Confusion or Understanding That All Depends Modern art can either bring unity and coherence into a fragmented modern world by introducing something that other human institutions fail to do, or it can present tragedy and suffering in an unforgiving light, adding more confusion to the situation. ... In contrast, Auden's idea of art in the modern world surfaces as an attempt to bring unity and coherence into an otherwise fragmented, suffering modern world. ... As an artist, he makes her "from his crooked bones", in essence, creating something perfect when he is imperfect. ... Auden'...

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In the 21st Century, we can view Mary Shelly's Frankenstein as a modern myth. ... In Mary Shelly's novel, Victor Frankenstein tries to be the modern Prometheus. ... In Mary Shelly's novel, Victor Frankenstein tries to be the modern Prometheus. ... The cloning aspect has yet to be perfected on a human embryo, but the realisation is there, people are now coming to believe that the creation of something human via un-natural means is not as far-fetched as it was originally thought. ... One aspect of the modern transplant parallels well with Frankenstein. ...

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The new work produced in that era was modern. ... From what I learned from visiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, early modernism included many different sublets of artistic form. ... Conceptual/Post Modern: Artists today are combining many different facets of expressions. ... It really depicted something I would think about I relax, and envision a perfect weekend. Location of work San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Name of Artist David Park Date of Artists Life 1911 - 1960 Title of Work Torso Medium Oil on Canvas I didn't have any problems figuring this one out. ...

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In a perfect utopian society, there is no official religion. ... In a perfect society, of course! ... This proves that Utopia must be classified as communist which is far from a perfect society. ... It is perfectly correct to call More's Utopia a communist society, but it is not to be confused or even compared with the socialist forms of government that most think of as representing communism in the modern world. ... Utopia may not be the perfect society but some of its traits could help to create one. ...

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And it seems to me that the most frequent objections to modern and pre-modern philosophers come from the incompatibility of their philosophies with what is considered to be established scientific thought. For instance, Plato's theory of forms does not, to me, seem to jibe with modern physics and cosmology. ... Descartes is known as the father of modern philosophy; Descartes" realized that one could not analyze a problem simply on the common sense level, but that he must be "prone to the micro level." ...

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The modern system of arranged marriage is somewhat similar to blind dating in the United States. ... Whether it is arranged marriages or courtship marriage, people seek perfect husbands and perfect wives. A perfect husband or a perfect wife is a myth (Singer 250). As there is no perfect wife or perfect husband, there is no perfect marriage either. ... Family and Social Change in Modern India. ...

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Some of the stories we tell our children are filled with the perfect man or woman like the Greek heroes, but everyone know they are made up to prove a point. ... The hero I want to talk about is a modern day hero, a man who was influenced by the military his entire life. ... I want to compare General Schwarzkopf our modern day hero to Heracles the Greek myth hero. ...

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Modern Day Race Relations and Stereotypes: Three Kings Ever so often, a movie is made showing just how ignorant our society can be when dealing with race relations. ... The Gulf War setting makes this film perfect for examining America's view of Middle-Easterners. ...

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What is significant about this contest is that, in it, Socrates describes his personal view of a "perfect world," and why justice is so important in the process of creating a civilized world. ... Socrates responds, first of all, that if a man lives by education, courage, and self-mastery, he should have no trouble making a decent living in the modern world. ... After all of Socrates's arguments about justice, Socrates concludes his entire debate by describing what he calls "a perfect State." ... Finally, Socrates points out that, in his perfect State, philosophers will always have the a...

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Even as of today with all the modern technologies and the development of sciences, we still do not have a definitive answer to the question "does God exist?" ... Descartes' hypothesis on his theory starts with the idea of a God who is eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipotent, benevolent, and perfect. ... Rather, he believes that this perception of God is prior to his own perception, and it could only actually arise from a perfect being. ... Furthermore, Descartes himself acknowledges the fact that he is not perfect. ... I believe that neither Descartes nor mo...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... It is through the narrator's dealings with high society that readers are shown how modern values have transformed the American Dream's pure ideals into a scheme for materialistic power, and further, how the world of high society lacks any sense of morals or consequence. ... From first glance, it would seem that they live the perfect life, both being rich, young and beautiful. Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... It is through the narrator's dealings with high society that readers are shown how modern values have transformed the American Dream's pure ideals into a scheme for materialistic power, and further, how the world of high society lacks any sense of morals or consequence. ... From first glance, it would seem that they live the perfect life, both being rich, young and beautiful. Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... It is through the narrator's dealings with high society that readers are shown how modern values have transformed the American Dream's pure ideals into a scheme for materialistic power, and further, how the world of high society lacks any sense of morals or consequence. ... From first glance, it would seem that they live the perfect life, both being rich, young and beautiful. Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby ...

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In the perfect household management husband should be act as a statesman in front of his wife in Aristotle's belief. ... However, in my opinion it cannot be possible to create the perfect marriage by one side ruling and the other side ruled. ... Augustine's way of thinking about the women in marriage is not acceptable in modern World. ... Especially the general society in the early ages was support Augustine and Aritotle's point of views about inequality gender, the arguments of Christine de Pizan are become more respected in modern World. ... On the contrary the ideas of the go...

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In many cases, contemporary art must turn to shock value to challenge and engage the audience in the modern world. ... Here Piccinini has presented her view of what these 'Perfect' babies would look like, the exaggeration of the form expressing her views. ... In our modern society, it is not the purpose of art to merely cause the audience discomfort in its viewing. ... In this modern world the graphic nature of the art forces the audience to engage with the work, and form personal opinions of society. The shocking nature of modern contemporary art is something which is a direct resu...

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It was a form of Ballet de cour, court ballet, which is the ancestor of modern ballet. ... Much like modern ballets, this production took place in the center of the room and was meant to be seen from above. ... "The perfect dance needs music sweet As dreams; seductive, so the feet Are led to move as by some spell; Or music as of murmuring shell. ... Beauty and Joy, twin souls, should meet To make that lovely miracle - The perfect dance. ... Men said they saw in hers complete - The perfect dance.""...

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In modern media, we are seeing a change in how women are represented and I guess it could be said that the way in which women are portrayed in modern media is a great stride in comparison to the roles that they once had. ... It is also interesting to note that these women always have the perfect or "ultimate" bodies; they are well toned, and have a small waist with large spherically rounded breasts. ... Females are subjected to images of women with the perfect body, the perfect skin, the perfect woman to the point that they might go to extremes to look like the women in the media. ...

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In past centuries, people believed that a woman had to present a perfect physical appearance. ... The modern society emphasizes on good morals and a pure heart. In addition, the modern woman in the modern American society has many social choices to make and more freedom than before. ... The elder generation in the society continually talks about the negatives effects of modern fashion industry on women. ... Women feel that they must be perfect in everything they do. ...

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As time progresses, the trends that dominate culture, society and politics become more apparent to our modern society. ... In our modern generation, the media has become a dominant and definitive part of our social and culturist society. ... Religion and spirituality today are coming to be about identity and about the place that individuals make for themselves in the maelstrom of modern life. ... This is an important case because this case is the perfect example of what type of speech on the Internet is protected under the First Amendment. ... The freedom of speech and religion is crucial fo...

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Media stereotypes such as fashion magazine models, television actors and actresses, movie stars, as well as advertisements have all lead to the unrealistic "ideal" body shape that modern society members compare themselves to. ... A person working hard to make their body more perfect represents values that our society holds important. ... Modern society is intolerant of those who don't meet a set standard of beauty. ... Modern society and a person's peers are not the only source of pressure to be thin, many times a person's (mainly children and young adults) parents influence t...

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The song "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols is one modern day view of the monarchy's role in society. ... Luck in the Sky With Diamonds, a well known pop song by the Beatles shows an emotive and imaginiative style of modern day music. ... The young women, Lucy, that is represented in the song as beautiful and perfect and is compared constantly to nature such as flowers and smiles. An alternative or oppositional view of this poem is that the girl is merely a fictional character of the imagination and that women like that do not really exist in real life, there is no one that is ...

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On one hand girls prefer McComas because of its modern feel, less intimidating environment, group classes, and large variety of aerobic machines, and while some guys may enjoy the nice environment that McComas has to offer, most men are more inclined to go to McComas mostly for its better selection of equipment in the weight room. ... " The building is modern, new, and well kept and has a very calming and serene atmosphere unlike its counterpart War Memorial Hall which is dark, cramped, and stuffy. ... McComas' weight room which consists of multiple rooms packed full to the brim wit...

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The creation of an ideal city, a perfect world, one that god wants for its citizens is one of free choice. ... There must be some sort of evil existing in a perfect world if it is one where god wants free choices to be made. ... Ultimately a perfect world cannot exist. ... The justification of evil existing in a perfect world is the freewill defense. ... In today's modern world, people try to rationalize things on a scientific basis rather being more open minded. ...

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She has a modern way of thinking and spends the entire play braking away from convention, this modern sprit reveals its self in a way that shows that she knows her own mind and takes charge of any situations. ... Effectively she wants her perfect world. ... An example that shows that Willie has been changed by Maggie's hand to fit her perfect world is "you"re the man I made you". ...

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But many people argue that there is no love involved when you have the perfect child. ... Because what could you possibly love more than a child who in your eyes is perfect, how is having a child that is perfect any different than finding your perfect match, your "soul mate". But of course people are filled with the thought that this could be used for evil, used to make the perfect soldier and then with the help of cloning an army of perfect soldiers used to conquer the world. ... We look at all of these possibilities, the perfect child, no more cancer, the end of world hunger , they all seem ...

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