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    Throughout the centuries artists create styles and elements that are greatly iconic and symbolic, they are later adopted by the artists of future generations. Architecture is certainly no exception, as past architectural techniques, styles, and elements are evident in many aspects of modern architecture. This is evident even around the Denver Metro area, where architectural influences date back to Medieval Europe, where the traditional art and sculpture was dramatic, detailed, and religiously symbolic

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    similar can contain quite a few differences that make them unique. This is the case with Gothic Literature and Southern Gothic Literature. Even though both styles are referred to as Gothic, they each have different elements that set them apart from one another. They also have elements that they share, however both go about expanding on these elements in diverse ways. One way to recognize the differences is comparing stories that represent the two sides. For Gothic Literature I’ve read “The Fall of the

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    Gothic Comparison

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    Gothic Comparison     Gothic literature is often composed of various types of mysterious and dark elements. The writer usually adds these different elements to express a more eerie and complex story to the reader to comprehend the underlying components within the story. A famous gothic writer who is known for using these elements brilliantly in his work is Edgar Allen Poe. He is known for his many works of cryptic and enigmatic stories. Edgar Allen Poe’s stories are considered old classics of gothic

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    exotic elements including: music, makeup, clothing and props. Ralph P. Locke in, Musical Exoticism: Images and Reflections, expanded upon this notion stating that the purpose of musical exoticism was to evoke a place that is perceived as different from one’s home (Locke, p.47). Elaborating from this definition a spectrum of musical exoticism was contrived; with “pure” exoticism, intended to “other” the exotic elements, and transcultural composing, intended to provide a hybrid of musical styles, representing

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    but also merchants also began to share their cultures through various mediums. In terms of music, instrumentation, melodies, singing techniques, cultural settings, and sounds were traded. The respect for other cultures and the sharing of musical elements, not only had a drastic impact on the music of the time, but

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    imprints on society, founding future forms of art and architecture through their inspirational elements are artists. These long-lasting cultural elements have created echoes as deep into the future as now, the 21st century. Looking at the Southern Methodist Church in downtown Austin, we see a variety of Greek and Roman architectural elements.  The Southern Methodist Church has a variety of classical elements that attribute it to past temples and structures created by the Roman and Greek cultures, appropriated

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    Educating Hispanic Students Education is the key to individual opportunity, the strength of our economy, and the vitality of our democracy. In the 21st century, this nation cannot afford to leave anyone behind. While the academic achievement and educational attainment of Hispanic Americans has been moving in the right direction, untenable gaps still exist between Hispanic students and their counterparts in the areas of early childhood education, learning English, academic achievement

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    Memento Film Noir

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    without regard to broader historical processes A black and white phenomenon known as film noir was a style of cinematography introduced by French critics in 1946. The popularity of the style was inevitable. The style started to introduced just before the U.S entered World War II but it didn’t developed fully until the late stages of World War Plot complexity is an important characteristic element of neo-noir film. An example of neo noir film with a complex plot is The Memento by Christopher Nolan

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    Contemporary architecture style Keywords: house plans, contemporary architecture style, design, buildings The main trademark of contemporary architecture style consists of geometric shapes, asymmetric features, and natural building materials. The focus is on function, simplicity, flexible interiors, plenty of light on airy spaces. The style is mostly minimalistic with clean lines. The house has a bold look and a very distinctive architectural street appeal. The houses are built to be more flexible

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    Essay on An Enigmatic People and Their Rock Art

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    material traits has led archaeologists to outline a number of regional variants. The most commonly used model divides the Fremont area into five sub-regions (Marwitt 1970) (Figure 2) based on differences in architecture, ceramics, figurine and rock art styles, and means of subsistence. Traits do not stay contained within sub-regions; rather they

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