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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disappointment in her eyes. No matter what I did‚ I was never good enough. Then there comes a time in your life when you just don’t give a damn to what she tells you. When did this begin? It all started with the swimsuit. Step one – Wear a one-piece swimsuit in public. I was 17 years old. It was Max’s 18th. It was a pool party with chaperones‚ one person in particular happened to be my cousin. It was a cool party. The weather was nice‚ sunny but a breeze wind now and then. Things were good until
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"3 Pieces of Advice vs 20 Years of Salary"A very poor newly wedded‚ young couple lived in a smallfarm. One day the husband made the following proposal tohis wife:- Honey‚ I will leave the house: I will travel faraway‚ get ajob and work hard in order to come back and give you thecomfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long Iwill stay away‚ I only ask one thing‚ please wait for me‚ andwhile I am away‚ you should be faithful to me‚ because Iwill be faithful to you.So the young man left
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of addicts want to recover from their addiction because it is their choice to change their life style and better themselves. It can be assumed that their desire to recover will lead them to become the most successful patients. In A Million Little Pieces by James Frey‚ James faced the same dilemma: Does he really want to get better or does he want to drown himself in drugs? Throughout the memoir‚ James struggles to come to a conclusion while facing demons from his past that were waiting for him when
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Once highly acclaimed‚ “A Million Little Pieces” had an abrupt fall from grace when it was discovered that author James Frey took liberties with the truth and exaggerated his depiction of his 6 week stay in rehab to battle his lifelong alcohol and cocaine addiction. Any memoir‚ to some degree‚ is at the mercy of the writer’s memory. And this writer in question still insists that the majority of the book is true. He is absolutely an addict who went through rehab. He still claims that the chilling
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Art and Intention When it came to the understanding of the art works both Marcel Duchamp’s and Michelangelo’s the reactions came for a lack of knowing what they were looking at and a lack of understanding. For Duchamp’s art piece had nothing to do with nudist or anything of the sort it was simply the act of motion. The name it was offended people the most about the “Nude Descending a Staircase” painting done by Duchamp. Now on the other hand I can believe the public had a hard time with Michelangelo’s
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“Period Piece” by Joyce Cary Summary “Period Piece” by an outstanding Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary is a humorous short story. It is basically about a respectable middle-aged man‚ Frank Tutin‚ who has fallen in love with his young secretary Phyllis. As a result Tutin wants to divorce his wife Clare‚ but the mother-in-law Mrs. Beer protests against it. The story begins with the fact that Tutin wants to leave his wife and three children after sixteen years of married life. Clare does not object
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#1 What Makes Art Art? When thinking about the question of this essay it makes you think what does make art art. Art is defined as works produced with both skill and imagination to create a painting or sculpture. With that said‚ I consider art to be in many forms It can be made out of food‚ chalk‚ paint money and many others. Many famous pieces are made from these items your child’s mother’s day card or Jillian Beever famous for his 3-D pieces made out of chalk. So you see art can be made out
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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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