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Chinese culture along with its every component including art can be acclaimed as having its inimitable style and unparalleled spirit which can be hardly confused with anything else in the world. One of the most remarkable characteristics of Chinese culture and art is its homogeneousness during the whole period of their long history. Though Chinese…

Table of Contents Introduction Artifacts Should Be Repatriated Artifacts Should Stay Concessions Compromise Conclusion References Introduction In 1832 Greece demanded the return of marble statues that once served as a decoration in the famous Parthenon temple and were brought to England by Lord of Elgin at the beginning of the century. Almost two centuries later,…

“The Tree of Life”, directed by Terrence Malick, is a beautiful and emotional film filled with wonderfully captured moments of human existence and thrilling imageries of nature, architecture, and outer space. The cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, does justice to Malick’s vision and style using his special cinematic techniques. One of my favorite scenes in this picture…

Introduction The Schatacook Mountain, Housatonic Valley, Connecticut painting is a product of Jasper Francis Cropsey who was born in February 18, 1823 in Rossville, Staten Island, New York. His style of painting was significantly under the influence of his upbringing, bearing in mind that he grew up in the countryside. The painting Schatacook Mountain was…

Table of Contents Mimesis Communication Significant Form Artworld Mind into the World Works Cited Mimesis The ancient Greeks approached art as a form of mimesis. They were convinced that the major objective of creativity is to imitate or copy reality. Such a definition may prompt artists to develop their skills in order to convey shadows,…

My pop culture moment was Soul Train, a television music program that aired from 1971 to 2006. As George (2019) notes, the program was “a pop cultural pipeline that taught mass audiences how to dance, how to dress, and who to listen to” (para. 2). Soul Train allowed the general public to experience the contemporary…

Important works of Art and Written Text The period between 1800 to 2000 BC was characterized by great development in the world of arts. Many works of art, which included paintings and written texts, came into being at this time. However, there were three most important works of art, and the three most important written…

Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was an American composer and performer. He was born on April 29, 1899. At this period of time, the Wright Brothers were trying to build the first sustained flight with a powered, controlled aircraft. Aviation history can be found online Aviation history, no date. Black people back then were subjected to…

In Oxford Dictionary, Timbuktu is referred to as “a remote or extremely distant place” (Timbuktu). However, this view is very narrow and does not reflect the reality. In The Manuscripts of Timbuktu, African scholars tell the story of the place and its scholarly heritage (Maseko, 2009). The film explains the importance of preserving the elements…

The movie “Trading Places” is a story of two wealthy brothers, Randolph and Mortimer Duke, who bet on whether heredity or environment defines a person. Their game’s pawns are a rich investment manager Louis Winthorpe III and street-smart Billy Valentine. The wager of the Duke brothers involves ruining Withorpe’s life by taking his money and…