The voyagers and their descendants who formed settlements in the South Pacific encountered a wide variety of environments, and their art reflects the resources available to them. ... Despite such diversity, art and religion are integral to all Native American lifeways. ... We include the art of large powerful states with leaders who used art to preserve their authority, and the art of independent communities that survived through exchange of raw materials, end products, and ideas. ... There is a strong emphasis on representations of the human form in the collection, and one central theme of th...

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The Art The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom to the people coming into our country, but to use it not only stands for freedom but for friendship too. ... In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery are among the methods used to raise money. In the Untied States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prizefights assist in providing needed funds (Bartholdi). ...

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Another case demonstrates that the issue of art obscenity and government funding is far from settled. As recently as the fall of 1999 a great deal for publicity and media attention was generated by an art show appearing at the Brooklyn Museum of Art entitled Sensation. ... Although art has the power to be pleasing to the eye and to be generally thought provoking, throughout history art has also been used to challenge authority, conventional thinking and commonly held views. ... For example some of these governmental limits take the form of statutes prohibiting sale of material deemed to be obs...

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Art Spiegelman, an author, born in 1948 in Stockholm, Sweden, shortly after the end of the World War II. ... It took Art many visits with his father to get the complete story. ... When "Maus" hit the book stores, many people had mixed feelings about a book that told the story of one man's life through the Holocaust in the form of a comic. ... The Boston Globe said, "A brutally moving work of art." ... "Maus" is just an indescribable work of art. ...

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Hairwork Jewelry as Sentimental and Mourning Art Hairwork jewelry was not an invention of the Victorian Age because the art form started being popular in the 1600s but it gained extreme popularity in the 1800s. During the Victorian Age, as a reaction to rapid industrialization, the art form reemerged. ... Artwis.com commented on the art of hairwork, saying The custom of giving and receiving hairwork can be for mourning or sentimental purposes, but its singular theme is love. ... In the United States, the Civil War gave the same impetus to the art of hairwork, particularly memorial lockets...

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Educators can teach about history, but students can understand better with looking at an art work and figuring out the history behind that piece of art. ... Eger states in his article, "The Power of the Arts," "Too many, simply put, see art as nice but not necessary children's art, even less valuable" (The Power of the Arts). ... In addition, many "studies show that art-centered schools outscore non-art-centered schools in academic achievement scores" (Why Art Education Matters). ... The more time a student has learning about a certain art form the more they will succe...

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6 basic principles of the constitution: popularity sovereignty, limited govt .describe with examples each of these principles. 1)popularity sovereignty-declaration of independence embraced the theory that people form govt to protect their natural rights, and that the powers of govt must be based on the consent of the governed. ... /us can determine its form of govt. like any other state in the world, it can frame its economic system and shape its own foreign policies. ... All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the us- thus, congress is the lawmaking branch of...

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In many cases, the merging of cultural traditions has formed new styles and modes of behavior. ... Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place in this continuum. ... High art includes the classical music of the Western European cultivated tradition. ... A great piece of art music encourages repeated listening, performance, and study. ... It can effectively be argued that characteristics of high art music can also be found in Western vernacular music, notably, some jazz, new age, and rock. ...

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In many cases, the merging of cultural traditions has formed new styles and modes of behavior. ... Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place in this continuum. ... High art includes the classical music of the Western European cultivated tradition. ... A great piece of art music encourages repeated listening, performance, and study. ... It can effectively be argued that characteristics of high art music can also be found in Western vernacular music, notably, some jazz, new age, and rock. ...

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Art is everywhere around us. ... Art has the ability to inspire us and lead us. ... As Benton was once known to say, "Art should be a living thing, which has meaning for the public in general. " He believed that art was meant to communicate a message or reality, and not become another picture on the wall. ... When moving from these to return to a more intimate form of easel painting, Benton was know to use both egg tempera as well as oils. ... Another form of paint used by Benton is Distemper . ...

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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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Yes, burning the flag is a form of nonverbal communication. ... He then explains that sexual content in art, literature, or scientific works are protected forms of press and speech. ... The biggest problem the test encounters is the questioning of art. ... "Serious artistic value" is very hard to define in modern art. ... Libel is printed defamation, and slander is the spoken form. ...

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This film was very interesting. It covered a wide variety of topics, introducing many concepts of human sexuality. One of these that I found particularly interesting was the art of attraction. It showed several aspects of what men and women find attractive. In general, women are sought out to ha...

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The structure of creative writing underwent a change, as the importance of form equaled that of theme. ... The swing era became the most popular form of jazz, as it catered to audiences as a form of social and interactive entertainment. ... As both make art, many individuals have progressed or alternated between one medium and another. Writer Ralph Ellison is one who began his adult career as a trumpet player, but then switched to writing as his primary passion; although his art still perseveres as an embodiment of musical homage. ... Subsequently, in the culture of the Beats, poetry is n...

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One of the more beautiful things about the human mind is that we are able to make decisions and form opinions on certain issues and things we experience everyday and things we encounter with others or by ourselves. ... Theater is a form of art that is unparalleled and cannot be compared to any other art form. ... Looking at theater censorship in its earliest forms dates back to the colonial times when the English influence made people weary and scared of theater and acting. ... Demographics began to form, as they would naturally among any newly formed country or region. ...

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Madison wanted the United States to be a republic, a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives, so there will be a greater number of citizens represented and we will also be able to have more control over the factions effects. ... Some students stay after school for art club, French club, guitar club, or a select few even stay after for student council. The students select the student council members, by having fellow classmates" sign the petition form that each individual member must get signed in order to become a representative. ... Although, some of the members of ...

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His refreshing originality and totally American style, has made Gehry's work highly refined, sophisticated and so adventurous that it really emphasizes the art of architecture. ... For Frank, like most architects, the art of building is a serious and searching business. ... The composition of the building continues to be a curvaceous, free form style that has become his signature style. It is an abstract, free form building that is quite remarkable. ... He will continue to work at the less-than-easy edges, tuning the practical into the lyrical, and architecture into art!...

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The question of whether or not to ban books is a question that echoes the halls of many school boards, courtrooms, and libraries across the country. While the idea of a banned book in other countries might be unheard of, it is a serious issue to the public school systems of the United States, with m...

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In the 19th century, American blackface minstrelsy was a form of entertainment performed by white men and women with blackened faces. ... However, those performers created an inimitably American art form which until then had not existed in antebellum America. ... Not possessing an explicitly American culture and not producing any cultural products such as music or art until then, Americans faced the problem of always being influenced by Europeans which they actually wanted to prevent. ... Hence a new all-American art form was brought into being. ... After the world economic crisis in 1929, t...

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Matthiessen's American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman, written in 1941. ... Reynolds points out that a subversive literature existed prior to the work of the major authors of the American Renaissance, in the form of sensational crime novels, erotic writings, humor writing, etc. ... Generally, romanticism marks a reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period. ... This marked a growing liberality in religious thought and practice, and this period was significant in terms...

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A new disposition towards form over function led to fluctuating trends in the market, including drastic yearly changes in items ranging from clothing to automobiles to home appliances. ... mitated art "as seen on TV" (6). ... Ridiculed by intellectuals, paint-by-number was widely accepted by the American public, as was the growing popularity of folk art. ... Food preparation also took the tone of creativity and art. ... Creating a dish became equated with creating a colorful work of art, such as a bright Jell-O mold or a beautiful Chiffon Cake. ...

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Hip-hop's four components, Graffiti art, MCing, DJing, and break dancing, define the face of this unique urban culture. ... Rap is an art form that evolved from creative urban minorities who gave birth to the hip-hop culture. ... Many other crews followed the Black Spades and graffiti art became a tool to mark boundaries. Graffiti as an art had been known to be around since the 1950's and began to seriously develop in 1969, flourishing in 1970. ... As time went on graffiti art got the recognition it deserved and during this time, their art was also being sold over seas. ...

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Whether its music or any other type of art, it is your, and no one else has the right to take that away from you. ... We are a country are guaranteed freedom of speech, in any form, and to make it illegal, for un to practice that right, is going against everything this country is based on. ... Wal-Mart is able to pressure musicians to edit out controversial art or lyrics. ... Music censorship continues to take place many forms. ... Music is more than an expression, but it is art, and throughout history, many groups and organizations have found methods of censoring that art. ...

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The second stereotype is a Martial Art fighter. Most people believe that Asians have studied some form of martial arts before. As we all know, the most famous martial art movie star is Bruce Lee. ... Those films lead to the Chinese are always being assumed to know and practice Kung Fu; likewise, the other Asians are also considered as competent in martial art. Hence, people might think that Asians are aggressive because they might beat you by using their martial art skills. ...

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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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