Name: Tutor: Course: Date: The works of Vincent van Gogh and sol LeWitt and Japanese influence on European art 1. In drawing a comparison and contrast between the works of Vincent van Gogh and sol LeWitt, Vincent van Gogh’s application of symbolic colors and paint to express subjective emotion have created the basis of defining abstract expressionism, which started with the Americans after the World War II movement of art creation and presentation. LeWitt’s work, on the other hand, has been used as a basis for the use of traditional art materials during the creation of artworks. However, his use of traditional art materials had been improved, to involve the use of digital technology and computers to create and edit these materials. Some
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is set in 1885 America, roughly twenty years before the Civil War. Although slavery had been abolished by the time the novel had been published, racism was still a major issue in the country. The black Americans were belittled and termed as “niggers”. According to Grogan the derogatory term nigger or negro is believed by etymologists to have derived from “… a Northern English word neger that was itself derived from Negro, the Spanish word for black. Despite stemming from fairly neutral root words, they were manipulated specifically to provoke and hurt.” (1) This label was also given as a way to dehumanise black Americans as it places them in an inferior category within society and establishes the superiority of white Americans over them.
Kelcey Campbell Essay #1 African-American and Japanese-American Lives in a Time of War Many classified WWII as, “The Good War” but this didn’t come without hardship on the homelands throughout the war. It was a time to test many moral issues from a country branded upon freedom and equality, which had not been the case for many races and cultures. The war was a demonstration of civil rights’ gains and losses as seen with the advancement in the African-American community through war time labor needs, while Japanese-Americans civil rights had been compromised through unjust paranoia withdrawing much of the trust and loyalties to the United States. Discrimination was a very real and ugly issue in years leading up to the war as well as early
How does An Na portray the traditional Korean ideas of Confucianism in the novel? Provide specific examples. 3. How is Young Ju given mixed messages from her family about her role as both an American and a Korean? Use specific examples to show that contrast.
2. There were many cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan that contributed to the brutality of the war during World War Two and it seemed “as if the two nations were from different planets” (page134) . One cultural difference between the Japanese and the United States is religion. In 1851 when President Fillmore met with U.S. Navy officials about American expansionism in the Pacific, a report named “Documents Relative to the Empire of Japan” discussed how American whalemen were captured and held in prison. These imprisoned whale-men were told that ‘Christ was “the devil of Japan.” The Japanese believed in Shintoism and Buddhism (page 16).
She was a successful author and wrote the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" 1852 to depict the African American life under slavery. The success was immediate and more supporters joined the abolitionist movement. By writing this novel, she raised the awareness of the evils of Deep South slavery, and awakened the numb emotions of the Northern States. One more note would be that she wrote this story in response to a law passed in 1850; this law prevented any northern states or its people from helping a runaway slave fleeing the southern states. Its object was plainly stated to be "to awaken sympathy and feeling for the African race; to show their wrongs and sorrows, under a system so necessarily cruel and unjust as to defeat and do away the good effects of all that can be attempted for them, by their best friends under it."
The Introduction to Reform in the United States The United States was introduced to reform, by all documented accounts, in the late 19th century through the early 20th century. In the late 1800’s, the first type of reform that was introduced in the United States was the formation of many major progressive organizations and groups that were created by citizens that independently united and rallied for reform. A couple of the more recognizable groups that were created were The Women’s Trade Union League formed by workingwomen in 1903 and they encouraged unionization, and in 1904 the National Child Labor Committee was formed to abolish child labor in factories. Reform was introduced on a national level when President McKinley was assassinated
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee develops the important idea of racial injustice through the character of Tom Robinson. This novel is set in Southern America in the 1930’s, when racism was anything but uncommon. At this time the fight against slavery was won but African Americans were still segregated from white Americans. They had to live in different parts of the city, had to go to different schools and churches. In the novel Tom Robinson symbolised the racial injustice that existed at that time, he was symbolised by the mockingbird and his trial represents change.
How does Sebold use representations of speech and other literary techniques to portray Ray Singh in the following extract? In the extract Alice Sebold uses representations of speech and other literary techniques to present Ray Singh as a very nice but different outsider. The extract is located just after Len Fenerman finds Susie's notes from Mr. Botte's class. Towards the end of the extract the use of irony in "Suburbia: The American Experience" is used to demonstrate the segregation between Ray and his "American" acquaintances. Also the fact that this book was written post 9/11 places a huge spotlight on Ray Singh, this makes the reader think that Ray Singh is used as a Symbol of all the immigrants and travellers in America.
The changes are as follows: The Showa Constitution replaced Meiji Constitution after Second World War which promoted the democratization of Japanese politics. The emperor had supreme status and divine rights according to Meiji Constitution. However, under the post-war Showa Constitution, the emperor becomes only a symbol of the state. In addition, the legislative, executive and judicial powers (before the war)were vested in the emperor but after the war such powers were transferred to the Diet, the cabinets and courts. The post-war local administrative reforms mainly strengthen the local autonomy including the expansion of district autonomy, jurisdiction of local assembles, the public election system of Chief district executive officers and enhancement of residents’ right in political participation.