ascēsis exercises. The exercises served as tools that allowed the monks to survive the desert‚ live disciplined lives and mature spiritually‚ which helped them move closer to God and detach them from all earthly interference. Moreover‚ the desert saints were like athletes‚ holding themselves to a strict regimen for spiritual growth in preparation for spiritual attacks and physical temptations. The ascetic practices also helped the monks to maintain right standing in the presence of God‚ thereby
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“Man with a movie camera” For some reason I related this film to Andy Warhol‚ don’t ask me why. Then read it was made by a guy from the soviet union‚ which changed my expectations a lot. I got to say that a movie from 1929 didn’t sound very exiting. This film is just fantastic. I thought Koyaanisqatsi was the ground zero when talking about documentary-like-experimental-films‚ so now I dont respect Godfrey Reggio as much as I did before. I mean Vertov is the true genius. I’m assuming this is
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Why the arts is better than science Creativity cannot be taught. People use their own individual talents. Feelings and emotions can be expressed. Different life experiences and the varying perspectives people have. Art gives us what makes us truly special. What it means to be a human. We have to found ways of expressing ourselves; otherwise we just become clones of each other. Subjectivity plays a large role here as that the fact everybody appreciates science and what it does to benefit us means
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black college or university? Located in Washington‚ D.C‚ Howard University has many important values. Howard University is very fortunate to be located in such a historical area. Being located were Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech. Howard also has a very important mascot. Lady Bison‚ her symbol meaning strong‚ and outgoing. I would like to attend Howard University because of it’s historical background‚ academic choices‚ and student life. In addition‚ Howard University has a variety
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American artist was born. James Albert Rosenquist was a painter‚ print maker‚ and “Pop” artist. He studied art at the University of Minnesota‚ Minneapolis in 1948‚ and at the Art Students League‚ New York in 1954. He then studied Eastern philosophy and history at Aspen Institute of Humanist Studies‚ Colorado in 1965. Rosenquist married and divorced Mary Lou Adams after having one child‚ John‚ and then married Melinda Thompson and had another child‚ Lily McLean (“James Rosenquist”). James Rosenquist
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Zach Mayer 2/7/14 Lifetouch Industry Research Industry description The underclass photography industry consists of both small and large photography studios aiming to provide current and attractive portraits to kids currently attending school at any grade level between Kindergarten and 11th grade. While there are many competitors in this industry‚ they can be broken up into two categories. First are the many‚ quite common photography studios that generally specialize on one or two styles of photography
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Art Review: I chose to do my art review on the artist Cai Guo-Qiang‚ who is a Chinese artist who does most of his art in the form of explosions and large scale projects such as this one‚ which bring attention to problems in society dealing with violence and terrorism. In his piece titled Inopportune: Stage 1‚ Guo-Qiang displays 9 identical cars‚ which are tumbling through the air in different positions‚ with large lights sticking out‚ resembling that the car is exploding only to conclude with
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doi: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00137.x The psychological contract and the transition from office-based to home-based work Susanne Tietze‚ Nottingham Business School‚ Nottingham Trent University Sara Nadin‚ Sheffield University School of Management‚ University of Sheffield Human Resource Management Journal‚ Vol 21‚ no 3‚ 2011‚ pages 318–334 This article explores how the transition from office-based to home-based work impacts upon the psychological contracts of employees involved. Adopting a qualitative
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University Library Research GEN/105 8/22/12 Distance Learning This is an issues related to distance learning for women ’s studies in America. This study analyzed pedagogical strategies for the use of multimedia technologies to teach storytelling via distance education to an online learning community. These strategies and technologies offer an alternate paradigm that moves away from text-based online learning to the more experiential-based instruction extant in real-time storytelling courses
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What is an Artist? Art is a very wonderful thing. A great painting enriches our experience of life‚ just as a great poem does or a great musical composition‚ since great painters make us feel and think a great deal more than the objects before us. They teach us to appreciate the beauty and harmony of colors and light through their eyes. They share their imagination with us and invite us into an exciting world of painting. Once discovered and entered‚ however‚ this world can never be forgotten.
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