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William Merrit Chase was an artist in the 1800-1900’s. Summering in Shinnecock Hills near Southampton, NY, he lead an art school, where he created beautiful paintings of both the landscapes and the society. His painting Young Women with Red Flowers, an oil canvas created in 1904, was located in the Gesture and Pose section of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum. Next to this, the painting titled Portrait of Mary St. John Hutchinson by Vanessa Bell is displayed. Vanessa Bell was a painter and member of…

With an assorted populace existing in the United States today, our nation is a blend of various societies, every one remarkable in its own particular regard. Culture, recognizing one societal gathering from another, incorporates convictions, practices, dialect, customs, craftsmanship, form styles, sustenance, religion, legislative issues, and financial frameworks. Through long lasting and always showing signs of change procedures of learning, inventiveness, and sharing, culture shapes our…

The segment that had been affected the most, not only positive but also negative is the cultural part of Mardi Gras. If Mardi Gras started as a religious festival, being part of the local culture and being a reason of being proud to live in New Orleans and participate in the event, it now changed radically. Tourism, as a mean of globalisation, has a paradoxical effect on the culture of a location or event, by promoting as well as undermining local differences, traditions and culture(Gotham,…

Many people throughout history have charted our course through history by their actions and the effect of their actions on history on a global scale. Global history is the history of the world getting smaller and how each individual country’s or power’s history impacted its change. These people not only changed their lives but also the lives of others because of how their own legacies left in history affected the whole globe. Of the three faces in history, Cristopher Columbus, Martin Luther, and…

Cultural perspectives differ over the relative importance of the individual in comparison to the needs of the community. If you were in a small village in China, for example, the needs of the community far outweigh the needs of the individual. For example, it would be outrageous to deny your neighbor food, even if you are short of food yourself. More Westernized perspectives tend to take a different approach. Individuality is celebrated; it is considered better to create one’s own path in…

The way that the people of ancient Greece lived is very interesting and rewarding. They may have not been as advanced as we are today, but they did give us the fundamental support to base our society. Ancient Greek society practically shaped most western societies. Democracy is probably one of the most important things we have learned from the Greek’s because it is now somewhat our government. The Olympic Games is also a significant finding of ancient Greece because it now unites many countries.…

However, Adichie does answer the question of whether it is the migratory nature of Western ideas, or the manner in which they are delivered that is an injustice upon culture. Protagonist Kambili’s first introduction to the Western world outside of the English language and the Catholic religion occurs in Aunty Ifeoma’s home, where her cousins routinely indulge in the latest media. Amaka - her cousin - is the…

negative one. Finally, another important example of Japanese culture which has been heavily impacted by American interference is the creation of Tetsuwan atomu, better known in English as Astro Boy. The creation of Astro Boy was based heavily on the western story of Pinocchio, with a robotic boy being…

Aries: The Constellation and Zodiac Sign History/Astronomy: Aries (meaning “the ram” in Latin) is an ancient, mid-size constellation, actually ranked 39 out of the 88 constellations in terms of size (it takes up 441 square degrees). The constellation was catalogued by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, in the 2nd centery. It was recognized as a constellation in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union, and, in 1930 an astronomer named Eugene Delporte defined its boundaries. When attempting to find…

Introduction: Piet Mondrian is very famous artist from the 20th century, he was born in the Netherlands on March 7, 1872. Mondrian had some great influences at a very young age to introduce him to the world of art, his father and his uncle Fritz Mondrian. One of Mondrian favorites spot to draw was along the Gein River when he was growing up. Before he became famous for his works of art he was a teacher in primary education and while he was in his teaching years he practiced his painting,…