Plato believes in a universal concept that art is an imitation of an ideal form. Plato disregards art as a form of literature due to the lack of authenticity. ... The arts are a form of literature, and like all literature, they evoke emotions. ... My point is that all literature evokes these emotions, meaning that no form of art is more harmful than another. ... Although he openly opposed art, he seemed to talk about it constantly. ...

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Culture includes language, ideas, beliefs, customs, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, and works of art, rituals, and ceremonies, among other elements. ... The classic definition of culture was provided by the 19th-century English anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in the first paragraph of his Primitive Culture (1871): Culture . . . is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. ...

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The gér formed the superior caste. ... In this aristocratic regime, the nobles formed the cavalry of the army (the chivalry). ... The slaves of the king formed the greater part of his forces and in consequence their condition was greatly improved. ...

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For this reason most scholars interpret his work through the lens of the era in which he produced his art in an effort to comprehend the perplexing and often contradictory interpretations he presented. ... Violence and oppression on the part of slave masters in the form of forced separation, imprisonment, beatings, rape and murder kept slaves in a continual state of submission and checked potential violence from slave insurrections. ... Like so Many of Twain's protagonists, both black and white, including Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Jim, Pap, The Boss, Pudd'nhead, Tom Driscoll, Chamber...

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While Simmel did in fact have great influence on the field of sociology, he also produced major works that may be classified as philosophy of history, ethics, general philosophy, philosophy of art, philosophy of contemporary civilization and metaphysics.# Even within the field of sociology, he cannot really be placed into any particular school of thought; however, he was very interested in the relativism of all items in many of these fields of study. ... Simmel's main goal in sociology was "to describe the forms of human communal existence and to find the rules according to which he or ...

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During the last thirty years, hundreds of multiunit restaurant and hotel companies have been formed, resulting in the development of thousands of hotels and restaurants. ... Culture is expressed through tangible items such as food, buildings, clothing and art. ... Social Class Almost every society has some form of social class structure. ...

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Same applies to cities, only its impact is lesser as even during winter trade, science, art etc. are less interrupted and thus social activity is less interrupted and thus suicide rates are also less affected. ...

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The subjects and the knowledge taught to students is constructed along gender lines, whereby females are more likely to be encouraged to excel in art and language subject areas, in comparison to males who are believed to perform better in mathematics and science, and as a result more attention and emphasis on these subjects are given to males. ...

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