Unit 1 Individual Project 1 Running Head: Humanities Introduction to Humanities By: Margaret McKay HUMA215-1103A-10 Unit 1 Individual Project 2 Variables | Ancient Greece | Ancient Rome | Geography | Mediterranean country. Was divided into areas called cities. The land was very mountainous which made it difficult to travel. Ancient ruins provide a vivid testimony to the glory of Athens, hailed by many as the cradle of Western Civilization(Ancient Greece, 2008). | Mediterranean country
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Industry Art It was a time of assembly lines and factories, booming population and industrialism, it was the 20th century and it was building speed. As the suburban American family turned the doorknob to their brand new, mass-produced, Levittown house they were clueless to the impact that their Model- T Ford would summon on the new modern art era. Hundreds of artists filled the modern era, but Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol and Banksy were among the few who were influenced by the new industrial world
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and complex stimulation and to communicate ideals and values with the public. Art is the most culturally universal and timeless form of creativity. Art has been the most prominent way of communicating emotion, ideals, values and entertainment for mankind over centuries. From intricate instructions on embalming to please the gods in Egypt, to Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup advertisement style pop-art, every piece of art has a history and a story to tell. This story begins with Pablo Picasso and Georges
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Art History | | Artist: Matisse, Henri Title: Joy of Life Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1905 Style: Fauvism In the Joy of Life painting Matisse used flat, bold, contrasting colors. This technique of heavily outlined forms is an expression of fauvism. Each figure is simplified with strong outlines, creating linear rhythm. These outlines give the figures shadowing and depth. In the Foreground of the painting the figures are much larger than those in the background; Matisse diminished
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battle, losing more than twenty thousand lives on both sides. When the dust cleared, photographers, such as Timothy O’Sullivan, walked onto the battlefield to preserve the devastating moment, and to remind people of the scope and scale of war, and the humanity of the fallen soldiers. Timothy O’Sullivan (1840-1882) initially began as an apprentice under Mathew Brady, but left Brady to photograph the Civil War with Alexander Gardner’s team of photographers. Publishing, Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of
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Sonia Sanchez born Wilsonia Benita Driver is a poet, playwright, activist, educator, and lecturer. She was born on September 9, 1934, in Birmingham Alabama. As a child, she was faced with many struggles from the loss of her mother at the tender age of two and her grandmother a few years later. Little after those losses she had developed a stutter that resulted in her becoming introverted. This had hindered her from expressing how she felt about the harsh treatments of black in the south that she
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of African arts have drawn international audiences. Africans erroneously and inadvertently conceptualize culture as “drumming and dancing” and therefore fail to see any contribution culture makes or made to the struggle for socioeconomic development. Creative expressions of African peoples are a complex blend of many media that each offers a unique perspective. Humanities that enrich life in each African community influence societies wherever peoples of African settled. African art has been of
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rarely so black and white in reality ... so there could be more than one ending ... e.g. there are times when speed is necessary over steadiness - of course, there also has to be good judgement. Although it is not appropriate to describe a work of art, which Hard Times undoubtedly is, as a moral fable or a morality play, yet the fact remains that there is a strong moral intention behind this novel. Hard Times is a satirical attack on some of the evils and vices of Victorian society. Satire has always
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culture helped in the advancement of various aspects of humanity. The significance of the Egyptian culture in the modern day world makes it one of the most studied cultures in the world. Contemporary mathematics has its roots in the ancient Egyptian culture. Ancient Egyptians used various form to express their culture. Of all the forms used to express Ancient Egyptian culture, none is more significant than the Egyptian art. Ancient Egyptian art give insights into the ancient Egyptian culture. In ancient
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