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 Between 1844-6, William Henry Fox
Talbot used the title The Pencil of Nature for his set of published
prints which featured images of botanical specimens, photograms, still
life and landscapes. Photography was very young at the time of the
Pencil of Nature; this set being the first published photographically
illustrated book. |
Poet William Blake once said "If The
Doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it
is, infinite" (Gilmore 34). From this quote arose a band that even over
20 years after its disbanding still is played and remembered. |
In 1874, Thomas Eakins took a second
course in anatomy at Jefferson Medical College. He attended surgical
lectures and clinics presided over by Professor Samuel D. Gross. Eakins
painted "The Gross Clinic,” to show the emotion involved in medical
procedures. |
The history of Rave Music is quite
interesting. It has been around for decades. Some enjoy it, some don’t.
There is some conflict as to where Rave Music actually started. Some
people, non-ravers most likely, ask what is Rave Music? |
The Last Supper was a very powerful
Biblical event, in which Jesus and his disciples gathered for one final
dinner together. According to the Bible, important events took place
during the Last Supper, including an announcement by Jesus that one of
his disciples would betray him and the first communion. |
Two great writers of American
musical theatre, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, had one idea
in common. They wanted to present to the American public a new and
revolutionary musical that would stand out above the rest. They wanted
to make an impact on the societies of the era. |
The Renaissance was "A revival or
rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, particularly in Italy,” according to
Art In Focus. It followed the Middle Ages, and was basically a time of
the revival of learning after the Middle Ages, or Dark Ages, a time with
little increase of ideas, inventions or developments. |
Existentialist philosophy at first
may appear to be at odds with the everyday world; however,
existentialism has some very real applications in the context of society
as opposed to the context of existence. |
The one piece
of Mesopotamian art that struck me the most was the Winged Human Headed
Bull, also called Lamassu. This high relief struck me because of its
power. It is able to command attention through its size, position, and
strangeness. Its scale is massive at almost fourteen feet tall. |
Bob Dylan was recognized by his
poetry and song writing. He usually wrote songs about protesting and
religious themes. Although the theme of Bob Dylan’s work is depressing,
it is necessary to consider how the events in his life affected his
music. Also Bob Dylan had other musicians that influenced him in his
early years. |
Tim Storrier was born in Sydney
Australia in 1949. He spent his early childhood on his family's sheep
station at Umagarlee, near Wellington, NSW. His mother and grandmother
were interested in art, and he would draw a lot. He drew military heroes
and rural subjects such as woolsheds. |
From 1979 to present there have been
many famous photographers, but there are three who really stick out:
Jerry Uelsmann, Freeman Patterson, and Annie Slivovitz. These three
photographers had very distinct photography and viewed photography as
more than pictures but as pigments of emotions and feelings. |
Expressionism is an art form in
which the very style itself and the symbols that the artist uses are
meant to express his innermost feelings on the subject. Vincent van Gogh
has often been hailed as the quintessential expressionist painter. |
Art historian Griselda Pollock, in
her documentary entitled The Legend of van Gogh, stated that ‘there are
several van Goghs.’ To agree or disagree with this statement, one must
firstly understand the point Pollock is attempting to get across. |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has
one of the finest Asian art collections that has enlightened and
strengthened my understanding in my personal art experience. The Museum
itself is an artistic architectural structure that graces the entire
block on 82nd Street in Manhattan. |
As you know, our group has two English lesson a week: on Tuesday and
Friday. When the teacher come and opens the door, we come in and sit
down at the tables.
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Learning foreign languages is important
nowadays. I think that a cultural and modern person must learn foreign
languages. But I prefer English to other foreign languages. Why? It is an
interesting question. And I try to answer this question. English is becoming a
global language. |
The
library of Congress in Washington D.C. is the national Library in the USA. When, in
1800, Congress bought the first volumes for 5.000 dollars, no one expected that
it’ll grow into a treasure of 76 million objects. |
April 22
is earth day. People all over the world think about our planet. They think
about air, water, plants and animals on the Earth. They say our planet is in
danger. Many people do not know how to protect animal and plant worlds, how to
keep the waters clean and the air fresh. But they are ready to do it. |
People
have lived on our planet for many years. They lived and live on different
continents in different countries. People depend on their planet, on the sun,
on animals and plants around them. Today let’s read and speak about some
animals on the Earth. |
People in Russia keep their old customs and traditions and are very proud of
them. Customs are changing more often than traditions. Today the most widely
spread are the following ones... |
Cities grew
over
the centuries because they served aims that could
not have been served
otherwise. Two thousand years ago most people lived in the countryside.
It was not their
choice. Today, almost half of humanity lives in cities. Man has always
lived in groups. |
The
lives of great men occupy a large section of our literature. The
great man is certainly a wonderful thing. He walks across his century
and
leaves the marks of his feet all over it, ripping out the dates on his
goloshes
as he passes. |
If you're not afraid of the weather, Scotland can
be one of the most beautiful and fascinating of travel destinations. The
beautiful landscape and rich history could keep a holidaymaker happy for
months. A great way to see the highlands and islands of Scotland is by bike. |
George Boole
was born in 1815. He is famous for his works in the field
of mathematical analysis. His wife Mary Everest was a niece of George
Everest. He is known as a man who performed topographic survey in India
on a large scale in 1841. |
Lincoln was one of the most famous
presidents of the USA. He was born in
the family of a poor farmer in 1809 in Kentucky, but soon his family
left for the wild forestland of Indiana. |
Agatha
Christie was sure the world's best-selling crime writer.
Moreover, she was an immensely prolific writer. 79 shot stories, 4
non-fiction ones and 19 plays were written by that strange woman. |
Alexander Bell
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847 in a family
interested in the problems of speech. Both his father and his
grandfather had studied the mechanics of a sound. |
Alexander
Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, was born in Scotland in
1881 at a farm. He began to go to school when he was five. In 1895 he
went to London and decided to dedicate his life to medicine. |
Alfred Nobel,
the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was a man on
many contrasts. He made a fortune but lived a simple life, he was
cheerful in company but said in private. |
Andrei Sakharov, an outstanding scientist and public figure, was
born on
the 21st of May 1921. He graduated from Moscow University in 1942. In
1947 he defended his thesis for the degree of Candidate of Science.
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My favourite writer is Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. In my
opinion, he is
the greatest Russian dramatist and short story writer. I'm never tired
of reading and rereading his plays and humorous stories. Chekhov was
born in 1860 in Taganrog. |
Charles Robert Darwin was born on
February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury,
England. He was the fifth child and second son of Robert Waring Darwin
and Susannah Wedgwood. Darwin was the British naturalist who became
famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. |
With shoes and trousers too big for him,
and jacket too tight,
moustache, bowler hat and walking cane the famous tramp portrayed by
Charlie Chaplin as the little man suffering all unfair things of life. |
Charlotte
Bronte was born in 1816 in a small English town. Charlotte and
her sisters, Emily and Ann, had a very hard life, from early childhood
they knew poverty and very hard work.
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