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

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An Overview of the Nineteenth Century European Paintings and Sculpture Galleries (649 words, 1 pages)

The Nineteenth Century European Paintings and Sculpture Galleries Van Gogh, Flowering Orchard (56.13), Annenberg Van Gogh Gallery Monet, The Four Trees (29.100.110), Annenberg Monet Gallery Visual perception is a function of our eyes and brain. We see images as a whole rather then in parts. However, images can be broken ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Fear and Loathing in a Clockwork Age (5734 words, 7 pages)

Art, Literature and Society from 1955-1970 Fear and Loathing in a Clockwork Age Ah! The noble search for identity. That intangible achievement that all artists lust after and lay in torment over. And during the post war era that struggle reached incredible magnitudes. The world cried out for legions of ... Read More

An Analysis of Van Gogh’s Painting the Starry Night (1074 words, 2 pages)

Van Gogh's Starry Eyes Brings Out a Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is probably his most famous painting. Instantly recognizable because of its unique style, this work has been the subject of poetry, fiction, CD-ROMs as well as the well known song "Vincent" or "Starry, Starry Night" by ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Modernist Painting by Clement Greenberg (917 words, 2 pages)

This paper will contain the critical points that were made by Clement Greenberg in his essay on Modernist Painting and elaborate on them as well compare them to the painting Good Hope Road by Arshile Gorky. In his essay, Greenberg discusses his point of view on modernism. This is how ... Read More

An Analysis of the Archetypes in the Characters of Linard Smalls, Nathan Arizona and H. I. McDonnough in the Movie Raising Arizona by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (584 words, 1 pages)

Raising Arizona In the movie Raising Arizona a lot of Archetypes (a pattern consisting on literary elements found in all literature regards) are used throughout. Ethan and Joel Coen turned a serious subject like kidnapping, into a hysterical comedy. The use of archetypes are strong, the movie is basically one ... Read More

An Introduction to the Mythology of Apollo and Artemis (1509 words, 2 pages)

When the ancient Greek craftsmen and builders toiled away in 550 BC, they knew that their labors would not be in vain they knew that they would be blessed. To the early Greeks, the legends of the Greek gods were more than legends they were beliefs that most Greeks shared. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Element of Sound in Apocalypse Now, a Movie by Francis Ford Coppola (1076 words, 3 pages)

The element of sound is very important throughout the entire film Apocalypse Now. It contributes to the greatness of the film. I believe sound itself could tell the story. The movie starts out with the sound of one helicopter from the action of the scene flying over the jungle. We ... Read More

A Essay of Aphrodite the Goddess of Love and Desire (297 words, 1 pages)

Aphrodite is most often described as radiant and shining. when Aphrodite is present the whole world acquires a soft golden glow. "Foam born," she is associated with the creative, life-giving sea and represents a sense of freshness, renewal, and hope. A descendant of the prehistoric water bird goddess of Old ... Read More

An Analysis of the Similarities between the Lives of Ants in the Movie Antz and Russian Citizens under Stalin’s Rule (426 words, 1 pages)

The life of an ant in the movie Antz, is very similar to that of a Russian citizen under Stalins rule. Of course the economy of the ants is a command economy, and everyone has to work towards the good of the colony. When Stalin came to power in Russia, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Hubris of a Hero (821 words, 2 pages)

The Hubris of a Hero The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. Its central theme is a practical problem of conduct involving the laws of the gods and those of the humans. Antigone represents the laws of the gods while Creon represents those of the humans. ... Read More

An Analysis of Creon’s Virtue and Antigone’s Flaws in Sophocles’s Tragedy Antigone (2448 words, 4 pages)

Antigone Essay Sophocles makes us find some right in Creon, some wrong in Antigone. Discuss the validity of this statement, commenting where possible on the use of language and dramatictheatrical devices in creating two flawed tragic heroes. In his play, Antigone, Sophocles does in fact show some right in Creon ... Read More

An Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles (857 words, 2 pages)

Antigone A Tragic Hero In Literature In the short ancient Greek play entitled, Antigone by Sophocles the reader is introduced to many basic themes and most significantly the prime example of a "tragic hero" in literature, which is exceptionally well incorporated into Sophocles' Antigone. Upon reading this play I personally ... Read More

An Analysis of the Choice between What Is Morally Right and What Is Right by the Law in Sophocles’s Play Antigone (599 words, 1 pages)

The story of Antigone deals with two main principle issues. First issue is to do what is morally right and the second issue is to do what is right by the law. After Antigone's brothers die in battle with each other one of her brothers is given an honorable burial ... Read More

An Introduction to the Comparison of Anime and American Animation (5701 words, 6 pages)

Anime VS American Animation by Marker Apenname Thesis StatementThis is my thesis statement -- while American animation and Japanese animation both have their virtues, the style of American animation, in general, has a significant amount of higher quality. Where to Begin? Where to be Going?To begin with, one of the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Malachy McCourt (9336 words, 13 pages)

Summary of Chapter 1 Malachy McCourt was born and grew up on a farm in Toome in Northern Ireland. Angela Sheehan was born in Limerick in Western Ireland. She grew up in Limerick with her mother, her two brothers Thomas and Patrick, and her sister Agnes or Aggie as she ... Read More

An Analysis of the Art of Andy Warhol, the Leader of the Pop Art Movement (1466 words, 2 pages)

Andy Warhol an Artist or Not? On a daily basis we are showered with images we obtain from photography, billboards, television, and movies. People tend to glance through all the images, since it is close to impossible to pay full attention to everything. The only images that we keep in ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Andy Warhol (425 words, 1 pages)

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was a pop artist of the 20th century. He was born to Roman Catholic Czech immigrant parents and grew up near the mills in Pittsburgh PA. About the age of nine he had a nervous breakdown and as he grew older, realized he did not like ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics and Examples of Analytical and Synthetic Cubism (1194 words, 2 pages)

Analytical and Synthetic Cubism are phases of a painting style created by Pablo Picasso and George Braque. Analytical Cubism was developed from 1907 to 1912, and Synthetic Cubism developed from 1912-1914. In this period, both artists worked closely together, competing in creating the next innovation of their cubist experiment. It ... Read More

An Analysis of Falling Away From Me, a Song by Korn (392 words, 1 pages)

Korn's song, Falling Away From Me is completely about the point of view of the sister of a child being repetitively abused, rather than that of a by standing adult. But the narrative scheme is much more complicated... The song is in the first person, meaning that the sister is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Perspectives in the Arts (1099 words, 2 pages)

Perspectives in the Arts The stories behind a piece of art are infinite. The reasons the artist produced the piece is only one explanation behind the work. Even so, who is to know the specific thoughts the artist was thinking at the time? As each art critic may conclude his ... Read More

An Analysis of A Clockwork Orange, a Dystopian Crime Film by Stanley Kubrick (1197 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Clockwork Orange The film, A Clockwork Orange, is, to me, an almost exact replica of todays society. Basically, one kid, who seems to have come from a financially sound home and community, goes through about three stages--1. He violates the laws society has set forth to maintain order. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Blanche Dubious in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (889 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Blanche Dubious Blanche Dubious, dressed in white, is first represented as a symbol of innocence and chastity. Noble, sophisticated, and sensitive, this delicate beauty has a distinctive appearance. She has come to New Orleans to seek refuge at the home of her sister Stella and her coarse Polish ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Albert Bierstadt (983 words, 2 pages)

Albert Bierstadts Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California is a scenic canvas oil painting on display at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. Created in 1868, this enormous painting is approximately six by ten feet in size (Honour and Fleming, 2000). The subject matter of this ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of Falling Down (716 words, 1 pages)

The film Falling Down is about a man named Bill that loses control of his anger and frustration when confronted with typical everyday stress. He has reached his breaking point and loses his cool as well as his sense of self. The movie demonstrates examples of both cultural and social ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Blinde by the Light by Yasumasa Morimura (511 words, 1 pages)

Yasumasa Morimura's Blinded by the Light is a clear appropriation of Pieter Breugel's Parable of the Blind. In close reference to the materials, techniques and art elements employed by both artists, we are able to understand how they communicate their ideas, feelings and effects in their artworks. Painted in 1568, ... Read More

An Introduction to Becoming a Successful Musician (1292 words, 2 pages)

Becoming a successful Musician By Electrostasis The work of a musician is not as easy as everyone says it is. It is difficult, time-consuming and not always fun and games. You must want to learn, be dedicated to music, and not give up easily. Still interested? You cannot simply learn ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Bob Marley (2086 words, 3 pages)

Bob Marley Few people throughout history had such a firm and yet docile impact on music and philosophy as Bob Marley. Bob Marley overcame prejudice, political repression, gangland warfare and the lack of a father figure in his adolescent life. He spread his beliefs and support of Rastafarianism across the ... Read More

An Analysis of Man with a Movie Camera, a Cinematic Experiment (1111 words, 2 pages)

"Man with a Movie Camera" (Dziga Vertov, 1929), is a self confessed cinematic experiment. It is a film without actors or plot, its intention is to attempt to create a "truly international, absolute language of cinema based on its total separation from the language of theater and literature." Vertov creates ... Read More

An Introduction to The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky (1756 words, 2 pages)

An introduction to 'The Rite of Spring', by Igor Stravinsky The part I of the Rite of Spring starts with an "introduction". The texture at the very beginning is extremely thin, and the only instrument in use is the bassoon, in an unusually high tessatura. The bassoon is soon joined ... Read More

A Review of An Ideal Husband, a Play by Oscar Wilde (674 words, 1 pages)

The play An Ideal Husband was written by Oscar Wilde in 1895. He grew up in Dublin, Ireland. An Ideal Husband is a political comedy about an evil scheming woman (Mrs Chevely) trying to blackmail an upright English gentleman (Sir Robert Chiltern) with an act of folly he once did ... Read More

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