Decadence

Nietzsche, a German philosopher, had ideas that were often regarded as radical due to his false association with the Nazi party. Nietzsche’s critique of Christianity, “The Anti-Christ” expresses ideas that are often ridiculed, yet these seemingly radical ideas are supported by western writings dating back to the sixth century B.C. through the early fourteenth century. The controlling point in the excerpt from Nietzsche’s work is that pity is useless because it is felt for Christian sins which…

Soldier: It would seem apparent sir, they are marching through the streets with an untold fervour. Prince Escalus: Very well soldier, go quickly and levy the capable men of my demesne. Soldier Exits. A curse on both their ruinous house’s, does their decadence have no limitations? I shall see these traitorous men who call themselves noble hung for this! For it is the feud between the Capulet’s and Montague’s that has destroyed most of the farmland of this once fine city. Prince Exits. Act 5,…

conventions of mainstream theatre and started to evolve an innovative, more integrated theatrical language. Berkoff's encounter with the mime artist Jacque le Coq in Paris was seminal in this. Steven Berkoff's plays include East, West, Sink the Belgrano, Decadence, Kvetch, Acapulco, Ritual in Blood, Oedipus and many more. In film, Berkoff has acted in a variety of movie roles such as the…

The sense of place in Wideman’s Sent For You Yesterday, Gay’s Provinces of Night, and Chute’s The Beans of Egypt Maine transcends physical boundaries and is “seen heard, smelled, imagined, love, hated, feared, revered, enjoyed or avoided.” In Sent For You Yesterday, generations of Homewood inhabitants unconsciously become products of their landscape. The novel 's characters—Brother Tate, Doot Carl, Albert Wilkes (among others)—become manifestations of the history and experiences of Homewood, as…

Thomas Cole was one among many pioneers of the Hudson River School of art, an aesthetic movement that took place alongside the American Romantic period. This movement sought to highlight the beauty of natural landscapes through paintings and to accentuate the beauty of nature over industrial and societal progress. However, ancient ruins were of interest to Cole, and many of his European counterparts viewed America’s lack of ruins as a fault. As a result, Cole created the series of paintings, The…

Paralleled to the notion of the failing and declining American Dream is the idea that decadence, as well as materialism arrive as the great vices of the Jazz Age that The Great Gatsby portrays. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s descriptions of the majority of the characters and environments throughout the novel exemplify allusions to the decadent excess…

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SAVITRIBAI JYOTIRAO PHULE (January 3, 1831 – March 10, 1897). Introduction: Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was an Indian social reformer born in the 19th century, was a woman ahead of her time. One can trace Savitibai’s 66 year life devoted to serving the society. Savitribai Phule along with her revolutionary husband, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, were pioneers in the struggle against oppression of women, dalits, adivasis and religious minorities. She was modern India’s first women teacher, a radical…

Destruction of the Mind Rap is a story. A story that is written in blood, but, nevertheless, a story. However, this story contains points that affect society today and the individual listener. Rap has saved many lives, and rap has also destroyed many lives. Rap is the combination of previous experiences told through clever flows, rhymes, and beats. Rappers generally come from poverty-stricken areas. A great example is Eminem; born Marshall Mathers, he grew up in a broken family in Detroit.…

how a part of society’s elite and wealthy were reckless and irresponsible. In his own way he exemplifies exuberant ways of the era’s lifestyle of what might have been during the 1920’s otherwise known as the “Roaring Twenties”. Luxury, wealth, and decadence are what best describe the roaring twenties. Some key factors of the “Jazz Age” were music, wealthy, and having a sense of fashion which classified you as a “flapper”. This was a time period in which cars were also used as a form of wealth.…