Dorian Gray Presentation Arts purpose and Wilde’s philosophy on Art. As we know from works such as the Water Babies‚ Victorian society deemed it necessary for art to be useful‚ partly to entertain but mainly to morally educate. Wilde clearly states that ‘All art is quite useless’. This was one of his many conflictions with Victorian society. An artist should not make art for any purpose and yet this very book is used in education today undermining his work. Wilde remarks: To reveal
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Literature: Wilde believed that art has its own value. That it is beautiful and therefore has worth‚ and it can serve no other purpose either political or moral Genre of his novel - Gothic - Philosophical - Comedy of manners THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY -His only novel First appear in the magazine and was criticized as scandalous and immoral O.W was very disappointed with its reception THEMES - The purpose of Art - The supremacy (importance0 of Youth and Beauty - The superficial Nature (Criticism)
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Shiva did not like computers. A skilled accountant‚ she was shocked when her boss required her to use accounting software to transfer all the data from books and journals to the companies’ computer program. She used to do all calculation and recording information using paper and a pen. Shiva trusted the manual method; however she was suffering from spending hours to do her tasks. She knew that accounting process is an integral part of her company‚ thus she was not sure how reliable computer’s software
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Three Life Lessons that James Learned The story "The Sky Is Gray" by Ernest Gaines is about a day in the life of a mother and son. The family is portrayed as being poor‚ as were most blacks in those days‚ and the father was recruited by the army‚ leaving the mother to be the sole provider for the family. On this day‚ James‚ the son‚ is taken to the dentist by his "mama"‚ because he has a painful tooth. From this story‚ James learned three major lessons from the incidents that he witnessed that
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PMAN634 Chapter 5: Exercise 1 Mrs. Tolstoy and her husband‚ Serge‚ are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits high on a hill with a beautiful view of the Appalachian Mountains. The plans for the house show the size of the house to be 2‚900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar to this one has been $120 per square foot. Fortunately‚ Serge is a retired plumber and feels he can save money by installing the plumbing himself. Mrs. Tolstoy feels she can take
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George Gray "George Gray" is a poem about a man who missed out on many of life’s opportunities because he was so afraid of failure that he did not even try. He passed up love because he was afraid of being hurt‚ ambition because he dreaded all the changes that came with it and sorrow because he feared the pain. The poem begins with "George" staring at his own gravestone and realizing that there was nothing special to be said about him because he had done nothing with his
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"Fo makes much of his historical "research." Take one of the Fo-Rame theatre pieces and explore the way Fo uses history to his own ends." Dario Fo uses his historical "research" in order to promote his own viewpoint rather than present a seemingly objective representation. The notion that an understanding of the past was necessary to change society in the future was his most serious consideration and this essay shall argue that this was the primary reason for his historically based pieces. "Boniface
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Apple Assignment 2007/2008 _________________________ Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? • Industrial design/Hardware design. • Apples focus and vision. • Integrated approach with software‚ hardware and service. • Patents covering technology‚ “look and feel”‚ interfaces and methods. • Strong legal team to enforce the above. • Dedicated market shares. • Ease of use. • Strong brand. • Brand loyalty. • Marketing. • Steve Jobs. Analyse the structure of
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Baxter Video Products’s sales are expected to increase by 20% from $5 million in 2010 to $6 million in 2011. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2010. Baxter is already at full capacity‚ so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. At the end of 2010‚ current liabilities were $1 million‚ consisting of $250‚000 of accounts payable‚ $500‚000 of notes payable‚ and $250‚000 of accruals. The after tax profit margin is forecasted to be 5%‚ and the forecasted payout ratio is 70%
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Wachowicz Corporation issued 15-year‚ noncallable‚ 7.5% annual coupon bonds at their par value of $1‚000 one year ago. Today‚ the market interest rate on these bonds is 5.5%. What is the current price of the bonds‚ given that they now have 14 years to maturity? $1‚077.01 $1‚104.62 $1‚132.95 $1‚162.00 $1‚191.79 Moerdyk Corporation’s bonds have a 10-year maturity‚ a 6.25% semiannual coupon‚ and a par value of $1‚000. The going interest rate (rd) is 4.75%‚ based on semiannual compounding
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