When I came off of the stage that first night, I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I was ecstatic, on a natural high. Suddenly, I had found my place in the world. As I have gotten older and more experienced, I have learned that acting is not just reciting lines in front of an audience. There is a technique to acting. It is known as the “method”, “method acting”, or the “Stanislavsky method”.

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Botticelli’s painting marked a crisis in the evolution of the great art systems built up in the first half of the 15th century. The conception of space and perspective, the conception of form as knowledge or representation of nature, the notion of history as the dramatic figuration of human actions, the role of ethics and religion in art, the status of the artist as a member of the craftsmen’s guilds–all this was being challenged and re-examined in the light of that aspiration towards the “beautiful” which was now deflecting the course of art, just as it had deflected the trend of philosophic thought, colored the humanist study of antiquity and influenced moral standards.

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This paper is a reflection of the artwork “Winchester” by Jeremy Blake. This painter is known to he publicity due to his priceless works that differ from other artworks, first of all by the way that they were executed, since not many artists are able to work with the newest technologies and create the peaces of art that represent as much value for the international art as those of Jeremy Blake. Secondly, for his age the artist showed himself as a selfless and creative person, who impressed great minds of our century and gave a new solid impetus for future artists, opening a new field to discover.

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Streamlining is a famous trend in design which took place in the USA in the 30-s of the last century. Due to this trend there appeared many material objects of a very distinct shape which were widely used in many spheres of people’s life. Since then the notion of streamlining has meant innovation, modernization, improvement, and efficiency.

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Аncіеnt Chіnеsе аrchіtеcturе hаs а lоng hіstоry whіch cаn bе trаcеd bаck tо thе Shаng Dynаsty (16th cеntury BC – 771 BC). Іt hаs іts оwn prіncіplеs оf structurе аnd lаyоut. Thrоugh thе lоng dеvеlоpmеnt, mаny аrchіtеcturаl wоndеrs hаvе bееn crеаtеd by іndustrіоus аnd clеvеr Chіnеsе lаbоrіng pеоplе. Аncіеnt Chіnеsе аrchіtеcturаl mіrаclеs аrе іnnumеrаblе rаngіng frоm Grеаt Wаll, Whіtе Hоrsе Tеmplе, Mоgао Cаvеs tо Summеr Pаlаcе аnd Fоrbіddеn Cіty.

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The art of cinematography has lately gained its popularity among vast masses of cinema lovers and those addicted to movie stars lives. The amount of motion pictures, created up to now is hard to imagine, the names of popular actors change with the great rapidity. It seems like the directors have already tried all known genres and discovered all possible themes, yet new movies appear every day, and some of them are worth seeing. And some of them are even worth being shown at Women’s Film Festival, so below is my proposal for it.

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…The rise of the nation states shaped the culture and political life of different historical periods. In general, the Renaissance followed the Middle Ages and formed a ground for further Reformation. The Renaissance covers the 14th – 16 centuries and reflects flourishing of artistic and scientific knowledge. The impact of this change can hardly be underestimated, even if in practice society remained emphatically patriarchal. The Renaissance appeared gradually in different countries.

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…Everyone has definitely come across the word “postmodernism” a lot for it has been really popular lately almost in all spheres of life. And it’s possible to assume that everyone can give a more or less precise definition of what is the postmodernism, and what are its significant features. Moreover, we know exactly what preceded this epoch, but perhaps the most amazing thing is that nobody knows what is going to be next, when the ideas of postmodernism exhaust, as it inevitably happens with all stages.

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…Perhaps one of the most inspiring figures of classical mythology, was Orpheus. He was a son of Apollo and Calliope, one of the Muses. As a youth, he was taught to play the lyre, by his father, patron of the arts. So, with such a pedigree and upbringing, great things were expected of him. In fact, Orpheus turned out to be the greatest musician of all. He played and sang so well, that trees uprooted themselves and crowded around him; stones softened and moved under his feet, to cushion them. Animals stood in awe, even the most vicious wolves and bears, transfixed in awe of his music.

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…Throughout the history of ancient countries the aspect of aristocrat lifestyle and privileges has gone through many changes and transformations. The term of aristocracy is used to denominate that part of noble population which acquired its richness due to its origin. But with time a new type of aristocracy, Aristocracy of Virtue became a new denomination for those people who considered themselves to be aristocrats regardless their origin. They gained such name owing to their intellectual skills and only for possessing the virtue that classically a real aristocrat should possess.

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…Christianity is now a world religion that influenced almost all spheres of our lives. In course of history Christian traditions have become part of art, architecture, music etc. The key idea of Christianity is afterlife and saving for all those who would accept God in their real life. Hence, there are many Christian traditions that concern afterlife and commemoration of the dead.

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…This paper is going to be devoted to the complementation of Center Hill Dam, its intended use and problems connected with it. It is known that the dam is considered to be a high risk project and is suffering from worsening foundation seepage. But the government is concerned and pays attention to the problem contributing into the rehabilitation effort of the dam. Seepage can cause serious damage not only to environment but also to people living in the area, and thus rehabilitation is necessary to improve the situation.

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The present Charter ascertains the comparison of two artistic styles known in the Renaissance age. Renaissance is famous for its magnificent pieces of art and masterpieces. One of its central features is that it lasted for several ages and had different cultural and architectural deviations varying from region or state or period of time. My task is to trait two splendid periods in Renaissance era – early Italian and high in Rome. To proceed with this challenging task, I will structure my paper in the following way. The first part will describe the early Renaissance in Italy and then I will come to high Renaissance in Rome with a short outline of the periods I will proceed with the comparison.

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