Arts and Humanities in Rosseau's Second Discourse And Other Pieces Of ork
Arts and Humanities in Rousseau's Second Discourse and other Pieces of ork

In the second discourse, Rousseau changes progress and decries imprisoning in men, in a fabricated logic of civilization. Rousseau uses striking language, "the sciences, letters and arts….." However, he believes that the new arts and sciences portray the appearance but not the reality of virtue, which he believes is core to civilization. In addition, he asserts that humanity in the state of nature was ethical and good because, in their primitive simplicity, human beings could not deceive each other (Gourevitch 23-59). However, the sciences undermine morality and threaten the well-being of human beings. Therefore, civilization based on these sciences is a mode of concealing the vices of humanity. To make strong his point, Rousseau gives an example of the Spartans whom he describes as virtuous. He condemns the…...

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Works Cited

Moran, Francis. "Between Primates and Primitives: Natural Man as the Missing Link in Rousseau's Second Discourse." Journal of the History of Ideas 54.1 (1993): 37-58. Print

Gourevitch, Victor. "Rousseau's Pure State of Nature." Interpretation 16, no. 1 (1988): 23-59.

Richard, Holmes. "The Age of Wonder." New York Times, 8 July. 2009. Web 20 August 2013.

Rodriguez Roque, O. "The Oxbow by Thomas Cole: Iconography of an American Landscape."

g. By teaching the child to sing with other people, the latent function of the exercise would be the child learning to adjust to other people and adopt to different and changing circumstances.
For the rather higher levels of Graders 9-12, in their theater classes, they are expected to learn scriptwriting, to communicate and sustain different characters, learn to interpret dramatic texts, and analyze, critique, and scrutinize the different art forms (Education World Website, 2008). At this point, one is expected to learn to have a more solid understanding of art to be able to discriminate and evaluate one art form from another. More than learning the basics of theater production, one can interpret the achievement standards as cultivating critical knowledge in the minds of students. The value of critical minds is deemed important especially when they grow old, when different options shall be laid before them, when competing motives hide…...

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References

Education World Website. (2008). National Standards. Retrieved at onFebruary 28, 2009.http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/arts/theatre/9_12.shtml.

The Kennedy Center Website (n.d.), the National Standards for Art Education. Retrieved at 28, 2009.http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/standards/overview.cfmonFebruary

Arts Education in California public schools have become a permanent feature in advancing their extra curriculum. It seems to benefit majority of the students, as such a subject is helpful in exercising a kids' mind while concentrating on other area. Though the governor of California needs to allocate monies for such programs so that in the upcoming years more students can benefit by participating in these areas.
Education- Curriculum

Arts education is taking a wild turnover, introducing new methods, variety of opportunities in schools and colleges, hence elaborating it into a vast subject.

While we contemplate about its roots, we must extract its importance in our daily lives and the role it plays in a person's daily developments. Most schools offer their students arts, music and theatre as an extracurricular activity, in order to expand and exercise their mental capability. Achieving outstanding grades in subjects, such as Maths, Latin, English, French, History and…...

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References

California Alliance for Arts Education: Available at  http://www.artsed411.org/ 

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.. Its organic unity is its value." (McCain 151) while interesting in theory the concept in practical use is a little vague. McCain goes on to state that, "On this view, then, objects of art may have intrinsic value (as they successfully realize a novel diversity-in-unity), cultural value (as symbols of some cultural unity), and economic value (in that some individual is willing to pay for them)." (153) It seems to be a recurring motif that it comes down to the concept of value as related to the popular expression in the culture. Similar to the real estate market in different areas, the exact same hoe can go for various prices dependent on the location. And then there is provenance.
The origin or source of artistic material does changes the value of the material itself. The author uses the example of creating an exact replica, molecule by molecule, of a Rembrandt.…...

Arts, Music, Lit
Edward Henry Potthast

Introduction and Biography

Edward Henry Potthast has been remembered mostly for the beach scenes and the atmosphere of carefree ideals that he created.

He was an American, born in 1857 (Bio, 2005). He passed away in 1927, but not before leaving his mark on the artistic world (Bio, 2005). He was generally considered to be one of the most significant American artists within the 19th-century and he came from Cincinnati which was growing as an arts center very rapidly at the time of Potthast's birth (Bio, 2005). Cincinnati was often also judged to be a good refuge for immigrants from Germany, and this included the Potthast family.

He began his study at the McMicken School of Design and also at the Cincinnati Academy (Bio, 2005). After that he went briefly to Europe and then became an illustrator and lithographer back in Cincinnati. He moved to New York City in…...

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Artists by Movement: Impressionism. 2005. Artcyclopedia.  http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/impressionism.html 

Bio: Edward Henry Potthast (American, 1857-1927). 2005. From the Archives of AskART. http://www.sai.msu.su/cjackson/potthast_bio.him

Cox, R. 2005. Edward Henry Potthast 1857-1927. Afternoon Fun.   / pc_book/pages/edward_henry_potthast_1857.htmhttp://www.butlerart.com 

Roughton Galleries, Inc. 2004. Biography Edward Henry Potthast.  http://www.roughtongalleries.com/potthast.html

Arts and healing: A group process
The group summary

The group I chose to observe is one that focused on Arts, spirituality, and healing, called Personal Mythology. This was a weekend workshop to engage people in the theories and experiences that are presented by Feinstein & Krippner (1997) in The Mythic Path: Discovering the Guiding Stories of your past -- Creating a Vision for your Future. The workshop was designed to serve 2 purposes as follows: (1) An intensive exposure to the work of personal mythology; (2) An intensive process of the work of personal mythology. People came together not only to engage with the intensive experience and begin the work of personal mythology but also in hopes of understanding how to make it an ongoing life process and help others in their spheres of influence to do the same.

In the Invitation of their book, Feinstein and Krippner (1997) describe one's personal…...

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References

Feinstein, David & Krippner, Stanley. (1997). The mythic path: Discovering the guiding stories of your past -- Creating a vision for your future. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Ward, D. (2009). "Groupwork" in R. Adams, L, Dominelli, & M. Payne (eds), Critical practice in social work, 2nd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, chapter 10, pp. 115-124.

There is a relationship between form and aesthetic sports since aesthetic is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of art and criteria of artistic judgment while form sports encompasses other forms of creative activities such as dance of which dance is an art form that refers to movement of the body for example, gymnastics.

Yes.

I consider sports as an art since sports have many affinities with art .For example, drum corps, dance sports and artistic gymnastics. I also consider sports as an art because there are some activities which have elements of sports and art such as free running, wrestling, body building and performance arts such as dance and drama.

I also consider sports as an art because in both of them one must be dedicated and committed to achieve .If an athlete views himself as an artist he can transform sports to art by dedicating and committing…...

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References

Dr Masucci, (2008). Sports, Art & The Aesthetic. Retrieved September 21, 2008 from  http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/masucci/Sport,%20Art,%20&%20the%20Aesthetic.pdf 

Best David (1980). Sports is not Art. Journal of the philosophy of sport. (Vol xii). Pp25-45)

Seymour Kleinman,(1980). Arts, Sports and Intention. Ohio State University. pp 218-222.

arts bring to education?" The author begins with a history of education and testing. Standardised tests are critical to admission into universities and colleges. These tests to do not accurately assess a student's depth of knowledge nor do the tests test a spectrum of skills -- only a few skills are necessary to be successful on such tests. The author argues that art classes develop skills and habits of thinking benefitting every student. Practicing art develops practical skills that are key to success in life as well as success in the academic and professional realms. Some skills the author pays particular attention to are those of self-reflection, self-criticism, understanding and making choices, and what the author calls "mucking about until something happens." The author contends that traditional perspectives toward art and art education must be modified in order to perceive and exploit the potential of art for the development…...

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Gooding-Brown, Jane 2010, 'What do the arts bring to education?', Online Opinion,. Web. Retrieved from:   2012 March 13.http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=11265&page=0 .

conceived by educational and cognition psychologist Howard Gardner
According the most current incarnation of the website devoted to the project and philosophy of Arts Propel, "Arts Propel is a five-year, collaborative effort involving Harvard Project Zero, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), and the teachers and administrators of the Pittsburgh Public Schools." (Arts Propel, 2003, retrieved at (http://www.pz.harvard.edu/Research/PROPEL.htm) It is a program designed to better integrate arts education into the often-confining educational framework of the American public school system. In other words, rather than teach art like reading or mathematics, in an Arts Propel classroom, "students approach the art form along three crisscrossing pathways that give Arts PROPEL its name."

These "crossings" include, but are not limited to production, where "students are inspired to learn the basic skills and principles of the art form by putting their ideas into music, words, or visual form," then perception, "where students study works of art…...

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Works Cited

Arts Propel. Website of Arts Propel Project. Constructed 2003. Retrieved on November 16, 2003 at  http://www.pz.harvard.edu/Research/PROPEL.htm/ 

Gardener, Howard. "Zero-Based Arts Education: An Introduction to ARTS PROPEL." Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research. 30 (2): 71-83.

Gardener, Howard. The Tipping Point between Success and Failure: A Psychologist's View," by Howard Gardner for Nexos. 2003.http://www.pz.harvard.edu/PIs/HG_nexos.pdf"

Gardener, Howard. Mu ltiple Intelligences after Twenty Years." Invited Address, American Educational Research Association. April 2003.

Students are complex creatures, volatile, complicated and paradoxical. No two students learn alike, and no two students are the product of the same biological and cognitive processing mechanisms. In modern society, educators have taken the standpoint that students should be taught utilizing one method, a verbal learning approach. In the traditional sense, this warrants one teacher standing in front of a large classroom of students, lecturing about a particular subject matter.
This method of teaching defies reason. Students are not simply verbal learning mechanisms. Many students learn visually. In fact, in a society as visually programmed as that in which we live today, the most logical method of instruction should revolve around visual learning methods, not simply verbal. In a traditional classroom setting, students are not provided an arena to experience a democratic way of learning. The use of arts and visually oriented learning methodologies to pass on knowledge has begun…...

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References

Cattell, R.B. (1987). Intelligence: Its structure, growth, and action. New York: Elsevier.

Evoy, A. (Ed).(1981). Contemporary authors: New revision series (Vol.2). Detroit: Gale Research Company.

Stills, D.L. (Ed.).(1989). International encyclopedia of the social sciences: Biographical supplement (Vol. 18). New York: Macmillan.

Murray, B. (1999). "Can You Measure a Liberal Arts Education?" Monitor Online, Volume 30, Number 4. April 30, 1999, Retrieved March 14, 2003, http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr99/uni.html

Topic: Are the Arts Motivational Entry Points for Non-Academic Students?IntroductionFor a long time, academic courses, specifically STEM programs (i.e. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) have often been favored because of their real (and perceived) employability chances. It is indeed true that most societal undertakings are driven by specializations in these academic courses. However, this does not necessarily mean that there is no place for artistic specializations for non-academic students. It is important to note, from the onset, that there are a wide range of factors that influence the desires of academic students to pursue higher education. It would be prudent to highlights these with an aim of setting the stage for the assessment of arts as motivational entry points for non-academic students. Some of these include, but they are not limited to, the need to further enhance employability, the need to fulfill parental or familial expectations, the need to satisfy…...

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Art to Tanzania people
Art and Culture of Tanzania

Every country has its special features and certain interesting facts about its history and legacy. This paper discusses the unique country of Tanzania in the continent of Africa and describes its culture and history. Certain doctrine point out that the mainland of Tanzania was named by a ritish civil servant in the year 1920 and its name was derived from the words in Swahili language, tanga, meaning sail and nyika, meaning bright and plain. This place had a very intriguing and unique culture of people, who had a long history of existence and had preserved their identity. This place came to be known as a Tanganyika Territory, which was formerly a German East African area. Later in 1964, Tanganyika was joined with Zanzibar, which was an archipelago of islands off the coast of eastern Africa1.

This was a very interesting development in terms…...

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1. Countries and their culture. n.d.   (accessed January 17, 2015).http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Tanzania.html 

2. Jahn, Reuster Uta, and Gabriel Hacke. The Bongo Flava industry in Tanzania and artists' strategies for success. Germany: Johannes Gutenberg University, 2011. Retrieved from:  http://www.ifeas.uni-mainz.de/Dateien/AP127.pdf 

3. Caves, Richard E., Creative Industries. Contracts between Art and Commerce. Cambridge, Mass.:Harvard University Press, 2000.

4. Vavrus, F. (2004). The referential web: Externalization beyond education in Tanzania. In G. Steiner-Khamsi (Ed.), The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending, New York: Teachers College Press

Thus, his speech was not simply a complaint about what was wrong with the current system, but a stirring look at how to fix the problem as soon as possible.
Perhaps the most important part of King's speech is his cry for peace and understanding between both groups. He did not urge blacks to take their rights by force, but advocated peace and mutual respect for each other. This part of the speech follows Pratt's essay regarding the critique portion, where King first assesses what is wrong with the treatment of blacks in the country, and then offers ways to fix the problem. He advocates collaboration for reform, and always advocates understanding between blacks and whites in the country. He was a man of peace who used radical reform to help solve a pressing problem.

King's speech represents the contact zone in another important way, and that is because it represents…...

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King, Martin Luther. "I Have a Dream." University of Groningen. 21 Nov. 2004. 6 Nov. 2006. http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/D/1951-1975/mlk/dream.htm

Pratt, Mary Louise. "Arts of the Contact Zone." University of Florida. 1999. 6 Nov. 2006. http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/~stripp/2504/pratt.html

evolutionary history of Mexico [...] interrelationships of art and events in Mexico for the revolutionary period. It seems that revolution in a country also breeds artistic development and reform. As freedom beckons, so does the creative process and the need to document the events of the revolution. This is certainly the case in the history of the Mexican evolution and the resulting onslaught of artwork and creativity that resulted. Some of Mexico's most famous artists, such as Diego ivera, came out of the revolutionary period, and their influence on world art cannot be denied.
In the case of the Mexican muralists, the art directly reflected the events of the period; in fact, many muralists like ivera used real revolutionary figures and events as part of their subject matter. ivera painted a modern, cubistic Zapatista Guerrilla in one of his most famous paintings, and he did several murals depicting the history…...

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Berger, M. (Ed.). (1994). Modern art and society: An anthology of social and multicultural readings. New York: Icon Editions.

Hopkinson, A. (2004, May 3). Bread and roses: A Communist with a string of colorful lovers. New Statesman, 133, 48+.

Miller, Robert Ryal. (1986). Mexico: A history. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.

Arts and Education
Lack of Arts in School Curriculum affects learning and interest in learning

School leaders and policymakers pay little attention to arts despite the experience that, allowing young people to participate in arts and culture can influence their development tremendously. The major problem lies with the fact that very few people bother to carry out a research, and record the far-reaching effect arts and culture can have on students. Instead, schools, researchers, and policymakers spend more time focusing on what is easily and commonly measured: reading and math success. This has led art proponents into trying to establish a connection between arts and higher reading and math grades -- a claim that still lacks scholarly, scientific evidence. For other advocates of arts, there is no need and no way to measure the benefits (Greene, et al., 2014).

In recent years, most attention with regards to education have been making numeracy and…...

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References

Greene, J. P., Kisida, B., Bogulski, C. A., Kraybill, A., Hitt, C., & Bowen, DH (2014, December 2). Arts Education Matters: We Know, We Measured It. Education Week.

Hudziak, J., Albaugh, M., Ducharme, S., Karama, S., Spottswood, M., Crehan, E., & Botteron, K. (2014). Cortical thickness maturation and duration of music training: Health-promoting activities shape brain development. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 53(11), 1153-1161.

Johnson, C., & Memmott, J. (2006). Examination of Relationships between Participation in School Music Programs of Differing Quality and Standardized Test Results. Journal of Research in Music Education, 54(4), 293-307.

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This book is about how politicians don't have the best interests of the American people in their hearts anymore, and how greed and corruption has stopped many of them from doing what's right to help the country as a whole. The middle class are struggling with this more than others, because they get the least help. Rich people don't need help from the government, and poor people get a lot of assistance and handouts. If someone is middle class, he or she often needs a little assistance to really live comfortably but can't get that help because he or she....

Strategic human resource management refers to a specific approach that must human resource (HR) practitioners take to handling a company’s employees (human resources).  Strategic human resource management is a philosophy of management, not a defined approach, so it is possible for different HR professionals to take varied approaches and still fit under the umbrella of strategic human resource management.  In fact, it is not only possible, but probably necessary, given that HR needs do differ according to the type of profession, the working environment, the size of an organization, and the demographics of the workforce.  Generally, strategic....

When most people think about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economics, they think of it as being purely destructive.  While there can be no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has created economic uncertainty in many sectors, leading to a loss of production and high unemployment rates in many areas, it cannot be ignored that the pandemic has also led to new opportunities for certain businesses.  Understanding those opportunities may be critical to the overall recovery of the global economy, as those industries that have experienced gains determine how to leverage them in a way that....