• What knowledge of art can be gained by focusing attention on the artist' Can or should artists’ intentions, and the creative process itself, be understood through observing artists or knowing something of their lives' Is the creative process as important as the final product, even though it cannot be observed directly' Are an artist’s intentions relevant to assessing the work' Can a work of art

The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is an ongoing project initiated in 1993. It is one of very few regularly recurring international exhibitions with a declared interest in a specific region; it addresses culture and ethnicity and acknowledges historical diasporas. It is also one of the rare series sustained within a museum context. With every exhibition since the first, the APT h

10th Grade Literature 1 February 2010 The Attempted Assassination of TheodoreRoosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born to a wealthy family on October 27th 1858.He was an unhealthy child suffering from asthma who stayed a t home studying natural history. Regardless of his physical weakness he lead a strenuous life. He later attended Harvard where he was active in boxing. after graduat

It is a widely conceived notion that physically attractive people are superficially viewed in a relatively positive light when compared to others. Vast research done in the past has proved the existence of the physical attractiveness bias in society (Dion & Berscheid, 1974). Apart from the perceptions of the society in general, mock criminal case presentations have also found that people generally

The Constitution   The Purpose of the Australian Constitution: The Australian Constitution serves many purposes but its most important purpose is to distribute power within the Australian political system. It unifies the Australian colonies as a single nation, and creates laws under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates.   Main Features of the Australian Constitution:

Introduction The Australian Government Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding (the Scheme) was announced by the Prime Minister on 12 of October 2008, similar announcements in a number of other countries such as New Zealand Government, to guarantee certain deposits and wholesale funding of qualified authorised deposit taking institutions (ADIs) which are subject to prudential re

A mother’s gift remembered Jamaica Kincaid a native of Antiqua grew up in a society, as did her mother before her, dominated by male demands and where females were consigned to meet them. Now that the girl, is a woman on her own, the lessons, words, and love her mother has gifted her with come to mind in a new and stronger light than she first heard as a girl. Kincaid writes of those lessons in

“The Awakening” by Kate Chopin In “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin Edna refuses to sacrifice herself for her children” or anyone in that matter, yet, in the end commits suicide sacrificing her life not for her children, but in reality for her own self. Edna Pontellier is a married woman with two children staying at Grand Isle for the summer. She is surrounded by Creole women and expected to

“The Babysitter” and Sex In “The Babysitter”, Robert Coover portrays the fictional fantasies of a family, a babysitter, and her boyfriend. The father has dreams of being with the babysitter, as does the boyfriend and his friend. The mother worries about her weight gain and how the husband feels about the babysitter. The babysitter hopes for a nice bath and washing the boy, while the children wan

THE BALANCED SCORECARD Chapter Five: Internal-Business-Process Perspective THE BALANCED SCORECARD CHAPTER FIVE:INTERNAL-BUSINESS-PROCESS PERSPCTIVE Table of contents PART ONE – A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER FIVE 3 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Definition: Internal Business Process 3 1.2 Traditional Focus vs. BSC measures 3 2. The Internal Business Process Value Chain 4 2.1 The

Alice Naphtali Dr. James Payton History 107 14 April 2010 The Balkans: A Historical Drama in Progress A Discussion on the Impact of History in the Formation of Eastern European States Decades following the demise of Communism, its discarded iron veil, which had once engulfed Eastern Europe, managed to expose the simmering rivalries and concealed wounds festering beneath said disfig

When you walk into the room you can’t hear anything but the sound of roaring drums and screaming kids. As soon as you foot crosses the thresh hold your nose begins to itch from the smell of sweat and musky armpits. Just as it begins to feel as if a hammer is slamming you on the side of your head from all the noise you hear a voice yell out “BAND! HOPE, TAT, HOPE!” and all of a sudden to room comes

The Banking Act 2004 Introduction The Banking Act 2004 is a modern piece of legislation which regulates the banking and non-banking business in Mauritius. It enshrines banking confidentiality and provides that requests for information would have to be authorized by a Judge of the Supreme Court. The Banking Act is also an act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to banking, to regulate in

Research Essay – The Augustan Age 44BC-AD14 Upon examination of the basis of Augustus’ power, it is clearly evident that his claim within the Res Gestae, “I excelled all in influence, although I possessed no more official power than others who were my colleagues in several magistracies”, does not clearly reflect the basis of Augustus’ potestas. Through the acquisition of his appropriate titles as

What areas in people’s lives are within their control' What areas in their lives are they powerless to control' How do decisions made when people are young affect their lives later on' Relate this to the narrator of “The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant” I think people can control their actions because we are given the ability to think about the consequences. I also think people can contro

The Batek The Batek are one among a dozen diverse cultural groups of the Orang Asli people of central Malaysia. They are an indigenous people who live in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. The name Batek means ‘original people’ and is assumed to be first used by Austronesian-speaking settlers who arrived by boat from the islands of Southeast Asia. They now largely inhabit the Taman Negara Nat

The Battle of Blenheim and The Destruction of Sennacherib present diverse views on the topic of war. While there are some stylistic devices which are common to both poems, there are considerable differences in the poet’s opinions and approach on the topic of war as they both take a different approach on talking about showing their opinions. There are similarities in the themes for example they are

Concord is a village twenty miles northwest of Boston, and was the objective of a British expedition in 1775 that opened the War of Independence with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. On april 14, 1775, General Thomas Gage received secret orders from the earl of Dartmouth to proceed against the "open rebellion" that existed in the colony, even at the risk of conflict. Gage decided to move quic

The Battle of Hastings 1066 Events leading up to battle: The battle of Hastings began in January 1066 when Edward the Confessor had died. Before his death on his death bed, he had offered the English crown to Harold Godwinson. Harold was crowned at Westminster Abbey. Meanwhile, in Norway, William of Normandy was setting out on claiming the English crown for himself. This was because, despite h

Stranded Ever since I was a young lad I never the real experience of love of any kind. Since the day I was born my mother and Father. Left me to fend for myself any time they would eat they would leave the scraps of whatever was burnt, cold or not cooked. Well that’s what Mary told me and she didn’t like telling lies. Mary is my Foster mother she has never stopped caring for me and given me a h

The Battle of Marathon The battle of Marathon is one of history's most famous military engagements, reknown for its astounding military tactics. It was held between the Persians and the Greeks in 490 BC, with the Persians endeavouring to carry out Darius’order to avenge Sardis. Herodotus states that there were approximately 20 000 to 30 000 Persians including cavalry, and in the Greeks, 9000 Athe

The Battle of Saratoga The battle of Saratoga was fought from September 19th to October 17th 1777 in the Saratoga County, New York. It is considered to be the turning point of the American Revolutionary War. It proved to the world that the Americans are a strong fighting force and are capable of defeating the Great Britain on its own. As a result, the French put in its interests and believes in

‘This be the verse’ Analysis. ‘This be the verse’ is a poem that focuses on the somewhat controversial idea that parenthood is an inherently flawed concept. Phillip Larkin opens with ‘They fuck you up, your Mum and Dad’, which immediately sets the tone for the rest of the poem; bitter, miserable, and most importantly, a warning. ‘Fuck you’ is typical of Larkin. He was famed for his use of ‘workin

28/10/10 A day at the beach “Hurry up children” bellowed mum as she rapidly loaded the people carrier as we were going to the beach. Dad was inside the kitchen interrogating the internet for directions to the beach. My sister was frolic prancing about inside her disarranged room. I just sat at the bottom of the stairs greedily devouring a delicious chocolate bar and playing on my portable game

The Beast Many books have used the art of symbols to express certain feelings and emotions in discreet ways to represent and explain another procedure or purpose from the story. What is symbolism' "The practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships" (Dictionary.com). In the book Lord of The Flies by W

Tyler Willis Title: The Miracle on Ice General Purpose: To Inform and Educate Specific Purpose: To bring attention to the importance of American history and how the game of hockey affected America Thesis: A day that would bring life back to the United States, and hope for many across a nation 1) Introduction a) A time when cellphones were the size of a backpack and the internet wa

The Beast Within                 It has been said that the only thing that separates humans from animals is reason, and that beneath the mask of civilization, we are all beasts in the end. In Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding, this is illustrated incredibly well by a group of boys who are left marooned on an island on their own, without any adults. The main characters of the story

The Beautiful and Damned 1. About the author Francis Scott Fitzgerald, who named for his distant cousin, Francis Scott Key, was one of the best known American authors of the 1920s and '30s and he is closely associated with the era of "Jazz Age." Fitzgerald's stories often featured people like himself: middle-American characters spoiled with the wealth and status of upper-crust society. Fitzger

Association football, which is generally known as football or soccer, is one of the most popular sports in the world, which spread rapidly from Europe postwar ages. Despite of the fact that it is played almost every country all over the world, the prestigious leagues still concentrate in Europe. Recently, Germany Bundesliga has emerged dramatically like several decades ago and the Serie A, Italian

Homeowners forced to buy flood insurance after FEMA redraws maps It's part of an ongoing effort to update the list of high-risk areas. But the changes have met with resistance from tens of thousands of Southern California residents now being forced to buy coverage. 1 2 next | single page RELATED How to check your property's flood status By Catherine Saillant January 4, 2010 E-mailPrin