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Women's Images and Realities
(6 pp) For more years than we would like to count,
the arts have been used to reinforce gender and
racial oppression. Some of the discrimination may
be subtle, or so ingrained, that it is no longer
noticed. Women in the visual arts have...
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The Relationship Between Art & Politics:
Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin.
(5 pp). When asked in an interview (Kreisler 2000),
what is important about politics, John Tussman
said that, "politics is the art of providing for
the general welfare; and in principle is not
competitive." However the "reality of what is...
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Juan de Onate: Still Causing Trouble.
(5 pp) You wouldn't think that a guy on a horse
would cause much trouble in the Southwest. That is
not the case concerning a larger than life-size
statue of the Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate
at a small museum in Alcade, New Mexico....
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Arts & Crafts: The Same but Different.
( 10 pp.) No matter what the language that is
assigned to the topic, the conundrum of "what is
arts and what is crafts," seems to be
philosophically cemented firmly in place.
In the twenty first century we can say, that "most...
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Humor in Performance Art
( 8 pp.) Our challenge in this discussion is to
consider humor in light of "performance art."
Consequently we will look at some people who by
there own definition, are performance artists and
see what conclusions we can draw about the role...
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Themes of the Renaissance
(5 pp) The Renaissance (French for "Rebirth) is
known as the period of the individual
(1400-1650); in that man was no longer a "cog in
the machine" enduring life, but rather, he viewed
himself as a unique person, who could shape the...
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Peter Blume: The Rock (1948)
(5 pp) It has been suggested that Peter Blume was
one of the first Americans to favor surrealism, in
his mature work. He has also been labeled a
"magic realist," which has a nice ring to it but
doesn't really tell us much. In this...
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Manifested Behavior
The manifestation of collective behavior whose
purpose is transformation, either personal or social is seen in social
movements, religion and education. This 7 page paper explores these
three areas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Dada in New York
(10 pp) "From a distance these things, these
Movements take on a charm that they do not have
close up--I assure you." -- Marcel Duchamp, Letter
to Ettie Stettheimer, 1921. Due to the
conditions, and poverty present in Europe the art...
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The Post Modern Sky is Falling
(5 pp) The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Screamed Chicken Little. It was quite some time
before his friends could reassure him that those
pieces of sky were simply raindrops, which could
be equally useful. The same might be said...
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The Arts-a Mix or a Match with Freud, Jung and Hegel
(6 pp)After the last major space exploratory
flight, an announcer quipped, now all that is left
for major exploration is the human mind. That
probably became the case shortly after man thought
he had conquered fire, rather than...
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Perception, Memory, and Time in the Sensual World
This 10 page paper has been written to continue an exploration of the influence of Eastern philosophy on the development of my artistic practice. However, it also brings together, my increased artistic fascination with the temporal concepts of the...
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Sports For The Disabled
Each person is a unique individual, with their
own traits and personality. The personality is a culmination of social,
environmental, genetic and personal traits. This 5 page paper explores
the legal realm of inclusion of disabled athletes and...
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Issues Regarding Pre-Marital Sex
This is a 7 page tutorial language paper on the moral, legal and ethical issues involved in pre-marital sex. Original church rules regarding pre-marital sex were made in the first century when societies were vastly different. In today
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Is Marxian Communism a Religion?
This is a 6 page paper discussing whether or not Marxian Communism can be considered a religion in itself. Marxian Communism was considered a functional alternative to the society in which the oppressed proletariat lived within the 1800s. The...
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