Except for these literary endeavors, Morris devoted most of his time to architecture and painting. ... The choice of using numerous glaze techniques or concentrating or hand painted decoration offered different visual treats. ... The techniques were based upon medieval times and inspired from the work of William Morris. ... The Roycroft shops were known for their masterful binding techniques. In the United States as well as in Great Britain, reformers loved the qualities of handcrafted object: simple, straight forward design; solid materials of good quality; and sound, enduring construction...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The three prong test set forth by the courts state that "a work must (a) appeal to prurient interest as judged by an average person applying contemporary community standards; (b) depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law: and (c) when taken as a whole lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value" (Lankford and Pankratz 4). ... As for taken as a whole lacking literary, artistic, political, or scientific value this is still being decided by an average person. ... At a minimum prurient, patently, offensiv...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The three prong test set forth by the courts state that "a work must (a) appeal to prurient interest as judged by an average person applying contemporary community standards; (b) depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law: and (c) when taken as a whole lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value" (Lankford and Pankratz 4). ... As for taken as a whole lacking literary, artistic, political, or scientific value this is still being decided by an average person. ... At a minimum prurient, patently, offensiv...

• Word Count: 2204
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School