it portrays Napoleon as a soldier and emperor (National Gallery of Art‚ 2010). Napoleon’s stance in the painting shows power‚ and self-confidence. When Napoleon was crowned Emperor‚ Neoclassical art was used to legitimate his empire. Artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was known for creating neoclassical art with a “looser” interpretation. Some of Ingres’ work‚ such as the Grande Odalisque‚ was with women posing in a similar form to Greek nude women. Neoclassicism even influenced early U.S. presidents
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Functionalism and Marxism are traced back to theories adopted by sociologists in the nineteenth century. Marxism came from the German philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883)‚ whereas Functionalism was originally derived by Auguste Compte (1798-1857). It was then developed further by Emile Durkheim (1858-1917). Functionalist theories portray society as a structured system‚ which have a set of interconnected parts (or units) which together form a whole. These units are the institutions within society such
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 2 Core Studies 2 SPECIMEN PAPER 9698/02 For Examination from 2012 1 hour 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
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Slave Treatment In the 16th and 17th centuries‚ the practice of slavery was growing throughout Europe. The Africans took part in the slave trade because they were able to trade slaves with the Europeans for money and goods. The Portuguese and the Africans had different motives as to why they wanted to follow through on their decisions to create a slave trade. The Portuguese introduced slave trade to Brazil as they had been given land in Brazil and the slaves could help with agriculture in the
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Rachel Mizic FAS-102 | SNHU In this essay I will be comparing two well-known paintings‚ who’s styles were both born of the French Revolution: Resting Girl (Marie-Louise O’Murphy)/Reclining Girl by François Boucher (1751) and Grande Odalisque by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Resting Girl (Marie-Louise O’Murphy) (1751) by François Boucher‚ also called Reclining Girl or Blonde Odalisque‚ depicts 14-year-old Marie-Louise O’Murphy de Boisfaily in a sensuous pose. It is said the painting’s purpose may have
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The ``Hippy Movement’’ was a youth movement in the US that occurred in the 1960s. It comprised of a group of individuals who were against social and political orthodoxy as they chose a philosophy that was for personal freedom‚ love and peace (Hughes and Richard 2014). It is worthy to note that the hippies rebuffed established bodies‚ opposed the Vietnam War and the usage of nuclear weapons as well as criticized the values of the middle class. In addition‚ the hippies were vegetarians and eco-friendly
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Looking closely and carefully‚ multiple similarities were found in the following movies we watched in class; Strangers on a Train‚ Three Colors: Red‚ Black Swan‚ and The Double Life of Veronique. All four movies had their multiple dramatic and mysterious moments. At the same time‚ characterizing or putting a label on any of these movies would be difficult‚ as they are all open to interpretation to the readers. To add on‚ these films all revolved around an innocent main character‚ which has somewhat
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1. SOCIOLOGY is the ordered‚ logical study of human society and its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions. It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity‚ structures‚ and functions. A goal for many sociologists is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare‚ while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social
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Many contemporary American women covet an unrealistically thin body build for themselves (Lamb‚ Jackson‚ Cassidy‚ & Priest‚ 1993; Mallick‚ Whipple‚ & Huerta‚ 1987; Silberstein‚ Striegel-Moore‚ Timko‚ & Rodin‚ 1988; Spillman & Everington‚ 1989)‚ a phenomenon that could be detrimental to their emotional and physical health. The rising significance of the thin ideal is apparent from the changing perceptions of the ectomorphic body type. In the fifty years since Sheldon and Stevens (1942) conducted their
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19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-Impressionist works. Explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles. The three paintings that I choose from the 19th century Impressionist are the self-portraits of Pierre Auguste Renoir; Claude Monet reading a newspaper‚ and the last being a painting by Camille Pissarro named Boulevard Montmartre. The Post-Impressionist paintings that I choose are: A Lion Devouring its Prey by Henri Rousseau‚ In the Oise Valley by Paul Cezanne
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