Anthropomorphism

The invention of the camera revolutionized capturing memories. Because it incorporated cost-effectiveness and portability, taking images could happen anywhere at a moment’s notice. Since older methods of reproducing portraits manufactured less than ideal results, the camera rapidly replaced them. Most importantly, it allowed future generations to gaze back into their family’s past as if they had resided alongside them. Similarly with care, God created mankind in His image. Today, evolution…

if only the once great empires of the past had understood this iconic proverb. Perhaps then, empires such as Rome would not have fallen. The common misconception is that they fell due to moral decrepitude, but in reality, it came down to their irresponsible use of funds to support the many wars they participated in with the Germanic tribes and others. They taxed the Roman people to the point of poverty in attempts to sustain their power. Their lack of economic knowledge and the eagerness for war…

Describe in a paragraph the trip Muir took exploring the ice cone, what did he find? Include a quote. Muir went out exploring nature at any opportunity he could find. During one of his many expeditions, Muir encountered an avalanche in his efforts to find out the source of the thunderous noise. He initially mistook the noise to be coming of from falling boulders. His encounter with the avalanche leads him to categorize the avalanches in two and he further states where exactly the annual…

through creative diction, she describes, “the dead paper looks to [her] as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!” (Gilman, 8), however, “is a great relief to [her] mind” (Gilman, 3). Significantly, through the hyperbolic embellishment of anthropomorphism and macabre adjectives, Gilman uncovers that men in society repress the artistic and vocal expression of women. “I must put this away, – he hates to have [me] write a word”, demonstrates submission of the narrator to her physician husband.…

The Juicy Salif by Philip Starck is one of the most iconic and obscure designs of modern culture. The shape of the Juicy Salif is what first attracts the human eye, immediately grabbing any onlookers’ attention. An elongated teardrop with three solid tentacles in aluminum casting, resembling a large metal spider, the Juicy Salif is no ordinary lemon squeezer. Futuristic, sleek and unique in design, it screams post-modernism. The disproportionate number of legs juxtaposes to its clean lines and…

The Laws of Gods and Men in the Odyssey The odyssey is one of the most famous ancient epic Greek poems credited to Homer around the 8th century. It is a magnificent novel about a man on a journey to return home while overcoming various hardships to return to his kingdom and to his beloved family. Greek poet, Homer recited his tale about the Trojan War by stating that the war took place in 1250 B.C when Queen Helen of Sparta was kidnapped by Paris, thus King Menelaus, king Agamemnon and Odysseus…

The representation of the tension between people and the political sphere, and the vulnerability of the individual against societal pressure to conform, is inevitably influenced by the composer’s moral and social agendas. Through the manipulation of emotions composers represent governments and political figures according to their own political and social agenda, thus altering public perceptions. Arthur Miller’s allegorical play The Crucible challenges the communist fears by paralleling Cold War…

Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry combines myths, fairy tales, historic stories, Bible, legends, horrors - the wide range of cultural and family heritage, mythological tradition and autobiographical transaction. She celebrates them all, discovering the truth which hasn’t been completely unveiled. Her poems demonstrate a female mindset, in a way that personally connects her with myths, history, fairy tales. The World’s Wife collection of poems starts with “Little Red Cap” which is about a…

Consequences of Genetic Manipulation: Genetic Manipulation When one thinks about what it is to be human many important characteristics and factors are often times over looked. Once one understands what it is to be human then the concept of the use of genetic manipulation will be carefully examined in the way in which it utilized. If a child is on his or her dying bed and to save the child’s life a transplant of some sort is needed. What needs to be considered is it justifiable to then create…

Philosophical history teaches us that religion was the first cradle of art. Religion is defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. The relationship between religion and art could be considered exceptionally common in…