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“Reflection of American Democracy in Pop
Art”
...The aim of this paper is to show that Pop Art was one
cultural expression of this American "democratic ethos"
(Kroes,p.46). It will further discuss in how far Pop Art as
part of American culture had an influence on Europe and if
the fears and criticisms by European intellectuals of being
'Americanized' are justified. Regarding the former aspect of
Pop Art being a 'democratic art', it seems necessary to
first single out the basic features that make art democratic
and then to analyze the impact of a democratic character on
art itself. Just as the political form of democracy is
described by Heywood (2002) as 'government of, for and by
the people' (p.76), one could describe the cultural
dimension of democracy, as aspired by pop art, as 'art of,
for and by the people'. Thus, one could claim that in order
to fulfill these criteria, Pop Art had to abandon certain
features of traditional art and create new ones instead...
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Italian Renaissance from the Perspective
of Art and Reason
...It wasn't long before the Italian Renaissance surpassed a
mere revival of antiquity and developed past ideals to suit
modern standards. Reason enabled the emergence of some of
the most important discoveries in history: Philosophy moved
away from its previous formal methods of thought. Science
had disoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Newton.
Art had the revival of classical architecture and
development of new painting styles. However, ultimately
reason can also be held responsible for the reformation
under Martin Luther, marking the end of the Renaissance.
Renaissance values embraced the rise of the individual,
scientific enquiry and diminishment of church and feudal
systems of the middle Ages. The concept of reason was
central to renaissance values and the rise of Art, as it was
responsible for the 'rebirth' of the individual in society.
The most important achievement of art in renaissance Italy
was the materialization of the artist as a 'creator', often
famous for their work as opposed to an anonymous craftsman.
This encouraged the development of their own styles -
Leonardo tried many!..
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Digital Media: Ethical Issues Arising
...As indicated by the Ethical and Legal Issues in Selling
chapter of the Professional Selling textbook, there are nine
questions that should be asked in making an ethical decision
(Weitz 2004). The first question is, “Would I be embarrassed
if a customer found out about this behavior?” Second, “Would
my Supervisor disapprove of this behavior?” Third, “Would
most employees find it unusual?” Fourth, “Am I about to do
this because I think I can get away with it?” Fifth, “Would
I be upset if someone did this to me.” Sixth, “Would my
family or friends think less of me if I told them about
engaging in this activity?” Seventh, “Am I concerned about
the possible consequences of this behavior?” Eighth, Would I
be upset if this activity made the front page of the
newspaper?” Ninth, “Would society be worse off if everyone
engaged in this behavior or activity (Weitz, 2004)?”...
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It is believed that we now live in the Age
of Knowledge
...Knowledge is the full utilization of information and
data, together with the potential of people’s skills,
competencies, ideas, intuitions, commitments and
motivations. To understand that information is not the same
as knowledge, these different terms must first be defined.
Data is simply the representation of facts, and as such
forms the basis for intelligent actions. Information is data
in context, the meaning of data. Knowledge is the awareness
and understanding of facts, truths or information gained in
the form of experience or learning. Finally, knowledge
begets wisdom and wisdom only comes about when knowledge is
assimilated and internalized, when it changes existing
behavior patterns and makes things better. Karl M. Wiig
provides us with the following definition of Knowledge:
knowledge – the insights, understandings, and practical
know-how that we all posses – is the fundamental resource
that allows us to function intelligently. Over time,
considerable knowledge is also transformed to other
manifestations – such as books, technology, practices, and
traditions – within organizations of all kinds and society
in general. Knowledge is one, if not THE, principal factor
that makes personal, organizational, and social intelligent
behavior possible...
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Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photo masterpiece
...The photograph I have chosen to evaluate of
Cartier-Bresson is a 1964 portrait of Coco Chanel, from the
'TД›te Дѓ TД›te' collection. I was particularly drawn to
this photograph not only because of the fact it was Coco
Chanel, but the way in which she is photographed. As I
know from some background information on Coco Chanel, her
life due to the popularity of her clothes range and other
cosmetic brands she was a much photographed woman. Looking
at photographs in archives from newspapers and information
channels she always looks positioned and 'set' for the
photograph to be taken. But in this photograph by
Cartier-Bresson she looks natural and happy in her
surroundings. The theme of the photograph shows the richness
of her life, with the bookshelves filled, the extravagant
mirror, leather seats and the whole setting of the scene.
But it also shows a part of Coco Chanel that was very rarely
seen. Dressed in fine clothes and wearing pearls with a
beaming smile shows that she is comfortable with where she
is. It is a caught moment, it looks like she is laughing at
a joke or someone's comedy and Cartier-Bresson has caught
that moment without her realizing...
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...Operations management concepts and theories are derived
from the general management theories, like planning,
coordinating, organizing and controlling. The general
management theories are employed to improve the efficiency
of the personnel and that of the organization...
