Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism is a modern art movement that flowered in America after the Second World War and held power until the dawn of Pop Art in the1960's. ... Abstract Expressionism is a form of art in which the artist expresses himself purely through the use of form and color. It is form of non-representational, or non-objective, art, which means that there are no concrete objects represented. ... This art movement changed the world we live in today. It allows artists to express their emotions through color and form. ...

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The 1960's artists say a second Modern Movement in art, architecture and design. ... Post Modern art was widely spread, rapidly among most North American and European cultures. ... Modernism, in its several forms, has become and accepted view by the 1960's, at least in America (almost an orthodox). It was birthed in the business center of every growing city, taught in the literature and art departments of the major universities and, as a form of art, collected by many of the major galleries. ... It has productively challenged the period of influence of Modern art and architecture. ...

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Various forms of expression, clandestine yet lucent, developed out of these feelings. One such form was music. ... Art 17th-century Africans had art forms that would be considered advanced even today. ... Thus, there was little opportunity for the slave to express his creativity in graphic and plastic art for the church as he had done in Africa where religion and art were inseparable. ... Incidentally, there was an outpouring of African-American art after emancipation. ...

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Landow, Professor of English and Art History at Brown University, satire is derived " from the Latin satira, meaning "medley." A satire, either in prose or in poetic form, holds prevailing vices or follies up to ridicule: it employs humor and wit to criticize human institutions or humanity itself, in order that they might be remodeled or improved. Satire as an English literary form derives in large part from Greek and Roman literature." ... Satire is an aristocratic art. ...

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Not only do fireworks touch a person's heart with happiness and wonderment but they also symbolically evoke feelings of freedom and unity in a beautiful art form in the sky. ... It is truly an art form personally created and masterfully carried out by the conductor. ...

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"The Oxbow" is representing a new opportunity yet there is a large storm from the left, which some art critics view as the storm of civilization arriving. ... Chiaroscuro was another common characteristic that was used to draw balance to all forms in the painting creating a more dramatic appeal through light and shadow. ... Poussin's was noted as the best French Baroque painter and his influence on art was drastic for the next two centuries leading to the teachings of Poussin. ... Though these two works of art obviously differ in stylized period techniques and themes, they 'd agree ...

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Music is an art form that should be expressed and embraced, not shunned and banned. Censorship of music in America exists in a big way and is blatantly destroying the rights of the American people to enjoy the art that is music. ...

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However, in spite of these things, jazz has become the formidable musical form it is today and will continue to be. ... Jazz is America's indigenous art form, having its birth and evolution in the United States. ... In time, color lines began to blur and interracial jazz bands formed. Black and white jazz musicians formed bonds based on their music and gradually saw themselves as workers in similar creative enterprises. ...

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Where do we create the boundary line between "appropriate" arrangements of cultural exchange and the consistent examples of cultural appropriation? Lately, it would seem that no line exists between them. Although that line between exchange and appropriation is very thin and hard to comprehend, it ha...

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For example, in America, there are certain aspects of life that are limited and in a way attached to the "American" name, whether it be seen through a work of art, foods, architecture, and other forms of design and industry. ... One form of American aesthetic that is individual from any other country or nation can be seen in automobile design and industry. ...

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The Renaissance was a rebirth to many things: art, music, literature, even religion. ... In its simplest form Romanticism is simply the idea that every one is their own person, and that in no way should they be kept from becoming their full self; no one has the right to tell another what to do. ... Then the will of a doctor is being forced on them and they are not their true self, and obviously must be in complete misery with the ability to form complete thoughts! ...

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For most people to truly understand body art then they must understand the history and that it has been around for centuries. ... One time I was watching Ripley's: Believe it or Not and they had a guy who had his skin tattooed in the form of a reptile, his tongue split in two, and bumps in his eyebrows. ... Customizing The Body: The Art and Culture of Tattooing. ...

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The Information Superhighway While the information super highway has had an effect on society, all is not positive and toward a goal of the growth to society. Corporations may experience a growth in profits by selling goods via Internet and increase these profits by the reduction in work force. T...

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First off history is a fact, event, or theory of the past. Iti's also the search for truth. It is a thing of high study today. Next we start off with a Us News and World reaport of people who claimed to found America. Tons of people have claimed in the past that they found America. Some of those p...

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This description of harmful or mature content could include anything from renaissance art of nude models to an educational website which outlines the basics of sex intended for children under 10. What is most jarring about this war on sex is that America is literally dubbed the home of the free and yet the decisions of individuals to abstain or engage in sexual contact is one of the most mainstream forms of debate, and all for the comfort of a small but loud individuals. ... Anyone should be able to practice any form of life as long as it does not harm another person. ...

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Societies of later centuries were not welcoming to the idea of interracial couples, same sex marriages, or even the simple art of tattooing. ... According to symbolic interactionism, the meaning of objects, events, and behaviors comes form the interpretation people give them, and interpretations vary from one group to another. ... The different parts of the society, primarily the institutions of society, are organized to fulfill different needs of society, each of which has particular consequences for the form and shape of society. ...

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Throughout the entire world there have been different influences coming to affect and altering the original aspects of my culture, especially by the arts. The beauty of life and its features, in my opinion, relies specifically in the integration of different civilizations. Now in the days with there...

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For many, a public education equates to state-of-the-art teaching equipment, shiny new campuses, motivated moral instructors in the classroom and a challenging up to date curriculum to prepare these students for a quality education in a university or career. ... In a rural environment, children's speech and behavioral patterns are often formed after their parents, and are usually stemmed from a closely bonded relationship with the parents and children. ...

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The Enlightenment was an era when science and art flourished. ... Post-modern thought must be applied in discussing the black family in order to form a complete opinion or analysis for combating the problems of the black family. ...

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Now that's not saying we haven't come a long way from the most brutal form of racism, which was slavery, but we are far from equal rights. ... From birth I was exposed to literature, art and other cultural activities. ...

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I have seen many beautiful pieces of art in my time, and not all of those involve or need, a white canvas to be portrayed. ... Cosmetic surgery in any form has always been a more accepted idea then tattoos, though they are still considered a body modification. ...

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When an illiterate person applies for a job, he or she has to fill out forms and resumes, which then can decrease his or her chances of getting a job and increase unemployment issues because they cannot read or write applications. ... For the illiterate, all schools should divide curriculum into expensive classes with professional educated teachers who have succeeded in science, literature, and art. ...

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