Contemporary history

Dance is defined, by Merriam-Webster, as movement of “your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music that is being played.” Throughout history it has evolved to fit the ever changing world around us. From Native Americans to Miley Cyrus, dance has remained a popular activity, whether for religious aspects or entertainment purposes. It seems no matter the style of dance, regarding the past century, there is always disapproval somewhere. Usually this disapproval comes from older…

Native American history is something that is swept under the rug and often not relevant in many history courses during K-12 schooling. Their culture, stories, and problems are an important part of the past that still exist today. Artist such as Smith and Longfish bring attention to these issues within their art using traditional and contemporary Native American symbols to explain past and present stories. The use of these forces…

to reexamine John Dewey's 1916 book, “Democracy and Education (D & E)”, in relation to its relevance in contemporary society and schooling. It is established from the outset of the paper that although D & E was cited roughly three times daily, the views contained therein are not translated into educational practice or policy in the US. This disparity is unpacked in relation to the contemporary difficulties of utilising D & E, while also supposing that D & E has such a vast amount of ideas it is…

Project Space First Draft The Los Angeles County Museum of Art well known as LACMA is home to thousands of artworks spanning all through history from ancient civilizations to modern exhibits of present artists. There is no doubt LACMA is consumed by art that demonstrates diversity even the most unlikely kind of art can be found. The space is filled with the freedom of an open atmosphere and transparency of images representing…

Liberal Arts degree is often misconstrued as a nonentity type of degree, inconsequential or positively unserviceable. However, I came to find someone who may not have done his research might have conceived these allegories. I confess, for a while I was under the same impression, indoctrinated in the same beliefs that if I can’t focus on just one field, then therefore I shouldn’t have a degree at all. When I came to the conclusion that that was entirely false, I decided to delve further into the…

Throughout history, a variety of foods have allowed the modern world to gain a historical understanding on the big history and world history of our modern world. The Sichuan cuisine originating from China is a great example showing the impact of food culture and identity in our current society. The Sichuan pepper, is called huajiao in Chinese, meaning flower pepper, and the Sichuan cuisine is undisputedly the most popular cuisine known to China to this current date. Through evaluating the big…

cultural history. As the film progresses, it discusses the dominance of the elite or majority over representation, which allows the creation of an “authorized” historical perspective, leaving no room for discussion of other probable conclusions pertaining to historic events. In contrast, Lumumba: Death of a Prophet displays the uncertainty of distinctiveness that comes in relation to the accepted reality (conventional mainstream) that we allow to define our awareness of the world. As history is…

large painting that is drawn directly in the surface of a wall or ceiling. In addition, murals convey the intent of the muralist which can be about the history or the important moments in the past, things in life or just simply to decorating. After a day going around Berkeley, I found out there is a historic mural named "Incidents in California history" which is located at the Berkeley Main Post Office. Accordingly the name of the mural, it depicts the beginning of the state called "California".…

Gold Coast and Hinterland Historical Society work tirelessly to preserve local history. However, senior volunteers warn Gold Coast history is under threat of disappearing, advising it may never be recovered if this occurs. Former Historical Society President and fourth-generation Gold Coaster Bob Nancarrow believes ignorance poses the greatest danger, explaining many residents are unaware the Gold Coast even has a history. “When I say my family’s been here since 1880, they take about five…

“Dead Man’s Chest.” In the first movie the “Pearl” is simply black with ripped sails. It has a haunted crew. The crew is cursed to be immortal because they stole aztec gold. They mention the name “Cortez” in the movie. That is true, according to history. In “Dead Man’s Chest” the ship, the Flying Dutchman, is crewed by drowned sailors. The ship and the crew can fully submerge and travel…