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- 8321: Mesopotamian Art And Arquitecture
- ... Mesopotamia includes a mix from people who differed ethnicly and linguistically. Each of these groups made its own contribution to art until the Persian conquest of the 6th century BC. The first dominant people to control the region and shape its art were the non-Semitic Sumerians, followed by the Semitic Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. The earliest architectural and artistic remains known to date come from northern Mesopotamia from the proto ...
- 8322: Matrix Essay
- ... god and he is the only savior in times of need. In modern society there are many new religions being created to suit the individual, this is because there is a need for something to control our lives, our actions, how we do certain things and generally just a set of rules to live by. This is why most people find they need a religion. In the Matrix the lead character ...
- 8323: Martial Arts
- ... twice as long, their moves are also faster and depend more upon flexibility. Learning Tae Kwon Do is a very good way for children to develop skills such as prioritizing objectives to become organized, self-control and self-defense, and the ability to make rational decisions quickly. It also teaches loyalty and respect for oneself and others, self-confidence/ high self-esteem, perseverance/ diligence, a positive attitude, and mental and physical ...
- 8324: Literary Critique Of A Modest Proposal
- ... is to breed the children of Ireland for food and then sale the carcasses to England to improve Ireland's living conditions. Swift was writing in response to the belief that the English are taking control and destroying the Irish. It definitely shows England as the villain. " For this kind of commodity will not bear exportation, the flesh being of too tender a consistence to admit a long continuance in salt ...
- 8325: Les Mis
- ... one should be able to. So she wrote him a false letter telling him to meet Cosette when in actuality he was simply being led into the French revolution. Yet when the barrel of a gun was pointed towards Marius, it was Eponine who placed her hand over the end, sending the bullet through her and out of her back, slowly killing her. Though she knew that she would not have ...
- 8326: Classical Economist - Adam Smi
- ... a more decent society. The freedom made possible by a commercial society, Smith thought, would only be desirable when coupled with supporting institutions, including the law, family, and religion, which fostered the virtues of self-control and altruism that people need to manage their new liberty. He also explained how human passions could be harnessed to that goal. In doing so, he laid the ground for much of modern social science ...
- 8327: Catherine The Great
- ... the number of state and private schools. As a result, the Russian nobility (and some townspeople) also began to organize associations for the promotion of schools and publications. Catherine, who did not want to surrender control over social and cultural policy, viewed these activities with suspicion. The outbreak of the French Revolution (1789) and the publication of Aleksandr Radishchev's Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow (1790), in which the author ...
- 8328: La Amistad
- ... coast of Cuba, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship La Amistad break free of their shackles. Led by Cinque (played by Djimon Hounsou), they arm themselves, take control of the ship and reclaim their freedom. They have one goal: to return to Africa. Without the navigational skills to guide them home, the Africans are forced to rely on the two surviving members of ...
- 8329: LA Confidential And Film Noir
- ... Edmund is walking down a dark, vacant street. We can also hear nothing but his footsteps, adding to the feeling of loneliness in the city that film noir tends to portray. Simple sounds such as gun shots, pencils tapping against a desk, or doors closing are heightened so that we are made more aware of them. Hanson wants us to feel the loudness of the gunshot, heightening its impact upon the ...
- 8330: How To Make A Movie
- ... the attention of studio head Louis B. Mayer, and the script's writers, Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin, received $100,000 for its use (indieWire, 1999). A few writers also managed to obtain creative control over their work. John Huston, a well-known filmmaker who began as a writer, demanded a clause in his contract with the studio that would give him the opportunity to direct. A screenwriter gained more ...
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