Leipzig

Andreas Gursky was born on January 15, 1955 in Leipzig, Germany. He is a German photographer and a professor at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, which is as well in Germany. This photographer is best known for his monumental digitally manipulated photographs which portray various aspects such as consumer culture and busyness of modern life, resulting in dramatic images that mark the line between the representation and the abstract. Gursky began photographing in black and white with a hand-held…

Oral and written language are both aspects of communication; whether read, written or spoken, they reflect both the personality of the individual and the culture of the society (Gee & Hayes, 2011). The progress and growth of culture as well as the effective functioning and control of social groups are made possible with language. As society changes, language adapts to suit the present culture; evolving from the creation of new words to define a new concept. Children who develop all three…

“I have never drawn a distinction between music for films and for operas or concerts” –– Erich Wolfgang Korngold Many conclude that Korngold was born in the wrong era. Instead of his romantic concepts excelling, his ideals and concepts were overshadowed not only by the vogue of the Second Viennese school composers: Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern, he was also amidst an era of chaos, including the happenings of the first World War. In addition, the rise of Nazism turned his move to…

considers the scientific and cultural environment of each trend. His approach includes suggestions from Kuhn, Lakatos and Newell, though not completed followed. Handbook of Reading Research has the following key points: • The study dates back to 1870 in Leipzig • It has a strong root in cognitive psychology • Although Wundt established a laboratory for experimental psychology he was not the pioneer scholar in reading studies • Mckeen Cattell was the pioneer scholar in reading studies • Reading…

SERIES NO: STRUCTURALISM FUNCTIONALISM 1. Definition: It was the first school of psychology which focused on the breaking down of mental processes into basic components. They used the method of Introspection. It studies the elements of consciousness. Definition: Functionalism basically considers mental life and behavior in terms of a person’s environment. It was the study of the function rather than the structure of consciousness. It studies how the consciousness changes according to…

History Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen were just graduated at the University of Amsterdam when they started a company in 1991 named Palmtob. The company Palmtob, developed applications for the first generation of handled computers. In that time most of the applications ware mostly for the business use. Thereafter they started to develop from dictionaries and personal finance to games and route planners. The company grew quickly especially after the great success of the Palm Pilot in 1996,…

and intelligence. Since the turn of the 19th century, pioneers like Wilhelm Wundt introduced the experimental field in order to understand animal and human behaviour alike. He achieved this feat by creating the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig Germany. Variables are often manipulated in this area of research and the effects of this manipulation are noted down for future exploration. Variables manipulated in this field are often known as the independent variables and the effect on the…

Friedrich Nietzsche has many influential theories, and different views, thoughts, or perspectives on his writings. He was one of the great thinkers of the nineteenth century and still continues to be the object of many debates with his not-so-mainstream views of reason, power and governance. Nietzsche, greatly influenced views of various realms of society, including anything from religion to politics. His background (where he came from, how he influenced the world and in turn how the world…

not only was he a painter, but he was also a sculptor, printmaker and a writer. He was labeled a expressionist by historians even though he didn 't believe in it he rejected both the idea and the movement. Being born into a middle-class family in Leipzig, Saxony. From his youth he pitted himself against the old masters. His traumatic experience of being in World War one really played major role in his paintings and the stories behind them. Especially his famous paint called “Lido” which seems…

Johann Sebastian Bach, as we know, is regarded as one of the greatest composers in Western music. He had a lot of influence on other composers in his contemporaries even through succeeding time spot. Today, his compositions are the most frequently performed ones among the keyboard repertoire. So in my paper, I’d like to figure out how much contribution J.S Bach made to the keyboard music and how many composers were influenced by him. I will put emphasis on his The Well- Tempered Clavier which is…