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    The Roman World Chapters 5‚ 6 and 7 (pages 167-186) Homework Guide 1. Study lecture notes. 2. Review the following references: Evolution of Roman Government/Rome v. Carthage Roman Emperors Flow Chart/Trade in the Roman World Languages of the Roman Empire/Roman Roads Spread of Christianity/Persecution of the Christians 3. From the textbook & lecture - answer the following: • What

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    Slowness In Modern Art

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    Increasingly in the world of modern art‚ and especially since the 1970’s‚ there has been a shift towards the aesthetic of slowness. This is particularly in response to the speeding up of the human experience ever since the introduction of modern machines‚ both industrial and digital‚ that cut production and response times in half. Prime examples of these genres of art include open-shutter photography‚ time-lapse photography and mixed media art works. Reigning as an anthology of these works is Lutz

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    Egypt‚ during the middle empire art evolved as a symbol for power and permanence featuring straight lines and powerful figures; as time passed art evolved again morphing from simply representational images of man to the more idealized and anatomically correct style of Roman art. As art became more and more prevalent through the late 3rd and early 4th century’s artists began to focus more on anatomical perfection and realism borrowing artistic elements from other cultures such as the Greeks. Though the

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    Overview Philosophy means "love of wisdom." It is made up of two Greek words‚ philo‚ meaning love‚ and sophos‚ meaning wisdom. Philosophy helps teachers to reflect on key issues and concepts in education‚ usually through such questions as: What is being educated? What is the good life? What is knowledge? What is the nature of learning? And What is teaching? Philosophers think about the meaning of things and interpretation of that meaning. Even simple statements‚ such as "What should be learned? Or

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    The majority of people‚ when they listen to music they are most likely not thinking about philosophy much less the idea of transcendentalism. In fact‚ if one were to ask about the transcendentalist beliefs they probably wouldn ’t know they are; it ’s amazing to see how many of the ideas are in many modern songs in today ’s culture. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were essayist that came up with the concept of transcendentalism. The song "Tears and Rain: by James Blunt‚ is transcendentalist

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    The Influence of Art

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    Henley Ridore English 1102 Art That Influenced Me Growing up I’ve always had an interest in art. Out of the six children my mother had I was the only one that had a serious interest in art of all nature. Growing up‚ I wasn’t as social as the rest of my brothers and sisters‚ I was able to express my emotions through painting. Throughout my years in school I always made sure I was in some sort of art class for every grade level. I high school I was recognized as being the most unique in my grade

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    ancient Roman world prayer and sacrifice became a fundamental aspect of all Roman life. Romans made continuous sacrifices in order to keep the gods pleased and to uphold their ‘give and take’ relationship. Pious Romans sought to maintain ‘Pax deorum’ or a harmonious relationship with the gods‚ by finding out their will in advance‚ this was called Divination. Divination consisted of ‚ one: Augury‚ which was the interpretation of the flight and song of birds‚ two: Haruspicy which is the art of ‘gut

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    when he can chart with someone on the other side of the globe. Modern technology is rapidly changing the world’s living standards that results in creating a single world culture. New technologies including Internet‚ television‚ electronic media‚ means of transportation‚ etc has a great impact on creating a similar culture all around the globe. Bellow I will list my reasons to support my opinion.First of all‚ Internet and e-mail have changed the way people communicate to each other. Internet brought

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    Thesis: Color tonality serves as one of the means of artist’s expression of feelings in the work of art presented via two exemplary paintings by P. Klee and G. Klimt. First of all‚ before I begin my analysis of the two paintings‚ Paul Klee’s New Harmony and Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I‚ I would like to quote W. Kandinsky for my introductory statement: Every work of art is the child of its time‚ often it is the mother of our emotions (Wassily Kandinsky 87). According to

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    The direct cause of WW1 was the the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on June 28‚ 1914. Historians felt that a number of factors had to do with the rivalry between the great powers that allowed war to break out. Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Nationalism have a role to play in the cause of WW1. Africa and some parts of Asia were points of contention among the european countries. The raw materials these areas could provide‚ caused increasing competition. By 1914‚ Germany had the

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