American Essays

Yasumasa Morimura Recreated Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632 Morimura, Portrait (9 Faces) Peter Gertner, Crucificion Yen Mountain, 1991, assemblage Stacks money with his face on them Moneki Neko cat on top Poses as many different famous film actresses: Marilyn Monroe Audrey Hepburn Black Marilyn To My Little Sister/For Cindy Sherman Mona Lisa…

In this esaay I am going to explore how the ideas of the American dream is explored in ‘Of Mice and Men’ The title, Of Mice and Men, came from the saying “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray and leave us nothing but pain for what might have been”. This…

The rose has long been used as an archetype in literature and films. This flower is the manifestation of absolute beauty for artist in different genres and cultures but also symbolizes love and romance presented in the most primitive way of human nature. In the film “American Beauty”, the symbol of rose is weaved in…

Although Pop Art began in the late fiftiess, Pop Art in America was given its greatest drift during the sixtiess. The term “ Pop Art ” was officially introduced in December of 1962 ; the Occasion was a “ Symposium on Pop Art ” organized by the Museum of Modern Art. By this clip, American…

The film “American Beauty” literally is seeking to show how much beauty there is in America but it is non ever so easy to see. Often in the movie objects usually thought of as ordinary are magnified to show deeper significance and demo what beauty truly exists in the universe. The colour ruddy. for case….

The problem is not that the c hildren are too young; the answeris not that “Jap” and “Japanese” mean the same thing—theydo not. The semantic difference between the two signifiers signalsa critical différence in speaking positions and enunciative power,between representations of Japanese Americans engendered bydominant American ideology and the possibility of articulating aself within an…

Irving and Romanticism What is Romanticism? Today, people would relate it with love and romance, however Romanticism is actually a style of literature that emphasizes imagination and emotion ins. It flourished in Europe and America throughout the 18th and 19th century and began a after the French Revolution in 1789. It was used by many…

Photographs of Billingsgate, originally designed and built as a private home are, without question, breathtaking. Even so, photos do this work of art no Justice. The only way one can truly appreciate Billingsgate is to see it for yourself. It is no exaggeration to say that design, structure and a genius artistic sense came together…

The Literary movement and story I decided to choose was American Romanticism, and “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. American Romanticism is a literary period in American Literature that lasted from sass to sass. The movement itself started off as an offshoot of the European Romanticism artistic movement, “It arose as a reaction to the formal…

Tennyson, in “The Princess” describes, under the diagnosis of catalepsy, probable temporal lobe epileptic dreamy states with deterioration which serve as a adaptor of sexual and moral ambivalence, the poem’s central theme. It seems that Tennyson knew such seizures from his own father who had been given a diagnosis of catalepsy. Poe gave his Bernice…

what is the Transcendentalist Bible/gospel? nature how does one become one with the Oversoul? by studying nature and transcending the world what is the Oversoul? the Universal Being/God; it is everywhere and we return to it at death is death feared by Transcendentalists? no what is the (transcendental) intuitive approach? union of the individual psyche…

I. Method and Scope a. Noticed that a great number of our past masterpieces were produced in one concentrated moment of expression. i. Authors (at that time) considered this to be a rebirth or rebirth by America coming into its maturity and affirming its rightful heritage in the expanse of art and culture b. Matthiessen’s…

Did Thoreau and/or Emerson write novels? neither Thoreau nor Emerson actually wrote novels proper. Rather they laid the groundwork for a literary output that other authors would be responsible for. What extract is it from?: “More misery, Hester!–only the more misery!” answered the clergyman with a bitter smile. “As concerns the good which I may…

In the woods, we return to reason and faith.” (186) Nature Emerson I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of God.” (186) Nature Emerson 3. “Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst.”…

ICRA Indian Civil Rights Act Year of the ICRA 1968 Rights Given from ICRA Speech, press, and assembly Big right given From the ICRA Freedom of Religion Religious Exceptions of Freedom Eagle feathers, bones, and Peyote Religious Emphasis Nature and animals

two examples of the “spectacular” growth that characterized the thirty years preceding the Civil War Northwestern and Southwestern expansion Was the population in America growing or diminishing ? By how much ? The nation’s population, which had doubled between 1790 and 1830, doubled again before 1870 What two technological developments helped to bridge vast distances…

Realism Attempted to record life as it was lived rather than life as it ought to be lived (the term used for this at the time was idealism) or had been lived in times past (the term used for this was romance). Realist authors Mark Twain, Henry James, Edith Wharton, and William Dean Howells Edith…

_________________________ was an era from 1914-1945 that forever changed the music, art, and literature in the United States. Modernism Which of the following is considered the turning point in America’s history that caused the emergence of Modernism? World War 1 The Harlem Renaissance brought the rise of jazz and literature from minorities and was led…

oral tradition is a series of stories passed down from generation to generation through storytelling, as opposed to writing them down. elements that many of the Native American stories have in common A hero’s journey, A trickster God interferes, Nature changes, Worlds are created things that distinguish Puritan writing Focus on God and the Bible,…

The Romantic period is referred to as an era of _____. optimism The Romantic period is assigned the dates _____ to ____. 1820 to 1865 What is the American Renaissance? The American Renaissance was a five-year burst of creative energy producing influential works. Who were major writers of the American Renaissance? The major writers were…

which of these can result when illegal immigrants are not included in the census? Predictions that provide benefits to communities can be inaccurate, resulting in less money for the community. Which is not impacted by illegal immigration? Clothing What is one benefit that occurs by illegal immigrants living in the US? They spend their money…

False TRUE/FALSE In the years before the renaissance, interest in learning was chiefly found among the common people. Latin Prior to the renaissance, what language were books written in? Italy The renaissance began in what country? The printing press What was the most important invention during the renaissance? Wealth and mercenaries New political structures grew…

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Poems, including “Sympathy” – A-A poet who wrote in dialect as well as in standard English; found the dialect poems easy to publish in segregated late 19th century society; the others difficult; “Sympathy” portrays his frustration Booker T. Washington Up From Slavery – autobiography by educator who urged freed slaves to concentrate…

In 1850, an unlikely friendship formed between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne In an important magazine article, Melville praised American literature The American Renaissance refers to the country’s arrival at cultural maturity Intellectual and social growth during the first half of the 19th century was most prominent in New England Reform movements of the mid…

Washington Irving Knows as “The Father pf American Literature” Washington Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker” Nathaniel Hawthorne An Anti Transcendentalist who wrote “The Ministers Black Veil” Edgar Allan Poe An Anti Transcendentalist who wrote “The Fall of the House of Usher” Herman Melville An Anti Transcendentalist who wrote “Moby Dick” Ralph Waldo Emerson…

Time period of most of the American Renaissance 1850-1855 Definition of American Renaissance Defining moment when american lit. had it’s own identitiy, not reliant on European forms, and it was taken seriously among scholars in both Europe and America. Main authors of the period Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Herman…

The Harlem Renaissance a movement in the 1920s and 1930s that introduced the voices of African-American artists and writers into the mainstream of the United States. The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by the African-American migration north and by jazz music and the Jazz Age. Though there had been African-American writers before the Harlem Renaissance, there…

Seattle General Strike (1919) A strike that arose from the general discontent that many workers felt post-WWI. Contributed to red scare, and was denounced as a communist movement. The Mayor threatened to use armed police. Red Scare Widespread fear of communism and other politically radical ideas. (A. Mitchell) Palmer Attorney General who rounded up many…

People in the Middle Ages were members of what three classes? a. merchants b. noblemen c. serfs d. clergy e. villagers b c d During the Middle Ages, land was owned by _____. nobles Medieval society began to break down before the Crusades because: 1: noblemen owned all the land and the houses 2: jealousies…

Immanuel Kant German philosopher who is considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy; he argued that reason is the source of morality Lucretia Mott an Amer Quaker, abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and a social reformer; along w/ Stanton, one of the original signers of the Declaration of Sentiments Deism Enlightenment thought applied to…