Art explores many elements of life and the world. ... Whilst Grayson Perry explores identity and what is represents through different forms of art, whether as miniatures, large tapestries, statues or pots. Art is the representation of the many elements of human life. ... Grayson Perry, winner of the 2003 Turner Prize, uses the seductive qualities of ceramics and other art forms to make stealthy comments about societal injustices and hypocrisies, and to explore a variety of historical and contemporary themes. ... Art reflects what we feel, think, practice, believe or image....

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In her review, she mentions that the ballet world is a male dominated craft although the aesthetics of such an art have always been an idealization of the female form. ... This shows how hard-working dancers need to be in order for people to appreciate the true beauty of their art. It is important to consider these aspects when we sit down to watch a form of art that relies on such precise fluid body movements. ... Fisher mentions "If [the art director] embodies patriarchy, then Nina's relationship with other women shows the damage that patriarchy has done. " Jacobs mentions "Under the p...

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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was one of the founding members of the new art movement that began in the mid to late fifties, which was most commonly referred to as "Pop Art," which was short for "Popular Culture." ... Warhol's art didn"t lack in meaning, but is, rather, full with it. ... After her tragic death in 1962, Marilyn became one of the principal focuses of Warhol's art. ... Warhol, thus, played upon this superficial personality of American culture and, in turn, incorporated it within his art. ... Kennedy would have tremendous impact on the world, for all the other forms of me...

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The body art group gave the best example of cultural relativism. ... After listening to them talk about what they know, I have developed a larger tolerance for this type of art. ... After to listening to a rap song, I may be able to form an image of what it is like to live his life. ... The body art group showed me that all types of people have tattoos and piercings. ... I found it particularly interesting that when there are more than two pets in a home a hierarchy is formed. ...

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As quoted by Terry Eagleton in "Marxism and Literary Criticism:" "superstructure" are certain forms of law and politics, a certain kind of state, whose essential function is to legitimate the power of the social class which owns the means of economic production, it also consists of certain "definite forms of social consciousness" which is what Marxism designates as ideology. ... It is a form of the domination that is set for men over women. ... Terry Eagleton writes of the reflection of the experience, "art does more than just passively reflect that experience. ...

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This "phenomena- could be further facilitated through the media, advertising, art, film, or in the everyday world. ... When you view a person to be less than human it allows room for a special kind of treatment to take place; one form of treatment being abuse on every level. ... Allow the movies such as Marches in Uniform, to be seen as a work of art as a way to pervert women and their sexuality. ... But never did advertising artist distort and reshape men's bodies as they did when they transformed women into Art Deco Figurines."" (377) This point shows how women were viewed as ob...

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In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Narcissus is a handsome young man who saw the reflection of his face in the waters of the Styx River. He became so captivated by his own reflection, that he sat looking at himself until he died and a small flower grew in his place. After the manufacturing and widespread existence of mirror, human have became obsessed with the reflections of themselves. Literature provided us with a unique type of mirrors. It helps us to discover the perfection of ourselves but at the same time, grab our eyes on the defectiveness as well. ...

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Generally, we can say that individuals collaborate with other individuals to form a sort of "team ". This "team " isn't just formed randomly. Usually, a group is formed of people who share some sort of common interest. In the photo art piece, entitled Cause Beautiful: Hipstamatic Aims to Empower Young People, Olivier Laurent delivers to the viewer a fascinating puzzle regarding the underlying basis of identification among a group of African American youths. ... In his art, Laurent forces us to consider whether the youths' fashion choices are based on short-term efforts to "fit in"" o...

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Postmodernism is hard to define because it is a concept that appears in a wide variety of areas of study such as art, architecture, music, film, literature, sociology, communications, technology, and politics. ... A grand narrative in American culture might be the story that democracy is the most enlightened form of government, and that democracy can and will lead to universal human happiness. ... I believe that anything which is unable to be translated into a form recognizable and storable by a computer will cease to be knowledge. ... In fact, one of the consequences of postmodernism seems...

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Technology all over campus is state-of-the-art, especially in the science center. ... With the exception of a few renovated areas, (not to mention an in-progress $35 million fine art center renovation) the architecture looks relatively aged, giving the place a sense of history. ... There are also representatives that live in each house who are responsible for gathering information and encouraging participation in school and community activities in health, art, and science. ... Individual identities are formed; the focus is on you, the woman, the student, and the individual. ...

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In Halisham, art and creativity are significant. ... It is where a mysterious character, Madame, comes to find the best art to take. ... Her and Tommy lives almost their whole lives together, forming hypothesis, hunting answers to questions and believing. ...

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He maintains control of his subjects by ramifying its ideology throughout a variety of political and social institutions, including religion, education and art. ... "Comrade Napoleon" seems to be a duplication of the "Beasts of England" both in form and influence. ... Indeed, this extract illustrates a shift in Comrade Napoleon's authoritarian strategy from imposing his power through physical force and direct interaction with the animals to instilling it in their minds as status quo through unconventional forms of repression while remaining invisible. ...

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Within every one of the world societies culture exists, and indeed, a culture; if it is accepted that the multitudinous individual aspects that make up culture bind together to form a culture. ... It will be found later in discussion that culture forms the bedrock on which our society is built. ... Sociologists have adopted a much wider definition of the concept of culture (although activities such as music, art and so on are included within this definition), mainly because they want to use it to say something about the overall nature of a society. ... He introduces us to the idea of culture a...

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Around 1500 BC, the Hebrew people formed a culture along the Eastern Mediterranean. ... I believe that the since the Greeks were not spending all of their time with religion, they contributed the most of any culture in art, literature, science, theatre, and philosophy. ... Macedonia, which was a form of Greek people around 320-240 BC, did not have such a tolerant approach to religion and culture. ... Rome's earliest contributions include forming the most organized political system ever. ...

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Moreover, I have taken a step back and pondered over my identity; my Indian history (known as our "rich Indian heritage"), the development of a deep affection for India moulded only through narratives, music, art and movies; my exposure yet (imagined?) ... On a sub-topical level, my interests also extends to how (crudely speaking) Black/White/Coloured South Africans have formed their ideas and perception of India - the country, as a specific result of the South African Indian community. ... Moreover, Faulkner (1962, in Mettu, 1996) develops his characters under the pretence of racial conflict ...

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For instance, most of the artifacts, "traditions," or past events we see in the typical art, culture, or history museums represent the vision or interpretation of the curators who have their own sets of ideology and preference; their selection is determined by a privileged class of people. ... For example, Raymond Williams defined culture in his 1965 book, The Long Revolution, as "a particular way of life which expresses certain meanings and values not only in art and learning, but also in institutions and ordinary behavior. ... To study communication from this perspective, Carey explained, "i...

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He insisted that "economic facts have formed the foundation of social life; they are the base that generates the division of labour, the struggle of classes, and alienation" (136)*. ... Cultural historians can point out numerous instances in which art, literature, and politics have shaped economics, not the other way around (148)*. ... Do certain sociological or economic arrangements always coexist with particular forms of religiousness (or lack thereof)? ...

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Comedy becomes purely social in that best known and perhaps best liked of all its higher forms-The Comedy of Manners. ... The virtuosity of his art is that of a juggling act; he created a scathing satire of a hypocritical society without offending the very people on whose hospitality and money he had come to depend. ...

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The [art once assumed must be acted out, no matter at what expense of truth and feeling" (Ewen 190). ... Bickford goes on to criticize the new norm, the understanding that mass-produced articles are an effective way to form a child's identity through a "quality learning experience" (Bickford 2). ...

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May react in a form of panic reaction to specific stimuli or may show no reaction whatsoever. The above are only some of the characteristics listed for the identification of Asperger's Syndrome in school, in one of the articles provided by the school (complete form attached) It can be seen that there are a range of behaviours and more specifically, behaviours in identifiable areas which can lead a teacher to recognise a dysfunctional pupil in the classroom. ...

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Examples of symbolic systems include written and spoken language, art, music, and mathematics. ... Yet, the copycat learns specific forms of aggression or antisocial behavior from the symbolic reality created by the media and exposure to media violence. ... At each crime scene Seda left evidence in the form of eerie handwritten notes emulating himself to the original Bay Area Zodiac. ...

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Madonna is one of the most innovative, influential and inspiring artists of our time. She has revolutionized the way people look at music and brought down the barriers of sexuality in the media. Madonna"'s assertive behavior, outspoken personality, and aggressive acts of sexuality, along with her gr...

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Nevertheless, the careful reader notices a curious trend in many of Shakespeare's plays: many of Shakespeare's female characters exercise a rather great deal of delicate forms of power and influence, and often do so in unusual and even subversive ways that challenge traditional gender roles. ... In fact, Hermia deploys a clever and intelligent argumentative strategy to respond to the men and to maintain her own position and the right to direct her own destiny rather than have it chosen for her and uses the fine art of rhetoric to defend her ideas as opposed to simply her gender or se...

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His "intergration of state of the art 1960's sex role theory with his equally moribund view or hormonal causation of behavior" is the main fault in this study, she states. ... Thus, sexual dimorphism constitutes a template of the various forms of differentiations our species reveals- Anthropological evidence shows how human gender roles were defined in very ancient times, compared with how they are regarded today. ...

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