Modern prometheus

provides a means of understanding the world. What is chilling about the story The Machine Stops are the similarities that it has to social media, the internet and other technologies. All of which have significantly empowered, disrupted and seduced the modern age. The story The Machine Stops describes an era where humans trade first hand experience for a life situated in front of a screen, known as the “machine” (Forster 1). In the constructed future Forster describes a life where people are confined to

In the paper I would like to focus on a painting that is almost 120 years old, however it appears provocative even today - in the world of contemporary art, where there seems to be no room left for astonishment. What I find so special about this beautiful painting is the technique and the artist’s vision of the scenery. Even though the second half of the 19th century was the time of rebelliousness in the art world, Henri Matisse managed to find his own niche and create his own style of painting.

Literature is filled with diverse and talented writers who through each period has brought something new to the table. Over the course of the term we have covered the Romantic period, the Victorian Age and the Modern period. Each period has had a hand in developing literature through to the modern age and each writer has influenced the next generation. To best examine each period of literature the paper will be split amongst the three major periods the course has covered. Each period had it’s own style

Abstract Expressionism began in the 1940s and the 1950s in New York after World War II from the ideas of Surrealism about art that looks to examining the unconscious mind, and the feelings people hold that makes us all humans. Through the discussion of Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) by Jackson Pollock, I will define Abstract Expression and why this work is part of this movement. Then, through the discussion of Canyon by Robert Rauschenberg, Target with Plaster Casts by Jasper Johns, and Marilyn Diptych

to express a fear or happiness with gestures created by the body. Scholars have recognized Graham as having made revolutionary changes in dance: in form, subject matter, and theme. Martha Graham was one of the most influential figures in American modern dance, and her techniques and styles continue to be practiced today. She became widely known throughout all ages and decades. As time went on, she became

The Tolo House designed by Portuguese Architect Álvaro Leite Siza, in Portugal, is one of the epitomes of modern architecture. He looked at the 33-degree slope and $150,000 budget and took the concept of stairs to a whole new level. Inspired by influences of the works such as Piranesi, Escher, and Wright he was inspired to use lighting and space to create a house much in the style of Fishburn, working not to stand out but rather to fit closely within its site, making the site almost a part of the

Postcolonial refers to the period after official decolonisation but also refers generally to the shifting of dominance within a colonial structure. Colonialism and imperialism (a policy of extending a country 's power and influence generally through colonization or the use of military force) is about land, ownership, dominance and power, whereas post colonialism is concerned with the history of colonialism, racial representation, and the representation of the ‘Other’. Past and present inform each

No doubt, literature today would be very different without credible female characters such as Scarlett, Jo, and Katherine, who have all made their mark on literature by inspiring modern authors to bring forth more powerful women who are set to change the way women are viewed in a male-dominated world. Heroines of the modern world like Melanie Stryder from The Host, Hermione from the Harry Potter series, and Tris from the Divergent series, have pulled girls, young and old, into

the new generation tries to enforce modern standards on Miss Emily and her contemporaries. Despite their best efforts, the older generation remains cemented in traditional values. The older generation faces a slow, tragic, rotting death similar to Miss Emily’s if they continue to adhere to tradition in a modern age. Miss Emily is a contemporary of the older generation and her refusal to pay taxes demonstrates how the adherence to tradition in the face of modern change leads to a slow death. The older

work by including symbolic aspects from popular culture, pop artists employing this style in promoting and designing news product, comic books, also in advertising. Pop artists are very originating, and their style is very acute and bright. ‘‘pop modern style is an adaptation of a famous pop art movement popular during the 50s and 60s’’ (Yuni,2006, P:51). Pop art was described by its unusual, extraordinary, and energetic style that was known between the extents of design and art. Also, this style