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In 2004 Trademarks Pictures released Sheer 2, a well-known American computer- animated fantasy-comedy film dedicated towards a mature audience due to its post modernistic approach. It is the second segment to the Sheer film series and is followed by another two films. The film starts right where the first movie finished. After Sheer and Princess…

The Persistence of Memory is a surreal landscape created in 1931 by the famous Spanish artist, Salvador Dali. This oil painting measures 9 1/2 x 13 inches, or 24.1 x 33 cm and is on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA). It has been displayed in galleries worldwide and is…

The concept of “religare” is important in various religions as a means of reconnecting with one’s faith. Christianity uses scripture, myths, tradition, and church teachings to establish this reconnection with revealed truth. In contrast, Hinduism provides a distinct interpretation of religare. There is no specific entity to identify or pinpoint. We all originated from one…

            Historically, Americans have flocked to theaters to find happiness, hope and heroes in film. Film producers were enormously successful at drawing in audiences and inspiring audience. In recent years, however, most movies have been more depressing than inspiring. Their quality has been mediocre at best. Nevertheless, a few movies of this decade have broken…

            The term “Renaissance Man” during the Renaissance referred to men (and few qualified women) of noble birth who were cultured and well educated and accomplished in both the arts and sciences.  Because of the gender bias prevalent during that era, the term was appropriate. Despite the fact that some women were better educated than…

Subliminal messages, which can be words, images, or sounds, are often found in television or radio commercials, TV shows or movies, print ads or recorded music. These messages are typically not consciously recognized and may be disregarded by the conscious brain. It is a common curiosity of many individuals whether subliminal messages truly exist in…

Kulintang refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles. Percussive bossed gong ensembles without a melodical gong rack, known as Agung, are played throughout most of the islands by indigenous groups (such as the Mangyan, Lumad, Batak, Tagbanwa and Aeta) as well…

In the film War Dance It follows the life of three schoolchildren who live in northern Uganda in a refugee village (Paton refugee camp). The reason why they live in a refugee camps is the results of the rebels who are kidnapping children to become child soldiers and sex slaves. They enter a national music…

Nora Ephron discusses three photographs taken in Boston in her essay “The Boston Photographs”. These pictures capture a fireman, a woman, and her child on a fire escape while the building behind them is ablaze. The first photo shows this scene, the second showcases the fire escape detaching from the building, and in the third,…

Liberty Leading the People Analysis Painting Analysis Ideas of freedom are represented in this painting (Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix) in many different ways. Freedom is represented very plainly in the title as Liberty means being free or being free from society. The woman wants her people to be free from the government and…