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    his minimalist style. A lot of his stories followed this style of writing. He was dedicated to his short stories and was even quoted as saying he was “hooked on writing short stories” (Carver‚ Maturity: Cathedral 2). One of the reasons he wrote short stories and used his minimalist style was because of his life. He had other jobs so he worked a lot of the time and wrote in his spare time which made writing short stories more feasible‚ not to mention he liked writing them. His minimalist style

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    work a completely literal presence. In fact‚ it’s a type of visual art reduced to the essentials of geometric abstraction. The principal of minimalism is that not the artist’s expression‚ but the medium and materials of the work are its reality. As minimalist painter Frank Stella once said: “What you see is what you see”. In Stalla’s hard-edge painting‚ The Marriage of Reason and Squalor‚ he uses of strips in two vertical sets of inverted U-shape‚ creates a regular pattern. He also uses black enamel

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    painting just being a painting and “orientating itself to flatness” as modernist paintings had. Additionally‚ Clement Greenberg found interest in Abstract Expressionism and how Greenberg’s strictly outlined theories on art would inspire artists of the Minimalist and Pop Art movements to respond in kind with their own art as a rebuttal. In the 1950’s artists began to stray away from the politics of art and push popular or mass culture into the majority and dominating factor of their artistic works‚ and

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    advertising is not an official or state art‚ it is nonetheless clearly art" (Schudson). This wonderful quote clearly describes the type of advertising found in Newtype USA. The three most used techniques by advertisers in this magazine is the use of minimalist art‚ color‚ and beautiful scenery. All of these techniques appeal to an artist‚ and most people who watch anime tend to draw in their spare time. This makes sense considering all of the products they have in Newtype are all Japanese animation (anime)

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    civil disobedience would work best against a nation that functioned under a social contract that make racism‚ sexism classism‚ and ageism legal? I believe the best form of civil disobedience that would against this type of social contract would be egoism. With this form of civil disobedience anyone would do what he or she feels is best for them‚ and in the end they will find what is best for them is what is best for all. The two other options for civil disobedience Subjectivism and Cultural Relativism

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    for the vacant sales position. Joe’s decision making dilemma can take the route of ethical egoism or virtue ethics. Ethical egoism claims that it is necessary and sufficient for an action to be morally right to maximize one’s self-interest (Shaver‚ 2010). If Joe decides to choose ethical egoism he will considered his problems to be solved because he is seeking his own interest. From an ethical egoism standpoint Joe will make his decision based on the benefits he can gain. Benefits‚ such as‚ retaining

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    main types of theories Ethical Egoism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ and Virtue Ethics. I will be presenting and reacting to each of these different Ethics‚ and presenting my own approach to Ethics. In the second chapter of our book Ethics Theory And Practice It discuses ethical egoism and utilitarianism. Ethical Egoism is a theory that states that everyone should act in their own self interest. Ethical Egoism can take three forms: Individual ethical egoism‚ which states that everyone ought

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    with derision. The most distinguished minimalists are La Monte Young and Terry Riley‚ who are both considered as the first generation of minimalism. Steve Reich and Philip Glass‚ who both came from the second generation‚ developed and enriched the composition methods of minimalism. Although most minimalists are “impatient” with the term‚ only Young satisfactorily accepts the term “minimalism” to describe his earliest compositions. Scholars and minimalist composers often disagree with each other

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    Barefoot vs. Shod Running By: Scott Schmitt Table of Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………………………….. Page 1 II. Shod Running……………………………………………………………Page 2 III. Minimalist Running……………………………………………………..Page 5 IV. Barefoot Running………………………………………………………..Page 8 V. Conclusion……………………………………………………………...Page 10 Introduction The number of long distance running‚ cross country

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    always line up with cultural values and can suggest being harmful to the society. There are many Ethical Theories available and different individuals follow different ethical theories. In the paragraphs below I will discuss Utilitarianism Theory‚ Egoism Theory‚ and Rights Theory; and the behaviors each theory suggests. John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism is a moral theory that bases its decisions on the consequences of individual’s decisions. The main question under this theory is what would provide

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