Arts & Humanities Essays and Term Papers

person. Just as people have individual thoughts and opinions on what they think a good piece of artwork is, people have different opinions on what an artist is, how to define and how to recognise one. Generally people define an artist as either…

ruling, due to the fatherly authority Creon has over him. Haemon refers to him as his “good advisor” and will follow any path Creon sees fit. This pleases Creon because as he sees it, his ”word is law in all things.” He goes on ranting on the importan…

were woman, a time confused with war’s that had been and war’s that were to come, a time when art was pure and true one particular female artist rose above the rest, and her name was Margaret Preston. Born in Adelaide in early 1875 she lived a long…

Throughout his existence he was plagued with the feeling that he had failed in everything he attempted to accomplish. These feelings of worthlessness resulted in Vincent having a very low self-esteem, causing him to become more and more depressed.…

spirit and body who suffer throughout their lives. Set in 19th century France, it tells the story of Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, who is able to rebuild his life. Author Kathryn M. Grossman concludes, “Les Miserables is a work to which one can return…

of people being falsely accused of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Many people die in the village after a series of lies and evil practices. Abigail Williams, after having had an affair with John Proctor, who is a married…

important musicians of their time. Their pieces are everlasting and will live on forever. Their styles are so unique and uplifting that they could never be matched. These masterminds played in the same time period but their lives differed tremendously.…

has been a slow process with many detours along the way. It has also been compared to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences in this way: “Three important truths are woven together in Gardner’s characteristically perceptive trope. First is the…

the youngest of all painters who were young before during and after him who, in his few youthful years, worked the miracle of awakening in painting, breathing life into it at last real and earthy, an urgency it had never had before.” Libero de…

and community identified or addressed in representations of the modern American City? Choose one or two texts. In American cities today, community does not appear to be an important aspect of everyday life. As society has changed, so too…