Anti-fascists

If there was a battle between street smarts and book smarts, who would win? Geeks or jocks? But the question is who is more intelligent? In the article, “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff , he argues that schools are not teaching students the right way of learning. He says that schools are to blame for being too broad with the courses that students are studying. Graff thinks book smarts are more knowledgeable and that street smarts are people who have situational awareness. His point of…

In Hidden intellectualism by Gerald Graff, Graff talks about the young person who is street smart but it's a shame that they don't apply it to their education, he goes onto question and ask is it the schools and colleges fault that they don't recognize these children and tap in and hone their street smarts into good academic work. We define intellectualism on how well you know Shakespeare and nuclear fission but we don't consider cars, video games, or TV among these things. He goes on to talk…

acquire good communication tools”. Anti- intellectual values will destroy America, as those who are intellectually advanced are ashamed and will not assist further progression of advances in America. Ending his argument with rhetorical questions, Leonid Fridman leaves the audience to reflect on their morals. To change the values of America, Fridman must influence the values of Americans. Fridman aims to change the thinking of Americans and fight the “anti-intellectual values that…

going to get him anywhere." [When I got to college] I hated books and only cared for sports" (Graff 265). Graff found the Sports Illustrated magazines and the book Bob Feller Strikeout Story way more interesting than actual school. He felt as if his anti-intellectual choices enhanced his intellectual skills. Graff further explains, that based on what you know about street smarts can show a significant benefit to…

literary movement of the European avant-garde, an artistic anarchy born out of disgust for the social, cultural, and political values of the time. Dada was not as much of a style of art like Fauvism or Cubism; it was a rebellious movement attached to an anti-establishment manifesto. It was established around World War I. Its purpose was to ridicule the supposed meaninglessness of the modern world. It peaked in 1916 to 1922, with early centers in Zürich, Switzerland at the Cabaret Voltaire. It…

Realism is a period of art that started in the 1850’s and has continued on in various forms since then. In a literary sense Realism is the attempt to portray life as it is and not, like the Romantics, as it should be. This philosophy is the heart of Realism and “has its origins in Descartes and Locke” who laid the groundwork for Empirical thought (Ian Watts, Rise of the Novel). Realism portrays society by using Empirical methods, the human senses, to create an objective view of reality in the…

The fastest way to end a marriage is to enter an Ikea store with your significant other, where soon enough, one spouse is stubbornly defending their claim that there are no other drawer door that call so deeply to their soul then GRIMSLÖVS, while the other spouse storms away in rage and disgust when so obviously it is the bright orange JÄRSTAS that are the only one true drawer door. Good taste is the most contentious conviction that everyone claims expertise on. This is especially true within…

and artworks through their practice.We can interpret the above artist by examining the origins of Dadaism & Collage and to see how the facilitate the mundane into the extraordinary. This notion is illuminated through the anti-war anti-movement Dadaism. Dadaism is an Anti War anti Art Movement, a nonsense…

The weak copyright legislation is one of the reasons of digital piracy appearance. Enforcement mechanisms and regulations play significant role in terms of controlling the spread of illegal material. To demonstrate its role the comparison of legislations of two countries has been done, where one country has strong legislation and other country, which legislation needs to be improved. China represents country with comprehensive and strict rules against digital copyright infringement. It…

Determining What Comprises Art Art is commonly considered a beautiful painting or sculpture in a gallery for public view. However, not all art fit into the perfect mold of what we imagine. Marcel Duchamp used a urinal to create his artwork "Fountain, with the words "R. Mutt 1917" inscribed (Jacobus and Martin 372). Is Duchamp’s "Fountain" any less art than da Vinci 's "Mona Lisa"? Investigating the composition of art and looking at alternative arts may aid in understanding. To be considered…