Arts And Humanities Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of Why Horror Movies Are Entertaining for Many People (898 words, 2 pages)

Many People Find Horror Movies Entertaining The rain poured down on the dark blue 1965 Ford Mustang GT. Lightning struck in the distance and the thunder boomed with a fierce roar. Jason had been driving all night and was planning to stop in Randolph, Alabama, a small country town, estimated ... Read More

An Analysis of Edouard Manet’s Painting ‘Olympia’ (1564 words, 2 pages)

Edouard Manet Olympia In 1863 Edouard Manet painted one of the most controversial pieces of art the world has ever seen. Manet's painting was entitled Olympia. For years many have seen it as a joke and others a masterpiece. Discussion of the painting has included lines that look elementary, dull ... Read More

A Comparison of North Indian Classical Music and Western Classical Music (987 words, 2 pages)

Compare and Contrast North Indian Classical music to Western classical music Western Classical music is renowned for its perceptual grouping processes, basic standard format and easy recognition due to such musical dimensions as pitch, duration, ornamentation and timbre. Western classical music represents a chronological period, in succession to the Baroque ... Read More

Man With a Movie Camera (1245 words, 2 pages)

MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA Perhaps the least known great movie of all time is Dziga Vertov's THE MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA. Made in 1929, at the end of the silent era, it represents in a way the climax of a movement, a jewel from a time of great ... Read More

A Critique of the Musical “Mama Mia!” Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Benny Andersson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus (499 words, 1 pages)

MAMMA MIA! A CRITIQUE Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Mamma Mia! was the first musical that I have ever watched and it was one of the most exciting entertainment that I have ever experienced. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have integrated their beloved lyrics and music ... Read More

A Review of ‘Man on Fire’ (1146 words, 2 pages)

Man on Fire opens with quick flashes of a variety of scenes. Glimpses of what appears to be a city in Mexico someone being kidnapped a phone call where a demand for a ransom is made the release of the victim on a busy street... The pace and intent of ... Read More

A Summary of “Major Barbara” by Bernard Shaw (964 words, 2 pages)

Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw was a very delightful and witty play. This play deals with the way that capitalism affects the upper, middle, and lower classes. There are several arguments that this play brings to the attention of the audience. The main argument is between Undershaft and Major Barbara. ... Read More

A Review of the ‘Magnolia’ Movie (1196 words, 2 pages)

If you havent seen Magnolia yet, I truly ask you to stop reading now, and rent the movie. Then read this paper and form an opinion on it. I really dont want to ruin the experience for you. Isnt it odd how things happen? How people affect one another in ... Read More

A Description and Comparative Analysis of the Paintings “Madame X” by John Singer Sargent and “Uncle Dominic as a Monk” by Paul Cezanne (945 words, 1 pages)

The work of art I will be describing will be Madame X, by John Singer Sargent, was done in 1884, on an oil canvas, page 59. I will be describing the work of art as it appears in our text. The painting is of a lady standing with her hand ... Read More

A Review of Andrew Niccol’s Movie Gattaca, Starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman (563 words, 1 pages)

STARRING Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Gore Vidal DIRECTOR Andrew Niccol Rating out of In the not far away of future, genetics will play an important role in the lives of the Earth's population. Parents will be able to choose virtually every aspect of their child's genetic makeup from the ... Read More

Understanding Monet’s Impressions in Waterlilies and Green Reflections (931 words, 2 pages)

Since the dawn of time, man has been inspired by the beauty of art. The Macquarie Concise Dictionary describes art as the production or expression of what is beautiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance. I interpret the word art to refer to the physical reproduction of the artists ... Read More

A Comparison of Madame Butterfly and Madame Chrysanthemum (528 words, 1 pages)

The Victorian period was a time when gentlemen (and sometimes ladies) of leisure embarked on adventurous escapades around the world. Many of these travelers were avid communicators, writing letters, articles, and keeping journals of their travels. All these personal interpretations of what they witnessed combined to create exotic images of ... Read More

A Review of Love & Basketball Directed by Gina prince-Blythewood (432 words, 1 pages)

Gina Prince-Blythewood directed Love Basketball with little experience at all. Having come from UCLA, where she ran track competitively, Prince-Blythewood had all the means possible to relate to this story. Since age seven, Prince-Blythewood was competing on team sports, being the only girl on the team. It is evident why ... Read More

A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry, the Most Promising Playwright (768 words, 2 pages)

Lorraine Hansberry Most Promising Playwright Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American woman to have a play produced on Broadway. She dedicated her life to pursuing racial and sexual equality in the United States. Hansberry was born into a middle-class family on the south side of Chicago in 1930. She recalled ... Read More

A Film Focused on Puberty Blues in Looking for Alibrandi Directed by Kate Woods (802 words, 2 pages)

LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI There's a point early in the movie, where Josie Alibrandi accepts a lift from Jacob Coote. The only car in sight is a panel van and the voice over moans. "A panel van? Oh no! I'm going home with the wrong guy!" She is even more shocked ... Read More

The Endurance of Love Cast Heavy in the Film Lone Star by John Sayles (5117 words, 8 pages)

"The past isn't dead. It isn't even past." William Faulkner John Sayles film, Lone Star, is about crossing borders, challenging the past, and dealing with the burden of history in both the personal and the public sphere. Painted on a very broad canvas, Lone Star is an epic film touching ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play “Life of Galileo” by Betrolt Brecht (681 words, 1 pages)

Betrolt Brechts Life of Galileo, depicts key episodes in the life of the great Italian physicist, Galileo Galilei. The central concern of the play is the essential conflict between Galileo and the Catholic Church. The scientists heretical discoveries about the solar system brought him to the attention of the Inquisition ... Read More

The Biography of Albrecht Durer (1562 words, 4 pages)

Albrecht Durer was born in Nurembourg in May 21, 1471. His father, Albrecht Durer was a goldsmith, he had come from Germany to Nurembourg in 1455 and married Barbara Holper. Barbara's father was Albrecht's master. Albrecht was his father's third son. He was named Albrecht because of a family tradition ... Read More

A Biography of Lenard Bernstein, the Renaissance Man of 20th Century Music (1371 words, 2 pages)

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrenceville, Massachusettes on August 25, 1918. He was the first born child of Samuel and Jennie Bernstein, who lived in Boston, but had gone to Lawrenceville to visit some relatives. Bernstein's parents had little knowledge of, or interest in classical music. The only ... Read More

World of Reality Has Limits but World of Imagination Is Boundless (669 words, 1 pages)

According to Jean Jacque Rousseau, "The world of reality has its limits the world of imagination is boundless." By this, Rousseau indicates that without imagination, life would not be as ideal as it is now. As a result, a person who has no imagination in his life is dull. Two ... Read More

A Review of the Movie Chuck and Buck (1047 words, 2 pages)

Chuck and Buck were childhood friends until the age of eleven, when Chuck moved with his family to Los Angeles and the distance between the two was far too great to maintain a childhood friendship. Chuck and Buck were the type of friends that experienced everything together. Everything from the ... Read More

The Joy That Music Brings Should Be Free (665 words, 1 pages)

Share With All Many computer programs remain available to the public, which allow people from all around the world share music. Currently, the process of sharing free files from user to user is considered illegal and the government recently decided to crack down on the users of these programs such ... Read More

An Analysis of the Life and Work of Three Artists: Toulouse-Lautrec, Marcel Duchamp, and Andy Warhol (2111 words, 3 pages)

Throughout the period that covered the last half of the nineteenth century, Western Europe enjoyed the gatherings of a great wealth that was accumulated by the industrial-colonial economy. The revolutionary changes in the stratification of the society and the functioning of the production system brought new perspectives to view the ... Read More

Why You Should Visit Li’l Hank’s Guide for Songwriters (227 words, 1 pages)

Since 1995, Li'l Hank's Guide For Songwriters has been one of the premiere resources for songwriters and musicians all over the world. It doesn't matter if you're into country, rock, hip-hop, blues, swing or any other style. If you are a creator of lyrics or a composer of music then ... Read More

An Introduction and a Brief History of the Music Work by a Band Nirvana (650 words, 1 pages)

With the release of their first album, Kurt Cobain's band, Nirvana, changed the rock scene forever. The innovative style of music paved the way for many modern bands. The lyrics spoke a message that had never before been voiced. Although he is no longer alive, Kurt Cobain continues to represent ... Read More

An Introduction to the Music Band Korn in California (1784 words, 5 pages)

KORN Korn a word familiar to most youth for their hard edged, honest sound. This California based band has made a huge impact on the music scene throughout the 1990s. The popularity of Korn is the result of their ability to express to their fans devotion to music through relentless ... Read More

A History of Earthenware in Korea (1107 words, 2 pages)

From 10,000 to 6,000 years ago, the mankind started to make earthenware and use them. In Korea, they have used earthenware from 78,000years ago-the New Stone Age. As time went by, glazes were sometimes employed. The firing temperature varied between 500 and 1,100 degrees. Earthenware was used in Korea until ... Read More

An Introduction to Kit Carson and the Key Events That Made Him an Icon (947 words, 2 pages)

Kit Carson and key events that made him an icon in history.Kit Carson helping John Fremont with the westward expansion expedition. The smell of sweet herbs and warm meals in the air, the sight of a professional trapper tangled in his work, and a walking medal of bravery, the blood ... Read More

An Introduction to the Horror Movie Evil Dead II by Sam Raimi (899 words, 1 pages)

Horror movies have never particularly interested me but when Evil Dead II was first introduced to me, I immediately fell in love with it. Although it is supposed to be a horror movie, the director, Sam Raimi, added his own twisted sense of humor into it to get a scare ... Read More

King Lear’s Treacherous Journey Through Hell (1286 words, 2 pages)

King Lear is a metaphorical tale of an ailing man's journey through hell in order to forgive his sins. Lear's untimely, sinful surrender of his throne results in a chain reaction of events that send him through a treacherous journey. It is a tale that graphically describes the consequences of ... Read More

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