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Shusterman And The Aesthetic E
Number of Words: 1859 / Number of Pages: 7
... discern his validity and his theory's ability for implementation into the current art world. Shusterman makes a point of noting that the aesthetic experience from Dewey to Danto has made an obvious decline. He notes, "While Dewey celebrated aesthetic experience, making it the very center of his philosophy of art, Danto virtually shuns the concept." Why now, according to Shusterman, is this decline possibly tragic? We will see…
Before dissecting his formula, or rather map of the basics of aesthetic experience, it is necessary to fully understand the paradoxical and conflicting arguments previously ...
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Homophobia Fear Or Hate
Number of Words: 730 / Number of Pages: 3
... the gay community.
Many people think that homosexuality is a crime agaist nature; anyone who practices it is sick, crazy, immoral, sinful, or wicked. Research has found out that there is no greater incidence of mental illness among lesbians and gays than among heterosexuals. Homophobic people might think that gays and lesbians do not contribute to society. If they did research on it they would find out that gays and lesbians have made major contributions to all aspects of society. There are gays and lesbians in all typed of professions in America. These areas include social services, education, po ...
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Rave Culture
Number of Words: 1396 / Number of Pages: 6
... (person who attends these parties) are dressed differently then people you would normally see. Bright colors, clothing with different textures and feel, and generally clothes that is very comfortable to dance with. A sense of unity is formed between the partygoers, they attempt to form a community of sorts through there individuality. People feel free to go up to strangers and start up conversations. They also become very comfortable with everyone around them and try to share this feeling with others. This is a very important part of the whole Rave experience. When this occurs, then the "party k ...
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The Absurd And Camus
Number of Words: 346 / Number of Pages: 2
... and simple. There is only life before and nothing beyond. And yet, this absence of explanation is not, in itself, the idea of the Absurd.
"What is absurd is the confrontation between the sense of the irrational and the overwhelming desire for clarity which resounds in the depths of man."
The Absurd is thus a pointless quest for meaning in a universe devoid of purpose. It is a totally human foible and, once again, only defines the begining of the questioning of existence. Coming to terms with the Absurd is what essentially concerns Camus, because this accounts for the terrible "weight and strangenes ...
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The Hutu And Tutsi Tribes In Rwanda
Number of Words: 205 / Number of Pages: 1
... not defend themselves and were reduced to serfdom, each Hutu choosing a
Tutsi master.
In the 18 century the Hutu rebelled and took control of the government
and mistreated the Tutsi. The president a Hutu, Habyiberman, was accused of
being to lenient with the Tutsi's and he was removed from office. A Hutu
General named Gregor Mendil took over the office.
In 1952 a plane went down with a Hutu leader on board the Hutu blamed
this on the Tutsi. The same thing happened except there was a Tutsi leader on
board. This was enough to get the two tribes fighting again.
Right now the ...
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Enterprise Project Management
Number of Words: 386 / Number of Pages: 2
... is assistance with resource availability for the project managers and project teams. As resource requirements and assignments are submitted to the project office, that information can be entered into an enterprise project database. This gives the project office the ability to not only track resource allocations for a single project but also determine the assignments and constraints of resources throughout the organization. Without this big picture, project impacts caused by resource constraints are difficult to determine.
Another function the project office can provide is maintaining the “issu ...
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Advertising 2
Number of Words: 1038 / Number of Pages: 4
... are related to the theme of the magazine, in computer magazines there will be advertisements on computer hardware and software, and in beauty magazines there will be advertisements on make-up and beauty supplies. In other words, as Judith Williamson mentions, "Advertisements are selling us something else
besides consumer goods: in providing us with a structure in which we, and those goods, are interchangeable, they are selling us ourselves."(13) Most advertisements have an eye catching picture or phrase that will keep the attention of the viewer long enough to deliver them the message.
The advertise ...
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How Do We Know If God Exists
Number of Words: 1371 / Number of Pages: 5
... adequate proof for some people. As such, we will take a look at some of the more noteworthy argument, on both sides, and briefly analyze them.
First off is the ontological argument. An ontological argument for the existence of God attempts to include the definition of the concept of God the fact that he exists. An example of this would be Anselm's argument. Saint Anselm(1033-1109) was a Benedictine monk in Bec. At that time, Bec was one of the Great centers of learning in Europe. His book Proslogion contains his famous ontological argument. This argument was the first formal proof for the existence o ...
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Business Cycle
Number of Words: 813 / Number of Pages: 3
... more rapidly than costs. Employment increases, and people buy more. Investment expands. A new cycle is under way. (msnencarta.com)
(http://www.keystone-web.com/buscycle.html)
s do not always behave as neatly as the model just given, and no two cycles are alike. Apart from the traditional , specialized cycles sometimes occur in particular industries, as in the building construction trade.
Peapod, is an Internet grocer that provides online grocery shopping to various cities across the country. In an economy where unemployment is rapidly decreasing , anything that can allow people to get things done e ...
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If I Cant See God, How Do I Kn
Number of Words: 566 / Number of Pages: 3
... would be real. Furthermore, Aquinas asserted that there exists an Intelligent One who designs and directs all things, and apart from whom the meaningful structure and ordered process of the universe would not be possible. Peter L. Berger, a modern sociologist, approaches the existence of God by suggesting empirical evidence from within an individual which he collectively refers to as Signals of Transcendence. Berger points out that we, as individuals, have an inclination to call for ultimate order; a trust that everything will be "alright." This, in itself, is a belief of something beyond "natur ...
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