Degas for example, before his work with dancers, had a fascination with the newly imported sport of Horse Racing. ... This is undoubtedly a great example of impressionist artwork, whether it be the nouvaux subject matter or the colors and styles of brushstroke used, the elements are all in place to create an impressionistic masterpiece. Before Degas began his seeming obsession with dancers, he worked in the newly popularized and uncharted world of horse racing. ... Degas wasn't extremely fond of the ballerinas that he focused so much on, he actually despised their incessant need to stret...

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In the following verses, through the horse by his side, there is a humorous yet constant reminder of reality and of his true obligation. He cannot stand all night to watch the snow pile up in the woods. The horse conveys its confusion by shaking its bell as to what his leader is doing stopping before his destination. ... However the understanding of the transcendentalist theme may just be my own inability to exclude that where nature is described since I think it's pretty clear that this traveler wants to end his life. ...

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But all those way-cool cyberspace visionaries who wax ecstatic about the supposed "end of nationalism" and the coming global village are completely missing the growing national diversity of form, content, and expression now developing on the Internet. ... For in today's information economy, after all, "global" pretty much means "American." ... It's not all Motorola's world anymore. ... In fact, the diverse approaches to Internet development taken by various countries are, in part, a reflection of their perception (or at least their leaders' perception) that the Net is p...

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