Anti-Monitor

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…

Dadaism is an art movement that is met with many different points of view. Some art historians look at it with contempt, others generalize it as a movement solely about nihilism and a post-war reaction. It is possible that art historians by and large have missed the whole point of the Dada movement, and do not take it as a valid art movement. Leonard Aldea and Phillip Prager both believe that Dada artists are largely misunderstood and that art historians have done an injustice in their…

the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Researchers have demonstrated these properties can develop medical and pharmacological treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is presented in this report as investing its chemical and physical properties as well as in medical and pharmacological applications to address the complex and benefits of this spice to the world. Keywords: Alzheimer’s Disease, Anti-inflammation, Anti-oxidant, Curcumin,…

In October of 2011 Texas Representative Lamar Smith introduced the Stop Online Piracy Act to the United States House of Representatives. The bill boasts heightened copyright laws that claim to protect free speech and creativity while it actually accomplishes the opposite. Online service providers, or OSPs, are the target of SOPA legislation. SOPA places liability for copyright law infringing content on innocent corporations that merely provide a platform for users to share content. Most…