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Art and Human Nature, 2007.
This paper compares the "The School Boy" by William Blake, "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats and "The Lady of Shallot" by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
1,396 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper contrasts how the three authors use art in their works to redefine human nature. The paper looks at how Victorian poet Tennyson uses history to paint a romantic and yet disturbing look at the legend of Camelot in "The Lady of Shallot." The paper also illustrates how Blake uses his personal experiences in "The School Boy" to show childish human nature torn between summer and the schoolroom. Finally, the paper shows how Keats speaks of music, heard and unheard, in "Ode on a Grecian Urn".
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"Comparing these works can be difficult, because they all have such different views of art and human nature. Keats statement, "'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know'" (Keats), is pure Romantic - hopeful, positive, and full of future promise. Tennyson, on the other hand, is just the opposite. His poem is not totally depressing, but it certainly has a darker view of humankind. Blake's work falls somewhere in the middle, it is a more realistic look at one small part of human nature, and how to enjoy life to the fullest, one (summer) day at a time."
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The Changing Representation of the Human Figure in Art, 2005.
An analysis of artists who have worked with the human figure and how their representations have become fragmented.
1,323 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines how in the first half of the twentieth century, representations of the human body became distorted and fragmented. It discusses how this progression came about by looking at specific examples of artists who have worked with the human figure.
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"Whether Picasso consciously tried to change his painting style or whether he hit upon some part of his genius at this time or perhaps a combination of both, we will never know. The psychological implications of this picture and Picasso's relationship to women would be another long exploration. In simpler terms it is possible to point to some direct historical influences with regards to the formal elements in his painting. Prior to him painting Demoiselles there had been a Cezanne retrospective. In Cezanne's later works he depicted objects, landscapes and figures in a multi faceted way. In The Bathers (1892) nude figures are shown from different angles on the same picture. When Cezanne died he knew that he was at the start of a journey with his work and it is possible to point to him as the founding father of modern art or in the very least the father of Cubism."
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Japanese Art and Nature, 2002.
An overview of the connection between Japanese art and nature with a review of some Japanese works of art.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the intimate connection that exists between Japanese art and nature. The author discusses the intimacy so many Japanese feel with nature, explains why artistic scenes of the natural world have been a dominant theme of Japanese artists, and analyzes why the Japanese have always had felt a need to express the intimacy they sense between humanity and nature. He also briefly describes some of the works of notable Japanese artists such as Utagawa Hiroshige, Shiki Sansuizu, and Toyo Sesshu.
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The Nature of Art, 2002.
Examines the philosophical origins of art and aesthetics.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines theories found in the field of aesthetics, or the philosophical qualities found within art, to clearly address the question of whether humans create art or whether humans are art. This conflict of qualities has long perplexed philosophers and artists alike, where there is no real distinction as to whether art comes from an essential human nature, or whether art is the manifestation of that nature in a detached form of media.
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Human Nature and Buddha Nature, 2002.
Looks at the differences and similarities between the Confucian concept of human nature and the Buddha concept of Buddha nature.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper is a comparison/contrast of the Confucian concept of human nature with the Buddhist concept of Buddha-nature. The two concepts are extremely different, but they still have much in common.
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Art and Pop Art, 2002.
A comparative analysis of art with pop art using the works of Andy Warhol and Leonardo Da Vinci.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This discusses art and pop art, and distinguishes between the two by noting the characteristics of each form. As examples of each, two works of Andy Warhol are compared and contrasted to Da Vinci's "Last Supper" and Rembrandt's "Syndic of the Clothmaker's Guild.
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The "Art" of Art Forgery, 2002.
Shows that forgery is more than just a copying process, involving complex techniques found in art.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper examines the skill involved in producing 'true' forgeries within the world of art. It is stressed that the forger is to be seen as an artist, in that he or she must sometimes enter the mind of the original artist, master his or her techniques,and otherwise execute works that can withstand the expert eye. Forgery is a normal aspect of the art world.
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Kafka, & Spiegleman: What It Means To Be Human, 1986.
Compares ideas of what it means to be human & what the boundaries of what human life are in Franz Kafka's METAMORPHOSIS, & Art Spiegleman's MAUS.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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" Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and Art Spiegelman's Maus both raise issues of the meaning of being human, the parameters of humanity, and how people retain their humanity in the face of horrible conditions. Kafka raises issues of what are the boundaries of human life in Metamorphosis, while Spiegelman addresses the question of how people keep their humanity in extreme conditions. Inherent in both of these analyses is the central question of what is humanity--what is it that is being lost in the change that overtakes Gregor Samsa in Metamorphosis and what is it that people are trying to keep in the extreme conditions of the Holocaust in Maus? An examination of the two books may show some conception of what humanity is, what it is that makes us human, and thus what it is we try to hard to protect."
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Concept Of Nature In Dickinson And Emerson, 2002.
Analysis of poet Emily Dickinson's view of nature & Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas on nature.
4,275 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 10 sources, $ 135.95
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Analysis of poet Emily Dickinson's view of nature & Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas on nature. Emerson's transcendental notion of the unity of nature, humanity and God. Dickinson's image of nature as antagonistic and mysterious. Discusses several poems by Dickinson. Emerson's conception of nature & the poet's role in understanding nature.
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The relationship between Emily Dickinson's poetry and Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas on nature and the poet's function is very complex. Despite Emerson's great influence on the poet and the similarity of their conceptions of the poet's role early in Dickinson's career she was eventually to go beyond his light-filled, hopeful conception of the relationship between humanity and nature in her concentration on the questions of loss and death that cast not just human existence but all of nature in a wholly different light. Dickinson did, of course, write many poems that reflected Emerson's Transcendental notion of the unity of humanity, nature, and god. But Emerson's was ultimately a serene conception in which the means of transcendence resided in that relationship among the aspects of creation--nature mediated, he believed, between humanity and deity. Even though Emerson
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Nature in Literature, Drama and Poetry, 2002.
This paper explores how nature is portrayed in different literary works by such authors as Elizabeth Bishop, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jack London, Patrick Meyer, Henry David Thoreau and William Wordsworth.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper compares and contrast how nature is portrayed in a variety of literary works. The works included in this paper are Elizabeth Bishop's ?The Fish,? Ralph Waldo Emerson's ?Nature,? Oliver Wendell Holmes's ?The Chambered Nautilus,? and Patrick Meyer?s ?K2," Jack London's "To Build A Fire," Henry David Thoreau's "Walden, Or Life in the Woods" and William Wordsworth''s ?The World is Too Much With Us." Some of the topics discussed include cruelty in nature, man's relationship with nature, the different elements of nature, the Romantic and Transcendentalist view of nature and the true communing of individual soul with nature. The paper concludes with the author tying all of these topics together by illustrating the similarities between human nature and nature itself.
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"Emerson is most concerned about how Emerson sees nature, and would like to see nature better as an American. Emerson does not consider that while observing nature everyone is not only changed internally by nature, whether by cold or by beauty, but also that the observer changes nature itself, even in as simple as something as walking through the perfect and untrodden snow. Just as animal life impacts and is impacted by nature; human beings exist a part of nature and are subject to natural forces. These forces include but are not limited to cold, illness, injury, death, birth, and seasonal extremes. The metaphor of the only observing eyeball denies such an impact."
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The Environment: Nature and Society, 2007.
An examination of man's relationship with nature, and the ways in which modern man has learned to coexist with his environment.
1,853 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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The writer proposes that nature and society have not always peacefully coexisted; while one cannot argue that nature does not support mankind's existence, throughout much of early history mankind dominated over nature rather than lived synergistically within the context of natural society. The paper explores how ideas about nature, society and their interconnection have transformed significantly from the early 19th century to the present. While early history in America is marked by a period of ecological imperialism, modern environmental trends are shifting more toward an Arcadian outlook. The paper concludes that mankind has developed a greater appreciation for the interrelationship between nature and society and focuses less on exploiting or conquering the environment and nature, and more on supporting the environment and discovering new ways of coexisting with nature.
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Introduction
Ideas About Nature and Society Early 19th Century
Contemporary Ideas of Nature and Society
Conclusions
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"As time progressed however, society began slowly but surely realizing the devastating effects industrialization had on nature. Slowly people began realizing that industrialization could not exist apart from nature, but rather everything man did to support industrialized processes influenced nature. Nature was not simply a source of natural resources for man to exploit, rather nature provided mankind the very sustenance he needs to survive. Slowly society began adopting a more conservationist rather than exploitative approach to nature. Prominent government agencies and members of ecological groups began realizing that nature and society must coexist in a more Arcadian manner."
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Art Analysis, 2005.
A comparison of art and human depiction in Greek and Roman society, versus Egyptian and Mesopotamian society.
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The paper reviews a few noteworthy pieces of art that brilliantly highlight the differences between Greek and Roman society especially, Greek society, and Egyptian and Mesopotamian society. The paper particularly looks at the way that the human figure is depicted in art works from the different areas.
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"Glorification of the Individual, Glorification of the Gods and Society: the Artistic Differences between Greek/Roman and Egyptian/Mesopotamian Art The Greek (and later Roman) approach to art may be defined as classical or realist in nature. By comparison, the Ancient Egyptian The precise lineaments of Standing Goddess, probably Artemis, also reveal the classical preoccupation with the human form. However, it is Portrait of a Ruler (a work possibly crafted by Elagabalus) which really underscores the profound difference between Classical and Egyptian artwork. To wit, the anthropomorphic rendering of the body is not only anatomically correct, but built perfectly to scale. Everything, from the fingers of the upraised right hand to the slight protuberance on the right side of the model where the hipbone juts out ever so slightly, reveals a remarkable attention to the human form."
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The Dis(Unity) of Nature and Humanity, 2005.
An analysis of how modern views of what is "natural" or part of "nature" often clash with classical and currently popular conceptions of those ideas.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In "The Organic Machine," Richard White ambitiously redefines the natural world in terms of energy transfer. His is one of many contemporary views intended to counter classical conceptions of the natural world, conceptions that are still popularly held by many today. This paper shows that White's version is based on a startling and unique perspective, but one must ask whether it is satisfying and whether it is realistic.
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"Perhaps White is correct in stressing the fundamental unity of all action. Perhaps a handmade wooden fish wheel is essentially no different from a massive steel turbine, and perhaps all movement that occurs on the earth's surface can be condensed into simple exchanges of energy. Yet one cannot help think that this simplification somehow removes a vital facet of reality. Are Shakespeare's writings, which Emerson continually praises, mere dashes of ink on a page, fundamentally no different from any other piece of written word? Is a Beethoven Sonata really just a string of 1's and 0's on a compact disc?"
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Confuciani vs. Buddhist Concept of Human Nature, 2002.
Explains both the Buddhist concept of human nature and the Confucian concept of human nature and then compares the two philosophies.
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This paper compares Confucian concept with Buddhist concept of "human nature". Buddhism emphasizes the spirituality of the individual, and is a more "inward-oriented" philosophy. Therefore, as will be argued, while Confucianism represents "human nature" as external actions and rituals shaping the inner man, Buddhism represents the "Buddha nature" as the inner man achieving ultimate selflessness through meditation and reflection.
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The Power of Nature in ?To Build a Fire? and ?The Law of Life?, 2006.
This paper details the use and power of nature in two of Jack London's short stories "The Law of Life" and "To Build a Fire."
1,947 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes two particular works from American naturalist writer Jack London who focuses on the weakness, vulnerability and impermanence of human beings, juxtaposed against the strength, power and permanence of nature. This paper details the author's use of nature in his short stories, "The Law of Life" and "To Build a Fire." This paper details the common threads in both stories which include the laws and cycles of nature, the power of nature and human beings' fundamental vulnerability to nature's strength and permanence. This paper describes how in both works of writing, London creates nature, in particular the Arctic cold and snow, as a sort of character in and of itself, with which human beings are forced to interact, based on their being forced to respect nature's own power. This paper also contains various portions of text from both works of writing.
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"Within "To build a Fire", then London implies that an animal's instincts, unimpeded by the prideful stubbornness of humans, are superior to those of humans. Animals, for instance, know that they cannot control nature; therefore, they respect it. Humans, on the other hand, having learned to control a great deal of their natural environment and have, therefore lost their fear of all natural environments. Animals like the husky of this story wisely and instinctively respect the power, mystery, and fickleness of nature; people such as the hiker sometimes do not, to their detriment. Because humans adapt to environments, the man attempting in vain to build a fire believes he can adapt himself even to this one, that he will be, somehow, invincible against the freezing temperature."
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