History Of Photography 1 Essay 3 2011 Lecturer: Chad Rossouw Title: THE CHANGING ROLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY Handing in date: Monday 19th September 2011 Student: Katinka Bester “The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere‚ far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” –Paul Strand Photography in the early 20th century fast became a dominant medium in documenting the changes in a mass growing society. Artists like Paul Strand and
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Great inventions from the East. Although not many people know‚ perhaps more than half of the inventions and discoveries which the modern world relies on were originated from East Asia. The East Asian culture has contributed to our world civilization achievements in the fields of agriculture‚ shipping‚ astronomy‚ printing‚ paper money‚ oil‚ martial arts‚ ammunition and mathematics. These inventions were essential blocks in the building of the world as we know today. Therefore‚ this museum report
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After reading several articles about American socioeconomic situations and culture in the early 20th century‚ the United States seemed like they are somewhat isolationist with some things‚ but open to many other things. As some say‚ “America isolationism is a myth” (Mcdougall 137) is slightly true when it came to cultures and foreign policy in the beginning of the 20th century. The leaders of the United States wanted to keep the United States out of war‚ but at the same time increase the economy
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Throughout the 20th century there has been a series of events that no man could ever hope to overlook. These events have changed the lives of so many that it is impossible to count up to the number in one life time. It is these occurrences in the past that have altered the way we‚ as humans‚ look at modern civilization today. An extraordinary amount of dire and both fortunate and unfortunate events have happened causing life-changing results in both the past and in modern society. In the 20th century‚ events
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to live freely. The increase and distribution of governmental power and responsibility sought by liberals during the 20th century was clearly opposed to the contrivance government advocated by liberals during the earlier period. during the 19th centuries liberals generally formed the party of business as well as the entrepreneurial middle class‚ because much of the 20th centuries were more likely to restrict work and regulate business for the benefit of providing greater opportunities for laborer’s
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In Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s "The Portable Phonograph‚" the author makes setting play a major role in understanding the action of the characters within the story. Clark‚ a writer and an English Professor‚ lived from 1909 to 1971. During that time‚ he lived through both World Wars at a relatively young age‚ which may have influenced this story. Clark has excellent use of setting to make the atmosphere needed and set the proper mood‚ so this story is credible. To accomplish this‚ Clark orients the
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The early 20th century in Europe was known for its strong political change. Many ideologies were arising from many leaders who were fighting for dominance. Ideology is a form of belief that is structured in a certain way that can change a person’s way of thinking as well as taking action on these thoughts. Moreover‚ it reshaped the European continent politically. The ideologies of Nationalism‚ Communism‚ Leninism‚ and Nazism‚ shaped the early 20th century of Europe‚ making a significant impact on
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WAR FROM THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY TO INVENTION OF GUNPOWDER The invention of the powerful artillery guns would change man ’s role in warring engagements. The artillery guns at first were very limited by their own design. The guns were very heavy and had to be transported by water‚ which meant that only towns and fortresses that were close to a body of water could be attacked with artillery also known as the cannon. There were also some fortresses that were impervious to the early cannon attacks
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The Progression of Women’s Rights from the early 20th century Human rights violation was the milestone for many different nations in the 20th century. Citizens of each country had their privilege being abused‚ faced violence and struggled for independence. Overall‚ they were denied freedom within their own country. This was carried out by certain people of power who created law in terms of what they thought was best for their citizens. One of the major issues was rights of women who
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During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ women relentlessly faced discrimination throughout most of their lives‚ and society considered them unequal to men. The authors Kate Chopin‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and Susan Glaspell wrote about the suppression of women during this time‚ exposing the unequal treatment that they suffered. Their literary works contain common theme of freedom from the discrimination and harsh treatment of male figures that played a prominent role throughout their lives. In these
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