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    The controversy in Art

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    The human figure‚ especially unclothed‚ has fascinated artists since times of antiquity. The western tradition of “The nude” began with Archaic Greek sculptures of standing male nudes known as kouros. Nude was synonymous with freedom and integrity. Legendary heroes‚ ideal figures‚ mythological personalities‚ and triumphant warriors were characterized as being “in the nude” and were regarded for their masculinity and strength. The kouros had a female equivalent known as the kore‚ and were always

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    The Western Transcendence

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    The Western Transcendence Driving through the vast lands in the American West is a humbling experience. The inhospitable terrain in Arizona can envelop you for hours with only the road for company‚ a seemingly unwelcoming and hostile environment to live in. Yet‚ Arizona is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. The idea of the American West transcends borders and even oceans. A concept that was bold in its reach and audacious in its implementation. The relative speed of

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    In the trailer of Miss Representation educated people‚ professional people explained the women situation and status in the untied state of America is in these days‚ and since when it was like that and till when it will keep on going. The trailer summarizes the story in almost eight and half minutes‚ describing women’s role in the society. From my perspective I think Katie Couric (Anchor/ CBS evening news) said the main massage of this trailer at the end of the movie where she said‚ “ it depends on

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    want to be professionally. Sure‚ attending NYU has taught me a lot and pushed me academically‚ but I’d like to be able to power down once in a while‚ or at least get out of the ‘study’ setting I’ve been stuck in for nearly two years. I feel that Western would be a better fit to help me do that‚ and allow my focus to shift more to my future after my education and regaining a life outside of schoolwork. Academics have always been important and a

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    Creative Art and Fine Art

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    Creative art and Fine art . By a broad definition of art‚[9] artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind: from early pre-historic art to contemporary art; however‚ some theories restrict the concept to modern Western societies.[10] The first and broadest sense of art is the one that has remained closest to the older Latin meaning‚ which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft." A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact‚ artificial‚ artifice‚ medical arts‚ and military arts

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    Introduction Cinema is meant and believed to entertain. It is a popular media of mass consumption which plays a key role in molding opinions‚ constructing images and reinforcing dominant cultural values. The representation of women characters in the main stream bollywood movies. Hindi cinema has been a major point of reference for Indian culture in this century. It has shaped and expressed the changing scenario of modern India to an extent. Bollywood cinema has influenced the way in which people

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    the Philippines. These paintings‚ appearing mostly on church walls‚ featured religious figures appearing in Catholic teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the Philippines‚ the purpose of most paintings from the 16th-19th century were to aid the Catholic Church.In the early 19th century‚ wealthier‚ educated Filipinos introduced more secular Filipino art‚ causing art in the Philippines to deviate from religious motifs. The use of watercolor paintings increased

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    and others have made of Moroccan traditions and civilization the main themes of their books. Amid the western industrial uprising under the patronage of the imperial inclination‚ cavalcades of western writers and film makers have portrayed Morocco according to the colonialist requirements and desires of the era. The Anglo-American literary and mediatic productions as legatee to the ideology of Western colonies in general‚ turned their gazing gawk on another Arab space in North Africa‚ mainly Morocco

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    Western Civilization

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    Western Civilization Jordan A. England AIU Online There are many things that had happen in the nineteenth century all the way up to the twentieth century. The expansion of the Europeans into America and the lands that they were taking over from the natives. “The confrontation of Western civilization with other peoples whose values were often dramatically opposed to the West’s…suggests that by the dawn of the twentieth century‚ the tradition and sense of centeredness that had defined indigenous

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    Western Union

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    2011 May 3‚ 2011 Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Current Situation Summary Western Union was founded in 1851 and started its history as a telegraph and wire services company. In 2006‚ Western Union discontinued its telegraph service and focused exclusively on money transfers (Pearce & Robinson‚ 2011). Jorge Ochoa‚ Vice President of Finance and Raul Duany‚ Director of Corporate Communication joined The Western Union Company (WU) in

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