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- 421: Brave New World Summary
- ... of our Lord) but A. F., After Ford. Instead of making the sign of the cross, the Director makes the sign of the T, from the Model T Ford. NOTE: This is a parody of Christianity- not so much of its essential beliefs as of the way organized religion can be used to control society. In 1931 it seemed funnier and more daring than it does today, especially in England, where ...
- 422: Rap Vs Poetry
- ... reflect their intelligence. Their stories reflect everything from the day to day tr bles of living in NYC to the troubled state of the world today. They rap about astronomy and the ancient faiths of Christianity and Islam. The beats they use also show the heavy influence that jazz has had on hip hop. They tend to not use hard, loud, mo tonous beats. Another group that shows its recognition for ...
- 423: The Indians of The Pacific Northwest
- ... the ways and beliefs of the Indian. One of the aspects that the settlers spent much time on trying to change of the Indians was their religion. Influenced by missionaries, Seattle decided to convert to Christianity and was later baptized in 1838 by Father Modest Demers, at which time Seattle adopted the Christian name "Noah". One of the major differences I noticed while researching information about Chief Seattle is that in ...
- 424: History Of Music
- ... of the time as well. Music developed independent styles or variations which changed significantly from the ‘prescribed’ music of the Church. One cannot conclude that the de-centralisation of Religion was brought about due to Christianity seeking to monopolise music, making individual musical expression akin to heresy and that this form of control was impossible to maintain, however it is hard to ignore the impact displacing the centralisation of music had ...
- 425: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... jazz, and they said the music had to "move you". Additionally, they looked for the music to have an element of spirituality. This did not necessarily mean it had to show beliefs in typical American Christianity, but rather some sort of translation of the artist's personal feelings and beliefs. The important thing to remember was that jazz was still not mainstream, so they did not expect the messages delivered and ...
- 426: Funeral Blues
- ... for a generation of English poets, such as C. Day Lewis, and Stephen Spender. Auden’s earlier works were composed of a Marxist outlook with a knowledge of Freudian Psychology. Later works consisted of professing Christianity, and what he considered “increasing conservatism”. In 1946 Auden emigrated and became an American citizen. While in America he composed many verse plays, travel memoirs, and Opera lyrics. His last years of life were spent ...
- 427: Faustus
- ... verse states, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” His oversight of this pivotal verse, which in itself is the center for Christianity, is the ultimate irony in his downfall. He refu Secondly, Faustus originally asks Mephistophilis and Satan for the power to do anything, “be it to make the moon drop from her sphere / Or the ocean ...
- 428: Bladerunner
- ... are Milton's Paradise Lost and humanity itself. God is questioned, mocked and finally destroyed. The use of tightly framed shots, reaction shots, and mise en scene are used to highlite the allegoricall relationship to Christianity. Humanity itself is brought up for definition in this film, as the Replicants are in many ways more human than the " real humans" they are interacting with. The mise en scene suggests a vision of ...
- 429: Art Values
- ... scenes, which is what their culture was driven by; war. Next, the medieval period of art as relates to the values of society, shown in art. This was a society built upon its religion, specifically Christianity. They built gigantic houses of worship (churches) which were and are magnificent. They were so large that they had to have flying buttresses (an arch at the side) just to hold them up. This was ...
- 430: Artworks Review
- ... work is abstract, because things from real life are twisted around and made different. The colors that were mostly used through out the piece are reds, browns, and greens. In the Painting entitled “Triumph of Christianity,” the first thing viewers will notice is Jesus, who’s arms are open and stretch clear across the canvas, he is positioned at the top center of the piece. Beside his head is the phrase ...
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