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    Charles Baudelaire author of “The Painter of the Modern Life”‚ believes a modern artist should fully engage with the contemporary world by acting as an observer and supporter of the present moment. A modern artist should focus on all that is contemporary‚ from fashion to technology‚ excluding all historical and classical subject matter. I believe Pierre Bonnard meets Baudelaire’s standards as a “painter of modern life”. Bonnard is an artist who is inspired by day to day life. He found the present

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    the great depression. At this point‚ poverty was a major factor affecting the majority of the Australian society. The poem simply shows the different and unique perspectives of that time period. William Street is considered to be a modernist poem. Modernism is a way of expressing new ideas and emotions‚ leading to experimental and avant-garde trends in the 20th century. Modernist poets tend to be cosmopolitan and just like Slessor they often expressed feelings such as urban and cultural dislocation

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    British surrealist painter and war artist‚ as well as a photographer‚ writer and designer of applied art. Nash was among the most important landscape artists of the first half of the twentieth century. He played a key role in the development of Modernism in English art” (“Paul Nash (artist)‚” 2016). Most of his artwork are inspired in World War I. The painting “Existence” Has very bright and striking colors like yellow‚ green‚ coffee‚ black‚ blue‚ gray‚ red and white. In the painting there are uniformed

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    University Press. New York: 2002. Kaufmann Jr.‚ Edgar‚ Frank Lloyd Wright: Plasticity‚ Continuity‚ and Ornament. The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians‚ Vol. 37‚ No. 1. (Mar.‚ 1978)‚ p. 34-39. Passanti‚ Francesco‚ The Vernacular‚ Modernism‚ and Le Corbusier. The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians‚ Vol. 56‚ No. 4. (Dec.‚ 1997) p. 438-451. Drutt‚ Matthew‚ The Building. Guggenheim Museum Website.

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    The Fear of The Unknown The short stories of Ben Loory‚ Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day‚ exhibit numerous postmodern qualities through literary context‚ language and themes. One of these reoccurring themes within the collection is the concept of fear of the unknown. Three stories exemplary of this theme are “The Magic Pig‚” “The Fish in the Teapot‚” and “The Snake in the Throat.” In every one of these stories chosen there is an appearance of an object. One character is tortured by the

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    ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ (‘Prufrock’) and ‘Journey of the Magi’ (‘Magi’) are two of T. S. Eliot’s poems which continue to engage readers through Eliot’s use of modernist techniques and ideas. Eliot’s innovative use of techniques such as symbolism and fragmentation are reason enough for the lingering interest of his poems for his readers‚ almost a century after they were composed. During his context‚ early 20th century in America and England‚ Eliot’s original exploration of ideas concerning

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    Great Britain”. Web. 11 March 2013. Rhowbotham‚ Kevin. Architectural Theory. “A Contemporary Aesthetics of Architecture”. 24 July 2012. 11 March 2013. New York Architecture. “NYC Architecture”. Web. 11 March 2013. Craig‚ Robert. The Arts. “Emerging Modernism Architecture”. 20 Sept. 2006. 11 March 2013.

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    ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’: how has the reproduction of images changed the development of art? Identify three works of your choice to support your argument. This essay will start from Walter Benjamin’s consideration about the impact of mechanical reproduction of art as revolutionizing its social function and will describe the noticeable validity of his theory in the contemporary world. By introducing three artworks that belong to different historical periods‚ namely

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    What are the main themes of T.S. Eliot’s ‘Preludes’? What aspects of the poem would you identify as modernist techniques? What does Eliot’s poem express about the condition of the human subject in early twentieth-century modernity? You need to substantiate your essay on a close reading and critical analysis of the poem. T.S Eliot’s ‘Preludes’ is a prominent modernist poem that vividly reflects his opinion about the impact of World War I’s traumatic experience‚ questioning at the same time the

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    Professor Robert Samuels WRIT 109 SS 13 July 2012 Ratemyprofessor.com With the advance of the World Wide Web and information technology‚ certain internet websites have gained mass popularity among college students. These websites such as ratemyprofessor.com‚ ratemyteacher.com‚ and ProfessorPerformance.com allow students to review and rate professors on an open board where students can freely view past criticisms to decide upon future classes. Not only do these professor reviews help the students

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