Confucianism‚ according to John Koller‚ is that it is an essentially humanist philosophy; in other words‚ human beings are the ultimate source of values. This is in apposition to Supernaturalism—which claims that values ultimately come from God‚ and naturalism—which believes that values come from nature. Thus‚ Confucianism‚ answers the question of “How can goodness and harmony be achieved?” by looking for exemplars and principles in humanity itself. This is strikingly similar to the picture that Alasdair
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ENGLISH PROJECT RABINDRANATH TAGORE Rabindranath Tagore] ( 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941)‚ sobriquet Gurudev‚was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region’s literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive‚ fresh and beautiful verse"‚ he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. In translation his poetry was viewed as spiritual and mercurial; his seemingly mesmeric personality‚ flowing hair‚ and other-worldly dress earned him a prophet-like
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1. The Persian Letters (Lettres Persanes) (1722): A satirical piece of writing which portrayed primarily Persian civilization as well as French society‚ written through the eyes of two Persian travelers. This successful piece mocks King Louis XIV as well as the social hierarchy in these regions. Persian Letters also discusses theories proposed by Thomas Hobbes about the state of nature and relations to the world. Through this publication‚ I contributed greatly to the fairly new science of demography
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The Influences of Vsevolod Meyerhold An immediate way to recognize the lasting impression of a Vsevolod Meyerhold is by seeing whom he has inspired in the Soviet Union and abroad. Some of the various directors in which Meyerhold inspired in some fashion include Eugenio Barba‚ Joan Littlewood‚ Ariane Mnouchkine‚ Anatoly Efros and Yury Lyubimov. What in Meyerhold’s theatre or life left a lasting value or inspired these directors? One might describe him [Meyerhold] as a director-poet. If there
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including artist‚ approximate dates‚ subject‚ medium‚ style‚ location‚ etc. In what ways was Giotto groundbreaking? Late Gothic painting is best characterized by a movement away from the Byzantine style‚ including a use of depth and a focus on Naturalism‚ or a use of subjects that were not based in the spiritual world. Widely regarded as one of the forefathers of the Late Gothic period‚ Cimabue was known for challenging some of the major rules of the Byzantine era. He was among the first to play
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Certain methods of presenting arts are employed in order for it to be effective. In presenting his subject‚ the artists uses different methods to express the idea he wants to make clear. The following are the commonly used methods in presenting the subjects of arts: Realism Abstraction Symbolism Fauvism Dadaism Futurism Surrealism Expressionism REALISM It is the attempt to portray the subject as is. The artist selects‚ changes‚ and arranges details to express the idea he wants to make
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its time. Poetry has been an outlet for countless stricken heroes of war and witnesses of the brutality of the American Civil War‚ the First and Second World Wars and the War in Vietnam. Stephen Crane‚ a late 19th century‚ short-lived writer of Naturalism and Impressionism‚ shoots images of weeping families in his poem “War Is Kind” (Literature and its Writers‚ 1063). Randall Jarrell‚ a poet of the early 19th Century‚ displays his experiences of life and death in the Air Forces in his poem “The Death
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unorthodox theories of evolution at the time were very harsh and close-minded‚ but publication of these risky theories gave the public an opportunity to open up to modern thinking. The intelligent mind of Alfred Wallace had been opened up to naturalism through the readings of numerous influential works. Controversial academic
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the person who created it. A muckraker is one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders. President Theodore Roosevelt is credited with originating the term ’muckraker.’ 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? Naturalistic writers believed that the laws behind the forces that govern human lives might be studied and
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made God obsolete. Humanists believe that only matter – things we can touch‚ feel‚ prove‚ or study – exists and has always existed. Man is only matter (no soul or spirit). No supernatural explanation is needed for the existence of this matter. Naturalism says that only matter exists ‚ things you can touch‚ feel‚ and study. The Humanist trusts the scientific method as the only sure way of knowing anything‚ so if something cannot be observed‚ tested‚ and experimented on‚ it doesn’t exist. Since you
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