relationship between art and society? Does art imitate life – or is it the other way around? Traditionally‚ we have believed that art imitates life. The painter represents what he or she sees by producing a scene on a canvas. The sculptor does the same with bronze or stone. A photographer or film maker does it even more directly. A writer describes life in his or her books. This simple concept is known as mimesis. But some have questioned the one-way nature of mimesis by arguing that art also changes
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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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When dealing with complex historical topics‚ it is common for historians to develop systems of identity to impart a historical narrative. This system is developed independently from the various groups the historian wishes to discuss. Thus‚ each system of identity is largely alien to the historical group it seeks to describe. While this may seem contradictory to a historian’s effort to impart a sense of validity to their theses‚ it is necessary as a way for the modern reader to identify with the topic
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TRAVELING BY CHEAP AIR TRAVEL Nowadays‚ cheap air travel is increasing popular in the word. Do the advantages overweigh its disadvantages? Nowadays‚ the increasing number of people is so keen on traveling that it is fashionable to travel via inexpensive flight. I am of the opinion that the advantages of cheap air travel play a more predominant role than its disadvantages. Obviously‚ it is the inexpensive airplane that is economical for average households that
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Traveling When traveling over land there are three main ways of doing so‚ a flight‚ a train ride‚ or driving yourself. I guess you could walk or run but‚ I’m talking about cross country travel. There are expensive and inexpensive ways of travel‚ some fast‚ some slow‚ most fun‚ others boring. Out of these three ways you must decide how you want to go baste on your budget‚ time‚ and the quality of travel you prefer. The fastest way of travel would be by plane. If time is a major issue‚ a flight would
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Great Plains‚ no wonder Stephen Long of 1821 concluded that the American West was “almost wholly unfit for cultivation‚ and of course uninhabitable by a people depending upon agriculture for their subsistence.”1 It seems that Timothy Egan’s book‚ The Worst Hard Times‚ hit the nail right on the head as to the cause of the worst natural disaster that the United States has ever experienced. The great dusters of the Dirty Thirties occurred because of the United States Government’s encouragement to over-farm
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Book Report: “The Art of War” Name: Chapman‚ Cameron L. Rank: Cpl Unit:PMO‚ H&S BN‚ BCO Date: 19 May 2015 Book: “The Art of War” Author: Sun Tzu The book “The Art Of War” is about looking into the leaderships point of view on tactics and war-fighting skills‚ such as management of troops. This book was written in view of military commanders and tactics they used to win wars and battles. In this book report I will be giving incite on the positive and negative decisions on the leadership
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Max DePree’s book “Leadership is an art” represents an important contribution to the area of leadership‚ both from a theoretical and practical point of view. The approach of the author is a humanitarian one. The focus is being made on the philosophical aspects of the theme‚ even if there are numerous pragmatic pieces of advice and recommendations included in the book. Leadership is a process and a concept of fundamental importance for the area of management today. It is a concept of high complexity
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reporting on the issue in South Korea stated it was not a voluntary force‚[5] and since 1989 a number of women have come forward testifying they were kidnapped by Imperial Japanese soldiers. Historians such as Lee Yeong-Hun[6] and Ikuhiko Hata stated the recruitment of comfort women was voluntary.[7] Other historians‚ using the testimony of ex-comfort women and surviving Japanese soldiers have argued the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were either directly or indirectly involved in coercing‚ deceiving
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Describe the way Albert Speer has been interpreted by three different historians. Albert Speer can be interpreted in various ways due to the events that occurred in the third Reich. There will always be differing views placed on Speer and the decisions he made‚ whether it presents Speer positively or negatively. Sereny‚ Van Der Vat and Speer himself are all historians who comment on and interpret Speer. Van Der Vat throughout his research and findings is very critical towards Speer. Speer is
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