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

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A Book Review of William Thackeray’s Vanity Fair (655 words, 1 pages)

Book Review- Vanity Fair by William Thackeray. First published in 1848 Vanity Fair received impressive reviews and is now considered one of the more famous classics of today. Out of all of Thackeray's works Vanity Fair is the most recognisable in most literary circles and many refer to this particular ... Read More

The Character of Jan (756 words, 1 pages)

Alan Seymour has said about his play that "Jan is the least convincingly written role". Discuss the role that Jan's character plays in exploring the main themes of the play, and give your view on the success or otherwise of the characterisation. In the novel, The One Day of the ... Read More

A Comparison of Hamlet and the Movie Starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close (318 words, 1 pages)

Usually, when a movie is made about a story in a book or a play, the two stories are not exactly the same. The movie tends to add small details or leave some out in order to meet time limits and to make the story what they think will be ... Read More

An Analysis of the Culture of Body Piercing in Today’s Society (421 words, 1 pages)

People claiming that they are expressing thier individuality throught body piercing need to take a reality check. Everyone these days is putting rings and spikes in every conceivable body part these days. In fact hat wasonce a form of rebellion is now a simple reproduction of and underground society. Body ... Read More

Bonnie and Clyde in Oklahoma (2460 words, 4 pages)

Bonnie and Clyde in Oklahoma by Rick Mattix Two of the Southwest's more noted desperados during the early 1930's were Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Bonnie and Clyde (or the "Bloody Barrows", as they were then commonly called) terrorized the country, from Texas to Iowa and back, for two years, ... Read More

Blood in Macbeth (953 words, 2 pages)

Blood in Macbeth William Shakespeare wrote the Tragedy of Macbeth in approximately 1606 AD. He loosely based it on a historical event occurring around 1050 AD. Macbeth is the story of a nobleman, who, while trying to fulfill a prophecy told to him by three witches, murders his King to ... Read More

An Analysis of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (1407 words, 2 pages)

I am no pilot yet, wert thou as far as that vast shore washed with the farthest sea, I should adventure for such merchandise(IIii88-89) In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo is constantly pursued by the image of a drifting boat in the stormy sea. The first ... Read More

A Biography of Bob Dylan (1218 words, 2 pages)

Bob Dylan was recognized by his poetry and song writing. He usually wrote songs about protesting and religious themes. Although the theme of Bob Dylan's work is depressing, it is necessary to consider how the events in his life affected his music. Also Bob Dylan had other musicians that influenced ... Read More

A Review of ‘Blade Runner’ (3331 words, 4 pages)

Tutorial Paper Blade Runner. By Trisha Farnan Ridley Scotts Blade Runner ( 19812), a film belonging to the genres of science and detective fiction, and film noir simultaneously, is set in Los Angeles in 2019, almost forty years ahead of when it was made. It has been noted that Scotts ... Read More

An Analysis of the Blade Runner (2786 words, 4 pages)

Introduction In the science of studying media and communication, there are many different ways of approaching the subject in which you are going to analyse. That is to analyse advertisements, texts, TV-series, films etc. and other media. My task for this assignment is to give an analysis of a film ... Read More

The Biographies of Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky (550 words, 1 pages)

Bios Adam Carolla is the funny guy behind Westwood Ones Loveline. Adam Carolla and co-host Dr. Drew Pinsky dispense their original style of humor and advice on love, romance and relationships. In December 1996, Carolla and his co-host, Dr. Drew Pinsky, took their successful radio program to MTV and last ... Read More

A Biography of Raphael an Italian Painter (404 words, 1 pages)

Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the Italian high renaissance. His full name is Raphaello Sanzi or Santi and he is best known for his beautiful Madonnas. He is also famous for his large figure compositions in the Vatican in Rome. He was born (in Urbino, Italy) in ... Read More

Betty Boop (769 words, 1 pages)

Betty Boop The best case study in animation to illustrate the powerful influence society has over the types of films that are produced is the story of Betty Boop. She was a major cartoon character before the Production Code of 1934 was put into place, and her dramatic and fatal ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Versions of Sculptures of David: By Michelangelo and by Bernini (1057 words, 2 pages)

Bernini and Michelangelo were two artists that sculpted versions of David. Several differences spring to mind when comparing Berninis sculpture of David with Michelangelos. Those would be the period in which they were sculpted, the size of the statues and especially the moment in time that was chosen. In the ... Read More

Bertolt Brecht (1562 words, 2 pages)

Bertolt Brecht approached acting in an especially distinct manner, separating himself and his plays from conventional theatre of mid last century. Brecht aimed to develop an experimental theatre that challenged convention and allowed the audience to not only be entertained, but to make them think. Brecht wanted his audience to ... Read More

The Controversy of the “Empress of the Blues”, Bessie Smith (673 words, 1 pages)

Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues," was the most influential and controversial classical blues singer of the 1920s. During her prime, her powerful blues voice sold almost a million records and gave her a weekly salary of about 2000, placing her at the top of the blues ... Read More

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven (2943 words, 9 pages)

...to the cast majority of people suffering is still one of the fundamental characteristics of life, and it is their realization that an experience of suffering, pure and profound, enters as an integral part into Beethovens greatest work, that helps to give that work its unique place in the minds ... Read More

A Evaluation of the 1988 Tim Burton’s Film in the U.S. (243 words, 1 pages)

The Ways I Evaluate A Film The first thing I look at when evaluating a film is the genres. I like to know what type of picture is it. The storyline is also very important to me. The movie and style Ive always loved as a kid, is the style ... Read More

A Biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven and His Disturbed Mind (567 words, 1 pages)

BEETHOVEN Ludwig van Beethoven was born 1770 in Bonn Germany. His mother was a singer in the service his father was a court musician that had little motivation and a drinking problem. His father noticed that Beethoven had a gift at a young age, and began teaching him piano and ... Read More

Beatlemania in the 1960s (1706 words, 2 pages)

Beatlemania in the 1960s 2000-06-30 The Beatles were a mystical happening that many people still don't understand. Phenomenoligists had a ball in 1964 with Beatlemania, a generally harmless form of madness which came from Britain in 1963. The sole cause of Beatlemania is a quartet of young Englishmen known as ... Read More

A Review of the Science Fiction Thriller “The War of the Worlds” by Orson Welles (1341 words, 2 pages)

In 1938, at the mere age of 23, Orson Welles' radio adaptation and performance of H.G. Well's classic science fiction thriller The War of the Worlds established him as a household name and a master of dramatic production. His previous experience, in both directing and acting, in theater had taught ... Read More

A Film’s Description of Algerian People’s Struggle for Independence (697 words, 1 pages)

This film shows the struggle of a society of Algerian people fighting for their independence against the opposing side which is the French. This is a film which is very dramatic it shows the struggle of the Algerian people to gain their independence from the colonizing French. It shows the ... Read More

The Use of Baroque in Ancient Music in the Early-To-Mid 1900s (683 words, 2 pages)

Baroque Music Dictionary Meaning Baroque (Ba-Rok) a 17th century style of music characterised by extensive use of ornamentation. The English word baroque came from the Italian word borocco, which means bizarre, although a better translation which more accurately reflects the sense, would be exuberant. This word was originally used in ... Read More

The History of the Baritone and Serpent in Early 17th Century (357 words, 1 pages)

The baritone has a long history. It all started in the early 18th century with an instrument called the serpent. This snake-like tube was made of either wood, brass or silver, and its tuning wasn't good. It had six finger holes (valves wern't ivented yet) in the beginning, but later ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Based on Dick King-Simths ‘The Sheep-Pig’ (1014 words, 2 pages)

Another movie with talking animals, most likely means another big flop in the theatres. However, audiences soon changed their minds after viewing the live action tale of Babe, the marvelous movie based on Dick King-Simths childrens novel, The Sheep-Pig. The cinematography, editing, symbolism, and sound all came into play when ... Read More

The Life and Music Career of Jonathan Sebastian Bach From Germany (2403 words, 6 pages)

April Robinson Dr. Robbins Exposition Report Writing 620015 21 February 2000 Bach Life and Music He was a musical genius with thousands of musical compositions written in his lifetime. He spent his life in Germany, primarily Leipzig, and worked at a school for the city. He is considered to be ... Read More

Visual Awareness and Design in Literacy (4170 words, 8 pages)

Visual Awareness and Design The content is a matter of our head and our heart, but the effectiveness is a function of our visual literacy. sum Graphic design deals with theme of Nonverbal Message sum We become what we behold Accomplishing the Goal 1. Identification of the problem and its ... Read More

A Research on the Existence of Atlantis (2090 words, 7 pages)

Atlantis Fact or Fiction? Lee Kirkpatrick February 5,1999 Outline Thesis Statement Many world renowned historical philosophers, explorers, and premonitionists have made many credible theories about the lost continent which have historical documentation to make them believable. I.Introduction II.Discoveries World Wide III.Platos Account IV.Atlantis and the Earths Shifting Crust V.Edgar Cayce ... Read More

Realism and Theme Behind Fredrick Hartt’s Painting and Literary Work (4932 words, 7 pages)

ASSEMBLING REALITY MYTHS OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS Giotto, the inventor of 3D This is how Frederick Hartt, the author of Art. A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, a widely used textbook, describes the importance of Giotto di Bondone, "the first giant in the long history of Italian painting" "In contemporary Italian ... Read More

The Snake Durations of Jenny Harper Through Boyed Webb’s Digital Art (474 words, 1 pages)

"One snake has been mutilated in Darwin, but the other is still active. Doing what is not so clear nether is the link with Darwin. Or have we missed something?" This is curators Jenny Harper's description of Boyed Webb's digital art piece Darwin (1998). It does seem that she has ... Read More

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