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Manet - What do you now know about Manet that you didn't prior to reading this chapter?

Prior to reading chapter two of “Interpreting Art”, I was not aware that Manet’s painting of "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere" was his last piece of work. I also did not know of the depth of meaning and interpretations formidable to Manet’s style of painting. I also learned that Manet was one of the few flaneurs of his time to fit into the category or ‘flaneur.’a) What is a "flaneur"?
A flaneur, according to the context of the era of Manet, was generally a man who wandered and observed society and people, taking in the Continue reading...

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Known for its instructions helpful for the maker’s cognitive skills development, paper-folding art has become the most convenient and famous activity among children not only in Japan for its Origami, but also in other Asian countries and in the West.
According to psychological researches, spatial abilities have a strong relationship to the development of a child’s reading skills and academic performance, most especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM Disciplines). This ability can be widen through instructional activities like paper-folding, as thinking during spatial activities require our ‘mind’s eye’ to picture the shapes Continue reading...

The Decline in the Twenty-First Century Christian Church: Strengthening the Mission, Operation, and Commitment of the Local Church’s Spiritual Formation

INTRODUCTION

Within the context of modernity in the twenty-first century, change is unequivocally necessary due to increasing competition from Eastern religions and other non-traditional religious sects combined with the nascent forces of modernism and postmodernism that have slowly squeezed out Christianity. Understanding what state Christian ministry and evangelism are in will facilitate the reformulation of and a new design for an evangelistic ministry within local contexts using support from secondary literature, scriptural evidence, and survey analyses. The influence of Continue reading...

Feudalism is the practice of military and legal customs. Alternatively, feudal values involve the identification of individuals with land in the society. Feudal values are universal, the reason being that every person in the society owns a piece of land or offers some serve to the landowners. The characteristics of feudal values in a society are the presence of an inferior, or a central government that do not exist with some ranges of decentralized pockets of power. In feudal Europe, for example, there was the Catholic Church (Holy Roman Empire) which served as a very weak form of centralized Continue reading...

Improving Learning in Museums for Young Individuals

Russo, Watkins, and Groundwater-Smith (2015) veered the spotlight on social media and its role in facilitating learning among young people in different institutions such as museums and galleries. Museums and galleries are informal learning environments unlike the formal classroom setting. Nevertheless, Russo, Watkins, and Groundwater-Smith argued that social media may be used to transform informal learning environments such as museums and galleries and create learning opportunities for young individuals. Including learning opportunities in museums and galleries is important to supplement young individuals’ learning while inside museums or galleries.
Russo, Watkins, and Groundwater-Smith (2015) cited examples on how social media Continue reading...

Walter Gropius produced this manifesto. Its purpose was to influence design and artistic practices in art and architecture with a focus in the romantic medieval past used as a model of transformation in the contemporary visual culture. An issue of concern is the achievements of the manifesto in defining a new dispensation in a guild of craftsmen. Did the Bauhaus manifesto achieve its goal?
The manifesto’s principle is described as a utopian proclamation since it avoided futuristic architectural ideologies common in the German avant-garde (Walter p. 18). It is evident that the manifesto fails to capture innovative ideas Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper modernist poetry is analyzed. Modernism as a cultural period is considered to be a multinational movement which meant re-evaluation of the assumptions and aesthetic values of the past.  It is important to mention what is modernist poetry. This is considered to be a poetry mainly written by poets of North America and Europe between 1890 and 1950. It emerged as a result of technical revolution, inventions and World War I. Poets of this period made emphasis on personal view of the world, memories and emotions of the poet, culture of modern society.
Modernist poetry is rather Continue reading...

In the introduction of View from Inside, Wendy Watriss gives a restively comprehensive overview of the history of the Middle East North African regions on the topics surrounding their settlement, their religions and spiritual beliefs, their cultural changes, and the globalization of their art. She also explains the organization of the book and stresses the importance of the contributions of modern Arab artists.
In the chapter entitled “On Art and Photography: A Situation Report” by Karin Adrian von Roques, the subject of the photography by Arabs. Starting with Aristotle and the camera obscura (18) and working her way to Continue reading...

Why music literacy is a problem

Miksza and Gault (2014) examined the variables on music experiences in a classroom setting. The data were obtained from a 2009 study. The variables included the regularity and length of time that the children have received music instruction, the regularity of using music to teach math, and the fraction of children that receive proper music education outside school. These variables were also examined in relation to socio-economic status, child urbanity, and race. In the study, it was found that there were statistically significant disparities with children in relation to their socio-economic status, urbanity, and race on the variables of Continue reading...

READING RESPONSE

SIGMUND FREUDs “ON DREAM”
Sigmund Freud’s interpretation of dreams is that the unconscious condition of the body will be exploring carefully for the total history of Psychology. According to Freud’s theory, the dreams portray the hidden satisfaction of our unconscious wishes. He had noticed that dreams are playing a very essential role in his analysis of hysterical and neurotic patients, when encouraged the patients to keep talking whatever comes to their mind, the patient often talked about their dreams, which are associated and often illuminates essential connection with their past experiences. Maybe this is the start of Continue reading...

When it was released in 1994, Lion King was well received and critically acclaimed. Three years later, the adaption of Lion King was shown on Broadway. The visual tapestry in the adaptation of Lion King gave the production the spectacle and grandeur that was associated with the original production in 1994. While the Broadway production was also critically acclaimed, it is important to analyze he production in light of the elements adduced by Aristotle as to what constitutes a good tragedy. In this regard, a critical review of the plot, thought, character, melody, diction and spectacle in the Broadway Continue reading...

Abstract

The design for buildings essentially requires preliminary designs, approximate analysis and optimization to provide, strength, stability and human comfort. Beams are regarded as important items in achieving these factors. Beams bound the house skeleton together. The beam system is destined to distribute the load uniformly and provide support. They often manage to achieve uniform load distribution by transmitting the load to the posts, which are strongly supported by the foundation. This paper will clear demonstrate the design components of a beam in building.

Introduction

A beam can be defined as a structural member that extends horizontally between numbers of supports Continue reading...

Langston Hughes was a profoundly talented African American poet who flourished during the Harlem Renaissance. He was only twenty-one years old when he wrote the poem “Mother to Son”. Even at a young age Hughes was able to use a simple exchange between a mother and son to convey a much deeper meaning. Through the use of imagery and metaphor Hughes eloquently paints a portrait of the struggles African-Americans have overcome throughout the history of the United States and the commitment to perseverance members of that race will need to survive.
The poem begins with a mother who has Continue reading...

Reinalso Laddaga carries a comprehensive comparative analysis of the artistic practices of our current and past time that do specifically share the staging of what some of us might call the creative process that in a way to imply their reading response . In the introduction to the book, she mention s a few artists the likes of W.G Sebald, Joan Didion, Pierre Pichon amongst others. In part of Reinalso Laddaga Book, she dialogues with other visual artists such as Sophie Calle, Mathew Barney, and Brauce Nauman in order to perfectly bring out their responses.
 Reinalso Laddaga reveals that the Continue reading...

Gothic literature is a unique literature which is marked by a great usage of horror and mystery. The most common elements of gothic literature are the following: mysterious atmosphere and setting, passionate characters, forebodings, drama and the presence of supernatural. Another common gothic convention is the concept of crossing boundaries which means that boundaries between the common laws of conventional reality and the existence of supernatural may be crossed. In her book Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic, Anne Wiliams claims that there are a lot of boundaries in gothic literature. Moreover she adds that “Gothic systematically represents “ Continue reading...

A Thesis Submitted

for
the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honors)
in

Fashion & Textiles

(Fashion & Textile Design Specialism)

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

AUTHORISATION
I hereby declare that this thesis is my own work and that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, it reproduces no material
previously published or written, nor material that has been
where due acknowledgement had been made in the text.
________________________________________ (Signed)
____________________________________ (Name of Student)

ABSTRACT

CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of Study

The prompt advancement of smartphone technologies facilitated individuals to gain better access to the Internet. With the development in mobile phone applications, the preponderance Continue reading...

Introduction

Different authors have over the years used their literary works to depict some of the contemporary issues facing the society. In fact, most of the themes in many fictional literary works mirror the major issues that affect the immediate society. The authors usually go to great lengths to pass messages about these issues, particularly on the effect that they have on the society members. Short stories are a particular brand of literature that have since time immemorial been used to portray some of the prevalent themes in the society. Examples of common themes explored include isolation, marital problems, alcoholism, Continue reading...

Edwidge Danticat’s The Dew Breaker

Introduction
In Danticat’s ‘The Dew Breaker,’ the bitter history of corruption, violence and vengeance in Haiti stalks almost all of the characters in the novel. The dark history leads to their dreams being infected and their expectations to be circumscribed. Most of the characters are trying without much success to remember their history and to ultimately erase it from their minds. The author chooses her characters, words, and events wisely for a specific function: to show the long-time suffering of the Haitian people under the regime of the Duvaliers who were exceedingly corrupt. The wise choices arouse readers Continue reading...