A Response To: Modernist Painting by Clement Greenberg & Post-Painterly Abstraction by Clement Greenberg In this paper I will be summarizing two essays by Clement Greenberg‚ one entitled “Modernist Painting” and the other “Post-Painterly Abstraction.” After summarizing the articles I will discuss and respond to them. In the first reading “Modernist Painting” Greenberg describes Modernism as being a method in which a discipline is used to criticize the discipline itself‚ for instance
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At first there was darkness. A swallowing darkness‚ that kept one imprisoned in unconsciousness. Then‚ out of the darkness‚ came a sound; a ringing of sorts. Slowly‚ dimly‚ light began to return‚ and the darkness was replaced with a blurry sense of vision. The man awakened on the cold ground‚ strewn in a horrible position across the autumn leaves and grass. His back was to the ground‚ his limbs spread out‚ and all he could feel was the pain. It ached all over his body‚ and an odd sensation came
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The Magic Flute Review Kristyn Davis Dr. Eubanks November 28‚ 2011 Liberal Arts “Art is one way whereby man seeks to understand the world.”. This is a quote from Oscar Brockett’s book‚ The Essential Theater. Over the weekend the Ouachita Baptist University: School of Fine Arts‚ division of music put on an opera entitled The Magic Flute. Originally composed by Mozart‚ the students in the production did an excellent job of bringing his composition to life. Going into the opera‚ my expectations
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Everyone knows the age old expression‚ “if you want something done right‚ you will do it yourself”. This couldn’t be more true in the case of Joe Kurmaskie‚ in his essay Rough Road Ahead: Do Not Exceed Posted Speed Limit‚ he learns this lesson the hard way. Armed with all the necessary equipment and knowledge he needs he foolishly takes “travel advice from a collection of old timers”. Another valuable piece of advice for joe could have been “stick to what you know” but the old men seemed “so sure
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of Stephen Dedalus‚ a boy growing up in Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century‚ as he gradually decides to cast off all his social‚ familial‚ and religious constraints to live a life devoted to the art of writing. Right at the beginning of the novel is the epigraphy Et ignotas animum dimittit in artes. This loosely translates into “he sent his soul into unknown arts.” This epigraphy is the bases of the novel; how Stephen explores is body
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When a sub-ordinate nation is ruled by a more dominant nation‚ the dominant nation passes on most of its cultural traits‚ most notably language‚ onto the sub-ordinate nation through power. This transfer of one culture onto another‚ is what we call‚ cultural imperialism. The language that is believed to be the dominant language today is the ‘English’ language‚ which obviously comes from the western culture. In today’s world you see English spoken almost everywhere‚ in India its even the co-official
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wants Ali to “get a good job now‚ marry the right girl and start a family” (120). Making it big in London would please Parvez‚ “His dreams of doing well in England would have come true” (120). The father-son struggle soon starts when Ali starts to fray from his father’s dreams. Parvez goes through many hardships to assimilate into Western culture. He left his native country into a new land where he works day and night driving around a taxi in order to provide for his family. His lifestyle changes
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It was not long until the dogs uncovered the minstrel on the banks of the tyne and tore him to pieces. 4. Hampers – to prevent the free movement‚ action or progress of Answer: His pessimism is what hampers him to capture success. 5. Fray- to stain‚ chafe‚ or strain Answer: That promise is looking much frayed around the edges. B. Discussion 1. When a person is exposed to the free leisure of life‚ like being exposed to the healthful dust of the earth‚ does it make him a better
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Notes on the natural history of the soul in Mexico CHAPTER 1 Page 1 “The soul is the ultimate essence of the person” eastern philosophies consider the soul to be a spirit trapped in flesh. Western orthodoxy says its a eternal spirit Aztecs= the mexica (post classic 1200-1519ad) Page 2 The Mexica- were mostly known for enthusiastically going to war‚ human sacrifice in rituals‚ dismemberment‚ cannibalism‚ and subjagation of conquered people. Had “ well developed
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I decided to write my paper on the Virgin of Guadalupe because I was raised to praise her but I never knew how she came to be. After reading about the Virgin Mary‚ so many things make sense now. Ten years after the conquest of Mexico‚ On December 9‚ 1531‚ Juan Diego was on his way to the Convent of Tlatelolco for mass . At sunrise he reached the foot of Tepeyac. Suddenly he heard music that seemed like the chirping of thousands of birds. Very surprised he stopped‚ raised his eyes to the top of the
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