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American Society and the Control of Art, 2002.
This paper looks at personal freedoms in the capitalist democracy of the United States.
2,095 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 45.95
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This essay examines the question of law and values by briefly reviewing the opinions of two prominent American leaders, one a Court of Appeals judge and the other a Republican politician and lawyer. The primary focus of this paper is to discuss the role of government in regulating, standing neutral or being protective and even supportive of free artistic expression.
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"I take issue with Hyde?s essay and many of his assumptions and interventionist thoughts, but first I must say that I do believe that government sponsorship of the arts, if it has no limits on its content or scope, is a mistaken public policy that causes more societal division and debate than any benefits that comes from the policy. Even the acceptance of Hyde?s extreme positions on the purpose of art will not help solve this unavoidable problem of differing views of artistic merit. A libertarian like John Hospers would say that the government has no power to take taxes from all of us and give the money to artists anyway. My fundamental problem with Hyde?s views on society and the control of art rests on some of his assumptions. First, his is a pessimistic view of the modern artist and human nature. Allowing artistic freedom seems to me to be a positive and non-skeptical view of humankind and a recognition of our fundamental desire to cooperate and learn from each other. He assumes that Andres Serrano meant to offend with his Piss Christ work, despite the artist?s protestations that the work is a Christian commentary on the debasement of religion in modern America (Burr and Goldinger 355)."
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Art and The Young American Society, 2002.
Examines how the United States used art, sculpture and architecture to develop a new identity after the Revolution.
1,164 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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The success of the American Revolution meant that the former colonists had to take on the difficult job of building a new kind of nation, with a new style of government, based on ideas about freedoms and rights that had never been tried before. The young country wanted to draw on what was best from its European heritage, but also to distinguish itself from Britain's culture which had been the principal cultural model. The paper shows that in the first century, the United States formally and informally used painting, architecture, and sculpture to carry important messages about the nature of American society and to develop styles that were distinctively American. Examples of two works from each of these branches of the arts demonstrate the variety of ways in which the country's art presented American ideals, promoted American self-confidence and developed an American character.
The works discussed are: Gilbert Stuart's painting "Vaughan Portrait" (1795); Thomas Jefferson's architectural design of the Virginia State Capitol Building (1785-99); the statue "Justice" (1824) by sculptor William Rush; Hiram Powers' bust of General Andrew Jackson (1835); Robert Mills' Treasury Building (1836-42) and Albert Bierstadt's painting "The Oregon Trail" (1869).
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"Almost as soon as the Revolution ended painters and engravers began to meet an overwhelming demand for portraits of George Washington and other leaders. In addition to being a major symbol of independence, Washington was also painted as the embodiment of "American virtue, restraint, courage, and strength--in short, of American republicanism" (Baigell 27). Gilbert Stuart, an American who trained in England, produced some of the finest and most popular versions in such paintings as George Washington or the Vaughan Portrait (1795). Stuart showed a rather "patrician and remote" Washington, partly because he trained in the aristocratic portrait tradition in England (Baigell 36). But, as Baigell notes, Stuart was a Federalist who did not approve of the growing popularity of Thomas Jefferson and his more democratic ideals. The Vaughan Portrait also reflects, therefore, "the mood of the Federalist hierarchy, fearful of runaway populism . . . and anxious to fix a national image in the minds of Americans to counter endemic localism" (Baigell 36-37)."
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The Civil War: Its Impact on Today's American Society, 2008.
A discussion of the impact of the Civil War on American society.
979 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines how the Civil War still has a lingering effect on today's American society. The paper explains that this terrible conflict has impacted American politics, culture, economics and social values in many ways, but the political effects of the Union victory over the rebelling Confederacy have been perhaps the most important, for had the South won the Civil War, the existence of two rival countries at the center of the North American continent would have greatly altered future political, economic, cultural, and social developments. The paper looks at how, because of the Civil War, the federal government and federal bureaucracy became much more powerful, and the American president's war powers were significantly expanded. The paper then points out that progress against racial prejudice and discrimination began to be made, but nearly a century passed before racial segregation was ended and racial equality was accepted by most of the American people. The paper also discusses how the Civil War led to loyalty to America instead of loyalty to one's state, great industrial expansion, the creation of a national media, growing world trade, the development of active and powerful labor unions, and the establishment of an economic foundation that made the United States a global economic superpower within a hundred years. In conclusion, the paper shows that in terms of cultural changes, the Civil War led to a growing cultural sophistication across the United States in the form of increased public interest in literature, poetry, the theater, and art.
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"Fite (1983) notes that in terms of domestic politics, the expansion of federal authority required to win the Civil War created a huge and powerful central government in Washington D.C. and established a lasting precedent of centralized federal government power. Before the war broke out in 1861, the federal government was relatively weak, and the states retained significant political power. But during the war years, the Lincoln administration and the United States Congress were compelled to expand their powers in order to save the Union, and these powers resulted in an enlarged federal bureaucracy which, once established, was reluctant to give up the broad range of powers it had acquired during the war."
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Native American Societies, 2002.
Native American societies from alternative perspectives.
1,352 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This study examines Native American societies from a world view perspective, focusing on the issue of cultural and institutional differentiation. The study argues that the non differentiation (of causality, religion, ceremony, art, etc.) of Native American societies, in general, is the foundation of the conservatism of those societies.
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"In short, Native Americans have faced the same pressures to assimilate which other minorities have faced. However, because of their conservatism (i.e., their resistance to that assimilation and to changes which would dilute their culture and weaken their community structure), they have managed, like few other minorities, to maintain their culture and community.
Again, the emphasis on nondifferentiation of central aspects of their culture has helped created a conservatism which in turn has enabled Native Americans to withstand onslaughts of the dominant culture which threaten community and cultural survival. Champagne writes in another work that "Internal cultural differentiation refers to the degree of interpenetration of views of causality, ceremony, morality, and religion" (Champagne Social 14). "
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How Birth Control Affects Society, 2002.
A description of how birth control has affected society as a whole, society's perception of women, and the impact it has had on the AIDS virus.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper discusses the introduction of the birth control pill, outlining society's concept of a woman's duties from pre-1920's and up to the surge of the feminist movement. The paper explains how the popularity of the birth control pill, and the feminist movement has made a major impact on the difference of the roles and lifestyles of women. This paper also takes a look at the positive impact birth control has had on preventing AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Birth Controls Impact on Society
AIDS
Conclusion
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"The popularity of the birth control pill brought the world into the sexual revolution. The easy access to birth control encouraged promiscuity, and eventually brought us into the women?s movement in the 1970?s. Women?s freedom over their sexuality allows freedom of their financial independence. However the true beginning of the women?s movement began as early as the 1920?s. The possibility of contraceptives would not have been possible in the 1960?s without the original women?s movement in the 1920?s. The purpose of this essay to describe how birth control has affected society, and the impact it had on the AIDS virus."
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The Problem of Gun Control in American Society, 2002.
A paper which analyzes the report ?The Killer at Thurston High? put out by FRONTLINE and PBS after student, Kip Kinkel, went on a shooting spree in 1998.
672 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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The paper shows that the issue of gun control has been a primary social and political problem in the American society, most especially when ?spree killings? have become prevalent among young adults in high schools all over the country. The paper looks at a report put out by FRONTLINE and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) entitled "The Killer at Thurston High", which examines the problem of gun control in American society and the easy access youngsters have to firearms. The paper discusses the findings of this report and how they relate to the legal problem of firearm regulations.
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"Families and communities bear the responsibility of monitoring their children?s activities, which can help a lot in determining whether the child is involved with any violent or dangerous activity and possesses deadly weapons. Kip was reported to have received from his father, Bill, a 9 mm Glock semi-automatic pistol, one of the guns he had in possession when he went on his ?killing spree? in Thurston High. Clearly, Kip?s father?s toleration of his son owning a weapon contributed to his easy manipulation and accomplishment of a violent and deadly act (that is, killing innocent people, including his own parents). Also, mass media and the businesses who benefit from manufacturing and producing weapons, specifically guns, are also responsible for the proliferation of young Americans having easy access to weapons."
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Art as a Mirror of Society, 2008.
This paper examines two works of art, the "Venus of Willendorf," a prehistoric artifact, and Manet's "Paris" in order to discuss how humans define art and the meaning of art.
6,805 words (approx. 27.2 pages), 23 sources, APA, £ 106.95
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This paper looks at how people view art. It states that when viewing any work of art, one immediately begins to make sense of the image in terms of how it relates to the world one knows, as well as what one has been taught about history. Not only does society seem to influence the ways in which art is produced - society is often reflected in the works of art itself. Along these lines, this paper aims to answer the question of whether or not people use ancient artifacts that pre-date written culture as a means of "reading" the society that existed during that era. In the case of ancient artifacts such as the "Venus of Willendorf," ultimately modern analysis can only guess by relating the piece's history to modern ideas of what gender might have signified to ancient prehistoric civilizations. However - in the case of Manet - people are able to get a better view of the ways that society and art impacted one another through the use of primary and secondary sources. In contrast between the Venus and Manet's pieces, it can be said that the relationship between art and society is in fact conditioned by a third factor, which is the main subject of this paper - that of history. Without all the written records of the 19th century that have been kept, people might have no way of knowing what they are looking at when they study a Manet painting. Furthermore, "works" - or, perhaps more aptly, artifacts - such as the Venus thus cause people to reconsider what the true definition of art is.
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The Venus of Willendorf: Women in the Stone Age
Manet's Paris
Women in Manet's Art
Conclusion
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"Manet's painting was firmly rooted in Paris of the mid-19th century. It is thus not difficult for us to get a glimpse of what society was like in that time and place by looking at Manet's paintings. Looking at the Venus of Willendorf, however, does not tell us anything about the society that it is a relic of. It thus requires us to use our intellects and our imaginations in order to piece together an explanation that might satisfy us personally, but can never be held up as a firm example, as we can with Manet's paintings. Thus, it can be said that the relationship between art and society is in fact conditioned by a third factor, which has been the main subject of our inquiry - that of history. Without all the written records of the 19th century that have been kept, we might have no way of knowing what we are looking at when we study a Manet painting. This truth comes to the surface when we look at the Venus, which comes from a period that pre-dated all known forms of writing."
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Art in Society, 2007.
This paper explores the function of art in society and education today.
4,093 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 76.95
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The paper discusses how the role of art in society is many-faceted and is far-reaching socially, politically and culturally. The paper describes a participation by the writer in the Royal Docks Community School project and includes his/her student journal entries. The writer notes the educational lessons learned from this experience. The writer concludes that the place of the artist in society exists in the most unusual and unexpected places in the rapidly changing face of today's culture.
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Introduction
Structure of the Royal Docks Community School Project
Exploring the Royal Docks Community Student Journal Entries - Week One Through Week Eleven of the Project
Student Journal Entries Summary
Cultural Diversity - Art Forms, Language, Societal Elements
The Realization of the Teacher's Role - Called 'Miss' by a Student
Pre-conceived Notion about Students
Collaboration with Other Teachers/Mentor
Collaboration with Agencies and Public Entities
Adaptation in Plans & Adherence to Scheduling of Time
Importance of Collaboration with Community
Conclusion
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"The aims of the Fine Art Student Programme is one that builds on the three aspects of skills, experience and theory and that extends the comprehension and competence in the practice of art in the public realm and fosters the learning of students who are less experienced. The role of art in society is many-faceted and one that is far-reaching socially, politically, and culturally. Art may persuade, stimulate the mind, or stimulate changes within the fabric of society. Art not only provides a contribution to the development of the human being in understanding the physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual dimensions of the human experience but as well art assist with "the expression and identity of individuals and groups through the recording and sharing of experiences and imagination." (The Arts, 1998)"
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Society and the Arts, 2006.
Questions whether society should support the arts and, if so, how.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper argues that art must be viewed as a fundamental means of sustaining existence and identity. It shows how society can and should support art through tax deductions, non-profit educational institutions and other forms of government subsidies.
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"Today, the relatively new field of art therapy is one of the few acknowledgments that art is not merely decoration for the rich or the academic elite or the preserve of the obsessively talented (Sweet pp). The production of art should be viewed as a necessity for everyone, the rich or poor, smart or dumb, disturbed or not (Sweet pp). The contemporary tendency to diminish the importance of what used to be referred to as a "liberal arts education," and the downsizing of art and music classes in our grade schools, certainly underscores society's miscomprehension of the "basic need to know ourselves and the best means to exercise that knowledge" (Sweet pp)."
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Art and Society, 2004.
A look at art as a reflection of society through examples from the High Renaissance period, scientific revolution, and contemporary period.
1,176 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper aims to illustrate how artwork reflects the society during the period in which it was created. It also provides an analysis of how artworks have changed from being creative expressions of social realities to being symbols and artifacts of the social and historical events that occurred to human society over time. The scope of this paper is limited to discussing visual and literary artworks, since these forms of art creation are the most prevalent media through which artists expressed their social realities. The analysis of visual and literary artworks will cover the following important periods in human history: the High Renaissance period, scientific revolution, and contemporary or modern period.
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"Human society continuously develops through constant interaction and communication among its members (people). Indeed, humans have different ways, means, media, and form through which they can express themselves and extend their message to other people in the society. Art is an example of this medium of communication, which ?involves skill and creative imagination in a musical, literary, visual, or performance context? (Microsoft Encarta 2002). Art is more than a medium of communication, since it goes beyond the traditional forms of verbal communication?it is also one way of ?seeing? and interpreting the social reality of the creator or artist, where people can get a glimpse of what and how the artist depicts his/her reality (relationship between the self and society)."
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Contemporary Art and Society, 2008.
This paper discusses that society has changed significantly and, in parallel, its relationship with art has transformed as well.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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In this article, the writer notes that art institutions have undergone significant changes in the past several decades. These changes are the result of the transformations in society as well as in art. The writer maintains that one way of addressing this relationship transformation is analyzing the position of art institutions that exist within societies and countries around the world. The writer points out that art institutions, like galleries and museums, are places where not only the work of art meets the eye of a critic but also locations where the broader public interacts with it. The writer notes that the public interaction with the artistic world in the art institutions is of crucial importance. After all, whether a work of art is going to survive or not depends a great deal on its public acceptance.
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"The art and artistic expression has elevated itself from aesthetic human activity to more intellectual and actively socially involved one. The artists view their role as a socially active one, as members of society who openly and sometimes provocatively challenge the accepted ideas and social values. They are ready to tackle the ethic and social taboos, attitudes and widely accepted believes. This inevitably is result form the fact that the contemporary art works are not created form the void. Rather, the conditions within our society shape the ideas and "products" of artistic activity. The artwork becomes as a result, a part of a dialogue that comprises the culture in our society."
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"Art and Architecture in Society: Production and Reproduction in Historical Contexts", 2002.
Reviews this book by John Ruskin and Charles Jencks on the role of the artist in relation to the times he lived in, focusing Victorian England and the 20th Centur.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 30.95
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John Ruskin and Charles Jencks represent different historical conceptions of art and architecture. Ruskin in the Victorian-age of England and Jencks is in the more erratic eclecticism of the 20th century. Each critic offers particular views on the role of the artist in relation to society, however Ruskin's can be understood as one that desires to control the artist and Jencks recognizes that art is invariably a free expression of the individual. The responsibility is thus different: Ruskin believes the artist is responsible to society, and Jencks believes that society has a responsibility to the artist, in that artists represent a challenge to public perspectives and this challenge is always reflective of social change.
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Art in Non-Western Society, 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes a Native American Iroquois ritual object; a turtle rattle, ca 1890.
879 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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The writer of this paper details the artistic and cultural significance of an Iroquois ritual object; a turtle rattle, ca 1890, which was found in North America. This paper contains a detailed description of the object, a large turtle rattle which is composed of the complete shell and skin of a snapping- turtle, 12-14 inches long, with head and neck stretched and held by stick splints to form a handle. The writer describes how this and other similar objects were used in Native Americans ceremonies and healing rituals. This paper delves into the significance of this and other artistic objects that were intrinsic to the native way of life. These objects were created in prehistoric times for utilitarian purposes.
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"The turtle rattle was also a musical instrument in ceremonial use. One of its most important functions was its significance in the False Face ceremonies. One of the most distinguishing features of the Iroquois belief system is the reliance on the mask for religious and ritual purposes. These masks are often designated as False Faces. This term refers to the first False Face and the mythical origins of protective and healing spirits. They are used in introductory and agricultural rituals. The turtle rattles play a significant part in these important rituals. The turtle rattle is therefore integrated with the overall understanding of the origin myths of the Iroquois Indians. The turtle rattle is also seen as a powerful object in its own right and not just a decorative or musical piece."
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