THE RISE OF REALISM (1860-1914) The U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) between the industrial North and the agricultural‚ slave-owning South was an important event that marked American history. Before the war‚ idealists championed human rights‚ especially the abolition of slavery; after the war‚ Americans increasingly idealized progress and the selfmade man. Business boomed after the war. War production had boosted industry in the North and given it prestige and political clout. The enormous natural resources
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Dopamine Regulates the Motivation to Act‚ Study Shows The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this neurotransmitter. Researchers have proved that it regulates motivation‚ causing individuals to initiate and persevere to obtain something either positive or negative. The neuroscience journal Neuron publishes an article by researchers at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón that reviews the prevailing theory on
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The European Background to American Literary Realism Three of the great literary movements of nineteenth-century America were romanticism (approximately 1820-1865)‚ realism (1865-1890)‚ and naturalism (1890 into the twentieth century). All three of these movements (also known as historical genres) originated in Europe roughly thirty years before they came to America. Realism began in France‚ in the works of Balzac and‚ later‚ Flaubert‚ as a reaction against the libertarian excesses of romanticism
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Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited“ written in 1931 the protagonist Charlie Wales discovers‚ that atonement is often more difficult than we think. The Roaring Twenties‚ time of spending and partying‚ affected him and as a result of a freely and wild life he lost his wife and lost the custody over his daughter Honoria.After all these events‚ Charlie came to Paris to have his daughter back. But he continues to flirt with his old life of destruction and extravagance throughout "Babylon Revisited."Charlie’s character
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Italian Neo Realism It must be said that neorealist style‚ like most styles‚ does not have an inherent political message. The most common attribute of neorealism is location shooting and the dubbing of dialogue. The dubbing allowed for filmmakers to move in a more open miss-en-scene. Principal characters would be portrayed mostly by trained actors while supporting members (and sometimes principals) would be non-actors. The idea was to create a greater sense of realism through the use of real people
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The Rise Of Realism 1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. The term Muckraker was created by Theodore Roosevelt. It was used for American novelists or journalists that exposed corruption in government or big businesses in the twentieth century. 1. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? The main focus of a Naturalistic writer
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EFFECT OF COMPUTER GAMES ON STUDENTS OF BITS-PILANI Prepared for - Mr. Gajendra Singh Chauhan Submitted by - Pulkit Bhargava Samuel Pradeep Ravi Sankar Ippili Anuj Kumar Loomba Rahul Gogna A report submitted for the partial fulfilment of the requirements of TA C312 - Technical Report Writing 10 April‚ 2007. Acknowledgements We would like to express our thanks to Mrs. Sangeeta Sharma‚ Instructor In
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL – EXAMPLE 1 Project Title Emotional Labour and Gender in the Hospitality Industry Research Context The idea that there is an ‘emotional’ aspect to work seems to have only gained academic credence in recent years. Hochschild (1983) originally introduced the concept of emotional labour in her study of flight attendants and bill collectors. Since then various researchers have subsequently expanded the topic to various different types of workers including teachers (Blackmore
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Most films today rely on dialogue to further the narrative‚ allowing characters to explain what is happening at all times. In Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ dialogue is purposely minimal. In fact‚ the opening and closing sections of the film have absolutely NO dialogue whatsoever‚ amounting to nearly one hour of no spoken word. This kind of "deafening quiet" had not been known in movies since the silent film era‚ however this does not mean the story remains stagnant. Like in the silent
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Organizations The Internet and Mass Communication The Future of Mass Media Functions of Mass Communication for Society(Macro Analysis) How People Use the Mass Media (Micro Analysis) 4- PRINT MEDIA( Historical and Cultural context) Printing Effects of Gutenberg Revolution Technology and Cultural Change NEWSPAPER History Yellow Journalism Contemporary Development Newspaper in the Digital Age Defining Features of Newspaper Organization of the Newspaper Industry MAGAZINES History
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