The Elements of Style

Poe was an American writer in the Victorian era when most critics were dismissing the gothic genre and it had fallen from being the dominate genre in the literary world. Poe however focused less on the traditional elements of gothic stories and more on the psychology of his characters as they often descended into madness. A perfect example of Poe’s literary genius within the gothic genre is "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839). This short story explores these 'terrors…

Biography Steven Berkoff, born Leslie Steven Berks in Stepney, London, on 3 August 1937, is arguably the most influential figures in shaping modern theatre. The actor, author, playwright and theatre director belonged to a family of Russian-Jewish background, and therefore added the ‘off’ back to the end of his name and opted to go by his middle name. Berkoff had a troubled childhood and often felt like he didn’t get what he wanted and in 1952 he was sentenced to a stint in borstal for stealing a…

1. Rock and roll has been expressed differently across cultures because each culture has different costumes, beliefs, and styles of artistic elements, such as music. This caused multiple types of rock and roll to form. These types of rock and roll include blues rock, punk/funk rock, hard rock, glam rock, rockabilly, and southern rock. The difference between these types of rock and roll is because of the movements that are happening at that time period. 2. Rock and roll is currently…

counterattacks the enemy. This painting was one of the three panels of the Battle of San Romano. We can see the main figure, Niccolo da Tolentino, a Florentine military commander rising up on his horse, or charger. Paolo Uccello’s style was the result of an international Gothic style. He focused his work on the patterns, decorations and details of the figures. The painting…

Giotto may be the most important Italian painter of the 14th century. His work points to the Renaissance style that developed about 100 years later. He showed a lot of talent at a very young age and is said to have been apprenticed to the great Florentine painter Cimabue. He was almost a completely self-taught artist. He would always be working on what he loved. His work pointed to the Renaissance style that developed a century later. “Although Giotto was widely considered a pioneer in his…

Ah Xian is an Australian-Chinese artist based in Sydney, Australia. He was a practising artist in China throughout the 1980s and sought political asylum in Australia following the massacre of Tiananmen Square in 1989. Ah Xian sold his first bust to the Powerhouse Museum, and in the year 2000, he held his first solo show in Melbourne. In 2001, he won the National Gallery of Australia's inaugural National Sculpture Prize with his "Human Human : Lotus Cloisonne Figure”. He continues to make…

articulated. I am disturbed by the notion of regionalism because of its geographic and ethnological connotations and would rather speak of situational or culture-specific architecture’ (Pallasmaa 1988, p. 130).Is it necessary applying a country’s native style for…

Communication’ and ‘Nonverbal Communication Issues’ I was able to learn about and evaluate the different components of language, the various styles of communication among cultures, new media’s influence on communication, comparing verbal and nonverbal communication, as well as the assorted cultural variations in nonverbal behaviour. All of the five elements combined to create a pattern throughout the world’s history; they are all tied to the individuality of the contrasting issues our society…

from endless belly laughs. This fun and heart-warming adaptation still retains the classic quaintness of Jane Austen’s gossip filled world of late 18th century England. The State Theatre Company put a spin on the classic 18th century English grand style and flair. From the baby blue and pink set and costumes and modern music that has the audience bopping in their seat while lightening the ever-tragic love story and fight for wealth of the Dashwood family. Through the company’s unique…

Department Background The Employment Development Department is one of the largest departments within the State of California; it receives administrative funding from the Federal Department of Labor but fall under the jurisdiction of the State of California executive branch, specifically the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. The department was established to provide Disability Insurance, Labor Market Information, Job Service Assistance, and Unemployment Insurance. There are millions of…