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    The Baroque era began as an exploration of new and interesting ideas to invoke a due sense of excitement in succeeding the seemingly stale and worn period of the Renaissance. The era had been labelled during the mid-eighteenth century as Baroque‚ derived from the Portuguese Barocco meaning ‘misshapen pearl’. This term would seem perfectly fitting for something that should be so perfect‚ smooth and naturally rounded but yet is deemed tarnished and distorted - a contradictory term being grand and

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    always been available to middle and lower classes. This is due to music being considered a more advanced level of education that only wealthy and upper classes could afford to have. Two time periods that reflect these views are the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The Renaissance‚ the period of rebirth. It is also the period in which there was a dominant intellectual movement called humanism. This movement was focused on human life and its accomplishments. This movement highly reflects what the wealthy

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    COMM 1001: Week 4 Assignment Worksheet (Part 1 of your Week 5 Perception Paper) Directions: Please save the document to your own computer using the naming convention "COMMWK4Assgn+last name+first initial" as the Submission Title. The file name identifies you and indicates to your instructor that your worksheet is available to grade. Please fill in the answers in the boxes provided by TYPING in your answers. If you need more space than is provided‚ the box will expand as you write. So‚ no need

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    Dear Student of 2011‚ One essay you will read this year is Susan Bordo’s piece “Beauty (Re) discovers the Male Body”. At first glance‚ this essay seemed to contain many images and text that some students found offensive. Do not let this put you off from this essay‚ as it is well constructed. This essay by Bordo is indeed a long essay. It consists of forty five pages of detailed analysis of men in advertising. However‚ Bordo’s writing style is unique and fun making it an enjoyable read. I feel that

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    Jane Eyre: Close Reading and Male Dominance in the Victorian Era There ’s a passage from Bronte ’s Jane Eyre that brings light to the patriarchal relationship between Jane and Rochester. Although Rochester has shown on multiple occasions that he has minimal control over his emotions and has the capacity to lash out‚ Jane admits her love for him and her feelings of safety around him. The scene depicts Rochester ’s dominance over Jane as he holds her‚ and without a word‚ she falls completely useless

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    The Baroque Style Analysis

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    recitative in which the words carry the expressive message‚ in an operatic aria it is the music that carries the expressive message” (L12‚ 31:59). “The same Baroque advances in harmony; rhythm‚ motivic manipulation and melodic construction that led to the development of purely instrumental music

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    The Male Gaze

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    proposition of the ‘male gaze’ has been applied to feminist studies of the media. “One thing I really envy about men‚ ’ a friend once said to me‚ ’is the right to look ’ (Dyer 1982) Johnathan Schroeder posited ‘...to gaze implies more than to look at- it signifies psychological relationship of power‚ in which the gazer is superior to the object of the gaze.(Schroeder‚ 1998)’ Keeping this in mind‚ in Laura Mulvey’s article ‘Visual pleasure and narrative cinema’‚ she proposes that the male gaze is paramount

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    Naturalism In Baroque Art

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    The Baroque style of art emerged during a tumultuous period of religious and political change (Carl and Charles 2012). During the 16th century‚ rival religious beliefs weakened the power of Catholic dogma and papal authority across Europe. As a result‚ the Counter-Reformation sought to make institutional reforms‚ and reinvigorate the mystical and evangelical ideals of Catholic theology (Mullett 2002). These reforms included strict guidelines on the purpose and content of religious artworks. The Baroque

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    Baroque and Rococo Analysis Joel Hernandez Western Governor’s University Baroque Art Period The Baroque art period was between 1600 and 1700 and originated from the Portuguese. In this period‚ art was expressed in form of sculpture‚ architecture‚ and music whereby different artists were able to use these mentioned form of art to pass on an intended message to the community (Visual Arts‚ 2011). One of the factors that motivated this period of art was the support that it had

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    Terms in a standard form contract Implied terms These are terms that are implied by acts of legislation. The acts to consider are: • Sales of goods act (1979) • Sales of goods and services act (1989) Express terms These terms are written down and agreed upon at the time of the contracts. They will fall into one of three categories: • Conditions (major terms) • Warranties (minor terms) • Innominate terms (not defined until broken) Impact of terms These specific terms are terms that can

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