The Elements of Style

This is a summary of “Historicism, History, and the Figurative Imagination” an essay by Hayden White in “Tropics of Discourse Essays in Cultural Criticism”. In this essay, White begins by addressing the difficulties historians may have in reporting history because of the inherent bias or lack of expertise the historian brings in a particular field of study in order to distinguish the significance of the events. A good historian, as stated by White, consistently reminds us that history is always…

Pantheon was destroyed by fire in 80 AD). Both buildings were originally built as temples, but the way in which they would be used was quite different. When looking at the façade of both buildings it is clear they are both built in the traditional Doric style and feature 8 columns along the portico. Certain aspects of The Parthenon had to be built larger than customary to accommodate the massive statue of Athena it was to house. Since The Parthenon, like all Greek temples, was designed to be…

496 is another example of the influence of the Brazilian popular music in the HCC. 16) A few musical elements of the contemporary Brazilian Christian music can be identified in the HCC. 17) The hymns 80 and 401 could work as illustrations of contemporary Christian music. In these hymns, one can find musical elements found in a praise or worship song, such as repetition, syncopation, popular style, and directed quotation from the Scriptures. 18) “The HCC influenced positively the development…

a servant leader. “The predominant themes representing the major elements of her success as a leader were enabling others, focusing on the greater good, collaborative visioning, and leadership through caring and service” (Dillon, 2001). Studies by Snodgrass et al. (2008) found that transformational styles tend to have a positive association with leadership outcomes in the field of occupational therapy, while transactional styles are negatively associated. The findings also support the notion…

our own learning style. There are three different learning styles, visual, auditory and kinesthetic/tactile learners, these 3 elements determine how well you learn and they are important factors in determining what study methods you should use and assimilate as you grow. After taking two different learning style tests I discovered that I am not only a visual learner but also a tactile learner. For the first test I received 35% compatibility for both tactile and visual learning styles. These…

looking to create an effect of remorse in the reader, as well as a sense of urgency for action. In “Elements” I chose that style of writing to emphasize how the elements in our nature really impacted and helped us. “The gurgling of a brook, With its healing touch”. I used personification in my poems to create a vivid image in the reader’s head. I also emphasized the importance and usefulness of the elements in my poem. To start my poem writing process, I looked up HD pictures of nature on Google…

Mental Focus When examining our performances often times the lack of mental focus gets lost in our attempt in understanding of why a performance may have not gone well. As we know mental focus is a major factor to having a successful performance, but too often we do not consider it when preparing ourselves for a performance. During a performance the performer should not allow the mind to wondering, there should be some level of awareness at all time. Some people may refer to this as staying in…

to be part of high renaissance because the holy figures are not classical idealize. I totally disagree with them because it was created during this era, and also the artist was exploring a new style call mannerism. Therefore, by observing the formal elements of this painting and juxtaposing to other styles it does have similar characteristics seen in high renaissance artwork.…

even if they are just standing still. This quote, at least how I interpreted it, makes one of DeFrantz’s main points that to incorporate Africanist movements does not give the full picture of the Africanist paradigm; black bodies are an essential element to expressing the message behind Africanist…

For my film review, I deiced to do one of my all-time favorite movies by Henry Selick titled Coraline. Let me start by saying while Coraline is a beautifully created family film it is not for all children like it was advertised. Coraline is much more of a whimsical horror that not every child would be able to handle. Coraline is about a twelve-year-old girl named Coraline. She moves with her family from Michigan all the way to Oregon to an old house called the pink palace. There she feels bored…