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Period: 420 BCE to
Humanities Beauty
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Period: 1526 to
History - Slavery
Slavery is the practice of owning a person as property, typically forcing them to work and dictating where they live and work. It can involve a variety of forms, including Human trafficking, Forced labor, and Debt bondage -
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Art History - Judith Beheading Holofernes ( Caravaggio)
The expressions on the faces of Judith and her maid are filled with determination and resolve, capturing the moment of intense action and violence. The composition is dynamic and visually striking, drawing the viewer's attention to the central figures and creating a sense of immediacy and tension. One of the most striking aspects of the painting is Caravaggio's realistic depiction of the violence and horror of the scene. -
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Philosophy - Enlightenment
During the 18th century Enlightenment, philosophers significantly explored the concept of beauty, focusing on understanding it through reason and attempting to establish universal standards for what constitutes beauty, often drawing inspiration from classical art and emphasizing concepts like order, harmony, and proportion, with key thinkers like Edmund Burke investigating the "sublime" as a separate aesthetic experience beyond mere beauty. -
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Art history -Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen By Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds's painting, "Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen," is a masterpiece that captures the elegance, grace, and beauty of three women engaged in a ceremonial act of adorning a statue of Hymen, the Greek god of marriage and weddings. -
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French Theatre
The French theatre of the late 18th century was a platform for political expression and debate, with plays often reflecting the societal unrest leading up to the French Revolution, where audiences actively engaged with performances to voice their opinions on current issues, making the theater a crucial forum for social commentary. -
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Classical Music – Amy Beach
She was one of the first American composers to succeed without the benefit of European training, and one of the most respected and acclaimed American composers of her era. As a pianist, she was acclaimed for concerts she gave featuring her own music in the United States and in Germany. -
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Literature - F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in March 1920. It examines the lives and morality of carefree American youth at the dawn of the Jazz Age. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive middle-class student at Princeton University who dabbles in literature and engages in a series of unfulfilling romances with flappers. -
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Film History – Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical romance film that was turning point in how the world and America viewed the civil war. -
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Architecture- Marcel Breuer
It was during this time that he made a name for himself with his unique approach to design, incorporating elements of modernism and Bauhaus principles. -
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Jazz Music – Miles Davis
So What" is a quintessential example of Davis's innovative approach to jazz, with its modal structure and laid-back, cool atmosphere.
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