Essays on World Arts

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Nwoye's Quest: Identity Amidst Cultural Tides

2 pages / 732 words

Introduction The novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe is a profound and captivating portrayal of the impact of colonization on a Nigerian community. One of the central characters in this novel is Nwoye, the son of the protagonist Okonkwo. Throughout the narrative, Nwoye undergoes...

African Art

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Fall of The Han and Roman Empire

2 pages / 788 words

The fall of the Han and Roman Empires is a topic that has captured the interest of historians for centuries. Both empires were once powerful and influential, but over time they began to decline and eventually collapsed. This essay will explore the reasons behind the...

Ancient Civilizations Roman Art

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Introduction to Culture Studies Exam Paper

6 pages / 2783 words

Introduction The concept and portmanteau word of cosplay is come from Japan. It is called “コスプレ” in Japanese that it can part into two different words—“コス” and “プレ” which means costume and play separately. (Culp, 2016, p.3) added cosplay that it is a performing art...

Cosplay Japanese Culture

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Cosplay: an Exploration of The Subculture, Identity, and Psychological Impact

1 page / 601 words

When I attended a local comic convention last year, I was fascinated by the elaborate costumes and passionate enthusiasm of the attendees participating in various cosplay events. As I observed individuals embodying their favorite fictional characters, I began to wonder about the deeper implications of...

Anime Cosplay Subculture

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Art Criticism and The Importance of Interpreting The Black Narrative

5 pages / 2404 words

Abstract  In this essay about art criticism, it is highlighted that the interpretation of art, especially the black narrative, is crucial and should be placed with deep consideration as it plays a significant role in the reality perceived by non-black individuals. The unfamiliarity of white...

African American Culture African Art

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The History of Japanese Art before 1333

2 pages / 993 words

Art has existed for a long time and has influenced us in many ways. It helps us understand who we are, it tells us stories from centuries and give us the details of the life of the past. Back in the ancient times, art was...

Art History Japanese Art Japanese Culture

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Harn Diversity Project: African Art

4 pages / 1768 words

Throughout Gainesville, there are many opportunities regarding diversity that tie into the art that is shown in the Harn Museum here at the University of Florida. Specifically, the African Art collection within the museum offers multiple pieces of art that act as both beautiful lessons...

African Art Museum

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Harn Diversity Project: Diversity in Art

6 pages / 2551 words

Being that the University of Florida is home to a large and diverse population, it comes to no surprise that the Harn Museum of Art, located on the outskirts of the university’s campus, successfully captures, and represents the diversity found within the university through its...

African Art Artwork

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The Effect of Culture and Mythology on Japanese Art

5 pages / 2208 words

Japanese art is very rich and includes many styles of art and media such as pottery, ink painting and calligraphy on scrolls and silk, sculpture, ceramics, woodblock prints, and ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world”, modern manga comics and anime cartoons, and many...

Japanese Art

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Japanese Manga as an Art Form

6 pages / 2738 words

Introduction Though comics have been enjoyed by the general public for decades, it was not until the first official comic book was released in 1933 that the game changed. (South Florida Reporter) Since then, the world has been graced by the presence of comics in...

Japanese Art

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The Most Collected and Popular Kind of Art, The Japanese Art

5 pages / 2286 words

Introduction Japanese art is one of the most popular and most collected ones all over the world. The paintings, composition of the history, clothing, and color combinations, all are unique which is why the country is observed to be quite different from its fashion. There...

Japanese Art

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A Reflection on Visiting The Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3 pages / 1404 words

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the United States, it is a 2.2 million square feet museum with more than 2 million collections of work. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the Met, wasn’t originally so enormous, as the...

Islamic Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum

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A Report on Islamic Art: Architecture

3 pages / 1490 words

Architecture is not just a building, street, or a space. Architecture forms a specific theme for a place and gives it its own personality. These details become part of that space and grow with the people who use it. Architecture is considered one of the...

Art in Architecture Islamic Art

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Analysis of The Chosen Artists’ Contribution to Islamic Art

1 page / 525 words

Islamic art comprises of cultural and religious art forms that subject to a wide range of geographical influences. The purpose of this paper is to study four different artists to identify their signatures and attributions in two museums. The two museums that I chose is...

Islamic Art Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Decolonizing The Mind: African Literature

3 pages / 1426 words

Decolonizing the mind is the fruit of a long debate about which language African literature should be written in, which continues today. The writer argues that the assumption of the language of the colonizer meant accepting his vision of the world; “Language was the most...

African Art Literature Review

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The Roman's Design of Locks & Keys

1 page / 475 words

“She went upstairs and got the storeroom key, which was made of bronze and had a handle of ivory, she then went with her Maidens into the storeroom at the end of the house, where her husband’s treasures of gold, bronze, and wrought iron were...

Design Roman Art

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The Most Common Stereotypes About Africa

1 page / 666 words

“Africa’s not a continent, but a country.” Often people refer to African food, African culture, African language or even the African art. Many individuals make assumptions that Africa is a single country, such individuals are not aware that Africa is the second largest continent in...

African Art Stereotypes

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The Cinemas of Angola – Spaces of Hope

3 pages / 1314 words

Africa, as a continent, has been of very little appeal and remained very much unnoticed. The Portuguese search, on route to the Indies and East, led to ‘modern’ European interference with the African continent, around 1450. The Dutch, the Spaniards, the French, the English and...

African Art South Africa

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History and Development of African Literature

7 pages / 2971 words

Literature started to evolve since people started to write and express their ideas. Not everything that is expressed in words is considered as a work of art, but when the ideas are collected and written in an organized manner it is counted as literature. As...

African Art