Modern Times

the building still hold all originality but with a touch of creation, made by heart and soul therefore Mies Va der Rohe had created a simple along with cross future design, called Farnsworth house. It is considered as a cross future design at that time a big shock towards the industry and also a public debate towards architecture and particle design. Farnsworth house was commissioned to be a weekend retreat house for a single woman, Dr. Edith Farnsworth, condign like other cross future design…

Back then, we only needed clothes to fight back the cold, but nowadays, money meets the needs of wearing clothes that keep us close to the fashion trend. We want to wear not just to fight back cold, but to be more fashionable in the day of modern world that people only get along well with the men of trend. What’s next on the list of mine definitely is the education. The condition of being well-educated is not for everyone. People with great conditions go to private or international school…

The modern period was characterized by massive social, economical and political upheaval, ideals of the past were denounced and traditions thrown aside in the spirit of embracing artistic experimentation. “Modern artists represented new ways of seeing, bringing forth-new ideas about the functionality of art and the nature of materials” [wiki – modern art]. I will be investigating how the careers of two pioneers of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner’s’ careers…

Imagine your life going from perfectly normal to anything but that in a matter of seconds. "Zero Hour", written by Ray Bradbury tells a story of an alien invasion that takes place in an ideal neighborhood. On the other hand, "War of the Worlds", written by H.G. Wells, tells a story about aliens invading a realistic Earth. H.G. Wells and Ray Bradbury wrote two different stories that bring to life alien invasions in different ways through setting, events, and characters that ultimately demonstrate…

T.S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock and Ernest Hemingway’s Jake Barnes struggle to find meaningful ways to live their lives. They stay on the sidelines, searching for a way to find happiness in an unforgiving modern world. While Jake Barnes does find some shred of success, J. Alfred Prufrock does not. J. Alfred Prufrock longs for happiness in his shallow life. He hopes that finding a woman to marry will provide him with a desirable, exuberant life. In Eliot's poem, Prufrock attends an upper-class…

Trough time we have been enlighten with wonderful performances that included graceful movements, a true dynamic connection and storytelling background. At the present time, our comedy industry has come a long away, notably with more modern performances and unique connections between performer and viewer. The main question here is where does many of our famous comedians and performers obtained their inspiration to amaze us with their performances. With this on mind, we can travel back in time to…

well as, illustrates how it has evolved over time. Higher educational institutions have grown into diverse populations and assorted curricular changes (Mann, 2010). In today’s institutions student affairs professionals must respond to a variety of demands and are held accountable for their assistance to students and other faculty (Pomerantz, 2006). The following paper will briefly discuss the three major eras in the history of student affairs: Modern Development, Expansion of Student Life, and…

Boredom is the lack of excitement at any given moment that causes one to look to outside means to entertain themselves. In today’s modern age people have become dependent on their electronic devices as a way to cope with what seems like never-ending boredom. With all the technological advancements made in the last 30 years, younger generations have had life easier than people who didn’t live with laptops, smartphones, or television. With little to nothing to care about with their daily lives,…

should be. Duchamp’s ready-mades with Fountain in particular, is by this (and most) definitions, a piece that comes from the modern, avant garde movement. Much of the work of of the modern, western, avant garde artists attempted to grapple with and break free of the accepted notions of art practice, and as well as attempts to redefine its meaning in the context of the modern world. As we see here with Duchamp’s work, and much of the avant garde artists that follow, their pieces become…

Exhibit Review I decided to visit the “Making Music Modern, Design for Ear and Eye” exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art a.k.a. MoMa. The MoMa is located in west midtown New York and was founded in 1929 for the soul purpose of exhibiting the best modern art. The MoMa houses many types of modern art such as paintings, architecture, and sculptures. It allows the public to experience existing styles and creations, and perceive art in a non-historical sense. The public gets to see creations for what…