INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (2166,47,'2011-11-24 20:19:08','2011-11-25 02:19:08','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2168\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/music/pages/the-beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band.shtml\">http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/music/pages/the-beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band.shtml</a></p>\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. it was the 60’s, the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and  personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol and “forged new ground in the world of cover art and pop art (Edmondson, Jacqueline)”. The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\r\n\r\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\r\n\r\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\n\r\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\r\n\r\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\r\n\r\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Work Cited</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Edmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\r\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\r\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Loder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> \"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\r\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\r\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\r\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Elvis Presley King Creole\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>','Sgt. 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The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.\n\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\n\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\n\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\n\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\n\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\n\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWork Cited\n\nEdmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )\n\nFiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)\n\nLoder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)\n\n“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)\n\n\"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)\n\nWald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)\n\n103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed\n\nThe Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006\n\nElvis Presley King Creole\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006','Sgt. 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Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol and “forged new ground in the world of cover art and pop art (Edmondson, Jacqueline)”. The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.\n\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\n\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\n\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\n\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\n\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\n\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWork Cited\n\nEdmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )\n\nFiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)\n\nLoder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)\n\n“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)\n\n\"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)\n\nWald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)\n\n103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed\n\nThe Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006\n\nElvis Presley King Creole\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006','Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band','','inherit','open','open','','2166-revision-2','','','2011-11-24 20:10:20','2011-11-25 02:10:20','',2166,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2169',0,'revision','',0),(2170,47,'2011-11-24 20:16:09','2011-11-25 02:16:09','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2168\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"401\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. it was the 60’s, the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and  personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol and “forged new ground in the world of cover art and pop art (Edmondson, Jacqueline)”. The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.\r\n\r\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\r\n\r\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\r\n\r\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\n\r\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\r\n\r\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\r\n\r\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Edmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\r\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\r\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Loder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> \"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\r\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Wald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\r\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\r\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Elvis Presley King Creole\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>','Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band','','inherit','open','open','','2166-revision-3','','','2011-11-24 20:16:09','2011-11-25 02:16:09','',2166,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2170',0,'revision','',0),(2171,47,'2011-11-24 20:17:08','2011-11-25 02:17:08','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2168\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. it was the 60’s, the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and  personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol and “forged new ground in the world of cover art and pop art (Edmondson, Jacqueline)”. The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.\r\n\r\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\r\n\r\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\r\n\r\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\n\r\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\r\n\r\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\r\n\r\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Edmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\r\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\r\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Loder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> \"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\r\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Wald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\r\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\r\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Elvis Presley King Creole\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>','Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band','','inherit','open','open','','2166-revision-4','','','2011-11-24 20:17:08','2011-11-25 02:17:08','',2166,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2171',0,'revision','',0),(2172,47,'2011-11-24 20:18:18','2011-11-25 02:18:18','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2168\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" /></a><!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/music/pages/the-beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band.shtml\">http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/music/pages/the-beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band.shtml</a></p>\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. it was the 60’s, the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and  personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol and “forged new ground in the world of cover art and pop art (Edmondson, Jacqueline)”. The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.\r\n\r\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\r\n\r\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\r\n\r\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\n\r\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\r\n\r\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\r\n\r\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Edmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\r\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\r\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Loder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> \"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\r\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Wald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\r\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\r\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Elvis Presley King Creole\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>','Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band','','inherit','open','open','','2166-revision-5','','','2011-11-24 20:18:18','2011-11-25 02:18:18','',2166,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2172',0,'revision','',0),(2173,1,'2011-11-24 20:19:08','2011-11-25 02:19:08','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2168\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-beatles-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" /></a><!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/music/pages/the-beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band.shtml\">http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/music/pages/the-beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band.shtml</a></p>\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. it was the 60’s, the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and  personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol and “forged new ground in the world of cover art and pop art (Edmondson, Jacqueline)”. The Beatles are one of the most known band in the world and their music should be preserved, not only for their popularity, but because they represent a new style that invaded the world, and they became the symbol of love and peace.\r\n\r\nIn the mid 20th century the world was in a state of suspense as the war had ended and Europe became separated; it was a process of reconstruction in the mist of war. The cold war brought tension to the entire world with the fear of a nuclear 3rd world war. The world was separated with two mayor powers, the Capitalist America and the Communist Soviet Union. With the separation of beliefs came the question of which economical system was better and correct and at the center was Germany that was occupied by both the US and the USSR. The Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers; it was a perfect scene to evolve as a band which played for drunken soldiers in a rough bar (Edmondson, Jacqueline). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly(Encyclopædia Britannica). Also, they met a young photographer, Astrid Kirchherr which gave them their hair style and took some of the earliest pictures of the Beatles. After their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With the help of Brian Epstein as manager a record was secured for the Beatles with the record label EMI and producer George Martin. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star (Edmondson, Jacqueline).\r\n\r\nThe development of mass communication played a major factor for musician as there were now recording that could be sent all over the world and televisions that by 1960’s were accessible to the homes of nearly any middle-class American(Fiero, Gloria). Many factors took part in the start of Beatlemania like a public needing comfort from the fears of a war with the Soviet Union, the tension with Cuba but over all the recent death of Kennedy and it all changed with the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. “The Beatles\' first appearance on the Sullivan show, the U.S. was a country uniquely in need of some cheering up. The assassination of a young and charismatic President little more than two months earlier had cast a pall on the national mood; and of course there were rumors of war.”( Loder, Kurt). The Beatles set the mood for a country in need and after that they became the symbol that would set the standards of style that embraced a new culture.\r\n\r\nBy mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  “There was no way to avoid the Beatles influence. Even if you hated them, you couldn’t have missed being bombarded with the music, the pictures, and the news about their drugs and marriages and, eventually, their breakups (Wald, Elijah).” Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was an innovation that fused the music of the artist they admired like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many others (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). It was their most creative work that was aimed at public which followed them. They had shifted away from a joyful style and aimed for a more adult scene. “I could tell it was a masterpiece—my father, who was an amateur cellist, loved it—but it was not really my music. It was adult music, like Louis Armstrong or Pablo Casals (Wald, Elijah).” One of the most significant aspects of the album was its censorship toward the drug use it promoted as the band quoted many stages of their experiences with marihuana and LSD. Marihuana had become a big part of the Beatles life but their experience with acid, especially Lennon and Harrison, had inspired them to write about the drug and their reflections while they were under the influence (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).  The song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear (Edmondson, Jacqueline).  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\n\r\nIn noticing the Beatles music it is obvious that their style was a fusion of past generation. Like the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley which was one of John Lennon’s idols. It is only fair to compare the Beatles to their idols from a decade earlier, and Elvis was the most popular artist before the Beatles appeared, “before the Beatles\' popularity enveloped the earth, \"Presleymania\" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world. (Loder, Kurt)” In comparing Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band the song toward King Creole  by Elvis which was one of Elvis most popular songs and in contrast an inspiration toward future musicians. Elvis and the Beatles both introduced music toward the younger adult; both songs are fast paced, and distinguished by the guitar use. While the Beatles composed Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a orchestra the use of the guitar was a style for rock-‘n-roll that could not be dismissed, and gave the touch that Elvis did without the orchestra. The melody is quite unique as both songs are fast paced, giving the audience the feeling of wanting to move towards the song’s beat. Elvis evolved his rock-‘n-roll sound from gospel music which defined the lyrics as conservative, while the Beatles are known from their controversial lyrics (Loder, Kurt).  One very important aspect of Elvis and the Beatles was their performance and how they could move their audience, both were exceptional performers, moving on stage and making jokes. Even their costumes are similar as the Beatles would wear their colorful uniforms and evils wore his white suit on stage. Both the Beatles and Elvis were great artist that defined the eras in which their music was created.\r\n\r\nThe Beatles will always be remembered. Their music is still inspiring people all around the world, and their songs are still used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers (Encyclopædia Britannica). In today’s life everyone knows who the Beatles are or have heard their music, and the people who lived that era will never forget, for example, “a recently divorce friend defined his test for maturity as “I am not dating anyone who can’t name all four Beatles” (Wald, Elijah).” Today you can find their music in many station, some of the most popular around the United States like BobFM will list them on their 24 hour play list (103.5 BobFM). Their popularity only lives on, and band will come and go but the Beatles will always be remembered.\r\n\r\nI remember when I was young in South America, and going thru my mother’s album and finding for the first time the Beatles. The band was great and inspired me to learn to play the guitar. I never became a good guitar player but the Beatles became my favorite band. Their music will inspire many to continue the search for sounds that motivate people like Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and I strongly believe that the Beatles should be conserved for future generations. They may have not being the most political band, but their intentions were good. The Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album that changed the people of their times and continue to change people today.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Edmondson, Jacqueline. John Lennon. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Biographies, 2010. ABC-CLIO, LLC.\r\n(Used this book for a biography on the Beatles, where they have being and a detailed description of their music )</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fiero, Gloria. Humanistic tradition 6ed. New York, NY: McGrawl-Hill, 2011.\r\n(Used this book to show how the popularity of the Beatles grew by the means of technologies)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Loder, Kurt. “The Beatles.” Time International (Canada Edition) 06/08/98: Vol. 151 Issue 22, p90. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(Used this article for more detail view of the Beatles in America and Elvis Presley)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">“The Beatles.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2011, p1-1, 1p. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 11/14/2011\r\n(This article defined some of the music of the Beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> \"The Beatles.\" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles\">http://www.britannica.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/EBchecked/topic/57495/the-Beatles</a>&gt;.\r\n(Used this encyclopedia as a historical view of the beatles)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Wald, Elijah. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.\r\n(This book gave personal views on the Beatles in the 1960’s)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">103.5 BobFM. 24-Hour Playlist. 11/19/2011 &lt;<a href=\"http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx\">http://www.1035bobfm.com/broadcasthistory.aspx</a>#&gt;\r\n(Used this website of a radio station to prove that the Beatles Music is still popular)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com</a> videos viewed</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Beatles Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Elvis Presley King Creole\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_zS6-dO7Q</a>\r\nUploaded by mateo314 on Jun 16, 2006</p>','Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band','','inherit','open','open','','2166-revision-6','','','2011-11-24 20:19:08','2011-11-25 02:19:08','',2166,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2173',0,'revision','',0),(2174,1,'2011-11-23 23:02:01','2011-11-24 05:02:01','Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing”\r\n(1989) is a dramatic comedy that depicts life on a sunny Brooklyn\r\nstreet were racial tensions are at an all time high. The story is about a young\r\nAfrican-American man named Mookie (Spike Lee) who works at the local pizza shop\r\nin his neighborhood. The store is owned by Italians but the clientele is\r\nlargely black which causes for Mookie to feel somewhat stuck in the middle of a\r\nrace tug of war. He feels like he should do well at work and be a good employee\r\nto Sal (<a title=\"Danny Aiello\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Aiello\">Danny Aiello</a>)\r\nthe man who hired him. But his friends in the black community are constantly\r\ntelling him to stay black and that he shouldn’t go to work for that racist\r\nItalian. At the time of the movie’s release in 1989 there were talks amongst\r\nthe leaders of the US and\r\nthe USSR\r\nthat the cold war would soon be coming to an end. The nation as a whole was in\r\nvery cautious and suspicious state of mind as we felt a constant threat from\r\nthe Russians throughout the Cold War. The Cold War ties into the film as it\r\nportrays the ignorance that many citizens had about stereotypes and suspicions\r\nof other races. This movie deserves preservation for multiple reasons, not only\r\nfor its astounding award resume, but for the ability of a black director to\r\nmake a box office movie about racial tension through the eyes of a black man.\r\nDuring a time were racial tensions in America was a new theme as the new nation\r\nlearned how to deal with racial freedom whether it be economically,\r\npolitically, or socially Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” covers all aspects.\r\n\r\nSpike\r\nLee’s “Do The Right Thing” is typical of its era in the sense it’s a box office\r\nmovie with noteworthy actors and is viewed in cinemas until its VHS release. There\r\nare not any major changes in the production of the film, and the fact Spike Lee\r\ndirected and acted in it is a remarkable trait of the film. What is significant\r\nabout this film from its era is that it was one of the first movies to tackle\r\nracism and stereotypes head on. The subject matter was extremely rare at the\r\ntime and the film was reviewed by critics to possibly bring about an uproar of\r\nviolence in the black community. “<em>New York</em> magazine said, ‘Lee appears to be\r\nendorsing the outcome, and if some audiences go wild he\'s partly responsible.’”\r\n(WORLDBIO).\r\n\r\nThe ability for Spike Lee to make a\r\nmovie about race that was unbiased to all races, and to not take sides but just\r\nportray the movie as how things truly are is what makes the movie stand out\r\nfrom its peers. Movies at the time were starting to focus on more controversial\r\ntopics like the film “Black Rain” which focused on the dropping of an atomic\r\nbomb on Hiroshima.\r\nThat movie is seen to have much more of a political motive where as Spike Lee’s\r\ncan’t be thrown into one particular category of having a specific goal to\r\nachieve as it accomplishes so many. The movie has so much cultural context to\r\nit as truly remarks a time in America\r\nwere racism was a rising topic. Blacks had been previously enslaved in America,\r\nand then segregated from white Americans as the laws in the south allowed for\r\nit. Then in later court cases and through influential leaders such as Martin\r\nLuther King and Malcolm X the end of segregation began in the mid 60s. The\r\nblack community was finally in a time were the ever present thoughts of past\r\noppression were starting to fade away. America\r\nhas always had a relaxed immigration policy and the cultural tension between\r\nBlacks and Italians in Brooklyn was a rising\r\nheated topic. Spike Lee does an excellent job of covering the time period in\r\nwhich he was living in as the movie accurately displays how things were at that\r\npoint in time in 1989. Racism was not a common topic in the film industry, let\r\nalone by a black director, where the film industry is dominated white males.\r\n\r\nThe film was one of those extraordinary films\r\nthat no matter who you were when you walked out of the theater you were touched.\r\nWhether it is by the racial tension, the dilemmas faced throughout the film, or\r\nby the sheer quality that was taken into the film and by its cast members and\r\namazing director Spike Lee this film was instant success in the film world. The\r\nfilm is noted for winning numerous awards as a film and through individual\r\nefforts as well. The film is noted for giving film debuts to actors Martin\r\nLawrence and Rosie Perez. The film also has some high profile nominations to\r\nits name. According to IMDB the film was nominated for 4 Golden Globe awards\r\nand also for 2 Oscar Awards. It also won awards from Chicago,\r\nLos Angeles, New York\r\nand Boston’s\r\nfilm critics’ awards committee. (IMDB) Critics of the movie were expecting for\r\na violent reaction form the black community to the film, but there wasn’t\r\nanything like that to note of. Through the nominations and awards that the film\r\nwon, I feel it is safe to say that the film was received as a masterpiece in\r\nits initial perception. Spike Lee was able to staple himself as a prominent\r\ndirector and showed his ability to conquer touchy subjects in a tasteful way\r\nthat can appeal to the masses.\r\n\r\nThe movie in today’s time is still\r\nlooked at as an accurate depiction of racial tensions, and sadly to say some of\r\nthose same stereotypes still exist in the world we live in today. There have\r\nbeen other films since the release of “Do The Right Thing” that tackle racial\r\nissues, but none were able to achieve what spike lee was able to do in 1989 as\r\none of the first to do it. A true testament as to how this film was able to\r\nstand the test of time and show that it would be still a classic is the film’s\r\npreservation into the National Film Registry. (IMDB) The film which was\r\naccepted into preservation during the year 1999 was the movies first eligible year\r\nand it was preserved by the board. The fact the film has been preserved by the\r\nNational Film Registry makes me feel good about choosing this film for my time\r\ncapsule. These peoples spend their lives watching movies and judging them on\r\nall kinds of criteria for preservation into the registry, and since the board\r\nchoose “Do The Right Thing” in its first year of eligibility says a lot about\r\nthe film in general. Although 1999 is not 2011, it shows that ten years after\r\nthe films release it was already considered a classic. The reception it would\r\nreceive in today’s time would be a bit different as the film may or may not\r\nreceive as much talk about the racism in the film. The subject of race is\r\ndifferent in a time where we are living with a BLACK PRESIDENT!!!! Also in\r\ntoday’s media age of facebook and twitter and internet access everywhere, the\r\namount of racial tension in America\r\nis not what it used to be. Not that its not there, but that America has become\r\nsuch a melting pot since the year 1989 the racial tensions amongst blacks and\r\nItalians, would have to be changed to blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asians,\r\nEuropeans, etc. The film would still hold the same value of depicting the\r\nracial tension amongst a small Brooklyn\r\ncommunity but the nature of racial tension in 2011 is not the same as 1989.\r\n\r\nPersonally I find this film to be\r\nterrific in every way, Spike Lee himself is playing in the movie, and the fact\r\nhe directs the film as well is awesome. There are not many movies that are able\r\nto show racism in the 80s in Brooklyn,\r\nNew York which is a mega center\r\nof cultures. There will never be another “Do The Right Thing”; nothing will\r\never close to having the same impact on a nation’s society. The cultural clash\r\nthroughout the film is special to me as the film truly depicts racism in its\r\nrawest most uncut form. The images are so vivid throughout the entire film and\r\nthe scene where Mookie is standing at the store looking at the aftermath of the\r\nstore is engraved in my mind forever. “Colorful costumes add to the film\'s\r\nvisual intensity and serve as metaphors for ethnic diversity.” (Eric) What is\r\nparticularly meaningful about the film to me is how well he is able to exploit\r\nracism and how he shows it from all sides of the spectrum. He employs special\r\ncharacteristics in his cast members that truly depict America’s\r\nstereotype of blacks, Puerto Ricans, Italians and white police officers. The\r\nmost important meaning is that people are faced with tough decisions everyday,\r\nand that the world is not some open hearted loving place. Anything can happen\r\nin this world, and there are some things that happen without any ones control.\r\nThe death of Radio Raheem is a true example of how cruel and unjust the world\r\nis, and Spike Lee does an excellent job of showing how something some simple\r\ncan turn out to be a huge tragedy. I also like the film for its comedy as well,\r\nwhich is very dominant in the film as well. The characters all have strong\r\nreal-world personalities that are relatable to and easy to identify with.\r\n\r\nA film that is similar to Spike Lee’s\r\n“Do The Right Thing” is John Singleton’s “Higher Learning” (1995) which is also\r\nbased on racism. Singleton’s film is a remarkable film as well, but the overall\r\nmovie can not compare with Lee’s.\r\n“Higher Learning” is the story of three college kids who are freshman at\r\nColumbus University and have to deal with all\r\nkinds of new problems that they haven’t experienced before. As in Lee’s film,\r\nthere are evident signs of racism that are there for the audience to interpret\r\nthemselves. The characters in “Higher Learning” are all forced to find their identities\r\nand the focus of prejudice an other problems are all evident in the film. Lee’s\r\nfilm is a comedic performance which all takes place in one 24 hour period. The\r\nfilms have similar meanings but the approach to the filmmaking is different.\r\nWhere as Lee’s film came first, he was the first one to tackle race issues head\r\non in a film “Higher Learning” doesn’t as much focus on just race as it does\r\nthe true struggles of a college student and identifying yourself amongst a new\r\nset of people and so called friends. The direction that Lee’s film took is one\r\nof a political activist trying to display how things were in a simple Brooklyn neighborhood. “Higher Learning” had the task of\r\nfollowing three characters and there isn’t that much depth into each characters\r\ntrue dynamics throughout the film. Also it wasn’t accepted into the National\r\nFilm Registry like “Do The Right Thing”, nor did it win as many awards and\r\nnominations as Lee’s films. That’s why on the merit of a movie being based\r\naround race topics, Spike Lees deserves preservation over Singletons for his\r\nability to put a comedic outlook on racial tension.\r\n\r\nWhat is most significant for future\r\ngenerations to be aware of is the ability to create a movie about race and have\r\nit is received by the masses as tasteful and insightful and funny. The quality\r\nof the movie is amazing and future generations need to be aware of Spike Lee\r\nand what the man stood for, believed in and fought for. He was a true black\r\npioneer, and still is to this day an icon in the black community. This movie is\r\nmore than just its awards and more than just a movie about racial tension. The\r\naudacity Spike Lee must have had to produce this movie and put it out the\r\npublic needs to be remembered for generations to come as there truly is not\r\nanother movie like it of its kind and era. So for the fact that Spike Lee was\r\nable to make a real world movie about race and racial tension in America,\r\nand have his point be heard and respected is why I feel like “Do The Right\r\nThing” deserves preservation into my time capsule.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','\"DO THE RIGHT THING\"','','inherit','open','open','','2164-revision-2','','','2011-11-23 23:02:01','2011-11-24 05:02:01','',2164,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2174',0,'revision','',0),(2175,1,'2011-11-11 17:01:05','2011-11-11 23:01:05','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/paris.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2051 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/paris-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://pariscanvas.co.uk/bw2.html\">http://pariscanvas.co.uk/bw2.html</a></p>\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. In many parts these films have been forgotten but their value in the current film industry remains. Edison manages to market Paris for the American people which had become a new wave of satisfying the Americans curiosity. The fact that Edison was able to market a new world theme in a film and the technological innovations in film presented at the Paris exposition are the reason that these films should be conserved because these strategies and technologies are the source of today’s film industry.\r\n\r\nThe Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and its most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower. “We see the base of the Eiffel Tower, with a crowd of people walking under it. Beyond, framed by the tower\'s arch, is the Palace of Electricity. It\'s the 1900 Paris Exposition. A few men stop to stare at the camera; then a woman turns and smiles. Slowly, the camera tilts and pans up the tower, nearly to the top, then slowly tilts back to street level. Men look at the camera. A man tips his hat, another smiles. A smiling young man approaches as if to do a flip in mid air. Someone shakes his hand.”(Internet Movie Data Base)\r\n\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph (Cook, David ). Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century and then became the foundation of films. The photograph had not pushed the idea of the film, but in 1877 a composition of photograph which resembled a film was taken as an experiment conducted by Muybridge. The idea of Muybridge was to prove that a galloping horse would have all four of its hooves of the ground. Muybridge assembled a series of cameras in a race tracks that would shoot a picture as the horse triggered a thin wire connected to the camera, the images captured constituted a moving picture but could not be categorized as a film as they were taken as sequential pictures and not as a motion picture. In 1882 French physiologist Etiene-Jule Marey invented the first camera that would take a sequential picture of twelve pictures per second which is the minimum amount to create the optical illusion of movement. Marey was not interested in the film industry but he did create the film strip to be able to catch picture of a bird in flight(Cook, David ). “In 1887 an Episcopalian Minister named Hannibal Goodwin  first used the celluloid roll fill as a base for light base emulsion(Cook, David )” and later sold his idea to George Eastman, who started mass producing the roll film. These two men enabled Edison Labs to invent the Kinetograph which became “the first true motion picture camera.”\r\n\r\nEdison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture (Cook, David ). Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie (<em>Lauer, Jean</em>). “The movies were intended to talk from their very inception, so that in some sense the silent cinema represents a thirty-year aberration from the medium’s natural tendency towards a total representation of reality. More significant is the fact that the first viable motion picture camera was invented as an accessory to a sound recording device and not for its own sake”(Cook, David ).  Edison though very poorly of the kinetoscope as it had no produce the envisioned idea of a home theater system, he even wrote “very doubtful if there is any commercial feature in it, and fear that they will not even earn their cost. (Jonnes, Jill)” In 1894 Edison was proven wrong as a small parlor opened with five kinetoscopes which would play a ninety-second movie for a nickel. Edison quickly started building a movie studio and producing short films (Jonnes, Jill) or better know at the times as “actualities”(<em>Lauer, Jean</em>). Edison produced anything that was for interest for the public (Jonnes, Jill). As Edison knew of the great interest for foreign cultures, he composed a team in 1896 lead by director James White to capture the images of Asia (McKernan, Luke).\r\n\r\nEdison had a great affection with the world exposition in Paris and found himself visiting the exposition Universelle where in 1889 the Eiffel tower had just been finished and Edison said that the US would build a larger tower(Jonnes, Jill).  The exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical (Internet Movie Data Base) that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides (<em>Lauer, Jean</em>). It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology (<em>Lauer, Jean</em>).\r\n\r\nOne of Edison’s biggest competitors was the Lumiere brothers whose invention almost ended Edison’s carrier as a filmmaker.  The Lumiere was a well known family which had made their profit with the photography business.  With the kinetograph gaining popularity and been part of the business of photography, the Lumiere family wanted profit out of this invention but they found that the prices Edison was charging was too expensive for their taste. Luis Lumiere after dismantling the Kinetoscope came up with a better machine that could not only record films but also reproduce them; it was a camera projector and it became the biggest competitor for the kinetograph. Soon after their invention the Lumiere became famous in the film business sending teams around the world like Edison did and filming things of interest to the public like the famous falling wall which at our own eyes means nothing but at the beginning of small technologies it meant the world(Rhode, Erick). In comparing the falling wall or better known as Démolition d\'un mur by the Lumiere’s with Edison’s Paris expositions of 1900; it is noticeable that the quality of the vividness is very similar. The falling of a wall is a shorter actuality than the Paris exposition but the capturing of the film are both very spectacular as they both capture enough film to make the illusion of movement. The Paris films does have an advantage as they could move the camera around which gave a better feeling of the surroundings while the falling wall film is an stationary camera and you can only see the one scene. These are both great examples of the beginning of the film industry and these films are the parents that have created the films we watch today.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize that these are the beginning of all great films. Also, it is important to know that the idea of sound and picture was always in mind since the beginning. The Paris exposition of 1900 may have not been the most popular film to remember but it made its impact in history as it focuses on the human curiosity of unknown worlds and the technological advances it reproduced. These are very important films that should be conserved and studied.  I enjoyed watching the films and was very unaware of the significance they had in our pass, they surely deserve a space in a time capsule</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Work Cited</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Cook, David A. History of Narrative Film. New York. Norton and Company, 1981.( great information on history of film )</div></li>\r\n	<li>Internet Movie Data Base, “Panorama of Eiffel Tower(<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/year/1900/\">1900</a>).”  IMDB 1990-2011<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/help/\">IMDb.com, Inc</a>. Internet Movie Data Base.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Jean Lauer, PhD Candidate in Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. (information about the Paris Exposition Film of 1900)</div></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Jonnes, Jill. Eiffel’s Tower. New York. Penguin Books, 2009.(information on Edison and the Paris expositions )</div></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> McKernan, Luke. “American manager, cameraman.” British film institute, 1995. <a href=\"http://www.victorian-cinema.net/white.htm\">http://www.victorian-cinema.net/white.htm</a> (found information of James White)</div></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Rhode, Erick. A History Of The Cinema. New York. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd, 1976.(found information of Lumiere Brother)</div></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Edited Youtube videos of:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paris in 1900 - Exposition Universelle\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4R72jTb74\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4R72jTb74</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">and</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LUMIERE Démolition d\'un mur\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPUe-sOchbo\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPUe-sOchbo</a></p>','The Paris Exposition Universelle 1900','','inherit','open','open','','2049-revision-7','','','2011-11-11 17:01:05','2011-11-11 23:01:05','',2049,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2175',0,'revision','',0),(2176,1,'2011-11-25 13:43:48','2011-11-25 19:43:48','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/paris.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2051 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/paris-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://pariscanvas.co.uk/bw2.html\">http://pariscanvas.co.uk/bw2.html</a></p>\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. In many parts these films have been forgotten but their value in the current film industry remains. Edison manages to market Paris for the American people which had become a new wave of satisfying the Americans curiosity. The fact that Edison was able to market a new world theme in a film and the technological innovations in film presented at the Paris exposition are the reason that these films should be conserved because these strategies and technologies are the source of today’s film industry.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and its most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower. “We see the base of the Eiffel Tower, with a crowd of people walking under it. Beyond, framed by the tower\'s arch, is the Palace of Electricity. It\'s the 1900 Paris Exposition. A few men stop to stare at the camera; then a woman turns and smiles. Slowly, the camera tilts and pans up the tower, nearly to the top, then slowly tilts back to street level. Men look at the camera. A man tips his hat, another smiles. A smiling young man approaches as if to do a flip in mid air. Someone shakes his hand.”(Internet Movie Data Base)\r\n\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph (Cook, David ). Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century and then became the foundation of films. The photograph had not pushed the idea of the film, but in 1877 a composition of photograph which resembled a film was taken as an experiment conducted by Muybridge. The idea of Muybridge was to prove that a galloping horse would have all four of its hooves of the ground. Muybridge assembled a series of cameras in a race tracks that would shoot a picture as the horse triggered a thin wire connected to the camera, the images captured constituted a moving picture but could not be categorized as a film as they were taken as sequential pictures and not as a motion picture. In 1882 French physiologist Etiene-Jule Marey invented the first camera that would take a sequential picture of twelve pictures per second which is the minimum amount to create the optical illusion of movement. Marey was not interested in the film industry but he did create the film strip to be able to catch picture of a bird in flight(Cook, David ). “In 1887 an Episcopalian Minister named Hannibal Goodwin  first used the celluloid roll fill as a base for light base emulsion(Cook, David )” and later sold his idea to George Eastman, who started mass producing the roll film. These two men enabled Edison Labs to invent the Kinetograph which became “the first true motion picture camera.”\r\n\r\nEdison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture (Cook, David ). Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie (<em>Lauer, Jean</em>). “The movies were intended to talk from their very inception, so that in some sense the silent cinema represents a thirty-year aberration from the medium’s natural tendency towards a total representation of reality. More significant is the fact that the first viable motion picture camera was invented as an accessory to a sound recording device and not for its own sake”(Cook, David ).  Edison though very poorly of the kinetoscope as it had no produce the envisioned idea of a home theater system, he even wrote “very doubtful if there is any commercial feature in it, and fear that they will not even earn their cost. (Jonnes, Jill)” In 1894 Edison was proven wrong as a small parlor opened with five kinetoscopes which would play a ninety-second movie for a nickel. Edison quickly started building a movie studio and producing short films (Jonnes, Jill) or better know at the times as “actualities”(<em>Lauer, Jean</em>). Edison produced anything that was for interest for the public (Jonnes, Jill). As Edison knew of the great interest for foreign cultures, he composed a team in 1896 lead by director James White to capture the images of Asia (McKernan, Luke).\r\n\r\nEdison had a great affection with the world exposition in Paris and found himself visiting the exposition Universelle where in 1889 the Eiffel tower had just been finished and Edison said that the US would build a larger tower(Jonnes, Jill).  The exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical (Internet Movie Data Base) that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides (<em>Lauer, Jean</em>). It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology (<em>Lauer, Jean</em>).\r\n\r\nOne of Edison’s biggest competitors was the Lumiere brothers whose invention almost ended Edison’s carrier as a filmmaker.  The Lumiere was a well known family which had made their profit with the photography business.  With the kinetograph gaining popularity and been part of the business of photography, the Lumiere family wanted profit out of this invention but they found that the prices Edison was charging was too expensive for their taste. Luis Lumiere after dismantling the Kinetoscope came up with a better machine that could not only record films but also reproduce them; it was a camera projector and it became the biggest competitor for the kinetograph. Soon after their invention the Lumiere became famous in the film business sending teams around the world like Edison did and filming things of interest to the public like the famous falling wall which at our own eyes means nothing but at the beginning of small technologies it meant the world(Rhode, Erick). In comparing the falling wall or better known as Démolition d\'un mur by the Lumiere’s with Edison’s Paris expositions of 1900; it is noticeable that the quality of the vividness is very similar. The falling of a wall is a shorter actuality than the Paris exposition but the capturing of the film are both very spectacular as they both capture enough film to make the illusion of movement. The Paris films does have an advantage as they could move the camera around which gave a better feeling of the surroundings while the falling wall film is an stationary camera and you can only see the one scene. These are both great examples of the beginning of the film industry and these films are the parents that have created the films we watch today.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize that these are the beginning of all great films. Also, it is important to know that the idea of sound and picture was always in mind since the beginning. The Paris exposition of 1900 may have not been the most popular film to remember but it made its impact in history as it focuses on the human curiosity of unknown worlds and the technological advances it reproduced. These are very important films that should be conserved and studied.  I enjoyed watching the films and was very unaware of the significance they had in our pass, they surely deserve a space in a time capsule</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Work Cited</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Cook, David A. History of Narrative Film. New York. Norton and Company, 1981.( great information on history of film )</div></li>\r\n	<li>Internet Movie Data Base, “Panorama of Eiffel Tower(<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/year/1900/\">1900</a>).”  IMDB 1990-2011<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/help/\">IMDb.com, Inc</a>. Internet Movie Data Base.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Jean Lauer, PhD Candidate in Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. (information about the Paris Exposition Film of 1900)</div></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Jonnes, Jill. Eiffel’s Tower. New York. Penguin Books, 2009.(information on Edison and the Paris expositions )</div></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"> McKernan, Luke. “American manager, cameraman.” British film institute, 1995. <a href=\"http://www.victorian-cinema.net/white.htm\">http://www.victorian-cinema.net/white.htm</a> (found information of James White)</div></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Rhode, Erick. A History Of The Cinema. New York. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd, 1976.(found information of Lumiere Brother)</div></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Edited Youtube videos of:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paris in 1900 - Exposition Universelle\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4R72jTb74\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4R72jTb74</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">and</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LUMIERE Démolition d\'un mur\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPUe-sOchbo\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPUe-sOchbo</a></p>','The Paris Exposition Universelle 1900','','inherit','open','open','','2049-revision-8','','','2011-11-25 13:43:48','2011-11-25 19:43:48','',2049,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2176',0,'revision','',0),(2178,47,'2011-12-02 09:34:34','2011-12-02 15:34:34','<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\nBy James J Schlenker\nThe arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.\n\n(Pamphlet)\nUniqueness\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth\nThe Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 15th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\n(The Room)\nOn the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people to not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax\n\n(The Plaques)\n(Don Quixote)\nDon Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)\n\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\n\n(Taj Mahal)\n\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\n\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\n\n(Paris Exposition Film 1900)\n\nParis Exposition Film 1900\nEdison’s lab\n\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\n\n(The Beatles)\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\nThe Beatles\n\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\n\n(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)\n\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision','','','2011-12-02 09:34:34','2011-12-02 15:34:34','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2178',0,'revision','',0),(2179,47,'2011-12-02 09:35:34','2011-12-02 15:35:34','<p style=\"text-align: left\">Uniqueness\nBy James J Schlenker\nThe arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.\n\n(Pamphlet)\nUniqueness\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth\nThe Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 15th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\n(The Room)\nOn the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people to not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax\n\n(The Plaques)\n(Don Quixote)\nDon Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)\n\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\n\n(Taj Mahal)\n\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\n\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\n\n(Paris Exposition Film 1900)\n\nParis Exposition Film 1900\nEdison’s lab\n\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\n\n(The Beatles)\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\nThe Beatles\n\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\n\n(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)\n\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-2','','','2011-12-02 09:35:34','2011-12-02 15:35:34','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2179',0,'revision','',0),(2180,47,'2011-12-02 09:38:30','2011-12-02 15:38:30','','fp pic','','inherit','open','open','','fp-pic','','','2011-12-02 09:38:30','2011-12-02 15:38:30','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2181,47,'2011-12-02 09:35:45','2011-12-02 15:35:45','<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker\r\nThe arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.\r\n\r\n(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth\r\nThe Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 15th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n(The Room)\r\nOn the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people to not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax\r\n\r\n(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)\r\nDon Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)\r\n\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n\r\n(Taj Mahal)\r\n\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n\r\n(Paris Exposition Film 1900)\r\n\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n\r\n(The Beatles)\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n\r\n(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)\r\n\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-3','','','2011-12-02 09:35:45','2011-12-02 15:35:45','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2181',0,'revision','',0),(2182,47,'2011-12-02 09:38:54','2011-12-02 15:38:54','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nThe arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nThe Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 15th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Room)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nOn the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people to not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nDon Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Beatles)</p>\r\n\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-4','','','2011-12-02 09:38:54','2011-12-02 15:38:54','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2182',0,'revision','',0),(2183,47,'2011-12-02 09:49:03','2011-12-02 15:49:03','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nThe arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nThe Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 17th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Room)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nOn the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\r\nDon Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Beatles)</p>\r\n\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-5','','','2011-12-02 09:49:03','2011-12-02 15:49:03','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2183',0,'revision','',0),(2184,47,'2011-12-02 09:50:35','2011-12-02 15:50:35','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 17th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Room)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Don Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Beatles)</p>\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-6','','','2011-12-02 09:50:35','2011-12-02 15:50:35','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2184',0,'revision','',0),(2327,48,'2011-12-09 15:32:50','2011-12-09 21:32:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"http://www.athenalearning.com/images/globe-theatre-pic.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.athenalearning.com/images/globe-theatre-pic.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.athenalearning.com/images/globe-theatre-pic.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"363\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">http://www.athenalearning.com/images/globe-theatre-pic.jpg</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen considering how to present the art and ideals of the past and present to future generations, it seems important to not simply focus on showing advances to technology and the ability of human beings to create artistic works of great beauty, but instead to show ourselves for what we are. Human beings are inherently imperfect creatures in spite of being capable of awe-inspiring achievements. With this in mind, my ship and the contents it contains are meant to inspire the people of the future to see a message of great aspirations motivated by the turmoil of human emotion. As with all things context is an important part of conveying any message, so for this reason each work will be presented with as much information as possible in order to provide the most complete context possible for the viewer as to the history and influences surrounding each item.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nUpon approaching the time capsule room the viewer will be greeted with a door over which is a replicated painting of Leonardo Da Vinci\'s \'Last Supper\'. After Leonardo\'s \'Last Supper\' was painted, a portion was knocked out to make room for a door, providing the perfect space for a replica of Tintoretto\'s version of the \'Last Supper\' to be placed. A mechanized door will slide open and shut inside the area of Leonardo\'s \'Last Supper\' that was removed, and on the surface of the door will be the recreated Tintoretto piece. Keeping in mind that stored data is effectively weightless and large amounts of it can be kept even on a small system, a touch screen informational console will be located on the wall adjacent to the doorway. This will provide a copy of the Bible for viewers to read, as well as a biography on Tintoretto. A pedestal with a glass case containing a representational model of the wax lay-outs that Tintoretto used to prepare his paintings will stand on the side of the door opposite to the screen display. In this way the viewer will be allowed to have the context of the religious text that the paintings were inspired by, as well as information about the artist and an example of the techniques that Tintoretto used. By placing the Tintoretto painting in relation to the same painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, there is an added layer of both contrast and context added as well. At the time when Tintoretto painted his version of the \'Last Supper\', there were several advances being made to the world of art. Tintoretto was one of the pioneers of tenebrism, which is a method of painting in which the atmosphere of the painting is dark and shadowy, or \'tenebrous.\' Tintoretto was also a pioneer of chiaroscuro, which is the method of creating a stark contrast between shadow and highlights. Although the technique was not entirely a new one, Tintoretto used miniature models to plot out his paintings beforehand, allowing him to create painstakingly detailed and realistic work. Religious art was an extremely popular subject matter at the time – and for the centuries leading up to the time of Tintoretto – and has continued to be both controversial and integral to mainstream society. Christianity has had a huge impact on not only the world of art, but also on the rest of human culture, making the \'Last Supper\' not only important because of the advances in art that it represents, but also because of the ideology that is involved. The story of Jesus and his betrayal by Judas in particular has had a profound impact, so much so that even today anyone who commits an act of betrayal is typically referred to as a \'Judas.\'\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEntering into the actual display room, the layout will be the circular floor plan of the original Globe Theater, complete with a balcony level and recreated as closely as possible with materials as similar to those used in the original Globe Theater as can be acquired. Since the remaining pieces of work I will be including all began as either plays, films, or have been adapted to film, this will be where the remainder of the works are showcased. Each seat will have a screen available for additional information, which the audience will be able to review at their leisure while watching each work performed on the stage. Since having an actual, live cast of players would be difficult and unfeasible, there will be a three dimensional holographic display arranged so that the works can be cycled through at timed intervals. The first play scheduled will be William Shakespeare\'s \'Titus Andronicus\'. To provide as much historical context as possible, the holographic performance will be as similar to the original presentation as possible, to include historically accurate costumes and dialogue. For those who are unable to understand the original dialogue, there will be headsets available to play translated versions. While the audience is watching the holographic display, they may peruse through a transcript of the play available on the informational screens, or they may choose to read from a biography of Shakespeare, with information included on the Globe Theater itself as well as a brief over-view of the period and foot-notes to explain references made in the play as well as out-dated concepts that might give the audience difficulty. Both Shakespeare and the Globe Theater were something new and unusual in the time period where they existed. Most of the population of Europe was illiterate, so plays allowed people to digest new ideas and see material that they would not have had access to if it was available only in a printed version. Shakespeare relied heavily on classical stories that had been handed down, making many references to past masterpieces and lauded works by authors such as Virgil, Plato, and Socrates. Since plays were the only way that the majority of the population could learn about historical events as well, Shakespeare was effectively reaching out to educate as well as entertain a portion of society that would have been denied access to such things normally. Shakespeare and his company of players also performed for royalty as well as the general public, and it was not uncommon for him to include social commentary layered into his stories which at times proved problematic depending on which audience he was presenting his work to.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUsing this same Globe Theater arrangement, the second holographic performance will be Mary Shelley\'s \'Frankenstein\'. As with Shakespeare\'s play, \'Frankenstein\' will be displayed with costumes and dialogue as closely matching the oldest available copies of the book and based on the styles at the time it was published. There will be translated audio feeds available for those who require them. While the audience is watching the performance, they can review either a transcript of Mary Shelly\'s novel, or they may read a biography of Mary Shelley, complete with a brief over-view of the culture at the time and foot-notes to explain any out-dated concepts. Mary Shelley was an extremely young woman author at a time when most successful writers were male, and the novel that she published was the beginning of an entire genre. Many people believe that Mary Shelley launched the science fiction genre, and she was a large part of shining the light of popularity onto the gothic genre, which encompassed a relatively small body of works prior to the addition of \'Frankenstein.\' Although by modern standards the advances in science and health care were relatively primitive, religion played a large part in halting advances prior, and so by the standards of Mary Shelley\'s time there were many new and marvelous improvements being made to both fields. Shelley\'s ability to produce an almost prophetic vision of science gone wrong was a large part of what made her work so popular, and has left a lasting impact on human culture. Even today, medical professionals and scientists are keenly aware of the moralizing story of Frankenstein, and what can go wrong when playing God. The story of Frankenstein also gives an insight not only into the immorality of science, but into the depths of human nature, and our internal battle against our own nature in an effort to be more moral.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe final holographic production to be displayed on the theater\'s line up will be Hayao Miyazaki\'s \'Princess Mononoke.\' Because \'Princess Mononoke\' is an animated film, it needs only to be rendered for three dimensional display and then replicated. While the audience is watching the holographic film, complete with the same translated audio versions for those who need them, they will be able to review through a biography of Hayao Miyazaki and see brief clips of the original animated film as well as still frame artwork both of \'Princess Mononoke\' and other works by Miyazaki. Cultural foot-notes will be provided as well to outline influences on the film and the director, as well as a brief over view of events that impacted the creation of \'Princess Mononoke.\' Released at the apex of the environmentalist movement as well as the high point of the anime phenomenon that hit America in the time frame between the 1980\'s and the early 2000\'s, \'Princess Mononoke\' exists between worlds in several ways. It is palatable to the American sensibilities, as well as those of the Japanese. \'Princess Mononoke\' contains heavy themes of conflict between humans and other humans, as well as humans and nature, both of which would have been extremely relevant to the time period. It also exists in between the time honored tradition of hand-drawn animation and the revolution of computer animated graphics which has now come to dominate a significant portion of the film industry. \'Princess Mononoke\' provides the perfect ending point to the historical over-view presented in this time capsule. While the majority of the other works highlight the struggle of humans to come to an understanding of the world that surrounds them, they do not offer the same finite conclusion that \'Princess Mononoke\' comes to, which is that the ultimate answer to our emotional struggle is to learn forgiveness and understanding.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBy beginning with the \'Last Supper\' the viewer is given an understanding of not only the way humans previously understood God, but also the fact that our struggle with our own morality extends as far back as there are written records. Continuing on through \'Titus Andronicus\' and \'Frankenstein\' brings the focus fully onto the battle between human emotions and logic, while \'Princess Mononoke\' provides a continuance of the theme while providing some closure to the problematic subject. Within this continual framework of good versus evil, revenge, betrayal, morality, and the drive of humans to find their way in a morally ambiguous world there is plenty of room available to bring attention to the advances of society and the way we have attempted to achieve our full potential despite both internal and external conflicts. Hopefully the way each work has been presented will allow the viewer to have a fuller, richer experience as well as enough context for each work to be as fully educated as is possible with the limit of four pieces to the exhibit.','The Globe Museum','','publish','open','open','','the-globe-museum','','','2011-12-10 10:26:22','2011-12-10 16:26:22','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2327',0,'post','',6),(2186,1,'2011-12-04 11:09:40','2011-12-04 17:09:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Uniqueness\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”<!--more-->\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Pamphlet)\nUniqueness\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 17th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(The Room)</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(The Plaques)\n(Don Quixote)</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Don Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\n\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\n\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\n\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\n\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\n\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\n\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\n\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\nParis Exposition Film 1900\nEdison’s lab\n\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\n\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\n\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\n\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(The Beatles)</p>\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\nThe Beatles\n\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers.  In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-autosave','','','2011-12-04 11:09:40','2011-12-04 17:09:40','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2186',0,'revision','',0),(2187,47,'2011-12-02 09:50:55','2011-12-02 15:50:55','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 17th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Room)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Don Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Beatles)</p>\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers. ). In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-7','','','2011-12-02 09:50:55','2011-12-02 15:50:55','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2187',0,'revision','',0),(2188,47,'2011-12-02 09:52:47','2011-12-02 15:52:47','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 17th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Room)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Don Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Beatles)</p>\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers.  In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-8','','','2011-12-02 09:52:47','2011-12-02 15:52:47','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2188',0,'revision','',0),(2190,1,'2011-12-02 09:54:12','2011-12-02 15:54:12','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fp-pic-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Uniqueness\r\nBy James J Schlenker</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The arts that I have chosen to take aboard the ship were selected to inspire future generation. I will display these works of art in a museum aboard the ship, and will promote my art for all the members aboard the ship to enjoy. These works of art will be part of my personal collection that I have brought aboard the ship to share with the purpose of preserving human inspiration among the crew of the ship.  The name and theme of the collection that I will be displaying will be “Uniqueness.”\r\nI will display my collection in the following way. First will be an introduction to the collection that I will be presenting in a gallery aboard a ship. This introduction will serve as an invitation posted on a pamphlet for all members aboard the ship and to instruct them on what will be displayed. Second, the room I will design in the gallery will be limited of space because of the tight quarters of a ship. Therefore, I will design a room that will give the impression of limitless space. I will display my art with the most original works unless limited by space. Third, I will describe the historic and inspirational factors of my work on plaques that will be displayed in the room with the art.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Pamphlet)\r\nUniqueness\r\nFrom The Schlenker Collection of Art of Earth</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Human Galactic Gallery is proud to present Uniqueness, a collection from the James Schlenker Art of Earth from the 17th century to the 20th century. Each art represented at the gallery is considered unique of its era and will be preserved in our galactic gallery for the inspiration of our future generation.  Uniqueness is a demonstration of original works of art that serve to inspire future generations to be unique in their creation. The works of art to be displayed will be limited to Don Quixote, The Taj Mahal, The Paris Exposition film 1900, and Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The collection will be presented in one of our rooms aboard the ship.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Room)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On the outside wall of the room there will be posted the name, “Uniqueness a Schlenker collection of art of Earth.” The inside of the room will be made to demonstrate limitless space for the audience to feel tranquility and for the display to seem vast as they may be models or replicas that will not be of the same size. This limitless space will be accomplished by creating an optical illusion, by painting the room white and positioning the lighting in order for the audience to see a limitless white space with no contours of the corners and floor. The arts represented will seem to be gliding on the limitless space but they will be positioned on the walls limiting the audience to follow the path around the displays.\r\nThe entrances will be on the left front corner of the room in order to give each display a wall for presentation. Inside the room there will be a path to walk; it will be a route of chronological order around the displays to ensure a steady flow of traffic. The room will be separated by an imitation of the garden of the Taj Mahal with the fountain leading towards the Mausoleum. The garden and fountain will be on the center of the room making the chronological route around the gardens.  Following the entrance route there will be Don Quixote on the left side of the room, on the back side the Taj Mahal, on the right side the Paris Exposition film 1900, and on the front of the room Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band.\r\nEach art will be displayed as following. Don Quixote will be displayed with three original books, the first book will be a first edition in Spanish which will be off limits for people not to open, the second and third book will be translations for the audience to open and read. Above the books there will be a portrait of Miguel De Cervantes; beside there will be the original Picasso of Don Quixote, and an introductory picture of the cover of Don Quixote. The Taj Mahal will be the greatest display of all as it is the largest of all and it will be displayed as a model because of its immense size. Although the Taj Mahal will be setup from models, there will also be originals parts to be displayed. As seen from the front of the room the garden and the Mausoleum will be models but around the Mausoleum there will be original parts of the design of the walls with the beautiful inlayed rock work. When seen from the front, the lighting and the pool will create the same effect of a floating Mausoleum to give more originality to our model. The Paris exposition film 1900 will be presented with pictures of Edison and the Kinetograph. The film itself will be playing on a monitor on the right side of the room for the audience to enjoy while viewing the pictures. Last but not least, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be presented as the final chronological order of display. There will be pictures of the Beatles with their costume of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the album will be playing on the background of the entire room as it will not disturb the film or the other displays. The garden with the fountain in the middle will be made for people to sit while viewing the displays without disturbing the chronological route, and it will serve as a space of tranquility for the members of the ship to relax</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Plaques)\r\n(Don Quixote)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Don Quijote De La Mancha (1605)\r\nBy Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616)</p>\r\nDon Quijote de la Mancha is the first of its style and one of the first to mark the beginning of renaissance literature in Western Europe. Cervantes manage to write this entertaining novel that veer away from the usual medieval romantic literature and used Don Quixote as a figure that mock the romantic medieval knight.\r\nIn 1605 Miguel de Cervantes, after a disappointing literary career, convinces a printer to publish his novel. “Don Quixote” is the story of a gentleman called Quejana that owns a bookstore filled with chivalric romances. After becoming more and more submerged in the stories of knights and quests, Signor Quejana makes an illusive world in which he becomes Don Quixote, a knight, who has come to fight evil, and restore the world to the Golden age. Don Quixote with his trusted side kick, Sancho Panza, set out to fight giants which are actually windmills and armies that actually are flocks of sheep.\r\nThe insightful novel of the human mind created by Cervantes is an innovation of its era, as More’s Utopia which reflected individualism and Shakespeare searching for what makes us human. Although, Spain remained in a society which reflected medieval values, wealth was changing its social classes, and Spain was on the verge of a modern world. For Cervantes this was the perfect setting to use his modern novel to criticize the romantic medieval values instilled on Spain. Don Quixote was not typical of its era; it was an innovation of its era to change the values of a country.\r\nThis work merits the title of unique because it was a change from the usual and brought new values which would set standards for future writers. This literature will entertain future generations and it is important to preserve for the inspiration of originality for our society.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Taj Mahal)</p>\r\nThe Taj Mahal(1647)\r\nMughal Emperor Shah Jahan(1592-1666)\r\n\r\nKnown as Tadj Mahall, was symbol of love that was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal during the 17th century. With the immense power and wealth, it became tradition for Mughal emperors to demonstrate their power with palaces and art. It is from this era that the English word mogul was created, as someone that has much power and wealth. The Taj Mahal took over 20,000 workers under the chief architect Ahmad Lahawri. Construction started in 1632 and was finalized by 1647.\r\nShah Jahan intended to build another palace across the river connecting it by a bridge to the Taj Mahal. The idea was that the Taj Mahal would be the tomb of his wife and the second building would be the tomb of Shah Jahan. But, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzed, and the plans were never completed but the Taj Mahal remained to show its beauty.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is made of marble which changes colors depending of the time of the day. The Taj also depicts geometric figures but as piedra dura, which is a style of inlaying precious stones. These stones represent inscriptions from the Quran and designs of flowers and plants. The Taj Mahal also uses the tree line pool to create an illusion that the mausoleum is floating. During the nineteenth century the Taj Mahal became a favored picnic site between colonial Englishmen, who thought of the place as a romantic monument rather than a tomb. The iconicity that the Englishmen gave to the Taj Mahal became popular culture around the world and it was seen as a symbol for love and Hindu culture.\r\nThe Taj Mahal is a monument of love that has not been surpassed by any other palace of its origin; it is unique for the period, and original in detail to its style. It is for this reason that Taj Mahal deserves to be part of the Uniqueness collection. It depicts the power of love in earth and will inspire the future of humanity to push forward for what they love.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Paris Exposition Film 1900)</p>\r\nParis Exposition Film 1900\r\nEdison’s lab\r\n\r\nThe Paris exposition filmed by James H. White and produced by Edison’s labs was an innovation of its time as technologies arose around the film industries. The Paris Exposition Universelle was the world fair and a very popular time for new inventors and technologies to be presented and became the perfect scenario for a film. What makes the film unique was the use of a spherical motion camera which was able to capture the Eiffel tower from bottom to top and to move around scenes by pivoting on its position which presented an illusion of motion. The film was able to capture life in Paris and it’s most marketed and important scene of the Eiffel tower.\r\nFilms had been a dream for many at the end of the 19th century but it arose mainly as an implement to the phonograph. Edison did not invent films but only perfected them. The optical illusion of moving images that was created as they where painted in a rotating disk as kids toys in the early 19th century, and then became the foundation of films. Edison envisioned the idea of a “home-theater machine” like a television in modern times. In 1888 Edison hired William Laurie Dickson to develop such a device that would accompany the phonograph and therefore create a machine that could play sound and motion picture. Although, the kinetograph was created by Dickson but the implementation of sound was difficult to synchronize with the movie.\r\nThe exposition was a thing of the future with new technologies and arts; it was a time where Paris would be filled with tourist from all around the world for the event and a perfect scene for a movie. Edison exploited this marked as he quickly manage to send a team lead by James White for the 1900 exposition to take films of the event with a new kinetograph which featured an spherical that gave the films a uniqueness of motion as the kinetograph did not stay stationary but could move up and down and to the sides. It was the perfect time to capture the images of the exposition including the Eiffel tower and to display the new technology.\r\nThese films may be unknown for many but it is important to realize their uniqueness as they represent beginning of all great films, and deserves to be part of the collection as they will inspire the members of this ship to create innovations for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(The Beatles)</p>\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\r\nThe Beatles\r\n\r\nIn the mist of harsh time a new musical band, the Beatles, spur to cheer up the world. It was the 60’s; the Beatles captivated the world with their charismatic performance and their new style of music and personal appearance. They became the musical leaders of an era and the symbol of a movement in search of peace. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was one of the last albums made by the Beatles and one of the most influential because it was aimed toward the movement by which they became a symbol.\r\nThe Beatles started their career as young musician in Liverpool England but obtained their education as musician and performer in Hamburg Germany, where they would play in a bar for American soldiers.  In Germany the Beatles they found their style after playing song from artist that inspire them like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. For example, the loud high pitch of Little Richard, the melodic sounds of the Everly brothers, and the fantastic performance of Elvis Presley.\r\nAfter their return to Liverpool it was obvious the change as musician and soon after the Beatles would become a popular band. With a change to the bands drummer and the tour with Little Richard in England, the Beatles mark the beginning of Beatlemania with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star. By mid 1960’s The Beatles had control over their public’s style as they began to let their hair grow long and started growing a beard. Between 1963 and 1967 the Beatles released 18 records by which in 1967 Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the beginning of their final period but one of their most influential records.\r\nThe song of Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band introduced the band which in the cover showed the colorful costumes with the faces of many historical figures of the century like Albert Einstein, Edgar Allen Poe and, among many others, Sigmund Freud. It was an introduction toward musical art represented in covers, videos, and even the costumes that the Beatles would wear.  This album became the greatest influence toward a culture against war, in search of peace, and the Beatles became the leading symbol by which the world would remember them.\r\nTheir music has inspired people all around the world, and their songs were used for peaceful movements.  The Beatles were introduced to the music hall of fame in 1988 and their members John, Paul, and George have all being introduced as single composers.\r\nTheir music was unique and deserves its part in our gallery as it will display the meaning of being unique in hard times. The music of the Beatles will inspire the members of our ship and the future generations to find their style in whatever they do while it is original and meaningful for all.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Final Plaque on the exit of the Room)</p>\r\nEach display of art seen at this collection are part of history that have shown uniqueness in their times. They are the symbol of originality of our past and made for the inspiration of our future. These arts represent our humanity and should be preserved in order to understand how we came to be. In order to forge further as a human race, we must not forget our past. Be original and unique as each of these artists was in the past.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Uniqueness','','inherit','open','open','','2177-revision-9','','','2011-12-02 09:54:12','2011-12-02 15:54:12','',2177,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2190',0,'revision','',0),(2192,46,'2011-12-04 14:47:56','2011-12-04 20:47:56','Miyazaki\'s Treasure: Spirited Away, A Love Eternal\n\n<a href=\"http://media.animewallpapers.com/wallpapers/spirited/spirited_4_640.jpg?m=1306731585\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://media.animewallpapers.com/wallpapers/spirited/spirited_4_640.jpg?m=1306731585\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">It is definitely no secret that the popularity and general acceptance of various forms of film has risen in more recent years, and one of the best examples on a global scale is the film from Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away. Released as </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Sen to Chihiro no </em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikakushi\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Kamikakushi</em></span></span></a></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">, or \"The Mysterious Disappearance of Sen and Chihiro\"</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">in 2001, it immediately broke the international boundaries and was showcased world wide. It has since had many DVD releases and various language recordings and keeps it place amongst the greatest animated films of all time. This was in no small part due to the classic elements of Japanese folklore told through a new medium, using amazing techniques and execution. As it is one of the quintessential examples of Japanese cinema and its message of unconditional, familial love told with astonishing color and vibrancy definitely earn Spirited Away a slot for preservation.<!--more--></span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> Rising to fame as “Miyazaki\'s best work” Spirited Away began simply as a tale for “young friends (Suzuki) .” Miyazaki considered what a little girl held dear to her, and with that thought alone, shed off the ideas of crushes and romanticism. He knew that a family was the most important aspect of their life.</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> The story revolves around the 10 year old, Chihiro, who is moving to a new city, away from all of her friends. Her family decides to take a stop at what appears to be an abandoned amusement park. Through a series of magical events, Chihiro is set to the task of rescuing her parents from the Witch who runs a spirit-realm bath house. Chihiro trades her name for the ability to work in the bath house and meets a boy, Haku with whom she feels a strange connection. Chihiro works her time in the bath house, but must take on the quest of returning the stolen son of the Witch that has her parents in exchange for their return. Upon completing this task, she is granted her name again and leaves the park with her parents. </span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> Now, this is quite the shortened version of the tale, and I highly encourage everyone to watch. The emotion cannot be captured at all by that of a paragraph. Miyazaki uses the events and scenes perfectly to depict the passage of time in such a way that you truly feel for Chihiro\'s plight more and more with each day she remains working.</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> Spirited away broke the mold in many ways, but also had some similarities to the rest of its time. It was most assuredly one of the first Anime films to break out of the culture of Japan and into the mainstream for other countries, but even with that, we can see some elements of the time present in the film. We see elements of classic cultural folk stories retold for a brand new audience, a trend that was actually gaining popularity world wide. (Lu) Disney had been doing it for years with their classics and remakes, and we even had many new live action films revisiting old stories. Digital animation was gaining serious ground and Spirited Away was at the forefront of that movement. Using CG cells to animate was a way that artists could focus on incredible detail and beauty without needing to devote the time to the intricacies required by good animation. Specific to Japanese cinema, we see a distinct lack of “reluctant heroism” that has become so popular with Western Cinema. Chihiro simply understands her duty and does it, without complaint or whining about the unfair nature of it. </span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> This is also a key difference, and one of the reasons the film is so special amongst international audiences. Instead of having a masculine or sexualized female lead that has been burdened with the “curse of awesome” ( Tv Tropes) and must fight to save the world, we have a just a girl. Chihiro has no super powers or special abilities, she just knows what she needs to do to save her family and does this with barely a whimper, even when alone in another world. Even though CG animation and digital techniques were being used, Spirited away also stood apart from the rest in its level of detail and specialization. The use of color and scenery, even in background elements is incredible and intense. Instead of simply animating the action and drawing all focus to a central point, a common technique in cinema, Spirited Away has vast scenes and landscapes that can be absorbed and reflected on. We also see a step away from the romantic love between lead characters. Chihiro is not burdened by a crush or a soul mate, but driven by an unconditional love for her family.(Crow) Most films of the time, especially in Western Cinema contained elements of romance and love, even when about younger characters. It is very representative of the differences in culture, where one values family over self, especially when it comes to love. </span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> As evidenced by its immediate globalization, the initial reception was completely positive. I have looked very hard for a negative review from any reputable source and they simply cannot be found. Audiences, critics and other artists saw the beauty of the film right off the bat, and it was a resounding success, monetarily and artistically. This combination is not often found among film, and most films that have attained artistic credibility along with a decent dollar total did one long after the other, and most of those follow the trend of the former leading the way. Spirited Away came out in an age of the internet and reviews being widespread, and this simply helped it along to a great degree. The flurry of positive reviews, being backed by a community of people who had seen and loved the film, kept pushing it forward into what many people consider “Classic” status. (Tomatoes)</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> This is still true today. As stated earlier, the film has had numerous releases and continues to sell DVDs, soundtracks, art books, figures and nearly any form of media remotely related to the work. It has been rated 9</span></span><sup><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">th</span></span></sup><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> and 10</span></span><sup><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">th</span></span></sup><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> in two separate “Top 100 Films” lists and has received the award for “Best Animated Film” from several different agencies (Tomatoes). Having been around for 10 years now, we are seeing this be a film that parents are showing their children as one of the films that influenced their lives. It has been hailed as a new Bambi or Wizard of Oz, a film that a child simply must see to understand the beauty and previous generations. The age of the film has also given time for many people to look into some of the deeper connections that it offers, to an era long past. Being able to leap frog back to a time when animation was still relatively new, we can see the true importance of the things selected to be in the movie. This was not a summer Hollywood blockbuster intended to make money, but a story that was supposed to show strength and love. Being able to see that, now, after so many other films have come out, we can also see the messages about older times that Miyazaki wished to communicate. </span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> Finding a comparison for this film was rather difficult for me. I was considering several different options, because it would have been easy to find something that was quite the opposite of the elements presented in Spirited Away. I settled with looking at Late Spring, a Black and White film from the Japanese director Ozu. The story is of an aging professor and his daughter who cares for him, and the pivotal moment of their relationship where she must marry and leave him to face the remainder of the world alone. Immediately we see some very contrasting stylistic differences between the pieces. Late Spring is incredibly minimal, and focuses heavily of the characters and their reactions and expressions, an artistic format granted by live film. Spirited Away is a tale of beauty, and thus the environments of the film are all beautiful and majestic. Both films achieve a similar goal however, using the very different techniques. The lush beauty of scenery, and the stark lack of environment both serve to enhance the audience\'s connections to the characters. (Lu) It is very interesting to watch these films back to back, and accept that the level of emotion drawn out by each is remarkably similar. Spirited Away also uses a very minimal form of dialogue, digging things to deeper than their core, and making the audience learn about the characters by making assumptions about them. Late Spring uses a less minimal form of dialogue, but one never has to make any assumptions. The characters are brief in their words, but everything is said exactly how it is meant to be heard.</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> The two films however, share a likeness that is truly wonderful. Both films focus on familial love, an unconditional love that displays the power and sacrifice one person can experience through this love. Both have an element of connection to someone other than the family, but these relationships only serve to enhance the familial connections that our leads experience. In both of these films, international audiences can see a picture of love and strength that is not normally present in film.</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> Spirited Away is one of my favorite films ever released, as I am sure is obvious. I was 14 when I saw the film, merely two weeks after it released in Japan. A theater in Austin had two of their employees translate the film and began airing it with the permission of Studio Ghibli, the production company. Seeing this film was very amazing for me, I realized I was making a role-model out of a 10 year old girl. This film was so different than anything I had ever seen, and made me reconsider many of the ways I saw the world and my relationships.</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> Spirited Away is one of the best depictions of the priorities of an entirely unique culture. Much of what will be preserved in the time capsules will be of a European or Western lineage, and Spirited Away is one of the best ways to show the other side of the same coin. Humanity has multiple forms of love, and the unconditional, familial type of life, shown with wondrous color and style that we get from Spirited Away is amazing and powerful. A story of a girl, whose strength is only from herself and love, landscapes and scenes that take the breath away, characters that embody the human condition entirely. This piece of film should be preserved to teach future generations about the capabilities of a person without any elements of the classic hero, someone who is only driven by something more for their family.</span></span></p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Works Cited</span></span></span></p>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Crow, The. \"Spirited Away: Film Review &amp; Analysis.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Associated Content from Yahoo! - Associatedcontent.com</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. &lt;</span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2604687/spirited_away_film_review_analysis.html\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2604687/spirited_away_film_review_analysis.html</span></span></a></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">? Cat=40&gt;.</span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>A very good analysis of the film, done by a student for a similar project. A summary as well as some insight into the preservation perspective. I used this considering how to phrase my own thoughts.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\"Cursed with Awesome - Television Tropes &amp; Idioms.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Home Page - Television Tropes &amp; Idioms</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. &lt;http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CursedWithAwesome&gt;. </span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Article on the common tropes of heroism in Western Film and art. Helped differentiate between the two cultures.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\"Elements in Spirited Away by *tenshichild on DeviantART.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Tenshichild on DeviantART</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. &lt;</span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http://tenshichild.deviantart.com/art/Elements-in-Spirited-Away-194112988\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">http://tenshichild.deviantart.com/art/Elements-in-Spirited-Away-194112988</span></span></a></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">&gt;.</span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>A brief analysis of some of the elements and older themes present in the film. Used to grab some of the thematic information.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\"Film Analysis - Spirited Away.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Global Anime</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;</span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http://bountyhuntr3.tripod.com/id11.html\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">http://bountyhuntr3.tripod.com/id11.html</span></span></a></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">&gt;.</span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Another brief analysis, by a student. Very good for understanding an Eastern perspective on the film.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Late Spring</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Dir. Ozu. 2010. DVD. </span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Film used for comparison. Absolutely amazing,</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Lu, Alvin, and Hayao Miyazaki. </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>The Art of Miyazaki\'s Spirited Away</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. San Francisco, CA: Viz Communications, 2002. Print. </span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>A fantastic commentary and explanation of the art used in the film. Used for much of my arguments based on artistic value.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Saporito, Jeff. \"A Hero\'s Journey: Spirited Away.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Associated Content from Yahoo! - Associatedcontent.com</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. &lt;</span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1050072/a_heros_journey_spirited_away.html\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1050072/a_heros_journey_spirited_away.html</span></span></a></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">? Cat=38&gt;.</span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Examination of some of the more heroic elements of Chihiro. Used for a comparison between eastern and western heroes.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Spirited Away</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. 2002. DVD. </span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>The film itself, a masterpiece.</em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\"Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro No Kamikakushi) - Rotten Tomatoes.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Movies | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spirited_away/&gt;. </span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Critical reception of the film. Used for how the film was and is received. </em></span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Suzuki, Ayumi. \"A Nightmare of Capitalist Japan: \"Spirited Away\" by Ayumi Suzuki.\" </span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>JCsplash</em></span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. &lt;</span></span></span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc51.2009/SpiritedAway/index.html\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc51.2009/SpiritedAway/index.html</span></span></a></span></span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">&gt;.</span></span></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', Times\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>A good article on the thematic elements of the film, more related to breaking away from Western influence. Used more of a guide to steer me away from getting “righteous” about it.</em></span></span></span>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><!--more--></span></span></p>','Miyazaki\'s Treasure: Spirited Away, A Love Eternal','','inherit','open','open','','2158-autosave','','','2011-12-04 14:47:56','2011-12-04 20:47:56','',2158,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2192',0,'revision','',0),(2358,55,'2011-12-12 09:41:53','2011-12-12 15:41:53','William Shakespeare was first produced in 1606 and first published in 1623. In William Shakespeare\'s work Macbeth, Macbeth, the main character, is told by three witches that he is destined to become a king. Driven by this prophecy Macbeth become ambitious and tries to bring about its fulfillment by taking fate in his own hands. Literally, Macbeth violently murders a multiple of people, the first of which was his king. In turn the theatrical drama that takes place when Macbeth is overcome by an uncontrollable impulse to kill anyone who may hinder his shot at staying king, demonstrates a side of human nature that stands timely. This is why Macbeth should be preserved for people that will look at it a hundred years from now and will be able to relate to how Macbeth felt.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nDuring the time that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth the British were celebrating their victory over Spanish naval forces. The Elizabethan Era was taking place and it was one of the greatest Renaissance Britain had seen. Many artists were producing plays, songs, poems, and different types of arts that glorified their nation.\r\n\r\nDuring the time the Renaissance many writers were writing more secular dramas. This is one reason why Macbeth was typical and fit into the cultural context of its era. The style of play writes had changed from England\'s old theater styles. Another trend that many artists shared was to write in blank verse; which was a type of writing that did not take any form of rhyming. What made Macbeth innovative for its time is that his plot dealt with regicide as mentioned in an article by Edward E. Foster (Foster.) Before the Renaissance this type of writing was unheard of. It was in a sense the first time anyone had showed, to a deep extent, why human being does what they do.\r\n\r\nIn a critical essay by Edward E.Foster he states, \" During the time of the Renaissance murder and regicide was considered highly foul (Foster.)\r\n\r\nPeople at that time thought that Macbeth was a cursed play. The actors would never say that name on stage they called it \"The Scottish Play\" Foster also mentions that in the past” Regicide was so boldly offensive that many have tried to find extenuation in the impacts given Macbeth by the witches (Foster.) The reason why they wanted to blame the witches for the causes of heath in the play because they believed that no one had power to take life away except for God. This is why regicide in this play did not fit well with personal views at the time. People today think of Macbeth as a timeless play by Shakespeare. In an essay review by Janyce Marson she mentions a critic by the name of Harold Bloom stating that \" Macbeth ultimately presents us with a negative transcendence in that his fantasy of the future, with its supernatural attendants, affords him a sense of \" a realm free of time\" (Bloom and Janyce.)\r\n\r\nBloom suggests that in reference to Macbeth, Shakespeare kept his mind wide open towards futuristic ideals.\r\n\r\nMy personal reaction to the work is that I actually like the message it carries. I think of it as a play that can give you advice on just about any situation you may be facing. Besides the fact of its values and the message it holds this play keeps you very interested. When we read this book back in High school I remember looking forward read this work in my English class. It’s very interesting and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next.\r\n\r\nShakespeare\'s Macbeth can be compared to another play he wrote called Othello, The Moor of Venice. Othello was written in 1604 and published in 1622. This piece like Macbeth did not have a subplot. As mention in a critical essay by Edward E. Foster, “In Othello the hero commits murder after long plotting. In Macbeth the focus is on the consequences of murder because Duncan was murdered early on (Foster.)\r\n\r\nI think that what future generations should consider is the message that is shown in Macbeth. This message is that no one is responsible except yourself when you do wrong. Also, that it\'s best to stay out of trouble and things the right way. They should also be aware that this message is timely and that the ideas that Shakespeare conveys in this work can apply to situations in life.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWork Cited\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMarson, Janyce. \"<em>Macbeth</em> in the Twentieth Century\" in Bloom, Harold, ed. <em>Macbeth</em>, Bloom\'s Shakespeare Through the Ages. New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2007. <em>Bloom\'s Literary Reference Online</em>. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&amp;SID=1&amp;iPin=STAM034&amp;SingleRecord=True (accessed December 10, 2011).\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td> Foster, Edward E.Masterplots, Fourth Edition; November 2010, p1-3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n<td>.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','Macbeth','','publish','open','open','','macbeth','','','2011-12-12 10:00:13','2011-12-12 16:00:13','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2358',0,'post','',0),(2371,50,'2011-12-12 19:00:27','2011-12-13 01:00:27','','Musuem of Mankind','','inherit','open','open','','2370-revision','','','2011-12-12 19:00:27','2011-12-13 01:00:27','',2370,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2371',0,'revision','',0),(2370,50,'2011-12-12 19:03:56','2011-12-13 01:03:56','As curator of the museum it is my goal to inspire all aboard the ship to witness the true artistic value I have brought with us on our space journey. My museum space would consist of a restaurant type feel with the inside to resemble the décor of Sal’s Pizzeria from the movie “Do The Right Thing”. I choose to decorate it this way as it has value to the film I brought in “Do The Right Thing” and also serves to commemorate the Italian heritage of Pico Della Mirandola and the birth of the renaissance ITALY! The restaurant will be rather large and be able to seat up to about 130 people to accommodate as many people as possible without overworking my staff. As the customers leave the restaurant to go to other parts of the ship I will have information clerks at my checkout center when they pay for their meals and movie time. <!--more-->The information clerks will be experts, like myself, on all four men Rossini, Pico Della Mirandola, Rembrandt, and Spike Lee. So anyone who has more questions about the artwork can be informed to the fullest extent all questions that can be answered. The checkout center will also have copies of “Oration on the Dignity of Man” in 30 different languages to help all passengers interpret the reading. The restaurant will have a large stage on the side wall for everyone’s viewing pleasure as performances of Rossini’s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barber of Seville</span> will be occurring daily 3 times a day. The stage will also serve as a movie screen with a huge 200 inch projection screen that is able to drop down after performances as opera members clear off the stage for the next performance. As people walk in through the revolving door they will be able to view <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp</span> by Rembrandt hanging above the door. The stage is designed to showcase Rossini’s opera as the actual performance is absolutely hilarious and one of the world’s first dramatic comedies. I would place in a golden frame Rembrandt’s original painting of the anatomy lesson to show off to all the customers before they come in and eat food. Pico’s oration would be found in copies at my information desk/checkout counter. I would also have the entire oration inscribed on the restaurant’s hostess podium for all to read as they wait to be seated. Spike Lee’s film would be placed on repeat onto a projection screen so that all customers and employees can view the film from wherever they are inside the restaurant.\r\n\r\nEach work is preserved in its own special way as each work has truly different meanings and values to be considered. I would have the original painting of Rembrandt’s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp.</span> The original will be the one that needs to be preserved for its initial beauty serving as a true testament to Rembrandt. Also Rembrandt as an artist in general was amazing I would feel honored to preserve his original art work from the year 1632.  It is impossible to have originals of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barber of Seville</span> so therefore I would have replica performances of each that stick exactly Rossini’s original plot to not cause for any alternation of the original opera. For Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” an original would have to be the director’s cut that was first published to be mass recorded. The original of the film isn’t essential to understanding the political and social message that film is trying to address, therefore having any modern day copy on DVD or Blu-Ray would do fine to be played on the projection screen. The film would still have all its original parts and scenes and therefore a replica is perfectly suitable. Pico’s “Oration on the Dignity of Man”<strong> </strong>is a paper on human thought and knowledge and I am not quite sure were exactly the original copy would be. Therefore I feel like replicas are suitable as they will be mass produced to all customers in the restaurants in various languages and Pico wanted his thoughts to be expressed to the masses so it serves a better purpose have it available to everyone aboard the ship, let alone just one original copy that nobody can touch.\r\n\r\nEach piece of artwork stimulates from the time period it was created in, and are all great examples of the era they came from. Pico’s “Oration on the Dignity of Man” started during the Italian renaissance when great Renaissance Philosophy was created. Philosophy and Humanities were two of Pico’s favorite subject and the process of learning from classical civilization was one of his biggest motivators. His oration is a part of a cultural trend with the rebirth of classical thought as Greek and Roman literature was coming into focus throughout the Italian Renaissance. Rembrandt comes from the era of the Golden Dutch Age where Dutch trade, science and art were considered to be top of the line quality throughout the world. Luckily for various Dutch artists and other artists the creation of the Dutch East India Company brought about prosperous returns from trades with the East Indies that brought about economic success to the country. Rembrandt was a painter throughout the Baroque period when the style was to focus on simple details and produce drama and tension in painting. Rossini is an opera genius who produced over 30 operas to his name. He was from an era where operas were starting to receive great recognition as a valued an art form of music and playwright scripted in one. At the production of the opera in 1816 its debut was considered to be a fiasco as many things went wrong throughout the opera. Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” is from an era of filmmaking throughout the 80s and 90s that was dominated by American filmmakers and their projects. The cultural clashes going on around the time of racial tension were highlighted throughout the film. After the film was debuted in 1989 there were two major race incidents afterwards which have been wrongly accredited with the film. First is the beating of Rodney King in 1991 when policemen were recorded repeatedly beating Rodney King with their batons as other officers stood by and watched. The 2<sup>nd</sup> major incident was the LA riots which somewhat spurred from the Rodney King beating as the tension between LAPD and the black community surrounding Los Angeles hit an all-time boiling point. The film was a trademark of the time and Spike Lee produced it at the perfect time to fully express the social problems occurring in the United States in that day and age.\r\n\r\nPico’s Oration represents many contributions to human thought as his oration was based on the capacity for human thought and knowledge. Pico somewhat directly challenged the church on many fronts as he exclaimed that humans were able to climb the chain of being through increased intellectual thought. Claiming also that humans had complete control and free will over their actions and thoughts and that a philosopher was a creature of heaven not Earth. Pico’s thoughts may not seem so revolutionary now, but in the year 1486 this was extremely radical and he faced condemning his own beliefs in front of the church or receiving exile from the state. Rembrandt was a pioneer in the world of art as he was able to showcase his own personal touches on a painting to highlight marvelous differences between life and death in a group portrait. The fact that Rembrandt painted a group portrait was innovative of the time; also his subject matter was innovative in itself. The study of anatomy has come a long way through the years. In Rembrandts painting there is an anatomy lesson which only happened one time a year as permitted by the church and the scholars’ guild. Rembrandt was innovative in his ability to depict life and death through his ability to use different shades of black and through triangulation of the figures in the painting. Rossini was innovative in his own way as he was able to take a common character and a common opera and make it his own. He used a barber as his main subject which was innovative as most main characters throughout operas were always deemed to be heroes of some sort. Rossini was innovative because he chooses to use an ordinary person to be the main character which was also more relatable to the audience. Spike Lee was innovative with his subject matter in his film being that of racial tension. Spike Lee was able to make a movie about race and not cross any lines to the point where one race would feel more offended than another. He used all races and racial slurs to create a real life scenario of the day in a life of a Brooklyn neighborhood. It is innovative to use racial tension as the focal point of a film and let alone be about the black race. Spike Lee was a pioneer in the film industry and barred to go where no man had been able to go before with his production of “Do The Right Thing”.\r\n\r\nAll of these works of humanities are extremely significant to our planet as a whole, as we have America, Italy, and the Netherlands all represented through the pieces I have chosen. But each piece holds more value than what the average eye may see when they take their first impression of each piece of art. Pico’s oration is most significant as spurred from the early renaissance and influenced many men after him to higher intellectual thinking and the hunger for the quest of knowledge has led to many great inventions and philosophers. Pico was able to bring to his people who come from the middle and dark ages into an idea of higher thinking and intellectual prestige that hadn’t been theorized before. Pico was an adamant lover of philosophy and humanity and he taught to others that the lived life by free will and that they were in charge of their actions. Rembrandt’s anatomy lesson is extremely significant as well as it provides a benchmark for art and science to grow upon themselves and self-improve. The art in the painting is remarkable as the faces standout so well against the dark background and black robes of the scholars. The effects of light were trademark to Rembrandt as he was always fond of painting fire in his early paintings. The fact that an actual anatomy lesson was being taken place shows our future generations how we started to learn about the human body from the early days. We literally had to open up cadavers and explore just to learn about ourselves, which is why Rembrandts painting’s is so significant for future generations visualize how things actually were. Rossini is significant as opera is an art form of the time period in which Rossini was a part of. Operas aren’t as popular in today’s times as the art of filmmaking and has become the forefront of storytelling. The fact Rossini persevered after the debut of his prized opera was a fiasco and the opera being about an ordinary person a barber, were all remarkable and deserve to be seen as significant to future generations. Spike Lee’s film is significant as it highlights racial tension in a country were racial tension is like no other country. Other countries have national identities, and other countries are not known for those harsh treatment of slaves or there over easy immigration policies. This all adds up to make America a unique place and the people who live here are also unique. The story of a Brooklyn neighborhood going through racial tension is essential to future generations to understand where America came from, and what was in the time of the film.\r\n\r\nThe people on the ship would be able to experience each piece of art how it was intended to be viewed. The true essence of each artwork would be experienced as each piece of art has its own meaning and purpose to the museum. The opera is there for entertainment, the film is there also for entertainment and serves as a chance for the actors to rest, Rembrandts painting is available for all to see and witness and Pico’s oration is found in 30 different languages. The guests will be able to bring their families and interact with the pieces of artwork however they imagine as there will be no limit to the amount of time one stays in the restaurant.','Musuem of Mankind','','publish','open','open','','musuem-of-mankind','','','2011-12-12 20:12:24','2011-12-13 02:12:24','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2370',0,'post','',2),(3420,80,'2013-10-14 11:29:54','2013-10-14 17:29:54','[youtube]<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OZCyp-LcGw\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OZCyp-LcGw</a>[/youtube]\r\n\r\nAs it has been called a “comedy with music” this is known for one of the finest Italian comic operas. The underlying and social implications of this story, is one of Mozart’s most inspired operas. This should be preserved, as Mozart used the emotional power of music to translate his understanding of humanity.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nItalian opera was superior in Europe, where fairy-tale themes serving to the glorified princes. Mozart did not like the operas as he felt they would hold back the drama. He wanted to make an opera with real situations and everyday modern problems. In 1786 Mozart decided to write music to The Marriage of Figaro. In this story line servants have the same right as their masters, and with Mozart’s music it helped with the story’s underlying sarcasm. It contains delightful music that expresses high-quality humor as well as a delicate proposition of the story’s intriguing and unfair and dishonest practices.\r\n\r\nTo understand this piece here is a quick Synopsis of the opera. The Marriage of Figaro continues the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single \"day of madness\" (<i>la folle giornata</i>) in the palace of Count Almaviva in Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro, as he plans to marry Rosina himself; yet Count Almaviva has declined the romantic youth of <i>Barber</i>. After giving Figaro a job as head of his servant-staff, he is now determined to obtain favors from Figaro\'s bride-to-be, Susanna. However; Count keeps giving excuse after excuse to delay the wedding of his two servants, which is arranged for marriage this very day. Figaro, Susanna, and Countess plot for a way to humiliate Count and expose his plan.  But when Count is exposed, he rebels by trying to force Figaro to marry an older woman who could be his mother. This threat turns out not working since the woman he chose ended up being his mother. Count\'s love for Countess was re-established after Figaro\'s and Susanna\'s quick management.\r\n\r\nThe upper class was surprised that they were not flattered. They refused to attend any of Mozart’s concerts.  The Emperor felt it was too long and that was why they did not like it.  The other composer loved his work yet, said it was not very good because they were jealous. Watch this small clip from the movie Amadeus where it shows Mozart conducting the Marriage of Figaro, you see the Emperor yawning and other composers smiling and listen to what the other composer says.\r\n\r\n[youtube]<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTfiboMetpY\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTfiboMetpY</a>[/youtube]\r\n\r\nYou can see Mozart’s feelings in his music by listening to the music. Listen to the way the music moves really slow and you can feel the tension in his music as he is in the depressed state, at the same time the music switches to quick, upbeat, and fast paced while his mood switches to a happier and wittier Mozart. After time Mozart becomes broke and depressed; he becomes sick and has to borrow money from his friends. When the modern opera did not go as plan he continues borrowing money and eventually dies at the age of 35. But when asked today how people feel about this piece, it shows by all the different times this piece has been recreated as this opera is readily accepted in today’s world than before.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCited work\r\n\r\n\"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.\" <i>Films On Demand</i>. Films Media Group, 1998. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. &lt;http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=17517&amp;xtid=29999&gt;.\r\n\r\n<a id=\"linkMozartWolfgangAmadeus\" title=\"Search for Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus\" href=\"__doLinkPostBack(\'\',\'ss%7E%7EAR%20%22Mozart%2C%20Wolfgang%20Amadeus%22%7C%7Csl%7E%7Erl\',\'\');\">Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus</a><a id=\"linkFisherBurtonD.\" title=\"Search for Fisher, Burton D.\" href=\"__doLinkPostBack(\'\',\'ss%7E%7EAR%20%22Fisher%2C%20Burton%20D%2E%22%7C%7Csl%7E%7Erl\',\'\');\">Fisher, Burton D.</a>In Marriage of Figaro.Coral Gables, Fla : Opera Journeys. 2001','Mozart\'s The Marriage of Figaro ','','publish','open','open','','the-marriage-of-figaro','','','2013-10-14 12:38:04','2013-10-14 18:38:04','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3420',0,'post','',14),(3423,94,'2013-10-14 11:13:06','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','Auto Draft','','auto-draft','open','open','','','','','2013-10-14 11:13:06','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3423',0,'post','',0),(3424,84,'2013-10-14 11:15:13','2013-10-14 17:15:13','During the Protestant Reformation, the music of the Baroque era underwent a major change. In the theatre, the opera brought the idea of bringing music and drama together by telling stories with song. However, in mid-eighteenth century England, composer George Fredric Handel from Germany wrote the first oratorio. That oratorio was the Messiah, which was the first piece of music to be written as a sacred and religious text. This type of music was not told as a performance with dramatic scenery, but with a choir, orchestra, and a narrator. The Messiah is based on the first modern English Bible, The King James Bible, which was first published in 1611. Handel’s Messiah is written in three parts to announce the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Messiah contains verses of the Old and New Testaments. Like the Baroque music of its time, this piece of music compares to the usual Baroque musical pieces in terms of its style of tempo. The Messiah by George Fredric Handel is best known for its Hallelujah chorus, which still makes audiences stand to this day. It is also known for bringing the Holy Scripture to life in a jubilant and lively style.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nHandel’s Messiah can be considered an innovation to its era because this piece can be considered the first oratorio ever written of its time. It stands out from the musical masterpieces from its era because it is the first one to contain religious content from the Holy Scripture. As the first oratorio written of its time, it contained a choir and an orchestra. As a synopsis of the life of Christ, this musical masterpiece was a contrast to the dramatic imagery of opera. Unlike the tragedy and sadness of opera, this religious text was very jubilant. It was the first of its kind to create a biblical allusion to the King James Bible as well. The King James Bible gave way to all three parts of the oratorio because it contains the Old Testament requirements a Savior, the death of Jesus Christ in the second, and the redemption of Christ in the third. Thanks to Handel and the Protestant Reformation, the Baroque Era brought an influential type of music that changed the world of performing arts that influenced many artists in the centuries to come.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe first time Handel played the Messiah was during the winter of 1741 and on into 1742. He was invited by the Duke of Devonshire in Dublin to perform. While Handel did not play the Messiah during this season, the popularity of his music was at large that he was invited back to play a performance that following spring. This concert included the Messiah. This concert was extraordinary that the newspaper in Dublin gave it a rating of it being the most remarkable piece in Dublin or anywhere in the world. Once again, during that summer, Handel gave another performance of the Messiah for his private benefits. When Handel performed in 1743 in London’s Convent Garden theatre, the people of London did not care for Handel’s Messiah as much. According to the English press, the voices of the female sopranos were raised in ranking. Handel decided to refer to the Messiah as the “New Sacred Oratorio”, and he also divided his performance season in half to three concerts. That next year, in 1744, Handel held no performances in London. He would play in London on and off through the years. Until he died in 1759, Handel played concerts throughout the years in London beginning in 1750.\r\n\r\n\r\nHandel’s Messiah still has that thrill that it had in its early days, where everybody stands and praises the Lord during the “Hallelujah Chorus.” This tradition traces back to 1743 where King George II rose from his seat during a performance in London. Played at both Easter and Christmas, these holidays have their own references to the song in which each part applies to a specific event in the life of Christ. All together, the whole oratorio explains how Christ has come back to Earth to redeem us. This message is most clear in the “Hallelujah Chorus”, which implies a joyous celebration that we have been redeemed from our sins. For the most part, people look towards enlightenment as they stand to sing this song. In fact, the majority of this song is sung standing to praise that Christ has done so much to save us from sin and evil.\r\n\r\n\r\nIn my opinion, this piece is beautiful and harmonious to my ears. Even though I do not know all the words to this song, I still like singing along to the “Hallelujah Chorus.” Being a song that is enlightening and proclaiming that a Savior is here to redeem us, I agree with the majority of people who think that this is an enlightening and encouraging piece. The Messiah is a piece of music for all ages because I feel like people from children to seniors can feel spiritual happiness by listening to this piece of music. This piece, I believe, should be a classic to sing and play for congregations over the ages because its powerful words and verses of spiritual enlightenment. This and many of Handel’s oratorios should be treasured over many centuries to remind people that there is hope and encouragement from Jesus Christ the Savior.\r\n\r\n\r\nAnother piece of classic religious music is the American Civil War hymn, The Battle Hymn of the Republic. This song, as written by Julia Ward Howe, also has become an American patriotic song. Written at a hotel in Washington D.C., Howe heard a regimen sing John Brown’s Body earlier in that day in 1861. That exact same night, she instantly jumped out of bed and wrote down some ideas to her song. Inspired and disturbed by the slaying of abolitionist John Brown that day, she recalled an Old Testament verse of Isaiah claiming “I have trodden the wine press alone … and trampled them in my wrath … For the day of vengeance was in my heart, / and my year of redemption has come.\" [Isaiah 63:1–6] (Julia Ward Howe). From this verse, Howe had written a whole song about redemption inspired from an abolitionist who had redeemed his life by going with Christ. Today, The Battle Hymn of the Republic has been sung at many military funerals for soldiers.\r\n\r\n\r\nLike Handel’s Messiah, The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a song that one can find people singing at religious rituals in the United States. In Howe’s song, she notes that vengeance and redemption are really important. Like this song, the Messiah talks about Christ’s redemption and how He has died for our sins. Also, both songs place a strong emphasis on the Bible and Christianity being references for higher powers redeeming us for our sins. In both songs, one can be assured that Christians can be saved from sin and evil.\r\n\r\n\r\nGeorge Fredric Handel’s Messiah should be restored because it’s the first ever recorded song to tell about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend this musical masterpiece to be sung and cherished traditionally on Easter and Christmas annually, I hope that future generations of young children learn the Messiah at a very young age because I believe every young person should know how Christ died for our sins. More importantly, I hope everybody gets a chance to learn that we are all redeemers of Christ. I encourage Christianity to be a continuous value for everyone who believes that Christ is their Savior. The Messiah, especially the “Hallelujah Chorus”, should be a trademark of all Christian denominations because I believe the thing that they all have in common is that Christ is the eternal Savior. The Messiah by George Fredric Handel, as well as other oratorios, should go in the time machine because celebrating the life of Jesus Christ is a joyous celebration and upbringing that I believe everybody should get the chance to experience.\r\n\r\nSources:\r\nHETTRICK, JANE SCHATKIN. \"Handel\'s Messiah: Comfort For God\'s People.\" American Organist Magazine 46.12 (2012): 78-80. Academic Search Complete. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.\r\n\r\nKapilow, Robert. What Makes It Great?: Short Masterpieces, Great Composers. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2011. Print.\r\n\r\n\"The Battle Hymn of the Republic.\" Dictionary of American History. 2003. 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He was sent to the Bastille again in 1726, before being shipped off to England. In 1733, he fled to Lorraine, and in 1759, he wrote the satirical novella Candide. In 1778, Voltaire returned to Paris, where he died there on May 30 of that year. Widely considered one of France\'s greatest Enlightenment writers, Voltaire was born Francois-Marie Arouet to an upper-middle class family on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. He was the youngest of five children born to Francois Arouet and Marie Marguerite Daumand. When Voltaire was just 7 years old, his mother passed away. Following her death, he grew closer to his free-thinking godfather. In 1704, Voltaire began to show promise as a writer while receiving a classical education at the College Louis-le-Grand, a Jesuit secondary school in Paris.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n“Candide, ou l\'Optimisme” is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire.  Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baron’s castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is “the best of all possible worlds.” Candide falls in love with the baron’s young daughter, Cunegonde. The baron catches the two kissing and expels Candide from his home. On his own for the first time, Candide is soon conscripted into the army of the Bulgars. He wanders away from camp for a brief walk, and is brutally flogged as a deserter. After witnessing a horrific battle, he manages to escape and travels to Holland. Candide I guess is Voltaire’s expression of his exile from Paris during his own time and how he experienced many historical events that took place. Candide is the protagonist of the novel, but he is bland, naïve, and highly susceptible to\r\nthe influence of stronger characters. Like the other characters, Candide is less a realistic individual than the embodiment of a particular idea or folly that Voltaire wishes to illustrate. Candide’s name is derived from the Latin word “<i>Candidus</i>”, which means “white” and connotes fair-mindedness or a lack of corruption. As that name suggests, Candide begins the novel as a perfectly innocent-“wide-eyed in his worship of his tutor Pangloss’s wrongheaded optimistic philosophy, and completely unfamiliar with the ways of the world, man.\r\n\r\nPangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.” This idea is a reductively simplified version of the philosophies of a number of Enlightenment thinkers, most notably Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (German mathematician and philosopher. He occupies a place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy.)  To these thinkers, the existence of any evil in the world would have to be a sign that God is either not entirely good or not all-powerful, and the idea of an imperfect God is nonsensical. These philosophers took for granted that God exists, and concluded that since God must be perfect, the world he created must be perfect also. According to these philosophers, people perceive imperfections in the world only because they do not understand God’s grand plan. Because Voltaire does not accept that a perfect God (or any God) has to exist, he can afford to mock the idea that the world must be completely good, and he heaps merciless satire on this idea throughout the novel. This would be the folly of optimism.\r\n\r\nThe earthquake in Candide is based on a real earthquake that leveled the city of Lisbon in 1755. Before writing Candide, Voltaire wrote a long poem about that event, which he interpreted as a sign of God’s indifference or even cruelty toward humanity. The earthquake represents all devastating natural events for which no reasonable justification can be found, though thinkers like Pangloss might do their best to fabricate flimsy justifications in order to maintain a philosophical approach to life.\r\n\r\nWhen Francois-Marie came of age (Voltaire), the French aristocracy ruled with an iron fist. At the same time, however, the intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment was spreading ideas about the equality and basic rights of man and the importance of reason and scientific objectivity.\r\n\r\nVoltaire’s words attacked the church and the state with equal fervor, and earned him widespread repute. During his lifetime, trenchant writings attacking church or government were often attributed to him whether he had written them or not. A lifelong champion of the poor and downtrodden, he wrote against tyranny and religious persecution with unmatched audacity. Despite his relentless criticism of powerful individuals and institutions, Voltaire became good friends with King Frederick of Prussia. They often quarreled, as Voltaire inevitably quarreled with anyone in power, but the ties of their friendship were lasting.\r\n\r\nIn the 1750s, Voltaire grew increasingly appalled by the specters of injustice and disaster that he saw around him. Many terrible events influenced his composition of Candide (a disastrous earthquake in Lisbon in 1755, about which he wrote a poem; the outbreak of the horrific Seven Years’ War in the German states in 1756; and the unjust execution of the English Admiral John Byng in 1757, against which Voltaire spoke out.) In 1759, Voltaire purchased Ferney, an estate near the border between France and Switzerland, so that he might easily flee across the border to escape French authorities. Ferney quickly became a retreat for important European intellectuals. In his later life Voltaire was involved in a wide variety of campaigns for social and political justice. When he returned to Paris at the age of eighty-three the populace hailed him with a hero’s welcome. The strain of the trip was more than his failing health could support, however, and he died in May of 1778. Overall I loved reading Candide because it was hilarious yet riveting and the satire never stopped so it was funny continuously. Things got a bit out of hand faster then I’d expect in most novels. In Voltaire’s time optimism was seen as a philosophical system, so therefore it was not taken lightly, for optimism was “an enemy”.\r\n\r\nThe implications of Candide’s decision can be interpreted in different ways. Nevertheless, certain aspects of the story’s conclusion are inescapable. Philosophical optimism is not an explanation for life, the evil in the world has no satisfactory explanation (evil can’t always be explained) and observation and experience are better teachers than philosophy. I believe many people today would agree with that conclusion, though there is still much debate on the proper responses to the injustice, poverty and evil in the form of war and genocide. As some say this evil will always exist in this cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions. Others may believe that a radical solution will fix this. And those, like Candide, may see it fit that gradual improvements are the solution only. Those questions are still with us, such as “What solutions would you propose for problems in your community, like crime, poverty, or ignorance?”\r\n\r\nCandide, in my opinion compares distinctively to Milton’s Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, changed into twelve books with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton\'s \"major work\", and the work helped to solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton\'s purpose, stated in Book I, is to \"justify the ways of God to men\".\r\n\r\nIn relation to the novel, Candide, my interpretations of the his final words “ ‘All that is very well,’ answered Candide, ‘but let us cultivate our garden’” can be applied to the rest of the novel and Candide’s life. At the end of the novel Candide is accepting that his wife is no longer beautiful and becomes disagreeable too, his friends are debating philosophy when they are invited to dinner by a farmer and decide to imitate that life. Farming is hard work to make a good living and for Candide and his wife and friends decided it was the best way to settle down now that all their exploration days are gone. When Candide says his final statement he has embraced the past which is all the misfortunes that have happened but him working on his farm and cultivating his garden to make the best of what he has. This shows Candide knows where he has been and what he has done and even though he doesn’t have the best wife, the most money, or the greatest friends he still has agreed to cultivate and work towards the future and try to be content with what he has.\r\n\r\nCandide’s final statement can again be applied, but to the contemporary society of the United States because it works into part of the American Dream of working hard for a better life and building one’s career and self-up. The American Dream is in many ways similar to the cultivating of one’s garden, because it incorporates present, past, and future. Most Americans have a heritage that traces back through generations with many ethnicities, which is the past, and then the present is the cultivating that is happening right now, which may or may not produce crops. However there hope for a better tomorrow and working towards it in the future, which is part of the American Dream. But it also connects to contemporary America through the pursuit of happiness that hopefully through cultivating one should find or make happiness.\r\n\r\nI love reading these type of novels cause it really gives me a different look on the aspects of life and makes me feel kind of spiritual in a way, makes me think a lot about what the world may hold for the future.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Works Cited</p>\r\nSpark Notes Editors. “Spark Note on Candide.” SparkNotes.com. Spark Notes LLC. 2002. Web. 1 Oct. 2013.','Voltaire\'s Candide','','publish','open','open','','voltaires-candide','','','2013-10-14 12:35:24','2013-10-14 18:35:24','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3425',0,'post','',3),(3426,58,'2013-10-14 12:01:18','2013-10-14 18:01:18','<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mary.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3438\" alt=\"mary\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mary-189x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\nmaryhttp://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhrvtvmdAg1qzdwano1_400.jpg</p>\r\nThe Vindication of the rights of woman by Mary Wollstonecraft was published in 1790.\r\nMary Wollstonecraft’s book was the first of its kind. Mary was also somewhat of an English radical. She was a woman trapped in a controlled man’s world, and denied her potential in society. During this time it was much unheard of a professional woman writer. According to Virgina Woolf, “The professional woman writer, the independent intellectual woman, was in fact an emerging species and Wollstonecraft played an important role in defining it.”(Woolf, p.102) Also, Kristen Osborn\'s views that, “The introduction sets out her view that neglect of girls’ education is largely to blame for the condition of adult women. They are treated as subordinate beings who care only about being attractive, elegant, and meek, they buy into this oppression, and they do not have the tools to vindicate their fundamental rights or the awareness that they are in such a condition.”(Osborne) Wollstonecraft’s over all influence on feminist scholarship is why this book should be saved for preservation.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThis book was not typical of its era. It was considered to be very distasteful. “In the first chapter Wollstonecraft promotes reason and rationality and discusses the deleterious effects of absolute, arbitrary political power and the vices associated with riches and hereditary honors.” (Osborne) This work was not received well at all during its time. This was a book against all that woman had been taught and how they were raised, it was strongly against their trained morals of the time. “Women\'s confinement in the home and inability to participate in the public sphere results in their insipidness and pettiness. Wollstonecraft wants to inspire a \"revolution in female manners.\"”(Osborne) “They tend to cultivate weakness and artificiality to appear pleasing to others. They are seldom independent and tend not to exercise reason.” (Osborne)\r\n\r\nAnother book that Mary Wollstonecraft wrote had to do with attack on the French Revolution Convention. “In 1789 the Bastille had fallen; in 1790 Edmund Burke published his notorious attack on the French revolutionary Convention which outraged all the English radicals, including Mary Wollstonecraft” (Wollstonecraft, sec. xi) “This is what causes Mary to write a refutation. To which she wrote her “Vindication of the Rights of Men. Which became an immediate success; its author a new literary lioness.”(Wollstonecraft, xi) This book is what put Mary in the top elite writers.\r\n\r\nPeople today except and cherish Mary Wollstonecraft books. Today it is an exceptional piece of literature. The book is widely accepted by a wide array of people. Women have a whole lot more rights today than they did back then. Women are allowed to be free from the ways of the past. Also, woman can work and do as they please and be accepted in today\'s society.\r\n\r\nMy personal reaction to this book is I strongly agree. It is a new day from the past. Woman have fought and died for the freedoms that all woman have today. Women have the right to vote, to have their voices heard. Women are proving that any job a man can do they can do too. Women have come a long way from the 1790’s.\r\n\r\nThere were several different types of work during this time. Here are a few of the books that were published at the same time to give you an idea of what people were reading: “The Monk (Paperback) by Matthew Gregory Lewis is about “Dreams, magic terrors, spells of mighty power,Witches, and ghosts who rove at midnight hour.”(Gutenberg). Another book was Lady Susan (Paperback) by Jane Austen is about “a stunningly beautiful widow in her upper thirties, has just been sent packing from the home of a family she had spent some months with, having been discovered carrying on a flagrant affair with the husband of the family, right under his wife\'s nose.”(Austen) Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Paperback) by William Blake was about “The publication of Songs of Innocence began his series of “Illuminated Books,” in which Blake combined text and visual artwork to achieve his poetic effect. Blake always intended the poems of Songs of Innocence to be accompanied by their respective illustrations, making analysis of the texts alone problematic at times.”(Gordon) So you can see Wollstonecraft’s book was very different than anything being published of its time.\r\n\r\nThis book is very significant for the future generations. The future generations must learn of the past trials and tribulations of the past. Until all bans on people’s rights and freedoms no matter what your race, gender, age are lifted people will not really be free to live a free life.\r\n\r\nWork Cited\r\nWollstonecraft, Mary. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1992. Print.\r\nVirginia Woolf, “Mary Wollstonecraft” in her woman and writing, 1979, p.102\r\nOsborne, Kristen. Kissel, Adam ed. \"A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Summary\". GradeSaver, 31 March 2012 Web. 9 October 2013.\r\nGordon, Todd. Wang, Bella ed. \"Songs of Innocence and of Experience Summary\". GradeSaver, 31 May 2011 Web. 14 October 2013.\r\n\"Popular 1790s Books.\" Popular 1790s Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.\r\nhttp://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=3273994&amp;pageno=1\r\n\"Lady Susan.\" By Jane Austen. Search EText, Read Online, Study, Discuss. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.','The Vindication of the Rights of Woman','','publish','open','open','','the-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman','','','2013-10-14 12:01:18','2013-10-14 18:01:18','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3426',0,'post','',11),(3427,94,'2013-10-14 11:14:56','2013-10-14 17:14:56','<p align=\"center\"></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://irisonbooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/candide1.jpg\">http://irisonbooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/candide1.jpg</a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">Voltaire’s Candide</p>\r\nBorn on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France, Voltaire was exiled to Tulle in 1715. Two years later, in 1717, he returned to Paris, only to be arrested and exiled to the Bastille for a year. He was sent to the Bastille again in 1726, before being shipped off to England. In 1733, he fled to Lorraine, and in 1759, he wrote the satirical novella Candide. In 1778, Voltaire returned to Paris, where he died there on May 30 of that year. Widely considered one of France\'s greatest Enlightenment writers, Voltaire was born Francois-Marie Arouet to an upper-middle class family on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. He was the youngest of five children born to Francois Arouet and Marie Marguerite Daumand. When Voltaire was just 7 years old, his mother passed away. Following her death, he grew closer to his free-thinking godfather. In 1704, Voltaire began to show promise as a writer while receiving a classical education at the College Louis-le-Grand, a Jesuit secondary school in Paris.\r\n\r\n“Candide, ou l\'Optimisme” is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire.  Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baron’s castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is “the best of all possible worlds.” Candide falls in love with the baron’s young daughter, Cunegonde. The baron catches the two kissing and expels Candide from his home. On his own for the first time, Candide is soon conscripted into the army of the Bulgars. He wanders away from camp for a brief walk, and is brutally flogged as a deserter. After witnessing a horrific battle, he manages to escape and travels to Holland. Candide I guess is Voltaire’s expression of his exile from Paris during his own time and how he experienced many historical events that took place. Candide is the protagonist of the novel, but he is bland, naïve, and highly susceptible to\r\nthe influence of stronger characters. Like the other characters, Candide is less a realistic individual than the embodiment of a particular idea or folly that Voltaire wishes to illustrate. Candide’s name is derived from the Latin word “<i>Candidus</i>”, which means “white” and connotes fair-mindedness or a lack of corruption. As that name suggests, Candide begins the novel as a perfectly innocent-“wide-eyed in his worship of his tutor Pangloss’s wrongheaded optimistic philosophy, and completely unfamiliar with the ways of the world, man.\r\n\r\nPangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.” This idea is a reductively simplified version of the philosophies of a number of Enlightenment thinkers, most notably Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (German mathematician and philosopher. He occupies a place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy.)  To these thinkers, the existence of any evil in the world would have to be a sign that God is either not entirely good or not all-powerful, and the idea of an imperfect God is nonsensical. These philosophers took for granted that God exists, and concluded that since God must be perfect, the world he created must be perfect also. According to these philosophers, people perceive imperfections in the world only because they do not understand God’s grand plan. Because Voltaire does not accept that a perfect God (or any God) has to exist, he can afford to mock the idea that the world must be completely good, and he heaps merciless satire on this idea throughout the novel. This would be the folly of optimism.\r\n\r\nThe earthquake in Candide is based on a real earthquake that leveled the city of Lisbon in 1755. Before writing Candide, Voltaire wrote a long poem about that event, which he interpreted as a sign of God’s indifference or even cruelty toward humanity. The earthquake represents all devastating natural events for which no reasonable justification can be found, though thinkers like Pangloss might do their best to fabricate flimsy justifications in order to maintain a philosophical approach to life.\r\n\r\nWhen Francois-Marie came of age (Voltaire), the French aristocracy ruled with an iron fist. At the same time, however, the intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment was spreading ideas about the equality and basic rights of man and the importance of reason and scientific objectivity.\r\n\r\nVoltaire’s words attacked the church and the state with equal fervor, and earned him widespread repute. During his lifetime, trenchant writings attacking church or government were often attributed to him whether he had written them or not. A lifelong champion of the poor and downtrodden, he wrote against tyranny and religious persecution with unmatched audacity. Despite his relentless criticism of powerful individuals and institutions, Voltaire became good friends with King Frederick of Prussia. They often quarreled, as Voltaire inevitably quarreled with anyone in power, but the ties of their friendship were lasting.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the 1750s, Voltaire grew increasingly appalled by the specters of injustice and disaster that he saw around him. Many terrible events influenced his composition of Candide (a disastrous earthquake in Lisbon in 1755, about which he wrote a poem; the outbreak of the horrific Seven Years’ War in the German states in 1756; and the unjust execution of the English Admiral John Byng in 1757, against which Voltaire spoke out.) In 1759, Voltaire purchased Ferney, an estate near the border between France and Switzerland, so that he might easily flee across the border to escape French authorities. Ferney quickly became a retreat for important European intellectuals. In his later life Voltaire was involved in a wide variety of campaigns for social and political justice. When he returned to Paris at the age of eighty-three the populace hailed him with a hero’s welcome. The strain of the trip was more than his failing health could support, however, and he died in May of 1778. Overall I loved reading Candide because it was hilarious yet riveting and the satire never stopped so it was funny continuously. Things got a bit out of hand faster then I’d expect in most novels. In Voltaire’s time optimism was seen as a philosophical system, so therefore it was not taken lightly, for optimism was “an enemy”.\r\n\r\nThe implications of Candide’s decision can be interpreted in different ways. Nevertheless, certain aspects of the story’s conclusion are inescapable. Philosophical optimism is not an explanation for life, the evil in the world has no satisfactory explanation (evil can’t always be explained) and observation and experience are better teachers than philosophy. I believe many people today would agree with that conclusion, though there is still much debate on the proper responses to the injustice, poverty and evil in the form of war and genocide. As some say this evil will always exist in this cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions. Others may believe that a radical solution will fix this. And those, like Candide, may see it fit that gradual improvements are the solution only. Those questions are still with us, such as “What solutions would you propose for problems in your community, like crime, poverty, or ignorance?”\r\n\r\nCandide, in my opinion compares distinctively to Milton’s Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, changed into twelve books with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton\'s \"major work\", and the work helped to solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton\'s purpose, stated in Book I, is to \"justify the ways of God to men\".\r\n\r\nIn relation to the novel, Candide, my interpretations of the his final words “ ‘All that is very well,’ answered Candide, ‘but let us cultivate our garden’” can be applied to the rest of the novel and Candide’s life. At the end of the novel Candide is accepting that his wife is no longer beautiful and becomes disagreeable too, his friends are debating philosophy when they are invited to dinner by a farmer and decide to imitate that life. Farming is hard work to make a good living and for Candide and his wife and friends decided it was the best way to settle down now that all their exploration days are gone. When Candide says his final statement he has embraced the past which is all the misfortunes that have happened but him working on his farm and cultivating his garden to make the best of what he has. This shows Candide knows where he has been and what he has done and even though he doesn’t have the best wife, the most money, or the greatest friends he still has agreed to cultivate and work towards the future and try to be content with what he has.\r\n\r\nCandide’s final statement can again be applied, but to the contemporary society of the United States because it works into part of the American Dream of working hard for a better life and building one’s career and self-up. The American Dream is in many ways similar to the cultivating of one’s garden, because it incorporates present, past, and future. Most Americans have a heritage that traces back through generations with many ethnicities, which is the past, and then the present is the cultivating that is happening right now, which may or may not produce crops. However there hope for a better tomorrow and working towards it in the future, which is part of the American Dream. But it also connects to contemporary America through the pursuit of happiness that hopefully through cultivating one should find or make happiness.\r\n\r\nI love reading these type of novels cause it really gives me a different look on the aspects of life and makes me feel kind of spiritual in a way, makes me think a lot about what the world may hold for the future.','Voltaire\'s Candide','','inherit','open','open','','3425-revision-v1','','','2013-10-14 11:14:56','2013-10-14 17:14:56','',3425,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3427',0,'revision','',0),(3428,94,'2013-10-14 11:15:02','2013-10-14 17:15:02','<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://irisonbooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/candide1.jpg\">http://irisonbooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/candide1.jpg</a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">Voltaire’s Candide</p>\r\nBorn on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France, Voltaire was exiled to Tulle in 1715. Two years later, in 1717, he returned to Paris, only to be arrested and exiled to the Bastille for a year. He was sent to the Bastille again in 1726, before being shipped off to England. In 1733, he fled to Lorraine, and in 1759, he wrote the satirical novella Candide. In 1778, Voltaire returned to Paris, where he died there on May 30 of that year. Widely considered one of France\'s greatest Enlightenment writers, Voltaire was born Francois-Marie Arouet to an upper-middle class family on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. He was the youngest of five children born to Francois Arouet and Marie Marguerite Daumand. When Voltaire was just 7 years old, his mother passed away. Following her death, he grew closer to his free-thinking godfather. In 1704, Voltaire began to show promise as a writer while receiving a classical education at the College Louis-le-Grand, a Jesuit secondary school in Paris.\r\n\r\n“Candide, ou l\'Optimisme” is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire.  Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baron’s castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is “the best of all possible worlds.” Candide falls in love with the baron’s young daughter, Cunegonde. The baron catches the two kissing and expels Candide from his home. On his own for the first time, Candide is soon conscripted into the army of the Bulgars. He wanders away from camp for a brief walk, and is brutally flogged as a deserter. After witnessing a horrific battle, he manages to escape and travels to Holland. Candide I guess is Voltaire’s expression of his exile from Paris during his own time and how he experienced many historical events that took place. Candide is the protagonist of the novel, but he is bland, naïve, and highly susceptible to\r\nthe influence of stronger characters. Like the other characters, Candide is less a realistic individual than the embodiment of a particular idea or folly that Voltaire wishes to illustrate. Candide’s name is derived from the Latin word “<i>Candidus</i>”, which means “white” and connotes fair-mindedness or a lack of corruption. As that name suggests, Candide begins the novel as a perfectly innocent-“wide-eyed in his worship of his tutor Pangloss’s wrongheaded optimistic philosophy, and completely unfamiliar with the ways of the world, man.\r\n\r\nPangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.” This idea is a reductively simplified version of the philosophies of a number of Enlightenment thinkers, most notably Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (German mathematician and philosopher. He occupies a place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy.)  To these thinkers, the existence of any evil in the world would have to be a sign that God is either not entirely good or not all-powerful, and the idea of an imperfect God is nonsensical. These philosophers took for granted that God exists, and concluded that since God must be perfect, the world he created must be perfect also. According to these philosophers, people perceive imperfections in the world only because they do not understand God’s grand plan. Because Voltaire does not accept that a perfect God (or any God) has to exist, he can afford to mock the idea that the world must be completely good, and he heaps merciless satire on this idea throughout the novel. This would be the folly of optimism.\r\n\r\nThe earthquake in Candide is based on a real earthquake that leveled the city of Lisbon in 1755. Before writing Candide, Voltaire wrote a long poem about that event, which he interpreted as a sign of God’s indifference or even cruelty toward humanity. The earthquake represents all devastating natural events for which no reasonable justification can be found, though thinkers like Pangloss might do their best to fabricate flimsy justifications in order to maintain a philosophical approach to life.\r\n\r\nWhen Francois-Marie came of age (Voltaire), the French aristocracy ruled with an iron fist. At the same time, however, the intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment was spreading ideas about the equality and basic rights of man and the importance of reason and scientific objectivity.\r\n\r\nVoltaire’s words attacked the church and the state with equal fervor, and earned him widespread repute. During his lifetime, trenchant writings attacking church or government were often attributed to him whether he had written them or not. A lifelong champion of the poor and downtrodden, he wrote against tyranny and religious persecution with unmatched audacity. Despite his relentless criticism of powerful individuals and institutions, Voltaire became good friends with King Frederick of Prussia. They often quarreled, as Voltaire inevitably quarreled with anyone in power, but the ties of their friendship were lasting.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the 1750s, Voltaire grew increasingly appalled by the specters of injustice and disaster that he saw around him. Many terrible events influenced his composition of Candide (a disastrous earthquake in Lisbon in 1755, about which he wrote a poem; the outbreak of the horrific Seven Years’ War in the German states in 1756; and the unjust execution of the English Admiral John Byng in 1757, against which Voltaire spoke out.) In 1759, Voltaire purchased Ferney, an estate near the border between France and Switzerland, so that he might easily flee across the border to escape French authorities. Ferney quickly became a retreat for important European intellectuals. In his later life Voltaire was involved in a wide variety of campaigns for social and political justice. When he returned to Paris at the age of eighty-three the populace hailed him with a hero’s welcome. The strain of the trip was more than his failing health could support, however, and he died in May of 1778. Overall I loved reading Candide because it was hilarious yet riveting and the satire never stopped so it was funny continuously. Things got a bit out of hand faster then I’d expect in most novels. In Voltaire’s time optimism was seen as a philosophical system, so therefore it was not taken lightly, for optimism was “an enemy”.\r\n\r\nThe implications of Candide’s decision can be interpreted in different ways. Nevertheless, certain aspects of the story’s conclusion are inescapable. Philosophical optimism is not an explanation for life, the evil in the world has no satisfactory explanation (evil can’t always be explained) and observation and experience are better teachers than philosophy. I believe many people today would agree with that conclusion, though there is still much debate on the proper responses to the injustice, poverty and evil in the form of war and genocide. As some say this evil will always exist in this cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions. Others may believe that a radical solution will fix this. And those, like Candide, may see it fit that gradual improvements are the solution only. Those questions are still with us, such as “What solutions would you propose for problems in your community, like crime, poverty, or ignorance?”\r\n\r\nCandide, in my opinion compares distinctively to Milton’s Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, changed into twelve books with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton\'s \"major work\", and the work helped to solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton\'s purpose, stated in Book I, is to \"justify the ways of God to men\".\r\n\r\nIn relation to the novel, Candide, my interpretations of the his final words “ ‘All that is very well,’ answered Candide, ‘but let us cultivate our garden’” can be applied to the rest of the novel and Candide’s life. At the end of the novel Candide is accepting that his wife is no longer beautiful and becomes disagreeable too, his friends are debating philosophy when they are invited to dinner by a farmer and decide to imitate that life. Farming is hard work to make a good living and for Candide and his wife and friends decided it was the best way to settle down now that all their exploration days are gone. When Candide says his final statement he has embraced the past which is all the misfortunes that have happened but him working on his farm and cultivating his garden to make the best of what he has. This shows Candide knows where he has been and what he has done and even though he doesn’t have the best wife, the most money, or the greatest friends he still has agreed to cultivate and work towards the future and try to be content with what he has.\r\n\r\nCandide’s final statement can again be applied, but to the contemporary society of the United States because it works into part of the American Dream of working hard for a better life and building one’s career and self-up. The American Dream is in many ways similar to the cultivating of one’s garden, because it incorporates present, past, and future. Most Americans have a heritage that traces back through generations with many ethnicities, which is the past, and then the present is the cultivating that is happening right now, which may or may not produce crops. However there hope for a better tomorrow and working towards it in the future, which is part of the American Dream. But it also connects to contemporary America through the pursuit of happiness that hopefully through cultivating one should find or make happiness.\r\n\r\nI love reading these type of novels cause it really gives me a different look on the aspects of life and makes me feel kind of spiritual in a way, makes me think a lot about what the world may hold for the future.','Voltaire\'s Candide','','inherit','open','open','','3425-revision-v1','','','2013-10-14 11:15:02','2013-10-14 17:15:02','',3425,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3428',0,'revision','',0),(3429,84,'2013-10-14 11:15:13','2013-10-14 17:15:13','','George Fredric Handel\'s ','','inherit','open','open','','3424-revision-v1','','','2013-10-14 11:15:13','2013-10-14 17:15:13','',3424,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3429',0,'revision','',0),(3430,82,'2013-10-14 11:16:05','2013-10-14 17:16:05','In the world, there are a great many masterpieces of architecture dedicated to a great many different things – some structures are built out of religious reverence and fervor, whereas others are built of military necessity or the need for protection from invasion, and many of these are built out of a desire to make a grand show of the influence of a particular ruling class or empire. And then, on a rare basis, there is a grand monument built to a different kind of fervor – the impetus of human love. If we are to study the grand monuments of the world, then we must land ourselves in the Mughal Empire during the reign of Shah Jahan, in the early-to-mid 1600’s, A.D.; it was this emperor who spared no expense to have a grand tomb built to him and his beloved favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, or “Jewel of the Palace,” who had died in the birthing of their fourteenth child. (Lal) Such is the story of the Taj Mahal, a jewel on the Southern bank of the Yamuna River. The Taj is an incredibly important monument now and into the future for a multiplicity of reasons – especially that it is representative of, and the pinnacle of, Mughal and Persian architecture, and it is also arguably one of the most staggering and well-known testaments to love in the history of mankind, and, finally, because it is nigh-inseparable from the self-image of the entire nation of India.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe Taj Mahal, initially called Rauza-I Munavvara \"The Illumined Tomb\" for its lustrous white marble, later Rauza-I Mumtaj Mahal, shortened in English to Taj Mahal, (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507) is a lustrous white marble tomb located near Agra, in modern-day India. It was commissioned and built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who also is said to have worked as its chief architect, overseeing specialists from all over South Asia and, reportedly, 20,000 laborers.  (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507) The project was initiated in 1632 AD, and finished in 1648.  (UNESCO)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Taj is a magnificent white tomb that sits on a rectangular plot of land near Agra, in modern-day India. The mausoleum itself faces the Yamuna River, from which emperors and other people of importance would have approached it - however, its land-facing facade has become the most common way of imaging it. The back of the white marble mausoleum faces a large garden with a long rectangular pool, and has on its west side a tomb-mosque and on its right side a guest quarters. The mausoleum and guest quarters are raised from the garden by the step, and the mausoleum is raised by an additional large square step with minarets on each corner. On the side of the garden opposite the mausoleum, there stands a stone gateway, in front of which is an entry court.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe inside of the mausoleum consists of an octagonal chamber in which two fake tombs - that of Shah Jahan and that of Mumtaz Mahal - are placed within view. Each side of the octagonal room has a hallway that leads outside or to another octagonal room, and the smaller octagonal rooms contain hallways which lead to the outside of the structure or to one another, allowing for viewers to walk around the central room in a larger square hallway. The center dome rises high above the central room, making it the undisputed focal point of the architecture. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507 - 508)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Mughal emperors of the height of Mughal power were known for being religiously tolerant, and Shah Jahan was himself the third and final of such emperors to exist during this era. He was known to be the most religiously conservative of the three emperors, and was himself a Muslim, but 85% of his subjects were Hindu. He was also known for his extravagance, often to the point of irresponsibility. The Mughal emperors had large harems, which were composed, especially initially, of princesses in diplomatic marriages. (Chua, 184-188) It is likely that the tolerance and grand variety in the Mughal Empire contributed to the variety of regional and religious design philosophies in the Taj Mahal, which were primarily a synthesis of Indian and Persian styles, as well as a hybrid of Hindu and Muslim motifs. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Taj Mahal was itself principally guided by earlier works in the Indian subcontinent, and is quite representative of architecture throughout the region as well as the Middle East. In fact, arguably the most major influence on the design of the Taj Mahal was Humanyun\'s tomb, which is located in Delhi, but was designed by a Persian architect. Humanyun\'s tomb and the mausoleum at Taj Mahal are structurally very similar and were only built 50 years apart. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 503)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe thing that separates the Taj Mahal from other buildings in the region is its exceptional use of the space in which it is put. The tomb expresses the power and glamor of Shah Jahan with its building materials from the far reaches of the Mughal Empire and its surroundings, and the skill of the tomb is of a similar caliber, calling upon architects and tradesmen of excellent quality from great distances.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe tomb separates itself from Humanyun\'s tomb by making better use of the inward and outward spaces and placements of the mausoleum and its rooms, creating a more aesthetically unified and memorable space. Humanyun\'s tomb sits at the center of a large square plot, and is itself square in shape. The side rooms of the tomb are large, giving the tomb a squat look and causing the side rooms to compete with the dome for attention, whereas the Taj has a much greater vertical focus, and everything around and on the mausoleum at the Taj Mahal is structured such that it leads the eyes toward the top of the dome. Additionally, the Taj sits on the Northern end of a rectangular plot, giving a better sense of scale and hierarchy. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 503-509)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLittle is actually known of the reception of the Taj Mahal shortly after it was built; despite its fame as a cultural symbol representative of the entire Indian subcontinent, no cultural or political interpretation of the tomb has ever been attempted. It has been noted, however, that a large number of serfs labored to complete the complex over the course of its building, and they were likely not treated well. (Lal)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nModernly, the Taj Mahal is arguably the most well-known piece of architecture in all South Asia, having been described by Rabindranath Tagore as \"a tear on the face of eternity\"(Lal) and now being almost inseparable from India\'s self-image as a nation. It is known to many as a symbol of love, and is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. These things together make the Taj Mahal \"one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world\'s heritage.\"(UNESCO)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEven apart from the excellence in the design and layout of the Taj, its story is still more striking and meaningful. The Taj was not built out of any small sense of grief - indeed, Mumtaz Mahal was the name given to the Emperor\'s favorite wife, and means \"Jewel of the Palace.\" The palace grieved for two years after her death, and Shah Jahan is said to have been so stricken with grief, indeed, that he considered abdicating the throne to one of his sons. (Lal) There is little doubt that the tomb, as beautiful as it is, would be nowhere near as famous or mystifying were it not for the story associated with it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Works Cited</span></p>\r\nChing, Francis, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash. <i>A Global History Of Architecture</i>. 2nd Edition. Canada: John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc., 2011. Print.\r\n\r\nA large book of architecture from all over the world – used to provide general physical information regarding Humanyun’s Tomb and the Taj Mahal\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChua, Amy. <i>Day Of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise To Global Dominance - And Why They Fall</i>. 1st ed. New York: Doubleday, 2007. Print.\r\n\r\nA book relating the history of various major empires of the world – used to provide general historical information regarding the Moghul Empire\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLal, Vinay. \"Taj Mahal.\" <i>Manas</i>. UCLA, n. d. Web. 12 Oct. 2013.vLal, Vinay.\r\n\r\nAn academic blog post by Vinay Lal, who has a Ph.D. from the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at UCLA and a prolific writer regarding South Asian studies – the blog was used to help understand the reception and context surrounding the Taj Mahal\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Taj Mahal.\" <i>UNESCO</i>. UNESCO. Web. 12 Oct 2013.\r\n\r\nThe UNESCO Taj Mahal article, used for general Taj Mahal information and research of current heritage preservation efforts.','The Taj Mahal','','inherit','open','open','','3418-revision-v1','','','2013-10-14 11:16:05','2013-10-14 17:16:05','',3418,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3430',0,'revision','',0),(3431,84,'2013-10-14 11:18:47','2013-10-14 17:18:47','During the Protestant Reformation, the music of the Baroque era underwent a major change. In the theatre, the opera brought the idea of bringing music and drama together by telling stories with song. However, in mid-eighteenth century England, composer George Fredric Handel from Germany wrote the first oratorio. That oratorio was the Messiah, which was the first piece of music to be written as a sacred and religious text. This type of music was not told as a performance with dramatic scenery, but with a choir, orchestra, and a narrator. The Messiah is based on the first modern English Bible, The King James Bible, which was first published in 1611. Handel’s Messiah is written in three parts to announce the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Messiah contains verses of the Old and New Testaments. Like the Baroque music of its time, this piece of music compares to the usual Baroque musical pieces in terms of its style of tempo. The Messiah by George Fredric Handel is best known for its Hallelujah chorus, which still makes audiences stand to this day.  It is also known for bringing the Holy Scripture to life in a jubilant and lively style. \nHandel’s Messiah can be considered an innovation to its era because this piece can be considered the first oratorio ever written of its time. It stands out from the musical masterpieces from its era because it is the first one to contain religious content from the Holy Scripture. As the first oratorio written of its time, it contained a choir and an orchestra. As a synopsis of the life of Christ, this musical masterpiece was a contrast to the dramatic imagery of opera. Unlike the tragedy and sadness of opera, this religious text was very jubilant. It was the first of its kind to create a biblical allusion to the King James Bible as well. The King James Bible gave way to all three parts of the oratorio because it contains the Old Testament requirements a Savior, the death of Jesus Christ in the second, and the redemption of Christ in the third. Thanks to Handel and the Protestant Reformation, the Baroque Era brought an influential type of music that changed the world of performing arts that influenced many artists in the centuries to come.\nThe first time Handel played the Messiah was during the winter of 1741 and on into 1742. He was invited by the Duke of Devonshire in Dublin to perform. While Handel did not play the Messiah during this season, the popularity of his music was at large that he was invited back to play a performance that following spring. This concert included the Messiah. This concert was extraordinary that the newspaper in Dublin gave it a rating of it being the most remarkable piece in Dublin or anywhere in the world. Once again, during that summer, Handel gave another performance of the Messiah for his private benefits. When Handel performed in 1743 in London’s Convent Garden theatre, the people of London did not care for Handel’s Messiah as much. According to the English press, the voices of the female sopranos were raised in ranking. Handel decided to refer to the Messiah as the “New Sacred Oratorio”, and he also divided his performance season in half to three concerts. That next year, in 1744, Handel held no performances in London. He would play in London on and off through the years. Until he died in 1759, Handel played concerts throughout the years in London beginning in 1750.\nHandel’s Messiah still has that thrill that it had in its early days, where everybody stands and praises the Lord during the “Hallelujah Chorus.” This tradition traces back to 1743 where King George II rose from his seat during a performance in London. Played at both Easter and Christmas, these holidays have their own references to the song in which each part applies to a specific event in the life of Christ. All together, the whole oratorio explains how Christ has come back to Earth to redeem us. This message is most clear in the “Hallelujah Chorus”, which implies a joyous celebration that we have been redeemed from our sins. For the most part, people look towards enlightenment as they stand to sing this song. In fact, the majority of this song is sung standing to praise that Christ has done so much to save us from sin and evil.\nIn my opinion, this piece is beautiful and harmonious to my ears. Even though I do not know all the words to this song, I still like singing along to the “Hallelujah Chorus.” Being a song that is enlightening and proclaiming that a Savior is here to redeem us, I agree with the majority of people who think that this is an enlightening and encouraging piece. The Messiah is a piece of music for all ages because I feel like people from children to seniors can feel spiritual happiness by listening to this piece of music. This piece, I believe, should be a classic to sing and play for congregations over the ages because its powerful words and verses of spiritual enlightenment. This and many of Handel’s oratorios should be treasured over many centuries to remind people that there is hope and encouragement from Jesus Christ the Savior. \nAnother piece of classic religious music is the American Civil War hymn, The Battle Hymn of the Republic. This song, as written by Julia Ward Howe, also has become an American patriotic song. Written at a hotel in Washington D.C., Howe heard a regimen sing John Brown’s Body earlier in that day in 1861. That exact same night, she instantly jumped out of bed and wrote down some ideas to her song. Inspired and disturbed by the slaying of abolitionist John Brown that day, she recalled an Old Testament verse of Isaiah claiming “I have trodden the wine press alone … and trampled them in my wrath … For the day of vengeance was in my heart, / and my year of redemption has come.\" [Isaiah 63:1–6] (Julia Ward Howe). From this verse, Howe had written a whole song about redemption inspired from an abolitionist who had redeemed his life by going with Christ. Today, The Battle Hymn of the Republic has been sung at many military funerals for soldiers.\nLike Handel’s Messiah, The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a song that one can find people singing at religious rituals in the United States. In Howe’s song, she notes that vengeance and redemption are really important. Like this song, the Messiah talks about Christ’s redemption and how He has died for our sins. Also, both songs place a strong emphasis on the Bible and Christianity being references for higher powers redeeming us for our sins. In both songs, one can be assured that Christians can be saved from sin and evil. \nGeorge Fredric Handel’s Messiah should be restored because it’s the first ever recorded song to tell about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend this musical masterpiece to be sung and cherished traditionally on Easter and Christmas annually, I hope that future generations of young children learn the Messiah at a very young age because I believe every young person should know how Christ died for our sins. More importantly, I hope everybody gets a chance to learn that we are all redeemers of Christ. I encourage Christianity to be a continuous value for everyone who believes that Christ is their Savior. The Messiah, especially the “Hallelujah Chorus”, should be a trademark of all Christian denominations because I believe the thing that they all have in common is that Christ is the eternal Savior. The Messiah by George Fredric Handel, as well as other oratorios, should go in the time machine because celebrating the life of Jesus Christ is a joyous celebration and upbringing that I believe everybody should get the chance to experience. \n\nSources:\n','George Fredric Handel\'s Messiah','','inherit','open','open','','3424-autosave-v1','','','2013-10-14 11:18:47','2013-10-14 17:18:47','',3424,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3431',0,'revision','',0),(3417,76,'2013-10-14 11:09:12','2013-10-14 17:09:12','<i>The Critique of Pure Reason</i> by Immanuel Kant was first published in 1781 and discusses and critiques prevailing ideas of the time concerning the method of philosophy, the limits of knowledge and much more. This is Kant\'s first major published work of philosophy which started his career and paved the way for his new form of thinking. The <i>Critique</i> is divided into many sections and categories, all contributing to Kant\'s complete thought, which can make the book difficult to interpret, but his clarity aids greatly to understanding him despite the length of his points. The first division of this work is between the main two parts, the “Doctrine of Elements” and the “Doctrine of Method”, the first arguing the limits of knowledge and logic as understood by previous philosophers (such as Descartes and Locke) and the latter where he discusses the contrasts of his thinking with his contemporaries and discusses the method of philosophical thought (Guyer). These categories are once again divided into more and more subcategories, but the details of these categories, while pivotal to understanding completely his thought, are less essential for arguing why the work needs to be preserved in a time capsule. These details, however, were of much greater importance to some, as Kant\'s work was largely censored by the ruling class of Germany in the late 18<sup>th</sup> to early 19<sup>th</sup> centuries. Scholars have dedicated their entire academic lives to studying Kant and his works, but only a few of his points will be discussed here in an effort to effectively argue reasons to preserve this piece for generations to come. Kant\'s <i>Critique of Pure Reason </i>should be preserved because of his contributions to philosophical methodology and his new genre known as transcendental idealism.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nIn the 18<sup>th</sup> century, the world was a dynamic place ripe with political revolution and monumental advances in thinking. Less than ten years prior to Kant\'s first publication of the <i>Critique</i>, Britain\'s North American colonies declared independence from the mother country in honor of Locke\'s ideas of natural rights and their violation by the tyrannical British monarchy (Foner). Another large-scale revolution was to take place in France where Robespierre began his path to a liberal French society, one that abolished local aristocratic rule for a short time effectively, but devolved into self-destructive violence during the so-called Reign of Terror. Catholicism and Protestantism were the two dominant sects of Christianity at the time and were being questioned with more rigorous arguments and thorough critiques. Many of the more daring people who criticized or otherwise questioned the authority of God or the legitimacy of the Church had their works removed from circulation, censored, or were excommunicated (Guyer).\r\n\r\nBefore Kant\'s time, in the 17<sup>th</sup> century, John Locke was writing his essays on government and the rights of individuals. These writings led to his empiricist developments in thought, that is, that all thought including logic and judgments derive from lived experiences. He believed that individuals were born as a “blank slate”, a passive recipient of information. Further advances in philosophy led to the thought that reason was the means to “discovering the nature of reality” (Fiero). Descartes was a primary contributor to this idea of the dominance of reason, claiming that an unbiased mind was the only “sure point of departure for the truth” noting that the senses could be easily deceived (Fiero). These two giants of thought influenced philosophers for years to come, they also dominated and polarized the field of philosophy while adhering to the idea that reason was the route to intellectual prominence. Kant, however, took the two (and the thoughts of many others), criticized, critiqued, and synthesized them to provide an all encompassing argument for his method of transcendental idealism.\r\n\r\nKant believed in an active mind, that people were actively involved in the process of knowing the world; this was the transcendental idealism he argued for and his idea established him as a powerful influence on works to come. In contrast to heavy reliance on reason alone like Descartes or Locke (albeit in different ways), Kant claimed that reality “consists of the mind” and the ways the mind takes in the environment (Fiero). His categorical structure in the <i>Critique</i>, however, was indicative of other German philosophical and logical texts of the time. This setup of categories within categories, hierarchies of various divisions of thought, are essential to his points and aid to his clarity, but also allowed many points to appear various times throughout the work to prove others (Merritt).\r\n\r\nIn the time of Kant\'s writing, society-at-large wasn\'t as prepared for written critiques as they were for advances in the visual arts, which isn\'t to say that all of the visual arts were renowned upon their conception. The Gottingen Review, wirtten by a then anonymous source, criticized Kant\'s <i>Critique</i> weeks after it was published, causing a direct response from Kant to put down any misconceptions and inconsistencies in his thought. In his <i>Prolegomena</i>, he responded to the review in the appendix stating that the author had been motivated by “\'impatience at thinking out a lengthy work or... real narrow-mindedness...\'” (Kant, Mensch). The identity of the review\'s author was soon released to Kant through a personal apology letter stating the troubles of the review and the author\'s own incompetence in his review. Another importance point of the <i>Critique\'</i>s impact in Kant\'s era is that his writing was censored and removed from circulation in universities in the 18<sup>th</sup> and early 19<sup>th</sup> century, thus proving that the academic and ruling classes weren\'t ready for such a thorough attack on popular thinking.\r\n\r\nToday, scholars have lived and died studying the intricacies of Kant\'s thought, his critiques, his terminology, his method, and his relation to all other schools of thought before and after him. Many debates have been sparked on the definitions of German words he uses that appear to have the same meaning. For an English speaker/reader, for instance, the words “Realität” and “Wirklichkeit” can have the same connotation to be “real”, but an important distinction is made to better understand his thoughts on “quality” and “modality” (Mensch). “Wirklichkeit” more closely means “existence” whereas “Realität” better describes physical sensation and it\'s intensity (Mensch). These debates have helped to further clarify Kant to observe more effectively his true intentions, if anyone could really know them. The language Kant wrote in, German, has long since evolved like other languages since the 18<sup>th</sup> century, showing that this is a particularly modern problem, especially since a large amount of Kant-scholars are English-speaking (Mensch).\r\n\r\nTo articulate a complete thought about Kant\'s <i>Critique of Pure Reason</i> is a feat that most people, even in Western society, find difficult and often have not attempted. I find traces of Kant in books I am reading currently and these traces are the fragments I need to completely understand what I\'m reading. In Guy Debord\'s <i>Society of the Spectacle</i>, the surreal quality of representations pervades every aspect of life in late-capitalistic societies, and Kant\'s distinction of representations from reality helped greatly in understanding exactly where Debord\'s thought originates from. Kant is pivotal in helping me develop my thoughts into coherence and has the potential to be applied to modern thinking more effectively than his contemporaries. His impact is underrated, as very few can escape his conclusions.\r\n\r\nImmanuel Kant\'s <i>Critique of Pure Reason </i>has had an incredible impact on thinking for two hundred years and it\'s worth will be realized only if the work is preserved for future generations to ponder. The conclusions came to by Kant and those who followed his thoughts and expounded upon them are revolutionary and offer insights that, with a little bit of faith, provide readers with inescapable truths. To abandon the <i>Critique of Pure Reason</i> in our time capsule is to abandon critique as a science; society needs critique if those who populate it are ever to hope for their freedom as individuals. Kant\'s method and transcendental idealism are important for those who have questions about the past, present, and future.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\">Works Cited</p>\r\n Anderson, Pamela Sue. “Pure Reason and Contemporary Philosophy of Religion: The Rational Striving In and For Truth.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 68.1-3 (2010): 95-106. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria. <i>The Humanistic Tradition Book 3,</i> <i>The European Renaissance, The Reformation, And Global Encounter.</i> 6<sup>th</sup>. McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2010. 10 Oct. 2013.\r\n\r\nKant, Immanuel. <i>Critique of Pure Reason (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant). </i>Cambridge University Press, 1999. 10 Oct. 2013.\r\n\r\nMensch, Jennifer. “Kant And The Problem Of Idealism: On the Significance of the Gottingen Review.” Southern Journal of Philosophy 44.2 (2006): 297-317. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.','You Kant Escape It: Preserving the Critique of Pure Reason','','publish','open','open','','you-kant-escape-it-preserving-the-critique-of-pure-reason','','','2013-10-14 11:09:12','2013-10-14 17:09:12','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3417',0,'post','',3),(3418,82,'2013-10-14 11:22:48','2013-10-14 17:22:48','In the world, there are a great many masterpieces of architecture dedicated to a great many different things – some structures are built out of religious reverence and fervor, whereas others are built of military necessity or the need for protection from invasion, and many of these are built out of a desire to make a grand show of the influence of a particular ruling class or empire. And then, on a rare basis, there is a grand monument built to a different kind of fervor – the impetus of human love. If we are to study the grand monuments of the world, then we must land ourselves in the Mughal Empire during the reign of Shah Jahan, in the early-to-mid 1600’s, A.D.; it was this emperor who spared no expense to have a grand tomb built to him and his beloved favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, or “Jewel of the Palace,” who had died in the birthing of their fourteenth child. (Lal) Such is the story of the Taj Mahal, a jewel on the Southern bank of the Yamuna River. The Taj is an incredibly important monument now and into the future for a multiplicity of reasons – especially that it is representative of, and the pinnacle of, Mughal and Persian architecture, and it is also arguably one of the most staggering and well-known testaments to love in the history of mankind, and, finally, because it is nigh-inseparable from the self-image of the entire nation of India.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe Taj Mahal, initially called Rauza-I Munavvara \"The Illumined Tomb\" for its lustrous white marble, later Rauza-I Mumtaj Mahal, shortened in English to Taj Mahal, (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507) is a lustrous white marble tomb located near Agra, in modern-day India. It was commissioned and built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who also is said to have worked as its chief architect, overseeing specialists from all over South Asia and, reportedly, 20,000 laborers.  (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507) The project was initiated in 1632 AD, and finished in 1648.  (UNESCO)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Taj is a magnificent white tomb that sits on a rectangular plot of land near Agra, in modern-day India. The mausoleum itself faces the Yamuna River, from which emperors and other people of importance would have approached it - however, its land-facing facade has become the most common way of imaging it. The back of the white marble mausoleum faces a large garden with a long rectangular pool, and has on its west side a tomb-mosque and on its right side a guest quarters. The mausoleum and guest quarters are raised from the garden by the step, and the mausoleum is raised by an additional large square step with minarets on each corner. On the side of the garden opposite the mausoleum, there stands a stone gateway, in front of which is an entry court.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe inside of the mausoleum consists of an octagonal chamber in which two fake tombs - that of Shah Jahan and that of Mumtaz Mahal - are placed within view. Each side of the octagonal room has a hallway that leads outside or to another octagonal room, and the smaller octagonal rooms contain hallways which lead to the outside of the structure or to one another, allowing for viewers to walk around the central room in a larger square hallway. The center dome rises high above the central room, making it the undisputed focal point of the architecture. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507 - 508)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Mughal emperors of the height of Mughal power were known for being religiously tolerant, and Shah Jahan was himself the third and final of such emperors to exist during this era. He was known to be the most religiously conservative of the three emperors, and was himself a Muslim, but 85% of his subjects were Hindu. He was also known for his extravagance, often to the point of irresponsibility. The Mughal emperors had large harems, which were composed, especially initially, of princesses in diplomatic marriages. (Chua, 184-188) It is likely that the tolerance and grand variety in the Mughal Empire contributed to the variety of regional and religious design philosophies in the Taj Mahal, which were primarily a synthesis of Indian and Persian styles, as well as a hybrid of Hindu and Muslim motifs. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 507)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Taj Mahal was itself principally guided by earlier works in the Indian subcontinent, and is quite representative of architecture throughout the region as well as the Middle East. In fact, arguably the most major influence on the design of the Taj Mahal was Humanyun\'s tomb, which is located in Delhi, but was designed by a Persian architect. Humanyun\'s tomb and the mausoleum at Taj Mahal are structurally very similar and were only built 50 years apart. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 503)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe thing that separates the Taj Mahal from other buildings in the region is its exceptional use of the space in which it is put. The tomb expresses the power and glamor of Shah Jahan with its building materials from the far reaches of the Mughal Empire and its surroundings, and the skill of the tomb is of a similar caliber, calling upon architects and tradesmen of excellent quality from great distances.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe tomb separates itself from Humanyun\'s tomb by making better use of the inward and outward spaces and placements of the mausoleum and its rooms, creating a more aesthetically unified and memorable space. Humanyun\'s tomb sits at the center of a large square plot, and is itself square in shape. The side rooms of the tomb are large, giving the tomb a squat look and causing the side rooms to compete with the dome for attention, whereas the Taj has a much greater vertical focus, and everything around and on the mausoleum at the Taj Mahal is structured such that it leads the eyes toward the top of the dome. Additionally, the Taj sits on the Northern end of a rectangular plot, giving a better sense of scale and hierarchy. (Ching, Jarzombek and Prakash, 503-509)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLittle is actually known of the reception of the Taj Mahal shortly after it was built; despite its fame as a cultural symbol representative of the entire Indian subcontinent, no cultural or political interpretation of the tomb has ever been attempted. It has been noted, however, that a large number of serfs labored to complete the complex over the course of its building, and they were likely not treated well. (Lal)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nModernly, the Taj Mahal is arguably the most well-known piece of architecture in all South Asia, having been described by Rabindranath Tagore as \"a tear on the face of eternity\"(Lal) and now being almost inseparable from India\'s self-image as a nation. It is known to many as a symbol of love, and is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. These things together make the Taj Mahal \"one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world\'s heritage.\"(UNESCO)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEven apart from the excellence in the design and layout of the Taj, its story is still more striking and meaningful. The Taj was not built out of any small sense of grief - indeed, Mumtaz Mahal was the name given to the Emperor\'s favorite wife, and means \"Jewel of the Palace.\" The palace grieved for two years after her death, and Shah Jahan is said to have been so stricken with grief, indeed, that he considered abdicating the throne to one of his sons. (Lal) There is little doubt that the tomb, as beautiful as it is, would be nowhere near as famous or mystifying were it not for the story associated with it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Works Cited</span></p>\r\nChing, Francis, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash. <i>A Global History Of Architecture</i>. 2nd Edition. Canada: John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc., 2011. Print.\r\n\r\nA large book of architecture from all over the world – used to provide general physical information regarding Humanyun’s Tomb and the Taj Mahal\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChua, Amy. <i>Day Of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise To Global Dominance - And Why They Fall</i>. 1st ed. New York: Doubleday, 2007. Print.\r\n\r\nA book relating the history of various major empires of the world – used to provide general historical information regarding the Moghul Empire\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLal, Vinay. \"Taj Mahal.\" <i>Manas</i>. UCLA, n. d. Web. 12 Oct. 2013.vLal, Vinay.\r\n\r\nAn academic blog post by Vinay Lal, who has a Ph.D. from the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at UCLA and a prolific writer regarding South Asian studies – the blog was used to help understand the reception and context surrounding the Taj Mahal\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Taj Mahal.\" <i>UNESCO</i>. UNESCO. Web. 12 Oct 2013.\r\n\r\nThe UNESCO Taj Mahal article, used for general Taj Mahal information and research of current heritage preservation efforts.','The Taj Mahal','','publish','open','open','','the-taj-mahal-2','','','2013-10-14 11:26:12','2013-10-14 17:26:12','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3418',0,'post','',15),(3419,76,'2013-10-14 11:08:50','2013-10-14 17:08:50','<i>The Critique of Pure Reason</i> by Immanuel Kant was first published in 1781 and discusses and critiques prevailing ideas of the time concerning the method of philosophy, the limits of knowledge and much more. This is Kant\'s first major published work of philosophy which started his career and paved the way for his new form of thinking. The <i>Critique</i> is divided into many sections and categories, all contributing to Kant\'s complete thought, which can make the book difficult to interpret, but his clarity aids greatly to understanding him despite the length of his points. The first division of this work is between the main two parts, the “Doctrine of Elements” and the “Doctrine of Method”, the first arguing the limits of knowledge and logic as understood by previous philosophers (such as Descartes and Locke) and the latter where he discusses the contrasts of his thinking with his contemporaries and discusses the method of philosophical thought (Guyer). These categories are once again divided into more and more subcategories, but the details of these categories, while pivotal to understanding completely his thought, are less essential for arguing why the work needs to be preserved in a time capsule. These details, however, were of much greater importance to some, as Kant\'s work was largely censored by the ruling class of Germany in the late 18<sup>th</sup> to early 19<sup>th</sup> centuries. Scholars have dedicated their entire academic lives to studying Kant and his works, but only a few of his points will be discussed here in an effort to effectively argue reasons to preserve this piece for generations to come. Kant\'s <i>Critique of Pure Reason </i>should be preserved because of his contributions to philosophical methodology and his new genre known as transcendental idealism.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nIn the 18<sup>th</sup> century, the world was a dynamic place ripe with political revolution and monumental advances in thinking. Less than ten years prior to Kant\'s first publication of the <i>Critique</i>, Britain\'s North American colonies declared independence from the mother country in honor of Locke\'s ideas of natural rights and their violation by the tyrannical British monarchy (Foner). Another large-scale revolution was to take place in France where Robespierre began his path to a liberal French society, one that abolished local aristocratic rule for a short time effectively, but devolved into self-destructive violence during the so-called Reign of Terror. Catholicism and Protestantism were the two dominant sects of Christianity at the time and were being questioned with more rigorous arguments and thorough critiques. Many of the more daring people who criticized or otherwise questioned the authority of God or the legitimacy of the Church had their works removed from circulation, censored, or were excommunicated (Guyer).\r\n\r\nBefore Kant\'s time, in the 17<sup>th</sup> century, John Locke was writing his essays on government and the rights of individuals. These writings led to his empiricist developments in thought, that is, that all thought including logic and judgments derive from lived experiences. He believed that individuals were born as a “blank slate”, a passive recipient of information. Further advances in philosophy led to the thought that reason was the means to “discovering the nature of reality” (Fiero). Descartes was a primary contributor to this idea of the dominance of reason, claiming that an unbiased mind was the only “sure point of departure for the truth” noting that the senses could be easily deceived (Fiero). These two giants of thought influenced philosophers for years to come, they also dominated and polarized the field of philosophy while adhering to the idea that reason was the route to intellectual prominence. Kant, however, took the two (and the thoughts of many others), criticized, critiqued, and synthesized them to provide an all encompassing argument for his method of transcendental idealism.\r\n\r\nKant believed in an active mind, that people were actively involved in the process of knowing the world; this was the transcendental idealism he argued for and his idea established him as a powerful influence on works to come. In contrast to heavy reliance on reason alone like Descartes or Locke (albeit in different ways), Kant claimed that reality “consists of the mind” and the ways the mind takes in the environment (Fiero). His categorical structure in the <i>Critique</i>, however, was indicative of other German philosophical and logical texts of the time. This setup of categories within categories, hierarchies of various divisions of thought, are essential to his points and aid to his clarity, but also allowed many points to appear various times throughout the work to prove others (Merritt).\r\n\r\nIn the time of Kant\'s writing, society-at-large wasn\'t as prepared for written critiques as they were for advances in the visual arts, which isn\'t to say that all of the visual arts were renowned upon their conception. The Gottingen Review, wirtten by a then anonymous source, criticized Kant\'s <i>Critique</i> weeks after it was published, causing a direct response from Kant to put down any misconceptions and inconsistencies in his thought. In his <i>Prolegomena</i>, he responded to the review in the appendix stating that the author had been motivated by “\'impatience at thinking out a lengthy work or... real narrow-mindedness...\'” (Kant, Mensch). The identity of the review\'s author was soon released to Kant through a personal apology letter stating the troubles of the review and the author\'s own incompetence in his review. Another importance point of the <i>Critique\'</i>s impact in Kant\'s era is that his writing was censored and removed from circulation in universities in the 18<sup>th</sup> and early 19<sup>th</sup> century, thus proving that the academic and ruling classes weren\'t ready for such a thorough attack on popular thinking.\r\n\r\nToday, scholars have lived and died studying the intricacies of Kant\'s thought, his critiques, his terminology, his method, and his relation to all other schools of thought before and after him. Many debates have been sparked on the definitions of German words he uses that appear to have the same meaning. For an English speaker/reader, for instance, the words “Realität” and “Wirklichkeit” can have the same connotation to be “real”, but an important distinction is made to better understand his thoughts on “quality” and “modality” (Mensch). “Wirklichkeit” more closely means “existence” whereas “Realität” better describes physical sensation and it\'s intensity (Mensch). These debates have helped to further clarify Kant to observe more effectively his true intentions, if anyone could really know them. The language Kant wrote in, German, has long since evolved like other languages since the 18<sup>th</sup> century, showing that this is a particularly modern problem, especially since a large amount of Kant-scholars are English-speaking (Mensch).\r\n\r\nTo articulate a complete thought about Kant\'s <i>Critique of Pure Reason</i> is a feat that most people, even in Western society, find difficult and often have not attempted. I find traces of Kant in books I am reading currently and these traces are the fragments I need to completely understand what I\'m reading. In Guy Debord\'s <i>Society of the Spectacle</i>, the surreal quality of representations pervades every aspect of life in late-capitalistic societies, and Kant\'s distinction of representations from reality helped greatly in understanding exactly where Debord\'s thought originates from. Kant is pivotal in helping me develop my thoughts into coherence and has the potential to be applied to modern thinking more effectively than his contemporaries. His impact is underrated, as very few can escape his conclusions.\r\n\r\nImmanuel Kant\'s <i>Critique of Pure Reason </i>has had an incredible impact on thinking for two hundred years and it\'s worth will be realized only if the work is preserved for future generations to ponder. The conclusions came to by Kant and those who followed his thoughts and expounded upon them are revolutionary and offer insights that, with a little bit of faith, provide readers with inescapable truths. To abandon the <i>Critique of Pure Reason</i> in our time capsule is to abandon critique as a science; society needs critique if those who populate it are ever to hope for their freedom as individuals. Kant\'s method and transcendental idealism are important for those who have questions about the past, present, and future.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\">Works Cited</p>\r\n Anderson, Pamela Sue. “Pure Reason and Contemporary Philosophy of Religion: The Rational Striving In and For Truth.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 68.1-3 (2010): 95-106. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria. <i>The Humanistic Tradition Book 3,</i> <i>The European Renaissance, The Reformation, And Global Encounter.</i> 6<sup>th</sup>. McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2010. 10 Oct. 2013.\r\n\r\nKant, Immanuel. <i>Critique of Pure Reason (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant). </i>Cambridge University Press, 1999. 10 Oct. 2013.\r\n\r\nMensch, Jennifer. “Kant And The Problem Of Idealism: On the Significance of the Gottingen Review.” Southern Journal of Philosophy 44.2 (2006): 297-317. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.','You Kant Escape It: Preserving the Critique of Pure Reason','','inherit','open','open','','3417-revision-v1','','','2013-10-14 11:08:50','2013-10-14 17:08:50','',3417,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3419',0,'revision','',0),(3387,1,'2013-09-29 12:32:53','2013-09-29 18:32:53','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Thomas-More-Utopia.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3353 aligncenter\" alt=\"Thomas More Utopia\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Thomas-More-Utopia.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"217\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://areteclassical.blogspot.com/2011/01/utopia-by-sir-thomas-more.html\">http://areteclassical.blogspot.com/2011/01/utopia-by-sir-thomas-more.html</a></p>\r\nBefore we move onto More’s Utopia we need to try to understand the man that imaged this make believe land. Thomas More was a Christian humanist with a conscience who criticized the evils of greedy private enterprise. His unwilling cooperation and faith as a Roman Catholic had him executed in 1535 for treason. Thomas More\'s Utopia; put Thomas More on the map as a humanities and made his make believe land well recognized over Plato Republic therefore it should be preserved.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nIt was 1516 when Thomas More completed his statecraft and society which he named Utopia. More’s fictional land is a socialistic state in which personal property is shared; war and personal prides are disdain. Everyone has a right to an education and freedom of religion.  While More believes that commonwealth, motivation, compassion, and scorn for material wealth ensures social harmony. However; More’s Utopians are not Christian, yet inspired by Christian principals of ethics and assistance. They have little use for metals, jewels, and the taste that drives men to war.Every city was divided into four sections with a market place built in the middle for all families to bring in different goods to sell. The streets are designed for vehicles and to protect from the wind. Buildings are facing each other are running up and down the street. Front of the houses are separated by twenty foot roadway with a large garden behind them as long as a street.  No shortages in this community while a few things have value when compared to the English, for all their values are in short supply. Gold and silver are used in chamber pots and slave restraints, since everyone has a job in producing the basic needs to survive; therefore the workdays are only six hours long.\r\n\r\nThe family life was organized around the needs of the situation. A child who prefers to a woodworker or a ironworker would be sent to a woodworker or iron worker family. However; the families men are the most powerful members. It is said when a women gets married she will move in with mans household. Yet the male of each generation has to stay at home and follow the orders of the oldest male. Utopian women live inferior to the males of utopia, they must admit their sins to their husbands even before attending a church.\r\n\r\nThe community serves as means of public consistency and control. People are not allowed to leave the town and workplace without approval or they will be reprimanded. In order to eat you must work even if you go to another town or island. \"Wherever you are, you always have to work. There\'s never any excuse for idleness. There are also no wine-taverns, no ale-houses, no brothels, no opportunities for seduction, no secret meeting-places. Everyone has his eye on you, so you\'re practically forced to get on with your job, and make some proper use of your spare time\"  The constants surveillance, Utopian ethics and religion emphasize that a good life spent, when not working , Utopians read, play games, have conversations, and attend public lectures.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWork Cited\r\n\r\n<b>The Humanistic Tradition</b> <b>Sixth Edition</b> <b>Gloria K. Fiero</b>','Thomas More\'s Utopia','','inherit','open','open','','3276-revision-v1','','','2013-09-29 12:32:53','2013-09-29 18:32:53','',3276,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3387',0,'revision','',0),(3388,91,'2013-09-30 17:30:14','2013-09-30 23:30:14','Darren McNeil\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe preservation of the last supper\r\n\r\nThe Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is a beautiful painting that started in 1495 and was finished in 1498. This painting is in reference to a major religion in Christianity, and could be argued to be one of the most important moments in the bible. This painting must board the spaceship and be preserved because it shows Jesus and his disciples with like traits shown in the bible. Audiences can view this painting and almost get a brief summary of what happened, and how the disciples are shown in chapters found in the 4 gospels. Because of how many people this painting has impacted there have been many unsolved controversies and issues that have happened surrounding this painting. Major events that shape this great painting are the question is that John or Mary, why did someone cover up the feet of Jesus in the original, why is it deteriorating with time unlike the other reproductions by other artist.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nNow when this painting was painted it was in the 1400’s the era of the kings and priest, so religion was as big as it is today back then. Da Vinci was asked to create this painting for Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan. The Duke wanted this painting for the dining room when the monks paid a visit. The time and the task that I just previously mentioned correlate so there is nothing unusual there because there are thousands of replicas of this painting. There is however something that makes da Vinci’s version stand out, that being him giving personality to the disciples and Jesus in the painting. Each person painted is showing some kind of emotion or holding an object to show viewers about their character. Jesus sits in the middle and calmly tells everyone a friend will betray him while Judas the betrayer clutches his bag of silver and acts nonchalant about the foretelling.\r\n\r\nIn the time of the painting the people was believed to have loved the painting and it became famous instantly “This masterpiece became immediately famous and immensely popular with the public. It is said the French king so loved this work he asked to have the entire wall sawn off and taken to France!” this was found in the following site http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n\r\nPeople today still love the last supper painted by da Vinci today, even though it started to deteriorate a little bit and needed touching up. The original painting can still be seen in the da Vinci museum according to this article “The painting today is open for viewing by the general public. Visitors, however, have to book in advance and are not allowed to stay long”. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\nI like this painting when I viewed it for the first time I could tell the da Vinci put a lot of effort into this painting, I love looking at all the little essentials he added. I found the artist made it easy to find the meaning in the painting. The man in the middle seems to be the only calm one while everyone else seems troubled. Jesus is the man calm after revealing to his disciples that someone would betray him, mentioning that you can now understand why the others seem troubled. While Jesus is calm and the rest are either confused or angry one other stands out. Judas the “betrayer” is leaning forward and kind of zoned off alone clutching a bag of what seems to be money. I think the bible has a few chapters that tell you things while da Vinci almost gives you a perfect summary in just a painting. That’s why I think it’s amazing and we should preserve it.\r\n\r\nDa Vinci has May famous paintings and of those I love the last supper the most, but there is a close second the Mona Lisa is just as famous if not more famous then the last supper. The paintings are very different and the messages I think da Vinci is trying to send through them are completely different, strange how arguably his two best paintings messages differ so much. Mona Lisa where’s no jewelry, make up or flashy dresses just plain smile as to not follow traditions. This is a quality I love to have and wish more people would take up on, not following trends. This message about the Mona Lisa I found in this link http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/mona.html.\r\n\r\nMona Lisa is a beautiful painting that I admire a lot, but ultimately I am for taking the last supper board the spaceship for many reasons. To help construct painters in how to be better painters using the talents da Vinci did so long ago, to keep remembrance of all the different speculation and controversies surrounding the last supper, and to keep track of us as peoples evolution. This painting is still being sold today 600 years later so it has done its part in molding past generations I vote to keep it that way.\r\n\r\nSources of info\r\n \r\nhttp://arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/last_supper.ht\r\n \r\nhttp://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/the-last-supper.html\r\n \r\nhttp://www.jaydax.co.uk/lastsupper/lastsupper.htm\r\n\r\nhttp://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n','The Last Supper Darren','','publish','open','open','','the-last-supper-darren','','','2013-09-30 17:35:22','2013-09-30 23:35:22','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3388',0,'post','',6),(3389,1,'2013-09-30 17:27:26','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','Auto Draft','','auto-draft','open','open','','','','','2013-09-30 17:27:26','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3389',0,'post','',0),(3391,1,'2013-09-30 17:31:09','2013-09-30 23:31:09','Darren McNeil\r\n\r\nPg1\r\n\r\nThe preservation of the last supper\r\n\r\nThe Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is a beautiful painting that started in 1495 and was finished in 1498. This painting is in reference to a major religion in Christianity, and could be argued to be one of the most important moments in the bible. This painting must board the spaceship and be preserved because it shows Jesus and his disciples with like traits shown in the bible. Audiences can view this painting and almost get a brief summary of what happened, and how the disciples are shown in chapters found in the 4 gospels. Because of how many people this painting has impacted there have been many unsolved controversies and issues that have happened surrounding this painting. Major events that shape this great painting are the question is that John or Mary, why did someone cover up the feet of Jesus in the original, why is it deteriorating with time unlike the other reproductions by other artist.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nNow when this painting was painted it was in the 1400’s the era of the kings and priest, so religion was as big as it is today back then. Da Vinci was asked to create this painting for Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan. The Duke wanted this painting for the dining room when the monks paid a visit. The time and the task that I just previously mentioned correlate so there is nothing unusual there because there are thousands of replicas of this painting. There is however something that makes da Vinci’s version stand out, that being him giving personality to the disciples and Jesus in the painting. Each person painted is showing some kind of emotion or holding an object to show viewers about their character. Jesus sits in the middle and calmly tells everyone a friend will betray him while Judas the betrayer clutches his bag of silver and acts nonchalant about the foretelling.\r\n\r\nIn the time of the painting the people was believed to have loved the painting and it became famous instantly “This masterpiece became immediately famous and immensely popular with the public. It is said the French king so loved this work he asked to have the entire wall sawn off and taken to France!” this was found in the following site http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n\r\nPeople today still love the last supper painted by da Vinci today, even though it started to deteriorate a little bit and needed touching up. The original painting can still be seen in the da Vinci museum according to this article “The painting today is open for viewing by the general public. Visitors, however, have to book in advance and are not allowed to stay long”. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\nI like this painting when I viewed it for the first time I could tell the da Vinci put a lot of effort into this painting, I love looking at all the little essentials he added. I found the artist made it easy to find the meaning in the painting. The man in the middle seems to be the only calm one while everyone else seems troubled. Jesus is the man calm after revealing to his disciples that someone would betray him, mentioning that you can now understand why the others seem troubled. While Jesus is calm and the rest are either confused or angry one other stands out. Judas the “betrayer” is leaning forward and kind of zoned off alone clutching a bag of what seems to be money. I think the bible has a few chapters that tell you things while da Vinci almost gives you a perfect summary in just a painting. That’s why I think it’s amazing and we should preserve it.\r\n\r\nDa Vinci has May famous paintings and of those I love the last supper the most, but there is a close second the Mona Lisa is just as famous if not more famous then the last supper. The paintings are very different and the messages I think da Vinci is trying to send through them are completely different, strange how arguably his two best paintings messages differ so much. Mona Lisa where’s no jewelry, make up or flashy dresses just plain smile as to not follow traditions. This is a quality I love to have and wish more people would take up on, not following trends. This message about the Mona Lisa I found in this link http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/mona.html.\r\n\r\nMona Lisa is a beautiful painting that I admire a lot, but ultimately I am for taking the last supper board the spaceship for many reasons. To help construct painters in how to be better painters using the talents da Vinci did so long ago, to keep remembrance of all the different speculation and controversies surrounding the last supper, and to keep track of us as peoples evolution. This painting is still being sold today 600 years later so it has done its part in molding past generations I vote to keep it that way.','The Last Supper Darren','','inherit','open','open','','3388-revision-v1','','','2013-09-30 17:31:09','2013-09-30 23:31:09','',3388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3391',0,'revision','',0),(3390,91,'2013-09-30 17:30:14','2013-09-30 23:30:14','\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDarren McNeil\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPg1\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe preservation of the last supper\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is a beautiful painting that started in 1495 and was finished in 1498. This painting is in reference to a major religion in Christianity, and could be argued to be one of the most important moments in the bible. This painting must board the spaceship and be preserved because it shows Jesus and his disciples with like traits shown in the bible. Audiences can view this painting and almost get a brief summary of what happened, and how the disciples are shown in chapters found in the 4 gospels. Because of how many people this painting has impacted there have been many unsolved controversies and issues that have happened surrounding this painting. Major events that shape this great painting are the question is that John or Mary, why did someone cover up the feet of Jesus in the original, why is it deteriorating with time unlike the other reproductions by other artist.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNow when this painting was painted it was in the 1400’s the era of the kings and priest, so religion was as big as it is today back then. Da Vinci was asked to create this painting for Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan. The Duke wanted this painting for the dining room when the monks paid a visit. The time and the task that I just previously mentioned correlate so there is nothing unusual there because there are thousands of replicas of this painting. There is however something that makes da Vinci’s version stand out, that being him giving personality to the disciples and Jesus in the painting. Each person painted is showing some kind of emotion or holding an object to show viewers about their character. Jesus sits in the middle and calmly tells everyone a friend will betray him while Judas the betrayer clutches his bag of silver and acts nonchalant about the foretelling.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn the time of the painting the people was believed to have loved the painting and it became famous instantly “This masterpiece became immediately famous and immensely popular with the public. It is said the French king so loved this work he asked to have the entire wall sawn off and taken to France!” this was found in the following site http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPeople today still love the last supper painted by da Vinci today, even though it started to deteriorate a little bit and needed touching up. The original painting can still be seen in the da Vinci museum according to this article “The painting today is open for viewing by the general public. Visitors, however, have to book in advance and are not allowed to stay long”. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI like this painting when I viewed it for the first time I could tell the da Vinci put a lot of effort into this painting, I love looking at all the little essentials he added. I found the artist made it easy to find the meaning in the painting. The man in the middle seems to be the only calm one while everyone else seems troubled. Jesus is the man calm after revealing to his disciples that someone would betray him, mentioning that you can now understand why the others seem troubled. While Jesus is calm and the rest are either confused or angry one other stands out. Judas the “betrayer” is leaning forward and kind of zoned off alone clutching a bag of what seems to be money. I think the bible has a few chapters that tell you things while da Vinci almost gives you a perfect summary in just a painting. That’s why I think it’s amazing and we should preserve it.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDa Vinci has May famous paintings and of those I love the last supper the most, but there is a close second the Mona Lisa is just as famous if not more famous then the last supper. The paintings are very different and the messages I think da Vinci is trying to send through them are completely different, strange how arguably his two best paintings messages differ so much. Mona Lisa where’s no jewelry, make up or flashy dresses just plain smile as to not follow traditions. This is a quality I love to have and wish more people would take up on, not following trends. This message about the Mona Lisa I found in this link http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/mona.html.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMona Lisa is a beautiful painting that I admire a lot, but ultimately I am for taking the last supper board the spaceship for many reasons. To help construct painters in how to be better painters using the talents da Vinci did so long ago, to keep remembrance of all the different speculation and controversies surrounding the last supper, and to keep track of us as peoples evolution. This painting is still being sold today 600 years later so it has done its part in molding past generations I vote to keep it that way.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n','The Last Supper Darren','','inherit','open','open','','3388-revision-v1','','','2013-09-30 17:30:14','2013-09-30 23:30:14','',3388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3390',0,'revision','',0),(3392,1,'2013-09-30 17:31:52','2013-09-30 23:31:52','Darren McNeil\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe preservation of the last supper\r\n\r\nThe Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is a beautiful painting that started in 1495 and was finished in 1498. This painting is in reference to a major religion in Christianity, and could be argued to be one of the most important moments in the bible. This painting must board the spaceship and be preserved because it shows Jesus and his disciples with like traits shown in the bible. Audiences can view this painting and almost get a brief summary of what happened, and how the disciples are shown in chapters found in the 4 gospels. Because of how many people this painting has impacted there have been many unsolved controversies and issues that have happened surrounding this painting. Major events that shape this great painting are the question is that John or Mary, why did someone cover up the feet of Jesus in the original, why is it deteriorating with time unlike the other reproductions by other artist.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nNow when this painting was painted it was in the 1400’s the era of the kings and priest, so religion was as big as it is today back then. Da Vinci was asked to create this painting for Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan. The Duke wanted this painting for the dining room when the monks paid a visit. The time and the task that I just previously mentioned correlate so there is nothing unusual there because there are thousands of replicas of this painting. There is however something that makes da Vinci’s version stand out, that being him giving personality to the disciples and Jesus in the painting. Each person painted is showing some kind of emotion or holding an object to show viewers about their character. Jesus sits in the middle and calmly tells everyone a friend will betray him while Judas the betrayer clutches his bag of silver and acts nonchalant about the foretelling.\r\n\r\nIn the time of the painting the people was believed to have loved the painting and it became famous instantly “This masterpiece became immediately famous and immensely popular with the public. It is said the French king so loved this work he asked to have the entire wall sawn off and taken to France!” this was found in the following site http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n\r\nPeople today still love the last supper painted by da Vinci today, even though it started to deteriorate a little bit and needed touching up. The original painting can still be seen in the da Vinci museum according to this article “The painting today is open for viewing by the general public. Visitors, however, have to book in advance and are not allowed to stay long”. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\nI like this painting when I viewed it for the first time I could tell the da Vinci put a lot of effort into this painting, I love looking at all the little essentials he added. I found the artist made it easy to find the meaning in the painting. The man in the middle seems to be the only calm one while everyone else seems troubled. Jesus is the man calm after revealing to his disciples that someone would betray him, mentioning that you can now understand why the others seem troubled. While Jesus is calm and the rest are either confused or angry one other stands out. Judas the “betrayer” is leaning forward and kind of zoned off alone clutching a bag of what seems to be money. I think the bible has a few chapters that tell you things while da Vinci almost gives you a perfect summary in just a painting. That’s why I think it’s amazing and we should preserve it.\r\n\r\nDa Vinci has May famous paintings and of those I love the last supper the most, but there is a close second the Mona Lisa is just as famous if not more famous then the last supper. The paintings are very different and the messages I think da Vinci is trying to send through them are completely different, strange how arguably his two best paintings messages differ so much. Mona Lisa where’s no jewelry, make up or flashy dresses just plain smile as to not follow traditions. This is a quality I love to have and wish more people would take up on, not following trends. This message about the Mona Lisa I found in this link http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/mona.html.\r\n\r\nMona Lisa is a beautiful painting that I admire a lot, but ultimately I am for taking the last supper board the spaceship for many reasons. To help construct painters in how to be better painters using the talents da Vinci did so long ago, to keep remembrance of all the different speculation and controversies surrounding the last supper, and to keep track of us as peoples evolution. This painting is still being sold today 600 years later so it has done its part in molding past generations I vote to keep it that way.','The Last Supper Darren','','inherit','open','open','','3388-revision-v1','','','2013-09-30 17:31:52','2013-09-30 23:31:52','',3388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3392',0,'revision','',0),(3393,91,'2013-09-30 17:34:50','2013-09-30 23:34:50','Darren McNeil\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe preservation of the last supper\n\nThe Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is a beautiful painting that started in 1495 and was finished in 1498. This painting is in reference to a major religion in Christianity, and could be argued to be one of the most important moments in the bible. This painting must board the spaceship and be preserved because it shows Jesus and his disciples with like traits shown in the bible. Audiences can view this painting and almost get a brief summary of what happened, and how the disciples are shown in chapters found in the 4 gospels. Because of how many people this painting has impacted there have been many unsolved controversies and issues that have happened surrounding this painting. Major events that shape this great painting are the question is that John or Mary, why did someone cover up the feet of Jesus in the original, why is it deteriorating with time unlike the other reproductions by other artist.<!--more-->\n\nNow when this painting was painted it was in the 1400’s the era of the kings and priest, so religion was as big as it is today back then. Da Vinci was asked to create this painting for Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan. The Duke wanted this painting for the dining room when the monks paid a visit. The time and the task that I just previously mentioned correlate so there is nothing unusual there because there are thousands of replicas of this painting. There is however something that makes da Vinci’s version stand out, that being him giving personality to the disciples and Jesus in the painting. Each person painted is showing some kind of emotion or holding an object to show viewers about their character. Jesus sits in the middle and calmly tells everyone a friend will betray him while Judas the betrayer clutches his bag of silver and acts nonchalant about the foretelling.\n\nIn the time of the painting the people was believed to have loved the painting and it became famous instantly “This masterpiece became immediately famous and immensely popular with the public. It is said the French king so loved this work he asked to have the entire wall sawn off and taken to France!” this was found in the following site http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\n\nPeople today still love the last supper painted by da Vinci today, even though it started to deteriorate a little bit and needed touching up. The original painting can still be seen in the da Vinci museum according to this article “The painting today is open for viewing by the general public. Visitors, however, have to book in advance and are not allowed to stay long”. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\n\nI like this painting when I viewed it for the first time I could tell the da Vinci put a lot of effort into this painting, I love looking at all the little essentials he added. I found the artist made it easy to find the meaning in the painting. The man in the middle seems to be the only calm one while everyone else seems troubled. Jesus is the man calm after revealing to his disciples that someone would betray him, mentioning that you can now understand why the others seem troubled. While Jesus is calm and the rest are either confused or angry one other stands out. Judas the “betrayer” is leaning forward and kind of zoned off alone clutching a bag of what seems to be money. I think the bible has a few chapters that tell you things while da Vinci almost gives you a perfect summary in just a painting. That’s why I think it’s amazing and we should preserve it.\n\nDa Vinci has May famous paintings and of those I love the last supper the most, but there is a close second the Mona Lisa is just as famous if not more famous then the last supper. The paintings are very different and the messages I think da Vinci is trying to send through them are completely different, strange how arguably his two best paintings messages differ so much. Mona Lisa where’s no jewelry, make up or flashy dresses just plain smile as to not follow traditions. This is a quality I love to have and wish more people would take up on, not following trends. This message about the Mona Lisa I found in this link http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/mona.html.\n\nMona Lisa is a beautiful painting that I admire a lot, but ultimately I am for taking the last supper board the spaceship for many reasons. To help construct painters in how to be better painters using the talents da Vinci did so long ago, to keep remembrance of all the different speculation and controversies surrounding the last supper, and to keep track of us as peoples evolution. This painting is still being sold today 600 years later so it has done its part in molding past generations I vote to keep it that way.\n\nSources of info\n \nhttp://arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/last_supper.ht\n \nhttp://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/the-last-supper.html\n \nhttp://www.jaydax.co.uk/lastsupper/lastsupper.htm\n','The Last Supper Darren','','inherit','open','open','','3388-autosave-v1','','','2013-09-30 17:34:50','2013-09-30 23:34:50','',3388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3393',0,'revision','',0),(3394,91,'2013-09-30 17:35:22','2013-09-30 23:35:22','Darren McNeil\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe preservation of the last supper\r\n\r\nThe Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci is a beautiful painting that started in 1495 and was finished in 1498. This painting is in reference to a major religion in Christianity, and could be argued to be one of the most important moments in the bible. This painting must board the spaceship and be preserved because it shows Jesus and his disciples with like traits shown in the bible. Audiences can view this painting and almost get a brief summary of what happened, and how the disciples are shown in chapters found in the 4 gospels. Because of how many people this painting has impacted there have been many unsolved controversies and issues that have happened surrounding this painting. Major events that shape this great painting are the question is that John or Mary, why did someone cover up the feet of Jesus in the original, why is it deteriorating with time unlike the other reproductions by other artist.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nNow when this painting was painted it was in the 1400’s the era of the kings and priest, so religion was as big as it is today back then. Da Vinci was asked to create this painting for Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan. The Duke wanted this painting for the dining room when the monks paid a visit. The time and the task that I just previously mentioned correlate so there is nothing unusual there because there are thousands of replicas of this painting. There is however something that makes da Vinci’s version stand out, that being him giving personality to the disciples and Jesus in the painting. Each person painted is showing some kind of emotion or holding an object to show viewers about their character. Jesus sits in the middle and calmly tells everyone a friend will betray him while Judas the betrayer clutches his bag of silver and acts nonchalant about the foretelling.\r\n\r\nIn the time of the painting the people was believed to have loved the painting and it became famous instantly “This masterpiece became immediately famous and immensely popular with the public. It is said the French king so loved this work he asked to have the entire wall sawn off and taken to France!” this was found in the following site http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n\r\nPeople today still love the last supper painted by da Vinci today, even though it started to deteriorate a little bit and needed touching up. The original painting can still be seen in the da Vinci museum according to this article “The painting today is open for viewing by the general public. Visitors, however, have to book in advance and are not allowed to stay long”. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\nI like this painting when I viewed it for the first time I could tell the da Vinci put a lot of effort into this painting, I love looking at all the little essentials he added. I found the artist made it easy to find the meaning in the painting. The man in the middle seems to be the only calm one while everyone else seems troubled. Jesus is the man calm after revealing to his disciples that someone would betray him, mentioning that you can now understand why the others seem troubled. While Jesus is calm and the rest are either confused or angry one other stands out. Judas the “betrayer” is leaning forward and kind of zoned off alone clutching a bag of what seems to be money. I think the bible has a few chapters that tell you things while da Vinci almost gives you a perfect summary in just a painting. That’s why I think it’s amazing and we should preserve it.\r\n\r\nDa Vinci has May famous paintings and of those I love the last supper the most, but there is a close second the Mona Lisa is just as famous if not more famous then the last supper. The paintings are very different and the messages I think da Vinci is trying to send through them are completely different, strange how arguably his two best paintings messages differ so much. Mona Lisa where’s no jewelry, make up or flashy dresses just plain smile as to not follow traditions. This is a quality I love to have and wish more people would take up on, not following trends. This message about the Mona Lisa I found in this link http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/mona.html.\r\n\r\nMona Lisa is a beautiful painting that I admire a lot, but ultimately I am for taking the last supper board the spaceship for many reasons. To help construct painters in how to be better painters using the talents da Vinci did so long ago, to keep remembrance of all the different speculation and controversies surrounding the last supper, and to keep track of us as peoples evolution. This painting is still being sold today 600 years later so it has done its part in molding past generations I vote to keep it that way.\r\n\r\nSources of info\r\n \r\nhttp://arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/last_supper.ht\r\n \r\nhttp://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/the-last-supper.html\r\n \r\nhttp://www.jaydax.co.uk/lastsupper/lastsupper.htm\r\n\r\nhttp://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/supper.html.\r\n','The Last Supper Darren','','inherit','open','open','','3388-revision-v1','','','2013-09-30 17:35:22','2013-09-30 23:35:22','',3388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3394',0,'revision','',0),(3395,93,'2013-10-01 22:37:14','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','Auto Draft','','auto-draft','open','open','','','','','2013-10-01 22:37:14','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3395',0,'post','',0),(3396,93,'2013-10-01 22:41:32','2013-10-02 04:41:32','<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3397\" alt=\"Dyce.Lear\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_-300x229.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg\">http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg</a></p>\r\n            Often regarded as one of William Shakespeare’s best works but rarely mentioned amongst his most well-known, <i>King Lear </i>is a tragedy of timeless quality, presenting a portrait of a family at war, and the madness that comes with it. Written some time between 1603 and 1606, published in 1608, and later revised and published again in 1623 (1: Taylor &amp; Warren), the play tells the tale of an aging king driven to madness by his three daughters, who go to war with one another over in the inheritance of their father’s kingdom. Wandering the storm-ravaged countryside with the court fool, Lear tries to understand how he could have failed so spectacularly as a father to have such cruel daughters who have no love for him, and only lust for power. Meanwhile, while two of the three daughters wage fierce battles with one another for control, one daughter attempts to reconcile with her father, and prove to him that she truly does love him, and wishes to rebuild their family.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe play was very timely for the era in which Shakespeare wrote it. For example, there is a heavy focus within the text on the words “nature”, “natural”, and “unnatural”, suggesting that the play is very much about the conflict between man’s ambition and nature. This would be very relevant to the renaissance, which saw a period of enlightenment in science and culture, but was often in conflict with the beliefs about the natural world. In his book, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature</i>, John F. Danby suggests that <i>King Lear </i>is a dramatization of the meaning of “nature”, as well as an allegory for the old school of thought dying out and being replaced by the age of reason brought forth by the renaissance, with Lear and his two warring daughters representing the old world, and Edmund and his third daughter as a stand-in for the new world. (Dabny)\r\n\r\nAs a work of fiction, the play was particularly innovative in that it dealt with direct criticism towards the old ways of thinking. While an allegory, it was also a very pointed critique at those who wished to stay in the dark ages and would settle all with war or bloody conflict, particularly families of wealth and power. This was somewhat unheard of as most of those kinds of conflicts were internal and kept away from public discussion.\r\n\r\nThe play was only performed once during Shakespeare’s lifetime, which would have pre-dated King James I in late 1606 (Taylor, Gary). During the Puritan government that followed, all theatres were shut down, and thus the play could not be performed again until after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The play was then heavily revised and adapted during this time, not resembling much of Shakespeare’s original work at all. (Taylor, Michael) It could be inferred that like most of his works, the play was seen as the work of an amateur, and not well respected until much later on.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is now regarded as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, a masterpiece that is the source of much debate and analysis, and lives on as a beloved work. Performed on stage many times throughout the years, the title role was most famously portrayed by James Earl Jones, which has arguably become the definitive performance of the play. Many plot points of <i>King Lear</i> have been used in films, such as <i>The Godfather Part III</i>, which features Michael Corleone attempting to retire from his criminal empire, resulting in the organization being thrown into chaos and internal conflict. (Howard) The most prominent of the play for screen was in 198, when Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa adapted it into a film called <i>Ran, </i>complete with a feudal-era Japan setting, along with gender-swapping the warring children to be the lord’s sons, as opposed to daughters. The film is a masterpiece of world cinema and arguably one of the finest screen adaptations of a Shakespeare play ever produced. One could argue that this level of influence on modern pop cultures suggests that the play is well revered today.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is my favorite play by Williams Shakespeare. Having studied it in multiple courses, as well as having studied <i>Ran </i>many times as a film critic, I find it to be the Bard’s most dense and thematically potent work. From Lear’s monologue in the storm to the timeless themes of familial conflict and the need for love within a family, it has always been one of the most fascinating works of fiction out there, and it was a great pleasure revisiting it in this capacity.\r\n\r\nIn comparing <i>King Lear </i>to many of Shakespeare’s other works, the theme of familial turmoil is very prevalent within his canon, but never so much so as in <i>King Lear. </i>The closest relative of Shakespeare’s work would probably be <i>Hamlet</i>, a play about a young duke whose father is murdered by his uncle in order to seize the throne, and he must decide whether or not to kill himself or take vengeance. While addressing very different plot points, both also examine the perils of power struggles within family dynamics.\r\n\r\nFor example, while both involve family bloodshed over seats of power, they deal with different perspectives within those families. While <i>Lear </i>primarily takes on the viewpoint of the lord himself, <i>Hamlet </i>approaches the struggle primarily from the perspective of children. However, they are similar in that both deal with children who find themselves thrust into a war for power that they did not want. Hamlet and Cordelia both find themselves fatherless due to the power struggles within their families, albeit under different circumstances. They struggle to express love for their fathers, and have regrets of things unsaid. This theme of conflict forcing a gap between fathers and their children runs through much of Shakespeare’s work, and has influenced many great works of fiction since.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is the kind of work of art that endures not only because it is of peerless quality, but also because what it has to say about the human condition applies today as much as it applied to the people of the bard’s time. It should be preserved and celebrated as a tragic reminder that family should always come before power, wealth, or the like.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Works Cited</span></b></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span></b></p>\r\nTaylor, Gary (a); Warren, Michael, eds. (1983). <i>The Division of the Kingdoms: Shakespeare’s Two Versions of King Lear</i>. Oxford: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_Press\">Clarendon Press</a>. <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number\">ISBN</a> <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-812950-9\">978-0-19-812950-9</a>.\r\n\r\nTaylor, Michael <i>The Critical Tradition</i> in Wells and Orlin pp. 323–332\r\n\r\nHoward, Tony <i>Shakespeare\'s Cinematic Offshoots</i> in Jackson (a) pp. 295–313.\r\n\r\nJohn Danby, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature: A Study of King Lear</i> (London, 1949), p.50\r\n\r\nShakespeare and Hunter p.45; Taylor, Gary (b) pp.18–19.','King Lear','','publish','open','open','','king-lear','','','2013-10-02 12:51:00','2013-10-02 18:51:00','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3396',0,'post','',11),(3397,93,'2013-10-01 22:40:05','2013-10-02 04:40:05','','Dyce.Lear','','inherit','open','open','','dyce-lear','','','2013-10-01 22:40:05','2013-10-02 04:40:05','',3396,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3400,1,'2013-10-02 12:51:00','2013-10-02 18:51:00','<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3397\" alt=\"Dyce.Lear\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_-300x229.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg\">http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg</a></p>\r\n            Often regarded as one of William Shakespeare’s best works but rarely mentioned amongst his most well-known, <i>King Lear </i>is a tragedy of timeless quality, presenting a portrait of a family at war, and the madness that comes with it. Written some time between 1603 and 1606, published in 1608, and later revised and published again in 1623 (1: Taylor &amp; Warren), the play tells the tale of an aging king driven to madness by his three daughters, who go to war with one another over in the inheritance of their father’s kingdom. Wandering the storm-ravaged countryside with the court fool, Lear tries to understand how he could have failed so spectacularly as a father to have such cruel daughters who have no love for him, and only lust for power. Meanwhile, while two of the three daughters wage fierce battles with one another for control, one daughter attempts to reconcile with her father, and prove to him that she truly does love him, and wishes to rebuild their family.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe play was very timely for the era in which Shakespeare wrote it. For example, there is a heavy focus within the text on the words “nature”, “natural”, and “unnatural”, suggesting that the play is very much about the conflict between man’s ambition and nature. This would be very relevant to the renaissance, which saw a period of enlightenment in science and culture, but was often in conflict with the beliefs about the natural world. In his book, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature</i>, John F. Danby suggests that <i>King Lear </i>is a dramatization of the meaning of “nature”, as well as an allegory for the old school of thought dying out and being replaced by the age of reason brought forth by the renaissance, with Lear and his two warring daughters representing the old world, and Edmund and his third daughter as a stand-in for the new world. (Dabny)\r\n\r\nAs a work of fiction, the play was particularly innovative in that it dealt with direct criticism towards the old ways of thinking. While an allegory, it was also a very pointed critique at those who wished to stay in the dark ages and would settle all with war or bloody conflict, particularly families of wealth and power. This was somewhat unheard of as most of those kinds of conflicts were internal and kept away from public discussion.\r\n\r\nThe play was only performed once during Shakespeare’s lifetime, which would have pre-dated King James I in late 1606 (Taylor, Gary). During the Puritan government that followed, all theatres were shut down, and thus the play could not be performed again until after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The play was then heavily revised and adapted during this time, not resembling much of Shakespeare’s original work at all. (Taylor, Michael) It could be inferred that like most of his works, the play was seen as the work of an amateur, and not well respected until much later on.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is now regarded as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, a masterpiece that is the source of much debate and analysis, and lives on as a beloved work. Performed on stage many times throughout the years, the title role was most famously portrayed by James Earl Jones, which has arguably become the definitive performance of the play. Many plot points of <i>King Lear</i> have been used in films, such as <i>The Godfather Part III</i>, which features Michael Corleone attempting to retire from his criminal empire, resulting in the organization being thrown into chaos and internal conflict. (Howard) The most prominent of the play for screen was in 198, when Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa adapted it into a film called <i>Ran, </i>complete with a feudal-era Japan setting, along with gender-swapping the warring children to be the lord’s sons, as opposed to daughters. The film is a masterpiece of world cinema and arguably one of the finest screen adaptations of a Shakespeare play ever produced. One could argue that this level of influence on modern pop cultures suggests that the play is well revered today.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is my favorite play by Williams Shakespeare. Having studied it in multiple courses, as well as having studied <i>Ran </i>many times as a film critic, I find it to be the Bard’s most dense and thematically potent work. From Lear’s monologue in the storm to the timeless themes of familial conflict and the need for love within a family, it has always been one of the most fascinating works of fiction out there, and it was a great pleasure revisiting it in this capacity.\r\n\r\nIn comparing <i>King Lear </i>to many of Shakespeare’s other works, the theme of familial turmoil is very prevalent within his canon, but never so much so as in <i>King Lear. </i>The closest relative of Shakespeare’s work would probably be <i>Hamlet</i>, a play about a young duke whose father is murdered by his uncle in order to seize the throne, and he must decide whether or not to kill himself or take vengeance. While addressing very different plot points, both also examine the perils of power struggles within family dynamics.\r\n\r\nFor example, while both involve family bloodshed over seats of power, they deal with different perspectives within those families. While <i>Lear </i>primarily takes on the viewpoint of the lord himself, <i>Hamlet </i>approaches the struggle primarily from the perspective of children. However, they are similar in that both deal with children who find themselves thrust into a war for power that they did not want. Hamlet and Cordelia both find themselves fatherless due to the power struggles within their families, albeit under different circumstances. They struggle to express love for their fathers, and have regrets of things unsaid. This theme of conflict forcing a gap between fathers and their children runs through much of Shakespeare’s work, and has influenced many great works of fiction since.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is the kind of work of art that endures not only because it is of peerless quality, but also because what it has to say about the human condition applies today as much as it applied to the people of the bard’s time. It should be preserved and celebrated as a tragic reminder that family should always come before power, wealth, or the like.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Works Cited</span></b></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span></b></p>\r\nTaylor, Gary (a); Warren, Michael, eds. (1983). <i>The Division of the Kingdoms: Shakespeare’s Two Versions of King Lear</i>. Oxford: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_Press\">Clarendon Press</a>. <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number\">ISBN</a> <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-812950-9\">978-0-19-812950-9</a>.\r\n\r\nTaylor, Michael <i>The Critical Tradition</i> in Wells and Orlin pp. 323–332\r\n\r\nHoward, Tony <i>Shakespeare\'s Cinematic Offshoots</i> in Jackson (a) pp. 295–313.\r\n\r\nJohn Danby, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature: A Study of King Lear</i> (London, 1949), p.50\r\n\r\nShakespeare and Hunter p.45; Taylor, Gary (b) pp.18–19.','King Lear','','inherit','open','open','','3396-revision-v1','','','2013-10-02 12:51:00','2013-10-02 18:51:00','',3396,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3400',0,'revision','',0),(3398,93,'2013-10-01 22:40:19','2013-10-02 04:40:19','<p align=\"center\"></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3397\" alt=\"Dyce.Lear\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_-300x229.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg\">http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg</a></p>\r\n            Often regarded as one of William Shakespeare’s best works but rarely mentioned amongst his most well-known, <i>King Lear </i>is a tragedy of timeless quality, presenting a portrait of a family at war, and the madness that comes with it. Written some time between 1603 and 1606, published in 1608, and later revised and published again in 1623 (1: Taylor &amp; Warren), the play tells the tale of an aging king driven to madness by his three daughters, who go to war with one another over in the inheritance of their father’s kingdom. Wandering the storm-ravaged countryside with the court fool, Lear tries to understand how he could have failed so spectacularly as a father to have such cruel daughters who have no love for him, and only lust for power. Meanwhile, while two of the three daughters wage fierce battles with one another for control, one daughter attempts to reconcile with her father, and prove to him that she truly does love him, and wishes to rebuild their family.\r\n\r\nThe play was very timely for the era in which Shakespeare wrote it. For example, there is a heavy focus within the text on the words “nature”, “natural”, and “unnatural”, suggesting that the play is very much about the conflict between man’s ambition and nature. This would be very relevant to the renaissance, which saw a period of enlightenment in science and culture, but was often in conflict with the beliefs about the natural world. In his book, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature</i>, John F. Danby suggests that <i>King Lear </i>is a dramatization of the meaning of “nature”, as well as an allegory for the old school of thought dying out and being replaced by the age of reason brought forth by the renaissance, with Lear and his two warring daughters representing the old world, and Edmund and his third daughter as a stand-in for the new world. (Dabny)\r\n\r\nAs a work of fiction, the play was particularly innovative in that it dealt with direct criticism towards the old ways of thinking. While an allegory, it was also a very pointed critique at those who wished to stay in the dark ages and would settle all with war or bloody conflict, particularly families of wealth and power. This was somewhat unheard of as most of those kinds of conflicts were internal and kept away from public discussion.\r\n\r\nThe play was only performed once during Shakespeare’s lifetime, which would have pre-dated King James I in late 1606 (Taylor, Gary). During the Puritan government that followed, all theatres were shut down, and thus the play could not be performed again until after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The play was then heavily revised and adapted during this time, not resembling much of Shakespeare’s original work at all. (Taylor, Michael) It could be inferred that like most of his works, the play was seen as the work of an amateur, and not well respected until much later on.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is now regarded as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, a masterpiece that is the source of much debate and analysis, and lives on as a beloved work. Performed on stage many times throughout the years, the title role was most famously portrayed by James Earl Jones, which has arguably become the definitive performance of the play. Many plot points of <i>King Lear</i> have been used in films, such as <i>The Godfather Part III</i>, which features Michael Corleone attempting to retire from his criminal empire, resulting in the organization being thrown into chaos and internal conflict. (Howard) The most prominent of the play for screen was in 198, when Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa adapted it into a film called <i>Ran, </i>complete with a feudal-era Japan setting, along with gender-swapping the warring children to be the lord’s sons, as opposed to daughters. The film is a masterpiece of world cinema and arguably one of the finest screen adaptations of a Shakespeare play ever produced. One could argue that this level of influence on modern pop cultures suggests that the play is well revered today.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is my favorite play by Williams Shakespeare. Having studied it in multiple courses, as well as having studied <i>Ran </i>many times as a film critic, I find it to be the Bard’s most dense and thematically potent work. From Lear’s monologue in the storm to the timeless themes of familial conflict and the need for love within a family, it has always been one of the most fascinating works of fiction out there, and it was a great pleasure revisiting it in this capacity.\r\n\r\nIn comparing <i>King Lear </i>to many of Shakespeare’s other works, the theme of familial turmoil is very prevalent within his canon, but never so much so as in <i>King Lear. </i>The closest relative of Shakespeare’s work would probably be <i>Hamlet</i>, a play about a young duke whose father is murdered by his uncle in order to seize the throne, and he must decide whether or not to kill himself or take vengeance. While addressing very different plot points, both also examine the perils of power struggles within family dynamics.\r\n\r\nFor example, while both involve family bloodshed over seats of power, they deal with different perspectives within those families. While <i>Lear </i>primarily takes on the viewpoint of the lord himself, <i>Hamlet </i>approaches the struggle primarily from the perspective of children. However, they are similar in that both deal with children who find themselves thrust into a war for power that they did not want. Hamlet and Cordelia both find themselves fatherless due to the power struggles within their families, albeit under different circumstances. They struggle to express love for their fathers, and have regrets of things unsaid. This theme of conflict forcing a gap between fathers and their children runs through much of Shakespeare’s work, and has influenced many great works of fiction since.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is the kind of work of art that endures not only because it is of peerless quality, but also because what it has to say about the human condition applies today as much as it applied to the people of the bard’s time. It should be preserved and celebrated as a tragic reminder that family should always come before power, wealth, or the like.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Works Cited</span></b></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> </span></b></p>\r\nTaylor, Gary (a); Warren, Michael, eds. (1983). <i>The Division of the Kingdoms: Shakespeare’s Two Versions of King Lear</i>. Oxford: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_Press\">Clarendon Press</a>. <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number\">ISBN</a> <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-812950-9\">978-0-19-812950-9</a>.\r\n\r\nTaylor, Michael <i>The Critical Tradition</i> in Wells and Orlin pp. 323–332\r\n\r\nHoward, Tony <i>Shakespeare\'s Cinematic Offshoots</i> in Jackson (a) pp. 295–313.\r\n\r\nJohn Danby, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature: A Study of King Lear</i> (London, 1949), p.50\r\n\r\nShakespeare and Hunter p.45; Taylor, Gary (b) pp.18–19.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','King Lear','','inherit','open','open','','3396-revision-v1','','','2013-10-01 22:40:19','2013-10-02 04:40:19','',3396,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3398',0,'revision','',0),(3399,93,'2013-10-01 22:41:09','2013-10-02 04:41:09','<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3397\" alt=\"Dyce.Lear\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyce.Lear_-300x229.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg\">http://shakespeare.emory.edu/illustrations/Dyce.Lear.jpg</a></p>\r\n            Often regarded as one of William Shakespeare’s best works but rarely mentioned amongst his most well-known, <i>King Lear </i>is a tragedy of timeless quality, presenting a portrait of a family at war, and the madness that comes with it. Written some time between 1603 and 1606, published in 1608, and later revised and published again in 1623 (1: Taylor &amp; Warren), the play tells the tale of an aging king driven to madness by his three daughters, who go to war with one another over in the inheritance of their father’s kingdom. Wandering the storm-ravaged countryside with the court fool, Lear tries to understand how he could have failed so spectacularly as a father to have such cruel daughters who have no love for him, and only lust for power. Meanwhile, while two of the three daughters wage fierce battles with one another for control, one daughter attempts to reconcile with her father, and prove to him that she truly does love him, and wishes to rebuild their family.\r\n\r\nThe play was very timely for the era in which Shakespeare wrote it. For example, there is a heavy focus within the text on the words “nature”, “natural”, and “unnatural”, suggesting that the play is very much about the conflict between man’s ambition and nature. This would be very relevant to the renaissance, which saw a period of enlightenment in science and culture, but was often in conflict with the beliefs about the natural world. In his book, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature</i>, John F. Danby suggests that <i>King Lear </i>is a dramatization of the meaning of “nature”, as well as an allegory for the old school of thought dying out and being replaced by the age of reason brought forth by the renaissance, with Lear and his two warring daughters representing the old world, and Edmund and his third daughter as a stand-in for the new world. (Dabny)\r\n\r\nAs a work of fiction, the play was particularly innovative in that it dealt with direct criticism towards the old ways of thinking. While an allegory, it was also a very pointed critique at those who wished to stay in the dark ages and would settle all with war or bloody conflict, particularly families of wealth and power. This was somewhat unheard of as most of those kinds of conflicts were internal and kept away from public discussion.\r\n\r\nThe play was only performed once during Shakespeare’s lifetime, which would have pre-dated King James I in late 1606 (Taylor, Gary). During the Puritan government that followed, all theatres were shut down, and thus the play could not be performed again until after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The play was then heavily revised and adapted during this time, not resembling much of Shakespeare’s original work at all. (Taylor, Michael) It could be inferred that like most of his works, the play was seen as the work of an amateur, and not well respected until much later on.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is now regarded as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, a masterpiece that is the source of much debate and analysis, and lives on as a beloved work. Performed on stage many times throughout the years, the title role was most famously portrayed by James Earl Jones, which has arguably become the definitive performance of the play. Many plot points of <i>King Lear</i> have been used in films, such as <i>The Godfather Part III</i>, which features Michael Corleone attempting to retire from his criminal empire, resulting in the organization being thrown into chaos and internal conflict. (Howard) The most prominent of the play for screen was in 198, when Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa adapted it into a film called <i>Ran, </i>complete with a feudal-era Japan setting, along with gender-swapping the warring children to be the lord’s sons, as opposed to daughters. The film is a masterpiece of world cinema and arguably one of the finest screen adaptations of a Shakespeare play ever produced. One could argue that this level of influence on modern pop cultures suggests that the play is well revered today.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is my favorite play by Williams Shakespeare. Having studied it in multiple courses, as well as having studied <i>Ran </i>many times as a film critic, I find it to be the Bard’s most dense and thematically potent work. From Lear’s monologue in the storm to the timeless themes of familial conflict and the need for love within a family, it has always been one of the most fascinating works of fiction out there, and it was a great pleasure revisiting it in this capacity.\r\n\r\nIn comparing <i>King Lear </i>to many of Shakespeare’s other works, the theme of familial turmoil is very prevalent within his canon, but never so much so as in <i>King Lear. </i>The closest relative of Shakespeare’s work would probably be <i>Hamlet</i>, a play about a young duke whose father is murdered by his uncle in order to seize the throne, and he must decide whether or not to kill himself or take vengeance. While addressing very different plot points, both also examine the perils of power struggles within family dynamics.\r\n\r\nFor example, while both involve family bloodshed over seats of power, they deal with different perspectives within those families. While <i>Lear </i>primarily takes on the viewpoint of the lord himself, <i>Hamlet </i>approaches the struggle primarily from the perspective of children. However, they are similar in that both deal with children who find themselves thrust into a war for power that they did not want. Hamlet and Cordelia both find themselves fatherless due to the power struggles within their families, albeit under different circumstances. They struggle to express love for their fathers, and have regrets of things unsaid. This theme of conflict forcing a gap between fathers and their children runs through much of Shakespeare’s work, and has influenced many great works of fiction since.\r\n\r\n<i>King Lear </i>is the kind of work of art that endures not only because it is of peerless quality, but also because what it has to say about the human condition applies today as much as it applied to the people of the bard’s time. It should be preserved and celebrated as a tragic reminder that family should always come before power, wealth, or the like.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Works Cited</span></b></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> </span></b></p>\r\nTaylor, Gary (a); Warren, Michael, eds. (1983). <i>The Division of the Kingdoms: Shakespeare’s Two Versions of King Lear</i>. Oxford: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_Press\">Clarendon Press</a>. <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number\">ISBN</a> <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-812950-9\">978-0-19-812950-9</a>.\r\n\r\nTaylor, Michael <i>The Critical Tradition</i> in Wells and Orlin pp. 323–332\r\n\r\nHoward, Tony <i>Shakespeare\'s Cinematic Offshoots</i> in Jackson (a) pp. 295–313.\r\n\r\nJohn Danby, <i>Shakespeare’s Doctrine of Nature: A Study of King Lear</i> (London, 1949), p.50\r\n\r\nShakespeare and Hunter p.45; Taylor, Gary (b) pp.18–19.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','King Lear','','inherit','open','open','','3396-revision-v1','','','2013-10-01 22:41:09','2013-10-02 04:41:09','',3396,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3399',0,'revision','',0),(2208,44,'2011-12-06 11:10:48','2011-12-06 17:10:48','','iStock_000012148264Large1-hands-1024x1024','http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://publications.mcgill.ca/forum-fr/files/2011/03/iStock_000012148264Large1-hands-1024x1024.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://publications.mcgill.ca/forum-fr/2011/05/18/rapport-sur-le-forum-rh-%25E2%2580%2594-la-gestion-du-talent/&amp;usg=__VPZw2bXy_t6MnAKJv_DpBkMNW44=&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;sz=121&amp;hl=en&amp;start=16&amp;sig2=p0DEH2Dvoy0OmSeqSXiL_Q&amp;zoom=1&amp;tbnid=bz_7abGXoECEgM:&amp;tbnh=130&amp;tbnw=130&amp;ei=Z0zeToTTIoSFsgLH-4WkBw&amp;prev=/search%3Fum%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26authuser%3D0%26imgrefurl%3Dhttp://www.rechargefellowship.org/women-of-power/%26imgurl%3Dhttp://www.rechargefellowship.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iStock_000012148264Small.jpg%26w%3D693%26h%3D693%26sig%3D112210412881500050448%26ndsp%3D24%26biw%3D1600%26bih%3D652%26tbs%3Dsimg:CAQSEgl8A8QV1oBVOCH9UJrJH4xRfA%26tbm%3Disch&amp;um=1&amp;itbs=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=1075&amp;vpy=204&amp;dur=1311&amp;hovh=225&amp;hovw=225&amp;tx=124&amp;ty=95&amp;sig=112210412881500050448&amp;page=1&amp;ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0','inherit','open','open','','istock_000012148264large1-hands-1024x1024','','','2011-12-06 11:10:48','2011-12-06 17:10:48','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/iStock_000012148264Large1-hands-1024x1024.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3416,81,'2013-10-14 10:56:43','2013-10-14 16:56:43','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/alexander-pope-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3411\" alt=\"alexander-pope-2\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/alexander-pope-2-269x300.jpg\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nhttp://www.rugusavay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/alexander-pope-2.jpg\r\n\r\nJessie German\r\n\r\nTCP #2\r\n\r\nEssay on Man by Alexander Pope\r\n\r\nAlexander Pope’s Essay on Man was written in 1734. It has been considered “to be the masterpiece of his time for it discussed the psychology on humankind in detail.” (Nunez) It was written in couplets of iambic pentameter. It is said to have been a small piece of an even bigger one that Pope never did finish. (www.britannica.com) Pope wrote his essay in four pieces called epistles. The first addressed the connection(s) between humans and the universe. The second approaches humans as individuals. The third takes a look at “the relationship between the individual and society.” The fourth epistle looks at the individual’s potential for achieving happiness and questions this potential. (www.britannica.com) At this time-the Glorious Revolution, the Church of England was even viewed by some as a political institution. Both the Church and Parliament were run largely by the same class of people, the gentry and the aristocracy. (www.historyhome.co.uk) Much of the air created by these groups and their influence on events in this time affected the way in which Pope’s Essay on Man was accepted. Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man was a work of epistolary couplet genius that needs to be preserved in an effort to share with this generation and the next this genius, to encourage them to think of and for themselves, and for them to question the world’s connections just as he did. What is ISN’T always truth.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nPope created quite the controversial work in a time when the church ruled all. Members of the churches hierarchy were angered by Pope’s allegations of mankind’s ability to question the church. (Nunez) Alexander Pope wrote Essay on Man in a time of political and religious turmoil within England and the church. In 1688, Pope was born to two Catholic parents. The country at the time of his birth was one filled with and intense anti-Catholic point of view. It was because of this that the Pope family was forced to move due to a law that forbade Catholics from living anywhere within ten miles of London or Westminster. Catholic schools were even declared illegal. (www.people.umass.edu) This all came after Henry VII split from the Catholic church and began the Anglican Church of England of which he declared himself head.\r\n\r\nDuring the time of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, it was a common belief that everything was directed by some sort of rational order. This included but was not limited to human behavior. Alexander Pope’s works, not just Essay on Man, showed these values like many of his colleagues. It was thought that “order and happiness in human affairs were attainable if excesses were eschewed and rational dictates heeded.” (www.infoplease.com) Pope “typified the spirit of the age of reason; his Essay on Man advanced an optimistic view of human beings as the enlightened inhabitants of an orderly and harmonious universe.” (Fiero) Journalists such as Joseph Addison and novelists such as Daniel Defoe showed the ability of the middle class to rise with their adventure within their works. (www.infoplease.com) The letter became a popular form of literature. Pope was quite accomplished in this. Samuel Richardson wrote novels in a form similar to that of Pope in that it was in epistolary form—sections like those in Essay on Man. The four epistles addressed the relationship between humans and the universe, humans as individuals, the relationship between the individual and society, and the potential of the individual for happiness. (www.britannica.com) One such work was Clarissa written in 1747. Despite being confident in the human ability to achieve greatness and happiness with focus, Pope was very critical of the weaknesses and eccentricities within an individual’s character. (www.infoplease.com) Pope’s use of couplets stood out amongst his peers some of which used prose. (Magill Book Reviews, www.enotes.com) He wrote his piece in “the Horatian sense that would offer a moral critique of human behavior.” (readkaplan.com)\r\n\r\nAt the time of its conception, Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man got mixed reviews from its readers. Colleagues/critiques such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, and Immanuel Kant gave rave reviews of Pope’s work listing “his marvelous observation and sharp insight about humanity”. (Nunez) Despite the acclaim of his colleagues, Pope received an equal amount of criticism from members of the clergy who seemed to be challenging the central idea of the poem. The central idea of Pope’s work was believed to have a distinct philosophical basis/nature to it. These critical members of the clergy held the view that there was no philosophy behind it but only a poetic nature. Members of the church’s authority also held that he was not a good writer based on the fact that he drove people to question not only the world around them but also the existence of God. (Nunez) At the time of conception, members of the clergy challenged its philosophical value giving it more of a poetic value. Also, various members of the church found fault in Pope’s encouragement for individuals to question not only the world around them but also the very existence of God. While this is a topic for discussion that doesn’t sit at the forefront any longer, it is still the view point of many members of the church. It is also one deemed important enough by scholars that it is continuously mentioned it critical essays regarding Essay on Man.\r\n\r\nMany scholars of today find Pope to be a literary genius. What has been dubbed his heroic use of couplets and his division of the work into epistles created a work of great literary value. It has been said that Pope’s “unity of structure and theme” attributed to the greatness of the work. (Magill Book Review) From a literary point of view, Pope’s Essay on Man has been held in a position of being better than even the finest prose. Some also hold that it is a work of great philosophical value due to Pope’s examination of the human foible and eccentricities.\r\n\r\nWith all honesty, I was quite confused by this work in the beginning and chastised myself for picking it. A big part of this was because of the language as well as the time period. However, upon further research I gained a much better understanding due largely to the fact that I was able to come across critical works and “translations” that-for lack of a better term-put it into laymen’s terms. I was rather taken by Pope’s hierarchy of life, the order of importance in which he placed beings of this world from God all the way down to mere insects. I, personally, have always questioned things. Most specifically the existence of God and the ability for some higher, unseen being to rule all. It has always been a little hard for me to swallow the entire concept of classical religion as it has been forced upon us. I found a decent amount of enjoyment in Pope’s work.\r\n\r\nI was also a little intrigued by his idea that two principles, self-love and reason, more or less rule human nature and are often at odds with each other. (Masterplots) Also interesting to me was that Pope suggested that social and divine love tie all of creation together. I think that maybe what struck me by this was that he encouraged everyone to question and question all. However, he allots the concept of continuity to this tie.\r\n\r\nPublished in 1729, A Modest Proposal by Johnathan Swift was a satirical pamphlet of sorts with a sense of political motivation. Swift had reached his end trying to understand why the Irish people couldn’t seem to come up with a solution for the problems of famine and overpopulation. Clearly his solution to fatten and eat the children was far from being serious. (www.scholarsbank.uoregon.edu) However, he did something Pope was also able to accomplish. He made people think. He went to the drastic end. Pope on the other hand appealed to people’s intellectual and philosophical sides. However, they both addressed the psychology of mankind and human behavior. (Nunez)\r\n\r\nTheir writing styles, while of the same era, were different. Swift wrote Proposal as an appeal, as a pamphlet. It is much like reading a short story. While written in the language of the time with an intellectualism, its humorous and satirical air is hard to ignore. Pope wrote Essay as a long poem divided into four epistles-the equivalent of chapters in a book. It is quite obvious even to someone with little literary knowledge that Swift’s work presents the easier read.\r\n\r\nAlexander Pope was brought up in a Catholic household at a time when it was illegal to be. He was a sickly child. Despite this rough beginning to his life, Alexander Pope was able to create a controversial work of art that managed to change literature for centuries to come. He challenged the church and those who followed its teachings. In a time when the church ruled all, he encouraged the masses to look within themselves and question the world around them. This is one of the biggest reasons I personally feel this writing should be preserved. I have always coveted writing, movies, art, etc that force me to think not only about the work itself but outside-to stretch my critical thinking abilities. This was a work created in a time when individualism wasn’t encouraged. Pope did and became a hero among men.\r\n\r\nAnother very important reason this work should be preserved is because of Pope’s literary genius. He was hailed as the master of the heroic couplet. He wrote Essay on Man in four epistles each of which forced mankind to question themselves, the world around them, and even the existence of God. Colleagues, with good standing and acclaim comparable to that of Pope, raved about his writing citing his observational abilities and insight into humanity.\r\n\r\nPope is hailed as having “typified the spirit of the age of reason; his Essay on Man advanced an optimistic view of human beings as the enlightened inhabitants of an orderly and harmonious universe.” (Fiero) The four epistles of his work encouraged readers to question the connections of humankind, the universe, and society. He wanted the world to enlighten themselves and become the individuals he felt them capable of being. This must be preserved and shared.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n“introduction” Literary Criticism (1400-1800) Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg. Vol 64. Gale\r\n\r\nCengage. 2001. enotes.com 24 Sep, 2013.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.enotes.com/topics/an-essay-man/critical-essays#critical-essays-an-essay-man-alexander-pope-introduction\r\n\r\n***This website produced an analysis and notes on the Essay of Man.\r\n\r\nYadav, Alok. \"Historical Outline of Restoration and 18th Century British Literature.\"\r\n\r\nGeorge Mason University, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://www.mason.gmu.edu/~ayadav/historical%20outline/overview.htm\r\n\r\n***This was a historical website used to establish a historical context for Pope’s work to understand not only Pope’s writing but also the reception of the work.\r\n\r\n“Alexander Pope.” 2013. The Biography Channel website. Sept 23, 2013, 12:09\r\n\r\nhttp://www.biography.com/people/alexander-pope_9444371\r\n\r\n***This website was used to attain biographical information on the author. It is important to understand his background to aid in analysis.\r\n\r\nBloy, Dr. Marjorie. \"The Church of England in the Eighteenth Century.\" A Web of English\r\n\r\nHistory. Ed. Dr. Marjorie Bloy. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/religion/anglican.htm\r\n\r\n***While a short piece of information, this provided a bit of insight into the Church’s reception of Essay o Man.\r\n\r\nNunez, Diana. \"Critical Reception On Alexander Pope Essay On Man.\" Articlesbase. N.p., 15\r\n\r\nSept. 2010. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. .\r\n\r\n***Ms. Nunez is a senior research writer. Her writing aided in understanding the reception of Pope’s writing from both his colleagues as well as the church and others.\r\n\r\n\"English literature: The Eighteenth Century | Infoplease.com.\"\r\n\r\n© 2000–2013 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease.\r\n\r\n29 Sep. 2013 .\r\n\r\n***This was another website that aided in a comparison to other works of the time and to understanding how these works may or may not have affected the reception of Pope’s writing.\r\n\r\n\"A very brief biography off Alexander Pope.\" The Rape of Lock Homepage. University of\r\n\r\nMassachusetts Amherst, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. http://people.umass.edu/sconstan/popebio.html\r\n\r\n***This website gave biographical information on Pope that was used largely to understand how his Catholic upbringing in a time of turmoil between England and the Church affected his writing.\r\n\r\n“An Essay on Man”. Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia\r\n\r\nBritannica Inc., 2013. Web. 23 Sep. 2013\r\n\r\nhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/192915/An-Essay-on-Man\r\n\r\n***The Britannica online encyclopedia gave a brief explanation of the four epistles and\r\n\r\ntheir purposes. It also mentioned the order of the world according to the essay itself.\r\n\r\nPope, Alexander. \"Essay on Man .\" Pennsylvania State University. Ed. Jim Manis. Pennsylvania\r\n\r\nState University, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. .\r\n\r\n***This is a complete digital copy of Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man thus allowing constant convenient access to the essay for reading and reference.\r\n\r\nhttp://readkaplan.com/writing-alexander-pope-essay-on-man-analysis\r\n\r\nSparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on A Modest Proposal.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes\r\n\r\nLLC. n.d.. Web. 26 Sept. 2013\r\n\r\n***This website provided an alternate source of information for comparison.\r\n\r\nSwift, Johnathan. \"A Modest Proposal.\" Renascence Editions. University of Oregon, n.d. Web.\r\n\r\n30 Sept. 2013. .\r\n\r\n***This is the second of two sites used to provide information on A Modest Proposal for a comparison.\r\n\r\nPope, Alexander. Masterplots. 4thth ed. N.p.: Salem Press, n.d. N. pag. Literary Reference\r\n\r\nCenter - Austin Community College. Ebscohost. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.\r\n\r\n***This was used as a “translated” version of Essay in that it made it much easier to\r\n\r\ncomprehend as well as provided aid in critical analysis.\r\n\r\nBrackett, Virginia. The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry, 17th and 18th Centuries.\r\n\r\nN.p.: Facts on File, 2008. Bloom\'s Literature - Austin Community College. Bloom\'s Literature. 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