Modern Times

dependent catalysts; they affect the success of each other. Since the times of the early man (medieval age); millions of years ago, man used technology to increase efficiency to easily investment. In this case, simply think of the crude farming tools such as hoes, blades; transport means such as carts; manufacturing of tools, utensils and many others. Despite the level of technology being crude or extremely simple compared to the modern levels, it laid the foundation for what we have today. So…

Modern art is art that was created in the recent past till now. With the passage of time, contemporary art once becomes history. At this point, modern art is considered to be works created in the period from the 1970s to the present day. 1970 is a turning point in the history of art for two reasons. First of all, it is the year of the appearance of the terms "postmodern" and "postmodernism." Secondly, 1970 is the last milestone to which artistic movements were relatively easy to classify. If we…

which creates a barrier of the reality and the mind. According to Güven, “Eliot implies that nobody shows his real face in this fragmented modern world, and that is the reason why Prufrock needs time to prepare a false face for himself” (Güven 82). Prufrock cannot help but place a barrier between the people and himself due to the pretentious nature of modern people. For example, Prufrock interrupts the poem by stating “In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo” (Line 13-14). He…

tradition of literary classics continue their lives and development. One of the main place in the literature of modernism is the theme of understanding of the war, a lost generation. In the literature the term “modern architecture” for the English term “modern architecture”, “modern movement” or “modern”, employed in the same…

People will make their opinion within the first 5 seconds of seeing another person. Sometimes those opinions are accurate, but most of the time they are not. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible this can be read first hand. In modern day society, people make accusations and opinions based on prior knowledge and experiences. The premise of The Crucible is people making opinions of others based on prior knowledge and experiences, another thing that could alter one's opinion is another person’s opinion.…

the nuance of a fleeting disposition to the voracious uproar of a generation. At the same time, what we deem as Great is almost exclusively Great in retrospect. Nostalgia has a dirty habit of making us lust for an unobtainable past; of clinging onto the romance of a tragedy that, at the time, would have destroyed us. Stephen Fry has launched his attack on modern verse for abandoning the wearisome…

Throughout Martha Graham’s lifetime, the world profound dancer and choreographer redefined modern dance as it was seen at this time. Graham was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, on May 11, 1894. Graham was identified as a pioneer and innovator of modern dance in this era as she rebelled against other creator’s of modern dance. Her influence on modern dance can be seen through the codified system of technique she created. This is likewise perceived through Graham developing choreographies using…

As humanity continues to take lunging leaps into a completely modern foray of the digital age, it relinquishes itself as whole into the welcoming arms of connectivity, convenience, and cognizance, or so it presumes. What humanity does not seem to realize is that its reality runs parallel with that of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, which in 1936 predicted a realm where human beings grow to embrace their oppression, mindlessly absorb information, and subconsciously ignore any attempts at…

used in Libraries Expectation, Situation Introduction Due revolution in information technology, the role of library has been changed astonishingly in past decades. Traditional libraries emphasis on providing quiet space and printed books, however, modern libraries are not only providing traditional academic reference service but also providing digital information service; not only for study but also for socialising. Scott Bennett deemed, “at the heart of any effort to design library buildings…

known as modern dance emerged. Dissatisfied with the shallow characteristics that ballet embodied, dancers began searching for a more meaningful form of movement. Not often receiving the public attention and appreciation that dance styles require to earn artistic respect, modern dance was perpetually pushed away from art culture (Foulkes). It lacked the strictness of curriculum, which held ballet in such high esteem. I am going to discuss one of, if not the, most important figure in modern dance…