When the idea of a personal artistic experience comes to mind, there are a number of things that must be considered. The first thing is the word "art." What is art? One's idea of art can vary greatly according to culture and definition. Art is a form of self-expression that manifests itself by...

There had been difficulties defining art, but as it was defined in general, it is the product of creative human activity in which materials are shaped or selected to convey an idea, emotion, or visually interesting form. Art can't easily be defined as simple as any ordinary object because it implie...

"Language is the blood of the soul..." (Oliver Wendell Holmes). The blood flows through internal and external thought, giving the world insight into the human mind. Language can be found in many forms, including speech, expression, literature, and vocabulary. This art of language shapes the world ...

To The Age It's Art, 1870 - 1920 Dada is the artistic and literary movement reflecting a widespread nihilistic protest against all aspects of Western culture in the late 19th century. In their efforts to express the negation of all-current aesthetic and social values, the Dadaists frequentl...

Plato attacks poetry on two main fronts, claims to knowledge and as imitations. The poet as Plato knew him was a religious being, who was divinely inspired by the muse. It is therefore futile to attempt an analysis of the modern poet in comparison with ...

As I entered English this year it was with a knot in my stomach and a sense foreboding lingering in the back of my mind. I was not exactly keen to return to a subject that for me, personifies my inadequacies on paper. At a point somewhere around the second day of class we began a discussion on what ...

Statement of intention: In response to the selection of Australian poems on the theme of art and the artist I am going to write about an artist's need to create art. I will attempt to answer the question of why it is so important for an artist to create, incorporating my interpretation of wha...

The Fearful Symmetry Symmetry is defined as correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line. This definition applies to the abstract geometric shapes and all the man-made objects that are based on the impeccably symmetric geometric model. This kind...

Dave Hockney is often regarded as one of the most influential artists for the twentieth century. His imagination was not limited to photography for he was also a painter, a draftsman, and a set designer. Born July 9th, 1937, Hockney's interest in art was evident from a very early age, and he pursu...

The psycological thriller, "the collector", tells the story of a lonely young man who collects butterflies.After winning a substantial amount of money in the lottery, working class Frederick Clegg suddenly finds himself with the time and the money to pursue what he has wanted for some time...

Andragogy and Pedagogy Andragogy and Pedagogy share quite a few characteristics, but are quite different. Andragogy deals with self-directed learning through problem solving. Pedagogy is the art of teaching. I believe that Andragogy is a form of Pedagogy because in order to establish an effecti...

From my perspective, aikido is not just a martial art; it's also a vigorous path to gaining or regaining one's self discipline. The study and practice of aikido has left some impressions that I have predicted to gain, yet it has also established a few insights that I have never thought I w...

In her book, "The Creative Connection," Natalie Rogers states that "a connection exists between our life-force – our inner core, or soul - and the essence of all beings." I believe that the overall question posed in this book was directed towards two audiences in a way. One audience being reac...

Francis Bacon was a firm believer of the theory that true knowledge derives from experience. Reading his works my first impression is how he was not afraid to be cynical in what he is writing about and perhaps slightly exaggerate the extremity in his point of view. In the essay "Of Studies&quo...

WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE? Knowledge is understanding. However, understanding knowledge (or what has been understood) is not so simplistic. Many scientist and psychologist have tried to understand how we are capable of gaining knowledge. The philosophers are the ones who ask the fundamental question ...

1 The birds do it, the bees do it, even worms and snails do it, and we the people do it. We share the art of language. Language is the universal communication skill all creatures use on this place we call home, planet Earth. Old as the test of time, how did language evolve? Peter Farb, autho...

Egypt-lush groves of date palms swaying in the breeze, rolling sand dunes, tawny pyramids shimmering under the desert sun. I have long since had an insatiable longing to visit this land. This week I watched a documentary on the travel channel that only increased the need. I learned many interesting ...

When a newborn baby enters the world, the farthest thing from the mind of a parent is the neurological development of the newborn baby's brain. It is not likely that one would think of a baby's brain as a jumble of neurons like a ball of yarn waiting to be sculpted into a work of art. H...

The Study of the Mind: Mind & Thinking The objective of The Mind is to provide the reader with a unique overview of the thinking of human kind. Self-understanding is one of humankind's most ancient quests. Who am I? What is my relationship to the world around me? These questions marked ...

Graphics & Multimedia What is graphics and multimedia? First of all, graphics software pertains to any computer device or program that makes a computer capable of displaying and manipulating pictures. For example, laser printers and plotters are graphics devices because they permit computer to...

A motorcyclist is a doctor; he is a lawyer, a father, mother, son, daughter, or grandparent. A motorcyclist could be a teacher, a student, mechanic, or congressman. But so often they are given the title "biker" without taking the time to look at who they really are. Bikers are often labele...

Everyone communicates in some way or another everyday. Whether deaf, blind, or mute, they still have some way they can communicate. Communication is the social process by which people in a specific way, construct meaning using symbolic behavior. As social beings, we use the communication proce...

"I just won tickets to the John Mayer concert." With emotion, this statement will appeal to a right-brained person more but will also grab the attention of a left-brained; however, if said normally, only a left-brained person will be interested. When looking at the hemispheres of a brain, many int...

The teaching profession is universally lauded, with teachers praised as self-sacrificing role models of inspiration and creativity. Indeed, teachers are often deified for their efforts at shaping young minds and guiding them along the path of enlightenment and education. Yet, the idea that the teach...

How We Believe In the book, How We Believe, written by Michael Shermer, he presents the idea that humans are story-telling animals. It is in the human nature to tell stories at times that are needed to either prove a point or simply just to teach a moral. Ever since the beginning of time, stori...