National Endowment for the Arts

In psychology, art is used as a method to treat psychological disorders and enhances mental health which is known as art therapy. Art therapy is a creative process which involves one expressing oneself in a creative process by making art. Art therapy is one of the most effective tools used to improve a person's physical, mental, and emotional problems. As an expressive medium, art can be used to help people in their need for emotional well-beings. Art helps overcome stress, and psychoanalysis,…

to create the best learning environment possible. Schools want their students to be successful and graduate. They do this by providing specialized courses or programs: math, science, sport teams, special needs program, and courses in relation to the arts. Both provide transportation within a designated area if arranged. The biggest challenge and goal is to prepare adolescents to join and contribute to the world. Although, public schools and private schools are not very similar, they both share…

nursing support, and lack of patient safety, labor unions have made an uprising in the healthcare industry and rightfully so. In 1967, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) identifies the hospital workers’ rights to join and negotiate terms with their employers (Sanders & McCutcheon, 2010). Both for profit and non-profit benefitted from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1974 (Sanders & McCutcheon,…

Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros one of the most famous Hispanic authors. She was born in December 20, 1954 in Chicago (Sandra Cisneros Biography). She has six sibling and she is the only female of the family (Gloria A. Duarte-Valverde). Her father was Mexican and her mother was Mexican American; which names were Elvira Cordero Cisneros and Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral (Gloria A. Duarte-Valverde). In her childhood her family would travel mostly all the time, and because of that she felt like if…

number of socio-political issues pertaining to the Partition as it is the chief theme of her novel. The conflicting attitudes of the Muslim League and Congress, riots in the Punjab and its Partition and communal discord etc. are a few examples. The national, regional, racial, political, sociological and cultural issues form the foundation of her novels. Sidhwa has sensitively depicted the political angst and societal uncertainty or anxiety which is shared by the entire partitioned populace…

Raymond Carver is best known for his work as a short story writer, he started the minimalist movement, releasing popular collections of short stories like "Cathedral", the Pulitzer Prize nominated "Where I 'm Calling From" that came out shortly before Carver 's death, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", & "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?". Carver helped bring life back to short stories at a time when they were thought to be going away. He was born on May 25, 1938 in the state of…

“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo” a quote from William Shakespeare from the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet two people in a forbidden love relationship that ended with a terrible consequence of death. However, does everyone know the story of William Shakespeare and his work? Everyone knows Shakespeare as the author of many dramas, poems, and sonnets. However, do we really know if he really wrote all of his sonnets?…

Overview of the organization and mission. Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university that opened in 1899 as the Northern Arizona Normal School. In 1966, it became Northern Arizona University as it is known today. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona with a current enrollment of 30,368. NAU, a doctoral university with higher research activity, offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees across a number of disciplines. A unique quality of the university is the early exposure to…

The main way arts is used for people under these circumstances is through music therapy. This form of therapy uses therapeutic musical activities to gain a desired outcome in patients. It is effective because “every individual regardless of any disability or illness…

Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger and others whose work are not as iconic as that of McLean’s. A recording that was voted as #5 in a “poll of the 365 “Songs of the Century” compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts” (MCLEAN). Not recognizing McLean’s accomplishments as an artist in Charlton’s textbook seems to be a huge oversight when reviewing the impact, he had with this hit single on its…