Understanding the world’s history involves many components. A key component to understanding the past is having concrete evidence to explain the time, origin, people, and the way of thinking that categorized that time and people. Many of these means of learning about the past have survived over time. There are documents, sculptures, architecture, pottery, paintings, and more. One example of this is the painting The Culture of Death in St. Nicholas’s Church in Estonia. The painter of The Culture
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Historiography is the study of how history is written or how it has been passed on, which includes different sources, levels of credibility, motives of the historian(s), and perspectives. “Critical analysis” in history writing means that one is to analyze a text and the author’s purpose of writing it, and how it affects the argument being made and the evidence that is being used. i.e. When writing about the causes of World War I, one would have to discuss both sides because if only one side, like
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Through Ann Curthoys and John Docker’s ‘Is History Fiction?’ and Noah Berlatsky’s ‘How 12 Years A Slave Gets History Right: By Getting It Wrong’ we can see that the potential of film to present a true version of the past. Looking back to reflection 1 we can see that discussion has suggested that a historical film tells, or makes a clear attempt to tell, a true/ accurate story of the past. Ann Curthoys and John Docker state in their introduction of ‘Is History Fiction?’, ‘No one – including us –
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Film Discussion #1 Applied and Academic Anthropology are similar in terms of who, what, where, when, and why. Although Anthropologists have the ability to work in both facets simultaneously, there is a clear-cut differentiation between these two dimensions. Applied is thought to be the specialty of comprehending a societies problems and creating a smooth transition away from such issues, where as academic includes emphasis on the idea of Anthropology and the practical study of the subject. Blended
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Elia’s main thesis is that Renfrew ignores the condemnable relationship between art collectors and looters in The Cycladic Spirit. Elia begins the article by explaining the historical context of Cycladic figure collections. Originally, collectors and looters rejected Cycladic figures due to them not being aesthetically pleasing like Classical works. However, in the 1950s and 1960s, collectors became interested in acquiring these figures as the modern view of art changed. The rapid demand for figures
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It is clear that throughout this trip, that lasted a mere three and a half months, we have experienced a great deal of narratives. These have ranged from incredibly uplifting to deeply solemn. These stories have shaped the people, places, and history that we have learned about, and continue to shape the people who encounter them today. Some of these narratives are extremely hard to express, verging on the border of the inexpressible. However, there lies an importance in being bale to articulate certain
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Renee is obsessed with her identity, and the appearance seen by outsiders because of what happened to her sister. At the beginning of the book, Renee describes her attitude, actions, and physical appearance as the typical concierge: fat, short, ugly, lazy, and tolerated, and these visuals affirm the other characters’ stereotypes of her role in society (Barbery 19). Another instance of her self-imposed false appearance is when Renee tries to convince herself to act uneducated when presented to Ozu’s
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(1.) The most common principle of the oral culture of folklore is that the message is communicated through speech or song. This cultural material was demonstrated perfectly in the work of Donald Griffin’s rendition of “The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story”. This is due to the accurate enunciation of words that depict the tone and language of a true African American from the South during the 1800’s. By this, the listener is able and more susceptible to engage in the story than if it were just merely being
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English 175 11/28/11 Literature Essay Sounds of Music Some people say that certain music to people make them do extraordinary things. People hear their life through music they listen to or like and that is how they live it. This is the case for the novel Sonny Blues written by James Baldwin. The story is about two brothers who come to understand each other, more specifically, through its two main characters, two sides of the African-American experience. Sounds of Music Some people say
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Science vs. Humanities They say old habits die hard. Society is full of prejudice wherever anyone looks, and many have to struggle constantly to fit in. There are plenty of things that may be signaled out from society for giving space to criticism and segregation. One of these conceptions regards the arts and humanities. People struggle with different kinds of prejudice every day, and one of the most widespread preconceptions is that people who study science are smarter or more "intelligent" than
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