China’s Double Edged Sword Interregnum, painted by the Chinese artist Hung Liu, is a massive oil painting created circa 2002. With the intentional application of several principles and elements of art in her work, Liu effectively depicts her late Asian culture’s traditional aspects while also exposing the harsh reality of China’s Communist society. Hung Liu incorporates a variety of styles into Interregnum while also utilizing color and line to visually communicate the subject matter to the viewer
From many of these paintings found “Christ Asleep During The Tempest,” which is a story found in all the gospels in the bible with the specification that Christ was asleep by the evangelist Mark. (metmuseum.com, par. 1). Hung Liu’s Interregnum which is the second painting was painted out of love for china. She stated that “I have been painting in America since 1984, but Chinese history has always been the essence of my work.” (Kelliu.org, par3). Though she learned most of painting techniques
Loan Bank Act, whi... ... middle of paper ... ...ut he refused to use federal money for direct aid to citizens, believing the dole would weaken public morale. Instead, he believes on volunteerism to raise money. 8. What was the “interregnum”? a. The Interregnum was a 4 month period between the transitions President of the United States. Hoover, who was exiting office, to President Roosevelt, the new incoming president. It was time where there was a lack of direction and leadership during a struggling
the poem very differently, however there is no mistaking the recurring theme of good versus evil. Milton’s Paradise Lost was written in a time period known as the Interregnum period. During this time period, “church attendance was mandatory” and the Puritans “generally garbed themselves in black and white” (UTPB Faculty “The Interregnum and Milton’s Paradise Lost”). The Puritans strongly believed there was a right and wrong answer for everything and rarely questioned anything. John Milton was a
In essence, everything we do is a ritual. Rituals are tradition, a way of gathering people together to celebrate; to mourn; to live. They are also a way of conforming; religious rituals may make people feel better because the known is better than the ‘unknown’. From mundane things such as shopping to important ones like remembrance services for those who died in wars. It is my objective in this essay to try to explain in what ways that rituals affirm communities (if they do) and what role they take
blood does not confer divine right, nor does a bastard constitute a king. The frenzy of this regal instability ushered in the foolishness of the Whig’s convoluted Popish Plot and parliamentary attempts at a Catholic exclusion. The Civil War and Interregnum had been such a state of mayhem that Dryden is convinced that a bastardization of the ancient rite of succession will permanently undermine the potency of the English Crown. The masquerade of monarchs and the dismal idea of a constitutional monarchy
originated after the restoration of England, its relation to society and the new addition to women being permitted to act on stage portrays the sexual nature of the play. Prior to the restoration, Charles I was beheaded in January 1649. This lead to an Interregnum period between 1649-1668; Governed as a virtual dictator by Oliver Cromwell. Richard Cromwell was then put in charge after the death of his father from 1658-1660 which put England at an austere period in which theatres were closed due to no monarch
The Elements of Science Fiction in Asimov's Foundation The Elements of Science Fiction in Asimov's Foundation [This essay explores those characteristics of the novel Foundation, which are peculiar to the genre of Science Fiction.] The most fundamental and obvious element of Science Fiction is its dependence on imagined technological advancements. The SF writer exploits the gap between scientific theory and practice to create a world, or at least circumstances, very different from our own reality
Eric Graham Mr. Herzog History Semester 1 January 8 Charles II of England England, a country apart of the United Kingdom, has had an organized government for hundreds of years. The current type has been the same for more than four-hundred years and has been mostly successful. The system is called a monarchy. It consists of a monarch, or king, that is chosen from the king’s close family. For example, if a man is the king, his firstborn son may become the king, and then his son may become the next
The author of this essay, Michael Arlen, in his summary of the holidays, Ode to `Thanksgiving is nostalgic and bitter about the subject. Arlen’s purpose it to break down and criticize every aspect of Thansksgiving in a cloying, annoyed way. Arlen speaks of the “pointless” traditons that go along with Thanksgiving and the bland history of how the celebratory day was formed. The author does this by using strong rhetorical devices such as imagery, syntax, and tone. While reading this one may feel
Missionaries in Pre-Colonial and Early Colonial Nigeria In any study of colonial Nigeria, the groundwork accomplished by the missionaries in pre-colonial days must be a central concern. They were instrumental in setting the scene which would meet the colonists when they started arriving. Missionaries were used by the colonial power as an avant garde, to expand into new regions, a fact keenly displayed by Achebe in Things Fall Apart. For many Nigerians, missionaries were the first Europeans with
Ottoman Empire -Introduction I have chosen to write my paper on the Ottoman Empire. I chose the Ottoman Empire because I have heard about them a few times but didn't know much about them. All I knew was that they were Muslim and had conquered Constantinople and Egypt at some point. Most people also have heard of the exotic harems and the later banned act of, open succession. -Birth of the Ottomans The Ottoman empire originated in about 1300AD by a man named Osman I, a nomadic Turkish chief
After reading the exchange between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison on the question of central importance to American constitutionalism—whether any Constitution, including the United States Constitution, needs to be positively reauthorized or not by every succeeding generation for it to remain legitimate, I believe that what Jefferson demands in his letter as in all too much else, is ignorance, even rage against the past. His principle on expiring the constitution and laws every 19 years would
The Three Major Empires The first empires began in Mesopotamia, the Nile valley, and the Yellow River valley. Empires often are not created. In some cases empires are formed then a transition from one ruler to another over the same region is made. For example the Persian Empire came from the conquering and incorporation of the Egyptian, Medes, Babylonian, and Lydian kingdoms that made up western Asia. Then the Persians were defeated by the Greeks under Alexander the Great, taking western Asia
The mood and attitude of Samuel Beckett’s 1957 play, Endgame, are reflective of the year of its conception. The history that reflects directly on the play itself is worth sole attention. In that year, the world was a mixed rush of Cold War fear, existential reason, and race to accomplishment (Garraty 307). Countries either held a highlighted concern with present wartime/possibility of war, or involvement with the then sprouting movement of Existentialism. The then “absurdist theater” reflected the
Failure of the Presbyterian Experiment of the 1640’s and 1650’s ‘The years 1640-60 witnessed the most complete and drastic revolution which the Church of England has ever undergone’[1]. With the ending of the civil war, institutions of State collapsed with leading figures put on trial and executed. The 1640’s was a time of immense political upheaval and saw the emergence of a myriad of independent or semi- independent sects. The Presbyterian movement gained its strength from a union
In the epic, Paradise Lost, John Milton draws from the book of Genesis in the Bible to not only convey the fall of man, but also to present his views on many controversial issues. To best present his beliefs, Milton utilizes characters from Genesis to draw comparisons between real-life issues and the well-known story of Adam and Eve. One of the ways that Milton seeks to express his opposition to the monarchy in England is through the use of Satan as the leader of what Milton establishes as a
Gramsci's most prominent inheritance to the discipline of cultural studies is the concept of hegemony - to refer to a condition in the process in which a dominant class (in alliance with other classes or class fractions) does not merely rule a society but leads it through the exercise of ‘intellectual and moral leadership' (Storey, 2009:79). Its prevalence roots itself in mass consensus, suggesting a stable society operating within a concord, albeit the overhead oppression and exploitation. With
Nepali state is operating in a constitutional limbo. The original mandate of the constituent assembly has constitutionally ended in April 2010. The two extensions of the assembly’s term have been constitutionally dubious, so will be the third extension now being sought. And there are no signs that the next extension will take us any closer to the constitution. Writing a democratic constitution has never been easy. Yas Ghai, a constitutional expert, says the purpose of building a constitution is
1) The Coming of the Great Depression’s A. The Great Crash i. In February 1928 until October 1929 there was an economic boom, stock prices began to rise in addition there was easy credit offering. ii. October 29, 1929 “Black Tuesday” was a failure and was thought to have ben thee cause of the Great Depression. B. The causes of the Great Depression i. Historians have found this to be a remarkable period of time not due to its occurrence but to its durations and effect. ii. One factor of the Great