I had the tattoo designed to not resemble a perfect circle with the three straight lines you normally see when you look at a peace sign, the tattoo was designed to look imperfect to symbolize a saying my grandmother used to say "life will never be perfect, things will always go wrong but accept it and be happy.... " This form of art had been used by people of all cultures and countries for centuries. ... Different forms of tattoo art have been practiced by many different cultures around the world for centuries. ...

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future than he is now. If he is able eventually to acquire nuclear weapons or to strengthen his alleged chemical and biological weapons capabilities, he will be an even more alarming figure, and presumably even more difficult to deal with. It is this fear of the future, this concern about the pos...

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Matthiessen's American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman, written in 1941. ... Generally, romanticism marks a reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period. ... The political influences on American romanticism include 18th century notions about human perfectability, the ideals of American democracy, and the tensions caused by growing concerns over the rights of women and the problem of slavery. ...

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The art of invention became apparent and abundant once official documents called patents guaranteed secure financial privileges to inventors. ... Social standards, although not completely perfect, united society, hence the idea of America as a giant melting pot. ...

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Therefore, I do not seek at any moment in my life a world which is perfect in all respects. ... But what makes me comfortable is that a business executive is always too busy to think of higher things such as poetry, art and contemplation on scientific notes. But I do not care for art and science if I have obvious things like the enjoyment of food, a laughing party of friends, my children ramping about on my grassy lawn or playing on merry go round. ...

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Yet we all recognize that not any one device is perfect, and are usually leaking water in the most unnoticeable spot. ... A third grade Japanese school week consists of eight hours of Japanese, five of arithmetic, three of science, social studies and physical education, two hours of music and art. ... Looking back at the regular Japanese school week, we find that not much attention is brought to music or art. ...

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It may look today that the modern world doesn't revolve around the sun but around the natives of the America's inventions and societies. The natives are everywhere in regard to the modern world; from drinking a cola drink to Italian lasagna and sauces, from creating incredible wealth in the old worl...

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However, to these conditioned citizens of the World State who have never experienced a different type of society, the world that they lived in was considered perfect. ... Freedoms, such as art and religion, have been sacrificed for what the World State calls "happiness." ...

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