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The paper explores the life and literary pieces of Japanese writer and poet, Akutogawa Ryunosuke who was one of the first writers of the Japanese modernist movement to be translated widely into English. The paper shows that Akutagawa is probably best known for his single short story "Rashomon", which inspired director Akira Kurosawa's film of that name in 1950. In order to understand the times in which Akutogawa lived and worked, the paper defines modernism and explains the difference between Japanese and Western modernism.

From the Paper
"The stories that Akutagawa wrote and that Kurosawa adapted were in fact based on stories that had probably been compiled in the 10th century. Akutagawa would over the course of his short professional life adopt many ancient Japanese stories, seeming to prefer tales that were both Gothic and based on pre-modern elements. His settings, as grotesque and bizarre as any that Edgar Allan Poe could ever have dreamed up, would have struck his readers as standing in obvious contrast the to "civilized" state of Western-influenced 20th-century Japan."

Tags:Tokyo, Meiji, William, Morris, Arts, and, Crafts, Movement

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The paper poses various questions pertaining to the Modernist movement in art. These involve how the philosopher Bergson utilized simultaneity in his theories. Additionally, it considers how intellectuals of the era gave significance to simultaneity. And finally, how Picasso manifested simultaneity in the Cubist form of art and in his painting 'Les Desmoiselles D'Avignon.' The paperdiscusses the deconstruction and reconstruction of reality and form.

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"Bergson presented a unique perspective on the relationship between time and space. Similar to other conventions in the modernist movement, Bergson deconstructed these concepts from what may be "factually" real and merged it with perceptual reality. In this way, he broke the traditional limitations of describing time and space through his unique definition of simultaneity. Fejfar (2) concurs with most critics of Bergson's work that he presents a complex non-linear conception of time that is more metaphysical than..."

Tags:simultaneity, modernist, art

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This paper looks at the emergence of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a leader in the modernist movement of literature. It looks at the defining characteristics of modernism and how the uniqueness and newness of Fitzgerald's style of writing put him in the forefront of modernist writers. Fitzgerald's famous works of art and the characters within them are used to aptly illustrate Fitzgerald as one who spearheaded the modernist movement.

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"Modernist literature is also the result of the writer seeking to save mankind from the "deadening features" of what became known as everyday life. The Modern artist, according to Paul Lauter, editor of The Heath Anthology of American Literature, felt a need to "challenge and reinvigorate" the ever-growing urban, industrial society. (935) In order for this reinvigoration to be successful, new styles of writing were needed to express the new ideas and values. From this need, Modernism arose and became what one critic called a "tradition of the new" (935). However, more than anything, modernism meant breaking away from traditional responses and "predictable forms"."

Tags:this, side, of, paradise, the, great, gatsby, breaking, away, irony, disruptive, techniques

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The paper discusses T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral" and George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" within the scope of the modernist movement. The analysis uses these works as the context for discussing ideas about the development of literary modernism. The paper presents a brief exploration of modernism and defines it as a general term applied to experimental and avant-garde trends in the literature of the early 20th century. The paper explains that within literature, modernism is characterized by a rejection of 19th-century traditions such as religious norms and conventional beliefs. The paper offers modernist parallels between "Murder in the Cathedral" and "Saint Joan."

Outline:
Abstract
Modernism Defined
Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral"
Shaw's "Saint Joan"
Modernist Parallels Between "Murder in the Cathedral" and "Saint Joan"
Closing Thoughts on Modernism

From the Paper
"In 1935, TS Eliot wrote "Murder in the Cathedral", a work that encapsulated many of the themes of the modernist point of view: the examination and questioning of modern religious beliefs, the faith of people in the essential goodness of their fellow human beings, and the validity of the submission of free thinking people to the will of God. When the Knights in the tale kill the priest within the cathedral itself, there is more than human flesh being put to death; rather it is feasible that Eliot was showing the death of faith and the fading away of the religious institutions that shaped the lives of so many, and as such, was showing support for the core of the modernist mindset."

Tags:literature, religion, faith, beliefs, Church

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In this paper, the writer discusses that the historical evolution of the Modernist Movement reveals the theoretical, ideological, and functional aspects of the works of many of the architects that helped to define 20th century urban architecture. By evaluating the work of La Corbusier and Walter Gropius, the nature of architecture was functional by providing the maximum use of space within urban environments, especially after the First and Second World Wars.

Tags:modern, building

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The paper presents an exhaustive synthesis of the gay rights movement in the United States. This paper begins with an examination of early gay rights movements, focusing particularly on Germany, for it is nearly impossible to understand the movement without first examining its roots. Next, as this synthesis turns its focus to the gay rights movement in the United States, the paper comments that the movement erupted into a global effort to ensure the equality of gays in society. The paper comments on the phenomenon of how the homosexuals reached the position that they occupy today. Moreover,the paper asks, if one examines this progress, is it possible to predict the path in which the gay rights and culture movement is going?

Outline:
Introduction
Early Gay Movements in Germany
Gay Rights in the United States
The Years Leading Up to Stonewall
Stonewall: A Watershed Moment in Gay Rights
Post-Stonewall Movements
The 1980s and 1990s
Gay Rights in the Twenty-first Century
The Future for Gays: The End of Gay Culture

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"The history of homosexuality is weaved inextricably into the history of the world. Ample evidence of homosexual relations has existed as far back as written records can substantiate. As the purpose of this synthesis is not to provide an overview of homosexual history, its focus will begin with the birth of gay rights organizations. This benchmark occurred in Germany in 1897, when the first social movement to advance the civil rights of gay people was founded in Germany. In order to understand correctly where this early gay movement came from and where today's movement is going, it is imperative to examine the social conditions that made the movements possible."

Tags:vibrant, social, movement, iabhorrent, legal, nvigorating

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In this article, the writer looks at the Women's Movement in the United States. The writer discusses the history of the Movement. The mobilizing structure of the Movement is also examined in this paper. The writer looks at the related political opportunities and the ideology of the Women's Movement. Further, the writer discusses the future of the Movement.

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"The research topic selected for this report focuses on the American Women's Liberation movement, specifically the Second Wave of the movement. The goal of the study is to determine the extent to which the Movement succeeded in mobilizing a broad coalition of women and to which it continues to play a role in American society. The study is approached via qualitative narrative historical analysis using a literature review to answer the research questions below. Research ... "

Tags:feminism, women's movement

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This paper explains why Dr. Martin Luther King decided to utilize the strategies of non-violence and civil disobedience as the guiding principles of the civil rights movement, of which he was the leader from December 1955 until his assassination in April 1968. The paper also summarizes some of the highlights of the movement, explains Dr. King's views about white moderates and about the role of black churches in the movement, provides some details about the violence that was inflicted by racists on the non-violent civil rights protesters, and concludes with a summary of the landmark legislative achievements of the civil rights movement between 1964 and 1968.

Tags:civil, rights, movement

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This paper analyzes changes in interior design brought about because of the arts and crafts movement in the nineteenth century, noting that the movement made changes specifically in terms of the design of interiors, including the design of furniture. The movement was shaped by William Morris, best-known for the design of the Morris chair but also for being a leader in this artistic movement.

From the Paper
"The arts and crafts movement was a reaction to the opulence and weight of design in the Victorian era. This movement made changes specifically in terms of the design of interiors, including the design of furniture. The movement was shaped by William Morris, best-known for the design of the Morris chair but also for being a leader in this artistic movement. In the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution changed the nature of manufacturing and so also affected the nature of design. The Victorian style that prevailed in the nineteenth century featured heavily ornamented interiors containing many pieces of furniture, collections of ornamental objects, and surfaces covered with fringed cloths. "

Tags:arts, crafts, movement

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The paper looks at how in her essay "The Significance of Feminist Movement," Bell Hooks considers the state of the feminist movement today, how the movement is viewed, and some of the reasons for this. The paper discusses her reasons why the movement gained an unfortunate reputation as a war between the sexes.

From the Paper
"In her essay "The Significance of Feminist Movement," Bell Hooks considers the state of the feminist movement today, how the movement is viewed, and some of the reasons for this. She finds first that the movement gained an unfortunate reputation as a war between the sexes, and she finds two main reasons for this. First, the rhetoric of the women's movement took that stance and used language that engendered a sense of war between men and women. More than the words used, of course, were the attitudes embodied in these words, attitudes showing "the implication that men had nothing to gain by feminist movement, that its success would make them losers" (834). That sort of rhetoric would clearly fail to gain much support from the men..."

Tags:significance, feminist, movement