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Exploring Henri Lefebvre's ideas on the everyday in debates on architecture of the city

Document abstract : «This paper will explore ideas in the writings of Henri Lefebvre, beginning with a summary of Dell Upton's article "Architecture in Everyday Life" which touches on the set of debates about what Lefebvre was suggesting in his idea of the intersection...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The imprecise nature of boundaries. The use of specific references. Lefebvre's theories: The body is central. The new meaning of The World Trade Towers in New York City. Schmid's description of Lefebvre's work. Lefebvre's tendency of...»

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The murderers among us: Post-War German rubble films. The complexities of thematic and visual meaning

Document abstract : «This paper will discuss the first post-world war II film to be made in Germany. The film, entitled The Murderers Among Us (Die Morder sind unter uns, 1946) was directed by Wolfgang Staudte. It is the first in a series of films, which are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. J. Fisher writes and the themes and context of the films . Bruckner's representation of the past that has to be overcome by the new generation. Merten's nihilism and histrionic behavior . Expressionist film: Frightening allegorical...»

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Ibn Tulun Mosque - A study of Islamic architecture and its political, cultural and spiritual meaning

Document abstract : «This paper will discuss the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, one of the first Islamic Mosques built in Egypt. It will explore the symbolic meaning and the cultural aspects of the mosque design and its place within Tulun's dynasty. Petersen writes that the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Ibn Tulun mosque . The use of Coptic forced labor . The mosque's time of construction . Stewart's analysis of the structure. A mix of tradition and innovation. Weit's view on the mosque and the royal compound. The largest ancient...»

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Childe`s materialist approach to archaeology and proof of his use of scientific method

Document abstract : «Processual archaeology, also known as New Archaeology, which came to dominate the field in the 1960s presented a critique of past archaeological work, that it, fundamentally, was non-scientific. The debates and arguments that exist within the field...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Insights rooted in a technological, materialist, associative Marxism. Precedent for being opposed to the cultural-historical and evolutionary perspectives . The value of Childe' work in Trigger's notes. materialist understanding in...»

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The rhetoric behind personal ads

Document abstract : «Many people search for that one person to spend the rest of their lives with. People do this in a variety of ways and placing a personal ad in the local newspaper is only one such way. Men and women daily check personal ads in the hope of finding...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Why do people place personal ads in the first place?. The beauty of personal ads . Characteristics that people mention in their ads. what role does gender play in personal ads? . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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Architecture 2005 - Canadian and international trends in context

Document abstract : «Architectural design philosophy has transformed from the high modernism of the early 20th century, from classic functional international style which dominated North American architectural practices up until the 1970s, to be replaced by the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Chodikoff's August 2005 roundtable of practicing critics and architects. The significance of the important public buildings built in Canada in the 21st century. The components or themes that characterized design during the middle of...»

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Impressionism in Western art: An evaluation and discussion of the lives, times and works of Manet, Monet and Renoir

Document abstract : «This essay provides comprehensive information on works by three artists known for their influence in the period known as Impressionism. Highlights of the following topics will be discussed: Overview of Impressionism; The Salon; Outdoor; Color;...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Overview of impressionism. The salon. Outdoor painting. Color. Patrons. Women. Japan. Crisis. Inventions. Biographies of three artists of chosen works. Edouard Manet (1832-1883) . Claude Oscar Monet (1840 ? 1926). Pierre-Auguste Renoir...»

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Picasso's Demoiselles d`Avignon - The beginnings of Cubism and Picasso's radical vision

Document abstract : «This paper will present an examination of Picasso`s painting `Les Demoiselles d`Avignon` (1907). It is considered by many critics to be the first real Cubist, or part-Cubist work in Picasso`s huge body of art works. The paper will examine different...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Description of Picasso's painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907). The image. A critical view. Conclusion. References....»

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Asking questions about the popular sphere, media and democracy.

Document abstract : «An important question, right now, according to a recent Globe and Mail article, as well as chatter heard recently while riding the grid-lock streets listening to a taxi driver's radio, is if daily newspapers collapse, is this a sign that democracy...»

Synopsis abstract : «Editorial notes. The colapse of daily newspapers: A sign that democracy is in trouble. Historical importance of newspapers or print journalism. Examining the issues. The bool Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward...»

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National cinema and tropes of horror: Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone" - Representing fascism through hauntology

Document abstract : «Horror films, rich in texture, are capable of interpretatively referencing specific national contexts. Using the supernatural, these stories can aid in understanding national themes by correlating particular social ills or historical periods with...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Individual characters in the film. The film's power. The film The Devil's Backbone . The victims in the film . What makes violence attractive and powerful? . The symbolic balance . Works cited....»

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A discussion of two controversial works of art : Edouard Manet's Déjeuner sure l'herbe and Olympia

Document abstract : «A name associated with controversy in the art world, French-born artist, Edouard Manet, has come to be viewed as one of the founders of modern art. (Cole & Gealt, 1989). Born on January 23, 1832, his mother the goddaughter of Charles Bernadotte,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The works. Image one. Dejeuner sur l'herbe. (Luncheon on the Grass), by Edouard Manet. Image two. Olympia, by Edouard Manet. Conclusion. References....»

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Reputation versus business

Document abstract : «When rapper Nas Escobar and entertainer Sean "Puffy/P.Diddy" Combs recorded the video to the song "Hate Me Now", Puffy backed out after a copy of the video was sent to MTV and asked Nas' manager and Interscope Records executive Steve Stoute to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ridiculing Michael Jackson . Eminem fans . Who knows who is in the jury pool for Eminem's case?. Source evaluation. Works cited....»

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The magic of thinking big

Document abstract : «This wonderful book authored by Dr. David Schwartz reveals the secrets of SUCCESS. The SUCCESS for which we strive all our life only to find that at times that harder we try to achieve our goalthe more difficult it gets. In this world where only...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The magic of thinking big. A strong intense belief that we can succeed. How to develop the power of belief?. Cure yourself of excusitis, the failure disease. Cure yourself of excusitis, the failure disease. Build confidence and destroy...»

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Futurism's musical eccentric: The instruments of Luigi Russolo and sound as art

Document abstract : «This paper will discuss the sound art works of Luigi Russolo, who was a member of the Italian Futurist art movement. The Futurists were a group of artists, some of whom like Marinetti, a founding member of the group, is associated with the Fascist...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Michael Kirby and Russolo's futurist music manifesto. The instruments destroyed during WWII. Russolo's importance to the possibilities of sound art as art,. The fascinating points about the piece by Russolo . The Gracidatore. The...»

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The USA patriot act: The un-American way

Document abstract : «On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by a foreign terrorist Muslim group called Al-Queda directed by Osama bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, as well as, others. President George W. Bush appeared on television screens at the Oval...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Patriot Act. Violation of rights by the Patriot Act protected by the U.S. constitution . Activities spreading from Guantanamo to Abu Ghraib. The imprisonment system. The use of electronic wiretaps, telephone wiretaps, and 'roving...»

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Hollywood film genres: Melodrama

Document abstract : «"Something else besides a mother" this was Stella Dallas' excuse to her daughter in order to alienate her bond with her daughter and secure the latter's marriage into the upper class society. Discussing the key-scenes of the film that reveal the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The study of different scenes in the movie. Understanding Stella Dallas. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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Movie review: Trainspotting

Document abstract : «Many films deal with drugs. Among those, there are - Scarface, The Godfather, Revolver and so on. This theme is popular in Anglo-Saxon cinema. Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle is a film which deals with drugs in a blunt way. A group of friends,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Danny Boyle . Cinema, television, and hollywood. Heroin is shown as a marginalized solution. Depression, boredom. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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Modern Times (1936), directed by Charlie Chaplin

Document abstract : «First, I will talk about the historical context of the film. Chaplin goes around the world during sixteen months. When he comes back to Hollywood, in 1932, he observes the economic and social results of the Great Depression, which made, in two...»

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Social cognitive processes mediating the relationship between exposure to television's sexual content and adolescents' sexual behavior by Steven C. Martino, Rebecca L. Collins, David E. Kanouse, Marc Elliot, and Sandra H. Berry

Document abstract : «The article I chose to study is from the volume 89 of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, published in 2005 by the American Psychological Association. It deals with a research supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The goal of this longitudinal study . Perceived peer norms about sex. Safe-sex self-efficacy. Negative outcome expectancies. The strongest evidence for the relationship between sexual initiation and the social-cognitive variables...»

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Six feet of the country, by Nadine Gordimer

Document abstract : «How does Nadine Gordimer denounce Apartheid in this short story? Judging from this text, do you think she uses literature as a political weapon? In "Six Feet of the Country", a short story written in 1956, the South-African white author Nadine...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The narrator and his wife . The non racist attitude of the white couple. The feeling of inferiority of the black servants. The subject of the story used by Nadine Gordimer to denounce the cruelty and the absurdity . Conclu...»

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McIntyre, W. David. British Decolonization: "When, why and how did the British Empire fall?"

Document abstract : «In this book David McIntyre, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, gives a detailed account of a most important episode of British and global history, that is the fall of the British Empire. The decolonization process that took place...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first phase: The Dominion model. The second phase: Why did the British Empire fall. Considering the global dimension. The colonial dimension and the situation in the colonies . Conclusion....»

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The paradox of American democracy (Chap. 1), by John B. Judis

Document abstract : «John B. Judis is a senior editor at The New Republic, where he is working since 1982. He graduated at the University of California at Berkeley in 1965 and taught philosophy there later on. He was an active leftist activist during the 60es and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . Voters and parties . Interests groups. Elites. The role of government. Conclusion ....»

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Walter Ong, orality and literacy

Document abstract : «Walter Wong's Orality and Literacy provides the reader, who by definition is a member of the literate world, with insights into the rich oral cultures that spawned the chirographic (writing) and the typographic (print) cultures that followed. In a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Oral and literate cultures: The evolution of the narrative. The technology of writing. The impacts of print-culture. Conclusion....»

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Ambivalent London: "Match Point", Woody Allen

Document abstract : «Match Point is a movie which was directed by Woody Allen in 2004. It was shot in London. This movie tells the story of Chris, a man looking for a new life. Throughout the movie he seems to find it. As a coach in a private tennis club, he becomes...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The movie's main characters' ambivalence. Chris. Nola. The Hewett family. The ambivalence of London. The Londoner aristocracy . London to the XX century. Conclusion....»

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Comment on the article "Can India fly?", from The Economist n 8480, 2006

Document abstract : «"Indian Business has much to celebrate", says the author of the article "can India fly?-now for the hard part", published in the june 3rd 2006 edition of The Economist. India has been recently swept by great optimism, thanks to its phenomenal...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. India's unique business model. The benefits of comparative advantages. India: A rising power. Conclusion....»

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The errors of the Puritans

Document abstract : «The document we're going to talk about today is a set of extracts from Richard Hooker's work Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity written in 1593 (the 3 dots suggest that they were cuts in the text). Actually, this is his main work and it consists...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Scriptures at the heart of the debate between the puritans and the church of England. The basis of the debate. Hooker and the Puritans' reading of the scripture. Hooker comparison to illustrate the idea. Rhetorical work for efficient...»

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Complicity in Heart of Darkness

Document abstract : «On November 15 1884, the representatives of fourteen European powers and a plethora of ambassadors gathered in Berlin to decide the fate of colonial Africa. From 1884 to 1909, 5 to 21 million Africans (about 50% of the population of the Congo Basin)...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The establishment of a relationship and the question of understanding the other. The setting up of relationships between the characters of the novella. Creation of a particular relationship between the reader and narrator, the reader...»

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"Nixon and the prisoners of war", 7th January 1971, New York Review of Books, by Jon M. Van Dyke

Document abstract : «This is an article published in 1971, on January the 7th, in The New York Review of Books. Written by Jon M. Van Dyke, this article deals with the Nixon administration policies about the prisoners of war during the time of Vietnam War. According to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. How J M. Van Dyke sees the arguments used by the Nixon administration to change the American public opinion. Maybe US is right to say that the North Vietnamese don't respect the convention of Geneva and that North V...»

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The US cinema industry (2005)

Document abstract : «When I try to imagine a typical American family, the first image which comes to mind is that of a perfect family with beautiful (their teeth have to shine) and rich parents and beautiful and healthy children, who live happily in a small house...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Why are they together?. Happiness and marriage. The role of children. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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How satiric is Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"?

Document abstract : «Satire, as defined by Bennett and Royle, is "the humorous presentation of human folly or vice in such a way as to make it look ridiculous" . It generally retains the appearance of rigorous logic, buttresses premises and arguments supported by...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The main factors giving a modest proposal . The unequivocal portray . The strength of the satire . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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