There is no universally accepted definition of art. Although commonly used to describe something of beauty‚ or a skill which produces an aesthetic result‚ there is no clear line in principle between (say) a unique piece of handmade sculpture‚ and a mass-produced but visually attractive item. We might say that art requires thought - some kind of creative impulse - but this raises more questions: for example‚ how much thought is required? If someone flings paint at a canvas‚ hoping by this action to
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IDIOMS |Group of words with a meaning of its own that is different from the meanings of each individual word in the group (for example‚ | |‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ means ‘It’s raining heavily’ and kick the bucket means ‘to die’); also a style of expression in | |writing‚ speech‚ or music that is typical of a particular period‚ place‚ or person (for example‚ ‘a piece of music composed in | |the modern idiom’).
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Journal Article‚ The Meanings of Citizenship Kerber is discussing the constant evolution of citizenship. During the article she highlights four main points. She discusses Attentive & Multinational Citizenship‚ Braided Citizenship‚ Borders & Immigrants and Postnational Citizenship. My goal is to provide an inept assessment and my thoughts and understanding in regards to Kerber’s article. CAMOUFLAGED CITIZENSHIP Kerber begins her first point by discussing the attentiveness meaning of citizenship
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Throughout the story‚ Grendel is trying to find the meaning of life. He is trying to understand the purpose of living‚ and was looking for something to steer him in the right direction. In Chapter five‚ when Grendel finally meets the dragon‚ he finally believes that he has found the meaning of life. Grendel begins his life by being an existentialist. He was basically alone when he was young‚ and was left to figure out the world around him with no help. It was confusing to him‚ and that is how
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Nate Lasalvia 4/21/13 The Meaning of Courage It is important for us to know the meanings of the words we use every day. If someone uses words that they don’t know the meaning to‚ then it could be confusing to the one they are talking to. There are many words with multiple definitions in the English language. It is important to learn the definitions of words we use every day or we could end up being confused often. One word that could be mistaken often is courage. The definition of courage
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The Meaning of Beauty Man vs. Woman From the beginning we are taught that God created man‚ and from man he created woman. It’s funny how different a man’s thoughts can be compared to a woman’s‚ considering the woman was created from the man. Their views on beauty‚ amongst other things‚ prove to be a perfect example of this. Centuries ago the Greeks saw “[B]eauty as a virtue: A kind of excellence” (Sontag 117). While this is still a shared view between men and women today‚ they share different
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Weeknd is a song that at first may seem shallow and meaningless but actually has a lot of underlying themes‚ the artist Abel Tesfaye even has stated that “the song isn’t as shallow as what it may appear to be”. Although he never says what the deeper meanings are he hints at some when talking about writing the song. In an interview he claims he came up with the concept for the song while in Marilyn Monroe’s childhood bedroom. Her old house had been turned into a recording studio. He also states it was
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whatever we manage to capture in even the most transcendent passages falls far short of the richness of life. Dialogue achieves its power in the dynamics of a fleeting moment of sight‚ sound‚ smell and touch." -excerpt taken from Gloria Naylor’s ’The Meanings of a Word’. Words The first sentence of this excerpt can have several interpretations‚ depending on which synonym of the word ’language’ you choose to use. It could be her theme‚ her topic‚ her focus‚ the area that is under discussion. Language
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Loss involves in repetition because the writer says that loss can happen any time and it can happen repeatedly in everyone’s life as everyday loss. Another meaning is in order to master loss; we have to practice repeatedly to make it easier to be able to accept it. Moreover‚ the meaning of art in this poem is also about repetition. At first‚ art for me is something that was produced by the artists such as paintings‚ poem or something that we can see and touch it. Elizabeth
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PHILOSOPHY greek meaning “love of wisdom”‚ encompassed the love of all wisdom‚ but only in recent centuries came to refer to a special branch of enquiry‚ separate from other sciences‚ such as “natural philosophy”. * is universally defined as “the study of the wisdom or knowledge about the general problems‚ facts‚ and situations connected with human existence‚ values‚ reasons‚ and general reality.” It seeks reasons‚ answers‚ and general explanations to life and its factors. Thus‚ if we talk
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