Essays on Resemblance

Introduction

There are numerous art works that have been considered popular and noteworthy as these have been created by famous artists through time. Two (2) of these famous artists were Michelangelo Buonarroti and Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, or more popularly known as Masaccio. One of the most renowned paintings of Michelangelo until contemporary times is The Creation of Adam ; while that of Masaccio is The Tribute Money . The current discourse hereby aims to present a comparative analysis of these two (2) works of art, specifically noting compelling differences or similarities that distinguished them from others.

Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam

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I am like my brother in some ways and different in other ways. It is a natural phenomenon. No two persons can be alike albeit twins. This is the very beauty of nature that no two individuals share the exactly same characteristics. The very evidence of it is that finger prints of each and every person on the earth are different. However, it does not nullify the presence of resemblance between two or more individuals. Resemblance is basically based on genetics and sociological environment of persons which create their behaviour. Thus, it can be safely said that besides that ...

The exhibition that requires our attention is the one at the Sculpture Center named is In Practice: Fantasy Can Invent Nothing New. Considering the somewhat large name and the game of words in it one would expect to find something exceptional despite the negation at the end of the name. However, this is turns out to be a reference to a lecture made by Freud, where he states that the creative process only facilitates the regrouping of already existing elements into a new perception. Despite the high level of expectation this exhibition did not deliver. Most importantly as it ...

The most beautiful and fascinating artistic aspect of the Chinese ritual objects was the use of bronze. In ancient times, vessels were made to be used for drinks and foods and came in different forms. Some of the containers had accents of rounded and molded handles which rest on well-created bases. Bronze vessels have a well-designed covering which depicts mythical images of mostly animals (Chang, p. 529). Since the beginning of the millennia, they left these vessels with shades of green. There was an addition of hues that helped in bringing a visual display of the art. In the ...

The best recipe for a dish to be delicious is preparing it with love – Tita, the heroine of “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel, is sure. That is certainly the formula Esquivel resorts to creating her novel, where love is a key ingredient, and the food for thought produced by the book is savory, hot and rich. “Tita remembered that Nacha had always said that when people argue while preparing tamales, the tamales won’t get cooked. They can be heated day after day and still stay raw, because the tamales are angry. In a case like that, ...

Modernity refers to the approaches, behavior, and ideas of the post-traditional period. Originally, modernity can be defined as a critique of tradition, and a movement toward a new point of view rooted in new paradigms and insights. Recently, modernity has embodied present-day thoughts and present-day lifestyle. One important aspect that arises from this definition of social change and its impact on human experience is the formation of a newly constructed self-image and identity. In essence, the concept of modernity differentiates the modern person from the traditional individual. Such newly founded freedom in connection to modernity involved an experience and ...

Ai Weiwei and Zhang Xiaogang are Chinese contemporary artists. While both are leading conceptual artists in the country, they seek to evoke different messages using their art work. Ai Weiwei’s art is motivated by the need to inspire freedom and the expansion of individual space away from government and society. It is therefore the case that Ai Weiwei by virtue of eliciting such emotions practiced artistic activism. On the other hand, Zhang Xiaogang is respected in his own right. His art more or less seeks to evoke memories which he says serve as his greatest inspiration. He especially ...

Rapid changes that erupted in the United States during the antebellum period in the American history brought to life several new social movements and phenomena. The new society that was formed by the Market Revolution, growth in population, change in its composition and expansion to the west showed a great desire for better life, for self-improvement and correction of the social vices of that time. These processes have resulted in the Second Great Awakening, Utopian communal experiments, temperance, women’s rights societies and other social movements. The story of the Kingdom of Matthias, or in more sober terms, a ...

One of my friends, Frank, has two dogs that I love very much. One dog`s name is Tom. This is a male dog, who appeared in my friend`s family fourteen years ago. Leila is a female dog, who is actually Tom`s daughter. Considering that Tom and Leila are the dogs of one owner, I'm going to compare and contrast them in this paper. Both dogs have a lot of similarities and differences that make them unique. To begin with, it is necessary to mention their major similarities. The main thing that makes Tom and Leila similar ...

The following analysis of Persona and Solaris reveals how movies from unlike countries and of different genres portray the development of opposite human personalities while losing or gaining humanity under the external influences and internal self-recognition. The attempts to create a fine movie about internal and external of human life do not often impress much, especially nowadays when we experience an endless flow of visual images. Probably, it inspires people to look back at the classic works that not only represent the unusual transformations in the forms of self but also produce extraordinary rhythms in the scenes (Tarkovsky 113). ...

Casta painting is a genre of visual arts that was popular during the late 18th century in Spain and Mexico. The Spanish word casta roughly translates to the English word, ‘breed’; in other words, the genre of casta painting meant painting based on breed or one’s racial identity. (Frederick 496-499; Carrera 6). In order to understand the original meaning and tradition of the casta, it is important to trace back the roots why the culture of castas even existed in both Mexico and Spain. According to history, Spain was one of the countries in Europe that started the ...

The western world looks at the city of Venice to be distinctly oriental. On the surface, the city fits an Italian profile, but it has always mainland an arm’s distance. The essential Moslem culture influenced the architecture of Venice unlike its chief competitors such as Genoa and Pisa. Another stream of thought claims that Byzantine artistic heritage influenced Venetian civilization and, therefore, those characteristics of Islamic architecture. The author of the essay argues on the subject of Islamic influence on the medieval architecture of Venice is indeed a complex and challenging one. The paper focuses on those characteristics ...

Compliment of the Chinese Writing System

Writing is an essential way of expressing some feelings that a person may have. In the ancient world, a writing system of an individual community varied from another because people had limited contact that resulted in fewer interactions, hence, was not able to exchange ideas and develop new systems. China has had a unique culture, and this is evident in the writing system they use. In the current world, there have been interactions between China and other nations, and this has brought some changes in the writing system due to the exchange of ideas. The main reason for changes ...

There are lots of literary genres involving and speculating about all possible and impossible things and every person that wants to read something new, entertaining or educating will find his or her book suiting his/her needs, interest, gender or age. Most of the time when one hears term ‘children literature’ one automatically or not imagines books with bright pictures that tell simple fairytale-like stories that are sewn with obvious moral threads telling kids not to do certain things, eat vegetables and be obedient. Usually this literature is associated with naïve, simply structured stories that contain primitive battle of ...

Chapter 1 What Is Evolution?

In Coyne’s Why Evolution Is True (2009), the debate between the theories of creationism and evolution is introduced. The two theories take vastly different approaches to explain how and why the world is full of the many variations of plants, animals, insects, reptiles, and human beings. The theory of creationism explains these things by intelligent design. This is where divine intervention takes place and an almighty, omnipotent god creates all beings, all of a sudden, with all of the variations needed to survive in the environment that they currently live. There is no macroevolution, only slight adaptations of ...

Introduction

Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mocking Bird is a unique story, which provides insight into the issue of inequality that existed between the black and white races during the 1930s. The Book is based on the author’s observation of the society during that era and reflected the biased and hypocritical views and actions of the members of the society. Although the book is relatively old and the inequality between the white and black races has been significantly eliminated from society, some resemblance can still be found in the modern day the United States of America and ...

The basic Hobbesian idea in favour of the establishment of monocratic states is that the basic nature of human beings is to be self-serving and hence, a much more powerful external force (that is, more powerful than itself) would be needed to force individuals to form societies. However even at the surface level, this argument does not seem complete. The idea that humans are essentially self-centred does hold some water in that many modern sociological and psychological studies have shown as much. But this is not all – there is more at work here because if the formation of human ...

Introduction

The concept of European integration was created in the post-Second World War period. The initial objective was to encourage countries to unite by building stronger economic and industrial cooperation. Originally, the European Union (EU) was created as a common market, but it eventually evolved into a political alliance. The origin of the EU has been marked by two key components, namely, the formation of a common market devoid of internal boundaries between the cooperating member states and political alliance. The birth of European integration roughly five decades ago was centered on the formation of a common market. The formation ...

Scriptural Interpretation Essay

For my scriptural essay, I chose a passage Luke 6:27-36 (On Love of One’s Enemies), which is also called the law of love. In this passage, Jesus enjoins people to love their neighbor, even if he is an enemy. Also, here it is explained in what this love is manifested. Of the four Gospels, the content of the three “synoptic” according to St. Matthew’s, St. Mark’s and St. Luke’s are much in common. They are close to each other, both in the narrative material and form of presentation, but there are also some differences. The ...

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Homer and Hesiod are two of Greece’s most famous classical writers and poets that both lived sometime between the 8th and 7th century B.C.. Homer, believed to be the elder among the two, lived at around 750 B.C and is considered as Greece’s greatest poet. Two of his most important works are the Iliad, which tells the story of the Trojan War and is one of the most popular epic on Greek mythology. He also wrote the Odyssey, which tells about Odysseus’ adventure after the Trojan War. Hesiod, on the other hand, lived around 700 ...

The main goal of these two articles is to identify whether there was any Egyptian influence on the Greek archaic kouroi. Both authors use the comprehensive study of the proportions of the archaic kouroi. In fact, Guralnick states that there is a clear evidence that Egyptians influenced archaic kouroi sculptors (Guralnick, 1978). It was found that most of the kouroi had an Egyptian canon span, which makes it clear that Greek sculptors must have been influenced by Egyptian sculptures. Additionally, after thorough researchers, it was concluded that the Greek sculptors were both innovators and professional copyists. Apparently, some of ...

Abstract

According to Engel, Blackwell, & Miniard (52) A salesperson is a strong aspect of manipulation in customers’ decision procedure since a store image and aptitude to formulate loyalty can profoundly count on the capability and traits of the salesperson in a retail atmosphere. A customer may completely expect buying, but this purpose may change if the salesperson’s presentation is not pleasing. Engel et al. (95) designated that appearance is a significant feature of a salesperson. Clothing (Fashion) is an indispensable element of the salesperson’s appearance and it can broadcast many denotations, such as mood, attitude, and identity (Stone 62).The purpose of this study ...

Heuristics is the use of guides to make decisions or to make solutions of any issues at hand (Hasite 2010). The problem solving made by the use of heuristics is usually based on experience. Many analysts have argued that the use of heuristics has enabled problems to be solved more promptly and also faster. The use of this phenomenon may involve the use of common sense as well as the use of thumbs. There are two major types of heuristics; availability and representativeness. This research paper will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of heuristics as an approach of ...

This paper will argue that despite habit, custom, and the existence of God, one does not know in fact if the future will be a resemblance of the past. Basing on the works of famous philosophers Immanuel Kant and David Hume, we’ll come to the conclusion that no one can foresee one’s future even on the basis of strict knowledge of the past and even having habits and customs that presumably have to lead to some definite outcome. The two thinkers argued about those things, and using their ideas we’ll substantiate the thesis under consideration.

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1: Is Goodman Brown surprised to encounter a second traveler on the road or does he seem to expect him? What is the significance of the encounter? What do you make of the fact that the stranger bears a strong resemblance to Goodman Brown? One thinks that Goodman Brown expected the second traveler. This can be concluded from the fact that when the old man saw him, he said that he is late which means that the old man is expecting Goodman and vice versa. Goodman is also aware that he is about to experience something evil; thus, requesting Faith to ...

Psychology

The study of the brain and how it functions, aside from being the ultimate paradox, is the most complex, most challenging branch of science there is. It deals with the most fragile organ of the human body and touches the foundation of human existence. Of its many specifications, cognition evokes the bigger questions, arousing the interests of scientists, theorists, and behavior analysts. There are many theories as to how man processes his response to his environment through thought, experience, and senses. One of which touches the perplexing area of imagery, perception, and their relationship. The vivid images that ...

The piece of art reflecting Egyptian civilization is as shown below.

Pic 1: Egyprian Cultural Ornaments.( Freeman Page 57) In the early Egyptian culture, artwork was used for various reasons but more especially for symbolism purposes (Freeman. 25-45. The main art works during the ancient times were paintings, architecture and sculptures that were mostly inscribed in tombs and caves. The art work has transformed over time with most of the current artwork having a resemblance to the previous ones. The artwork above is symbolic to the Egyptian culture. The elements in the picture symbolize royalty during the ancient Egypt times when Kings ruled (Bell & Sarah. 15-68). This artwork has ...

The self-portrait is probably the most important painting in the repertoire of the artist since it defines the character and vitality of the subject matter. A self-portrait is an important statement about oneself apart from also being intrinsically linked to an artistic development. I approached the self-portrait issue with some trepidation, since this has been the remit of several great artists over the years, and several have been studied in detail, apart from offering important guidelines about that particular artist’s work (Smith, Kelly, 1997). The practice of portraiture probably began with the Ancient Egyptians when it was ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a classical piece of literature from Mesopotamia written over 4000 years ago. This widely acclaimed poem is one of the longest surviving works of literature. The poem chronicles the adventures of Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk. The story takes place somewhere between 2750 and 2500 BCE. Gilgamesh is an oppressive king who torments his people through various actions. The part of this epic story explores that friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu, a wild man who has been created by the Sumerian gods. He is created to act as a peer to Gilgamesh and distract him form further ...

The importance of the resurrection story to St Paul

Apostle Paul is considered the author of more than a half of the New Testament books. Nowadays, theologians continue studying his epistles, trying to resolve issues and find answers to many questions concerning Christian views on the world. Some of Paul’s epistles reveal the topic of resurrection of the dead and the life after death. We find reflections on these issues in Paul's epistles to Corinthians, Thessalonians, Philippians and Romans. - What motivated Paul to develop the theme of resurrection? The book of Acts contains the story of the Apostle Paul’s preaching in the Areopagus - ...

Introduction

- This presentation will outline the brief aspects of photography and painting. - It will talk about how the histories of photography and painting are intertwined since centuries. - It will also provide a broader perspective on the modern methodologies of both arts – the way painting influences art and vice versa. - According to Bazin (Bazin & Gray, 1960), the modern painter is freed from the resemblance complex. - It is up to the viewers and the public who will decide the resemblance between photography and a painting that is related to photography. - In his writings ( ...

David Hume was a successful philosopher who was social and pleasing to be around. His first book, Treatise of Human Nature, did not receive much attention from people. However, it did not deter him from coming up with his second book, The Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. The book is a remake of his first book and focuses on building on empirical philosophy done by Locke and Berkeley. The book also attacks Descartes’ metaphysical rationalism as well as others. The book has an argumentative series that has incremental steps, with each chapter containing its logistics and succeeds the previous chapter. The book ...

Introduction

Rationalism is the major developed concept during the time of John Locke. His goal in his works is to build a more sophisticated foundation for information and science. The method he proposed is to evaluate the scope, limitation and reliability of the knowledge of humans and to differentiate it to the irrational concepts and ideas. He started to investigate the ability of the human mind by analysing the origin of our ideas. Locke believed that in order to understand the human mind, one should trace the origin of the idea from the individual’s experience (Kaijo, np). John Locke’ ...

Ethical sensitivity is one of the most important aspects that weigh heavily on the film Argo (2012) directed by Ben Affleck. The film is an interesting event-raveling depiction of what occurred three decades ago in Iran during the time of revolution. Through its ability to capture the attention of the viewer using a true story based plot, it provides insights into some of the events that occurred in 1979. Six American officials working at the United States Embassy in Iran were able to escape after the embassy was captured by a mob of rebels. These events occurred in history and are ...

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Introduction The code of Hammurabi is perhaps one of the earliest recorded attempts of humans to create a standardized justice system. Although most of the code’s provisions are considerably harsh, considering the time that the code was made, it can be considered as revolutionary. The code of Hammurabi was named after its author, King Hammurabi of Babylon. Historians believe that Hammurabi descended from the Sumu-abum dynasty of Ancient Babylon in 1894 B.C.. He ruled the city state of Babylon, the present day Iraq, between 1792 and 1750 B.C. Hammurabi was the sixth ruler of Babylon and ...

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Gender: Male Ethnicity: Caucasian

Tests Administer: Advanced Assessment Student CLINICAL INTERVIEW Reason for Referral CK is a 24 year old Caucasian male. He is the son to a close family friend and for sometime his family has raised a lot of concern about his behavior. CK has been showing difficulties in concentrating on either work of study. This has proven to be a major hurdle in his academic and vocational life. He was unable to complete his course successfully and is unable to hold down a job. Due to this, he was referred for psychological evaluation to determine his current mental status. The ...

Introduction:

The gangster we are all looking for was authored by a Vietnam's –American author Diem Thuy in 2003.The novel is a fragmented sequence of events that were undertaken by a nameless character in Vietnam and the United States is concerned about the immigration and family dynamics, war as well as liberation. Hence, immigration happens to be the focal point of the book. This is in relation to the effects that it causes to the female protagonist’s lives and daily encounters. The narrator and her father went to Singapore through the south china U.S navy ship (Lê, 2003 p. 46). They stayed ...

Article Summaries

According to Scarr and Richard, the influence of intelligence is due to genetics and environmental variables that are difficult to segregate. Psychologists often argue about the nature and the nurture of genetic variation fixes in the human behavior (Scarr and Richard 262). Some offer that genetic differences are negating to change in behavior. This belief has limitation since it fails to distinguish the environmental and the genetic sources of individual differences in behavior. In this case, one is not in a position to assess the impact of heredity in behavioral domains since all people have a gene complement expressed over development. ...

Yeshivah of Flatbush High School

Fall 2013 Do you agree with the recent immigration laws in Arizona and California? Arizona enacted two Laws, SB 1070 and HB 2162, in April 2010 to address immigration in the state. These laws included new state requirements, the crimes and penalization related to immigration laws enforcement and the laws were to become effective on the 29th of July 2010. Before the legislations could be effected, the department of justice in the United States filed a lawsuit asking for injunction against these laws on the grounds that they were unconstitutional. This lawsuit gave a signal that the laws were ...

Indigenous Texas history goes beyond the Texan region into the various neighboring states and foreign territory. The Texan history dates back to over 50,000 years ago. In studying the history of Texas, the term Native refers to the inhabitants – indigenous – of the various regions within mainland Texas, the Tasmania area, and the adjacent islands. There have been a number of changes that have taken place over the years. Ancient Texan culture has faded away in most of the regions of the Texan continent due to a number of factors. The main aim of this paper is to look into the ...

Introduction

The ancient city of Troy is perhaps one of the cities that have generated waves of disputes over time, as to whether it has been an actual city or a legendary one. However, due to extensive archaeological research, Troy is a city that indeed existed, and maybe its remains do not bring back pictures of its old glorious days, yet, there is so much to learn from its passage through time. In greater detail: Ancient Greek epic poet wrote in his infamous epic “The Iliad”: “Generations of men are like the leaves. In winter, winds blow them down to ...

Introduction

Current research demonstrates that over seventy percent of the protein coding genes in humans are related to those found in zebra fish. In addition, about 84 percent of the genes that are commonly linked to human disease have a counterpart in the zebra fish. The research therefore highlights the huge importance of the zebra fish species as a human disease research model organism. The zebra fish is a tiny tropical fish that is commonly found in the tropical rivers of South Asia and India (see graphic at the end of essay). Ostensibly, a zebra fish may appear to be a bizarre comparator to humans. ...

Question 1: Echinoderms

Phylum Echinodemata gets the name from the Greek which means spiny skin. Therefore, members of this phylum have spiny skin although others do not have the spiny skin. Echinoderms have radial symmetry meaning they have appendages mostly occurring in a group of five with few in exception. One rare characteristic that occurs in the echinoderms is the water vascular system. This refers to a hydraulic system, usually with sea urchins and the sea stars and used for locomotion, waste transportation, food and respiration. This system comprises of canals that connect tube feet. The movement can be caused by the contraction of ...

English

Hollywood has on countless occasions brought back to life the system of existence and the social way of life of the old west. Hollywood goes out of its way to provide the most vivid description available of how life really was and how dangerous and adventurous the old west really was. More often than not however Hollywood pays little or absolutely no attention at all to being politically correct on the system of life of the old west. Portrayals of Hollywood in regard to the old west normally portray lawmakers on a cosmic collision course with a contingent of outlaws and ...

Film studies

Introduction In the present day films are indentified through movie stars which has been successful in the past, sometimes it comes to certain genres. Singing in the rain, stardom and the famous music would be narrative based on singing. Genres are making a knowing statement about Hollywood and the importance of history and the state in 1950s and shows pros and cons of Hollywood throughout.

Nowadays, the films are based on conventional classification (for example, in the TV listings magazine) "thriller", "westerns" and so on and the genre in modern society, every adult familiar with the TV, so it ...

The patent cases involving mobile technology companies have recorded a tremendous increase over the past few years whereby the companies have accused one another on infringement of patents rights as well as violation of the safe competition as provided by various patent protection legislation in the United States and the rest of the world. The ruling of some of these cases end up either in favor of the appellate or the defendant depending on the validity of the evidence as well as to whether the arguments made by both sides is strong enough to convince the jury in their process of ...

Literature :

The Perfect Poster The poster is a pictorial and striking representation of the Susan Laurie-Parks ’ attempt to make the audience understand the novel message given by her in “The America Play”, wherein she uses the look alike of an iconic president to draw the interest of the audience. This poster too focusses on the foundling father’s image to catch the eye of the viewers. Just as the dramatist uses repetition as a tool to highlight how history can be interpreted and reinterpreted,the mirrors in the poster shows endlessly repetititive images. The audience love sensational aspects of the lives ...

Politics is a very diverse and at the same time, ancient topic that can date back to as early as the era of the Roman Empire. Members of the senate of Rome used to say that they are the voice of the people and that they would only impose laws and ordinances that will either help or be liked by the people. After those senators became elected, surely, some, or even most, of such promises were not fulfilled. Instead, oppressive laws and those were not really meant to help the people but rather to strengthen the politicians influence, rooting, and ...

Art and the iPhone:

It is clearly understood that there are different varieties in colors, which make photos profoundly stand out. The most out right things such as photography continue to make art easier as compared to the past. Other artistic iPhone improvements, which have created much convenience to the society, include the measurement of paints gradients. In the past, artists had no option other than to make personal paints through processing such things as oil, which was hard to reproduce and time consuming. In addition, the iPhone technology continues to allow individuals learn more information relating to making things like buildings, bridges, ...

The Guggenheim Museum, New York

Men have sculpted since the ancient of days to express their feelings and pass on specific messages to their societies. The sculpture The Little French Girl done by Constantine Brancusi in 1918 is one of the most celebrated works by this artist for its simplistic yet exquisite appeal1. The sculpture was first shown to the public in 1917and has gained international acclaim since then. It is a figurative sculpture made from one block of oak that has a conspicuous head showing a yelling child. The sculpture is an abstract and symbolic representation of Brancusi’s perception of human feelings of anguish.

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Analysis of biographical similarities of Jesus and Zeus made scientists think about their identity. In accordance with some contemporary sources Zeus could be a prototype of Jesus. Other researchers argue that Zeus’ biography was copied from the Jesus’ one or even vice versa. This paper objective is to reveal if there is any resemblance between Jesus and Zeus if there is any. Zeus (Jupiter) was a supreme god who ruled in Olympus and ranked high in the pantheon. Zeus was the son of Chronos and Rhea. His siblings were swallowed by his father Chronos to remove the threat of his ...

The world's populace increases by approximately 80 million people each year, according to the population reserve website, Population Connection. And with most of this inhabitants occupying comparatively small urban areas, it is not astonishing that population density is a mounting cause of concern. And while there are many unconstructive impacts of high population densities, there are also a few constructive ones.

A person living an area with a high population density will recurrently be making contact, deliberately or not, with the area's other human inhabitants. A municipality's busy sidewalks, subways and, buses, all serve as centres for the transmission of pathogens. An ...