Western Illinois University

Throughout time the world has grown in numerous ways. Not only has mankind grown as whole but overtime we grew in culture. Culture is something that was and still is very important to everyday life. If one thing is true, it is culture has always remained important in society. So the question of the matter is how can culture be so important, but at the same time ruin civilizations that once ruled the land. The perfect example of this being Sparta, Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient…

As we embark upon a journey, where two artists, only decades apart, contributed their finest pieces of art that forever added to the great collections of prodigious historical art. These two fine artists clearly display their true skill sets and artisanship in their paintings of themselves. Frida Kahlo, with her famous surreal self-portrait with a monkey and Judith Leyster, with her self portrait of her painting within the picture. Both self-portraits have many differences, but also have small…

A German poet by the name of Johann Wolfgang once said “Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home” by reading the Ugly American it seems like all the characters can relate. Americans were genuinely trying to better Sarkhan but the communist weren’t really accepting to foreigners who were trying to come in their native homes and change how things were being done. The Americans were said to be completely different when they joined a different countries…

The postclassical period began at the decline and fall of the Roman Empire and lasted until the 15th century. As Western civilization began and throughout most of the medieval age, it was a backward society that only had regions around it that were just beginning or redeveloping. Western Europe had many problems, especially with Italy, which was left broken after Roman decline. This political weakness continued until the late 19th century, after medieval times. Spain, at this time, was…

The news has spread like wildfire. Kevin Durant is now a member of the Golden State Warriors. Twitter exploded like the Fourth of July on Monday, which just so happened to be THE Fourth of July, and people and NBA players alike lost their minds. Several opinions have been thrown around these past couple days; Durant is a ring chaser, Durant is a traitor, and the list goes on and on. Not every opinion was bad though. A lot of the positive feedback came from Warriors fans — duh — and analysts…

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…