The intriguing theme of human frailty has made an appearance in many works of historical and contemporary artists, with some works even causing disturbance within the audience. ... Four artists that have included the themes of human frailty and mutation in their artworks are Peter Booth, Ryoko Suzuki, Gordon Bennett and Francis Bacon. ... Her photography piece, Bind, is the second piece included in this exhibition. ... Suzuki's artworks mainly focus on the theme of gender roles and society's portrayal and misconception of women. ... This installation piece also represents the startin...

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In each essay, the authors separate their styles using varying literary inclinations such as structure, tone and perspective. ... The use of these literary techniques helps to give a solid foundation to the theme. By using different tones and perspectives, the theme of gender roles in today's society takes a new shape and argument in each piece. ... Why would Gould end his piece in such a manner? ... Everyone is caught up with the fine line distinction between what separates each sex. ...

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Despite these pieces having separate themes and backgrounds they all seemed to mesh with the mixed feelings the snowy weather had invoked that night. ... This piece is written and composed by Dana Wilson and was my favorite performed that night. ... The tone of the piece alternates from jolting and heavily accented to a smoother flowing ride. ... As for the ending, this piece ended the same way it started. ... The different themes presented through the different compositions were accurately hit by the amazing CSU honor band. ...

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A piece of literature will be acknowledged with acceptation into a literary canon. Unfortunately, it is only when a piece of work is in the canon that it is legitimately analyzed. ... Now, unless there is a canon that separates children's and adult's literature, This argument cannot take place. ... Quality from my perspective has to to with how the literary piece catches my attention. ... If not that, they contain a moral lesson that guides the reader into understanding what things one should avoid to prevent the themes of dystopian fiction to become the salty favoring to the autobio...

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Not only are his themes of rural poor American seen in the Haystack, they can also be seen in other works of his such as in his rendition of the nude goddess Persephone, "which also references the rural farmer and his work, and perhaps his hardships, within the seasons (CM).... These two paintings display a theme of "man working in harmony with nature," which was stated in the Haystack's information card but can clearly be associated with The Turning Road as well. According to the museum information card on Derain's piece, "choreographed forms of villagers all s...

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Every spring these two men get together and fix any damages that may have come to the wall that separates their two houses. ... This justifies the narrator's views of the irrelevance of the wall separating the two peers from one another. ... Frost wrote this poem in blank verse, using subtle assonance and undeveloped vocabulary, adding to the conversational tone of the piece. Without the use of structure or a definite rhythm, the style of this piece reflects the theme of the poem. ...

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This group of people separated themselves from the norm of society in order to think about daily life in a new light and go past just using their five senses to form conclusions. ... Throughout this piece, Emerson presents the motif of self-sufficiency. ... In it, he expresses the theme of the 'over soul' or the relation between the body, God and nature. ... Both transcendentalists, Emerson and Thoreau, presented this theme in their works Self Reliance, Nature and Walden. While this theme was eminent during that time period, it can be related to present day as well. ...

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(e.g. the tempo, mood, character of each movement and each theme contrasts from the previous and the following movement or theme). ... For example, all of the movements are written in an ABA form " however, the B sections are sometimes so outrageously contrasting from the A section that it often sounds as though there are two separate pieces written in one movement. ... The theme of sudden constant changes in both of the artists' respective works can be further explained and understood by their alter egos. ... The overall piece can be seen as imperfect and unfinished when listening ...

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With its high point around the 1880's naturalist theatre, having roots in 18th century realism but separate to, attempted to mirror life with utmost devotion. ... This theme of seduction, and failure as well, were not raised issues in the theatre – at least not as a recurring theme, pointing out the subtle but true aspects of everyday life. The bird's death, and its reintroduction as a stuffed piece of memorabilia, is used to indicate something about Treplef, and the general death of freedom, which pervades the play (Hemmings, 1974, pg. 68). As William notes, the seagull is emp...

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This is the aspect that separates heart pounding, inspirational speeches that persuade the masses from dreary classroom reads. ... In Morrison's piece, the human condition appears in the forms of patriotism and conformity. ... However, not all authors have to go through such lengths to create a connectable character that leads to a captivating piece. ... However, as the piece progresses Dostoevsky depicts the underground man as a relatable person, just like Annie Wilkes. ... Language is not just about allusions some people may understand, nor is it about trying to use heavy plots or theme...

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This theme, the "tragic past," presents itself in both The Kite Runner and Pulp Fiction, two noteworthy pieces, albeit in separate media. ... These two storylines appear to differ extensively when initially compared to one another, but when author intent and underlying themes are considered in whole, multiple parallels between the pieces materialize. ... In each piece, a groundbreaking shift in lifestyle marks the beginning of a streak of unfulfilled hopes, and the reason lies within the character's past of contradictory morals. ... Another recurring theme in these works lies in...

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I will then finish by writing about the zoomorph and giving my view of this monstrous astonishing piece of art. ... In Pazstorys section, she points out how the Mayan art revolves preponderantly around three major themes, these are the accession or establishment of the ruler, warfare with the acquisitions of captives, and the drawing of blood by the ruler and his family as an indication of commitment to service of the cosmos. ... Both Miller and Pasztory, give more and detailed information on this section, so I decided to write a separate paragraph. ...

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The seemingly separated and unrelated spheres of socio economics and culture are linked by what Marx defined as Ideology. ... One of the most enduring themes in Marxism is the insistence on history and the realization that society and cultural reality are not static. ... A piece of literary work, then, is inevitably conditioned by the society that produced it, thus it cannot be stripped of the value inherent in it. ...

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This is a very emotive piece of writing; this being accentuated through Rosetti's use of language and imagery. ... In my opinion this poem has two main themes, both of which greatly contribute to the overall feeling of the poem. The first is the refusal to separate from each shown by the two pigeons in the poem. ... The first theme shown is the speaker's evident awareness of her mortality. ... The second theme, which is much more subtle, is the speakers exploration of the thin divide between pain and joy. ...

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With the new Longchamp racetrack being build in the mid 1800s French artists were able to depict the horse in a whole new perspective, separate from it's previous use in war portraits for the salon. According to the Eyewitness Art book on Impressionism "Degas produced 45 paintings, 20 pastels, some 250 drawings, and 17 sculptures on the racehorse theme.... This piece is no different. ... Not only do I find it an appealing and noteworthy piece of impressionist art, the techniques and style speak for themselves as that of an era breaking all ties with the predecessors lying glorified i...

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The composition is therefore a murky, hodgepodge of elements blended together just as the proposed themes of the painting are molded together. ... These figures are fused together on a sort of island-like piece nestled amongst the white pebbles. ... The white mass in the center can be viewed as a limited organic piece due to its scarecrow-like juxtaposition in conjunction with the mustard-yellow square of land, but in no way is the work naturalistic. ... It has also been suggested, however, that the ants imply female genitalia given that Dali's themes are often sexual in origin. ... T...

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Saar's work in the field of assemblage grants her much attention as well as her almost politically driven controvertial work such as the piece entitled The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972). ... They also use theme and execution to communicate ethnicity. ... The Liberation of Aunt Jamaima links to the artist's experience of post-colonialism in every sense, the work would not have been created if not for the oppression of the African American. 1.9) Methodological Framework The analysis of the two artworks will be executed in the following steps: First, the theme of the works will be a...

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As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SC...

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As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SC...

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Comparing the three-art works in the Diaspora Trilogy, Diaspora is the most depressing piece, basing on its dull colors, the negative expressions used and the reminiscences of the Second World War. ... The 288 pieces can be separated into a series of 48 (6-panel) paintings, which gives a deeper sense of displacement that emphasize the theme of Diaspora. ...

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This film gained him international recognition and set him up for his next piece, which is arguably one of his best. ... All three films deal with social displacement and alienation, major themes in his work. ... (pg. 536) " This untold story of their disappearance exemplifies the impermanence and fragility of personal relationships while providing a perfect formula for a trilogy whose theme is about the hopelessness of love in contemporary life. ...

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The drama of revolution is a political text through and through, but it cannot separate the political from the theatre; the drama of revolution is in search of a form, a meta-theatre, in which the overcoming of an order is thus first and foremost the attempt to suspend the law of genre. ... (Chambers 2002) Common themes developed " for peace against war, for democracy and justice against exploitation and tyranny " and common forms too, e.g. ... It also focuses on the seperation from the theatre/play when a dramatic piece is very keen to get the audience involved emotionally, ...

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Plot Overview Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities. Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain with the Company, a Belgian concern organized to trade in the Congo. As h...

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I will be studying the way the characters are used on the stage in their surroundings, as well as the differences in how Beckett creates these impossible situations through separate mediums of stage and Radio. ... Beckett has removed the choice for these characters to be separate due to the entrapment. ... Even if this is the case, through reading much of Beckett's work we can see that he had a 'fascination with paradoxes'15 and so although his work here presents us with the entrapment of the couple and them not being alone, we are also faced with the characters presenting the ...

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Polybius adds on the idea that every occurrence has a cause, a beginning, and a pretext, each of these being separate and different from the other (Polybius, Book III.6). ... In a few cases, he does this by attempting to piece together a cause and effect that do not interlock. ... After all the references to Fortune in Book I of Polybius' writings, the idea is not the central theme again until Book XXXVI, Chapter 17, entitled "On Chance and Fortune. " In his final remarks on the subject, he states, "As regards those phenomena which it is impossible or difficult for a mortal man to underst...

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