art of cheating”
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Art of an Islet By Aisaia Jay Toral When the dark mantle of being forlorn had been laid in the sky for some time now‚ it covered the sun rays that give hope to the saddened heart. However‚ as I became used to it‚ this fear turned out to be my advantage to find courage and confidence and to know myself well. They say life is hard meant to be enjoyed. They claim life is unjust. They pronounce no one is an islet. But they were all wrong. In my own perspective‚ life is easy to enjoy‚ fair enough
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Grief & Loss in Elizabeth Bishop’s "One Art" Many things in life will be lost; however‚ some losses are more significant than others. The way that Elizabeth Bishop chose to interpret the intertwined themes of grief and loss in her poem "One Art" illustrates the build-up of emotion as each successive loss grew in importance. By increasing the significance of each loss‚ Ms. Bishop seems to indicate that one must first become accustomed to accepting life’s little losses before trying to conquer
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creative task in which we were asked to create an original work of religious art for one the major world religious traditions‚ I decided to choose Christianity because it appealed more to me than the other religions stated. As my main theme in my artwork I chose Good and Evil‚ which turned out to be quite a good key religious theme in my artwork. My artwork is in the form of a drawing. The biggest inspiration for my art piece comes from Gustave Doré’s interpretation of “The Temptation of Jesus”.
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art’s making and reception. Conceptual Art maybe defined as a concept or art movement that came about the 1960’s as a reaction towards formalism. Where in art theory‚ formalism is a concept where an artwork or piece’s entire artistic value is based purely on its form and visual aspects. For example‚ American essayist/art critic‚ Clement Greenberg suggested the notion that art should examine its own nature and was already a potent aspect of vision of Modern art during the 1950’s. However with the mergence
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their education. The best way that individuals can find their self-worth is through an art class. This art class would be called Art 101: The study of your self-worth through experiences. Art is an important aspect in our life because it strengthens our culture‚ fosters our creativity and brings new possibilities with growth. I have always struggled in finding my self-worth in my culture because all the art classes that I have taken in the united states lack the
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