The Art of War

billion dollars on the drug war, which equates to $500 each and every second. Prisons are also over crowded, as reported by usnews.com, the United States has 5% of the worlds population within our borders but we house 25% of the worlds prisoners, 90% of those in prison are there for non-violent offenses, mostly attributed to drug use, drug trafficking and sales and other drug related offenses. The only answer to our growing prison population and increasing debt according to Art Carden, author…

The Francisco Goya art piece I chose was Por que? (sic) [Why?] because it evoked the most emotion in me. Throughout the exhibit, there were many jarring pieces of art. Because Goya was living in a time of the Spanish and French war, he saw a lot of horrors and expressed them through his art. Por que? (sic) [Why?] was a part of a line of works that were not published until after he had died, assuming these pieces would have upset the public. The history behind these pieces, along with the…

passion for art and cartoons to pave the way for today's entertainment and create a new type of film-making for millions of people to enjoy. I was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois. My parents were Flora and Elias Disney, and was the second youngest of four siblings(2). We moved to Kansas when I was young because the neighborhood I lived in was also home to dangerous criminals(1), One of these was Al Capone(1).…

Editha: William Dean Howells’s examples of realism using Henry James’s “The Art of Fiction” helps define realism in the ordinary motives and actions of people. Through the characters of Editha and George, William Dean Howells defines realism using their life examples and conflicts in a small town setting. Realism is not exaggerated or made up for added enjoyment. Realism, in literature, is based on the character’s strength to carry along the story and not the plot. The characters represent…

life span of 25 years, Art Nouveau went out of style, as it was succeeded by Art Deco as well as suffered from the social shift caused by World War I. If Art Nouveau was forgotten, how important must it have been? Art Nouveau was immensely important since it was more than an art style. It was a lifestyle of its own. During those 25 years of existence, it was omnipresent. From graphic design, jewelry, architecture, product design, furniture, to even the subway gates in Paris, Art Nouveau was the…

an exhibit based on Adolf Hitler and his german terrorist acts.The project consist of many topics significantly dealing with Hitler's actions all throughout history.Showing the effects Hitler has in the world from world war 1, concentration camps to inter jews, and world war 2. The actions of Hitler has a great effect on Germany giving it a higher power to its name and country saving its reputation. During the study of the exhibit, I found many illustrations documents. For example,…

Art’s parents are polish Jews who grew up during the time of the Holocaust and World War II . Art used his parents life, mainly his father Vladek, to write his novel “Maus”. In the book “Maus” Art is interviewing his father about what happened during that time and getting to also know who is he as a person. As I read the “Maus” book I found out that Vladek went through what most people couldn't…

headache and she sprang fully for his forehead. Athena was the patron of heroic endeavor. She is the virgin patroness of Athens. Athena was goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. According to some sources Athena was praised for her compassion and generosity. Athena was a patron of the arts and crafts, especially when it came to spinning and weaving. In later poetry, Athena embodied wisdom and rational thought. Athena is the focus of The Parthenon just as it was in the…

Sarah The Complete Maus Summary Maus was basically about a comic book author writing a comic novel on his father's account of World War 2 and the Holocaust. This book was written by Art Spiegelman, who was the interviewer of his father-Vladek Spiegelman. Maus commence with Vladek discussing how he met and fell in love with his first wife- Anja Spiegelman. Throughout the book, Vladek was currently married to Mala- a woman whom he argues with mostly over money, later she takes money from his…

and religious toleration. His most famous phrase that relates to his religious toleration policy was: “In my kingdom, everyone can go to heaven in his own fashion.”(Ellis, Esler 192). Frederick was even able to pursue his art and musical ambitions when he was not in war. In fact, C. P. E. Bach, the son of famous composer Johann S. Bach, played in the courts of Frederick the Great for many years (“Frederick II”). Despite all these reforms, Frederick still wanted to maintain his absolute…