Audience Reaction and the Realism of Cinema
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A 5 page discussion of the impact of realism on audience passivity or action when viewing a film. Notes that audiences are the targets of cinematic production, production which combines both audio and video into a medium which require the human element in order to be experienced. Indeed audiences are impacted by both the audio and visual aspects of film. The consequent reaction can vary from one of passive reception to active participation. Uses "The Color Purple" as an example of a film which elicits a significant degree of audience reaction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPcinema.wps

Baggy and Saggy Pants; The Cultural Interpretation of the Fashion
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Baggy or sagging pants (or trousers) may have started out as simple a fashion trend but they have become the symbol of a youth subculture. This 5 page paper looks at the way that the wearing of baggy/saggy pants developed and underlying meanings and values that the style may be interpreted as embodying and communicating. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEbaggypant.rtf

Benefits of Recreational Art Therapy
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A 6 page research paper on various types of recreational art therapies and their uses. The writer details general information about the goals of recreational therapy for the mentally disturbed and for traumatic brain injury sufferers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Recreatn.wps

Business And The Arts: Creating A Working Relationship
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10 pages in length. One might not immediately associate business and the arts as being compatible bedfellows, however, it is quite easy to see how one cannot survive without the other when it comes to the financial backing of business applied toward the cultural offerings specific to artistic venture. In recent times, the desired coupling of these two otherwise unique entities has become even more of a focal point, inasmuch as the terrorist attacks of September 11th placed a significant monetary burden upon the entire arts industry. New York was brought to a virtual standstill as people refused to venture out into the district and enjoy an evening at the theatre, which ultimately cost millions of dollars in lost revenue, jobs and future productions. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCartsB.rtf

Caribbean Art: WWI to WWII
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A 6 page paper which examines Caribbean art between the two world wars. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcarbar.rtf

Cartoons, Law, and Societal Prejudice: An Analysis of Cartoons Relating to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision
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A 4 page examination of several political cartoons that were originally published in 1954 in response to the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The author contends that numerous factors have to be taken into account to understand the meaning of these types of cartoons. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPtoons.rtf

Celebration, Florida – Art and Architecture
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This 4 page report discusses the Disney Coprorations development of the "New Urbanist" community of Celebration, Florida. The city itself is considered within the framework of art and how the community was "crafted" in much the same way that a painting is put together. The town, located just south of Walt Disney World in northwest Osceola County, serves as an example of the ways in which people understand that they can create a physical environment through the use of architectural art that reflects what they believe or want to believe about themselves. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWnewurb.rtf

Celebrity in modern British art: Dalwood and Ofili
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A paper which looks at two works by modern artists - Kurt Cobain's Greenhouse, by Dalwood, and Afrodizzia, by Ofili - and considers them as specific examples of the way in which celebrities are portrayed. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLdalwood.rtf

Censorship in British cinema before 1945
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A paper which looks at the social and cultural factors which underpinned film censorship in British cinema in the early twentieth century, and the way in which the moral values on which censorship was based were dictated by religion. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLcenscin.rtf

Changes in Museums
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A 10 page paper which examines how museums have changed over the years to include and address the variety of cultures in existence in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAmuseum.rtf

Commercial Contemporary Art Market
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A 10 page paper which examines elements of the commercial contemporary art market in the world today. Bibligraphy lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAartcc.rtf

Comparing Artists Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol
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This is a 6 page paper comparing and contrasting the works and politics of the artists Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol. Artists Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol lived and worked basically at the same time from the 1920s to the 1980s. Beuys, who grew up fairly conservatively, served in the war and held an academic position, expressed a great deal of warmth and hope in his art works which was also reflected in his political and philosophical outlook on life. He believed that all humans were students of life and it was their obligation to use their creativity throughout their disciplines to integrate the ideals of all cultures. Throughout his lifetime he was the founder of several activist groups designed to allow for a more open-minded society. His convictions to freedom of education were often at his own expense as he sacrificed a great deal for his activism. Warhol was known as one of the most influential commercial and pop culture artists of his time. His outlook on life and the human race was somewhat more grim than Beuys’ however as he believed that modern culture should and does act like a machine. He stressed that he was superficial along with the rest of society and used his celebrity to further his career mostly in the art, film, music and television industries. He did however use some of his exhibitions to display some of what he considered to be disasters of the twentieth century but most of his activism was through his art and not through outward causes like Beuys. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Conspiracy Theory in “The Manchurian Candidate”
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This paper explores Richard Condon's book and Frankenheimer's movie 'The Manchurian Candidate' in terms of conspiracy theory and McCarthyism of the era (1959-1960). There is a brief comparison of the two and a short biography of Condon. The book focuses on the psychological and political aspects of the story. Bibliography lists 4 sources. JVcondon.rtf
Filename: JVcondon.rtf

Consumerism and Art: Griffith Vs. Bozick
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A 5 page review of the art of Colwyn Griffith and Susan Bozic. This paper contends that these artist are targeting the consumerism that drives the modern world. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPartPhotoGriffithConsumption.rtf

Creativity And Intelligence: Positive Correlation
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9 pages in length. The separation between intelligence and creativity has long been considered quite vast, inasmuch as the two divergent applications do not typically intersect at any junction: One is intellectually adept or creatively talented, not both. This theory, however, has been somewhat shattered of late by contemporary ideology that claims there can be at least one intersection between the two otherwise different elements. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCcreat.wps

Critical Art Ensemble’s “Electronic Civil Disobedience” and “Digital Resistance”
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This 6 page report discusses the multimedia theater group, Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) and two of its best-known publications and the intent of both t he organization, its publications, and its philosophy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWedisob.rtf

Critical Response: Pop Art
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A 3 page paper which takes the critical responses of Peter Selz and Allan Kaprow and offers a third critical response. The topic is pop art. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RApop.rtf