Decadence Studienführer, Klassennotizen & Zusammenfassungen

Abstract Expressionism CORRECT ANSWER First major American avant-garde movement; emerged 1940s in NYC; artists focused on automatism and revealing their subconscious through automatism artmaking; broad gestural strokes on huge canvases Amarna Style CORRECT ANSWER Based on newly introduced monotheism, this style rejected traditional artistic conventions; utilized elongated forms, androgynous bodies and scenes of daily life Ancient Egypt CORRECT ANSWER Aimed to evoke timelessness and traditi...

US History II CLEP EXAM QUESTIONS 2024. Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support? - correct answer poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities. they promised them help in return for votes. European Musical Influence+African=a 1890s New Orleans originated musical genre... - correct answer Jazz Tet Offensive - correct answer failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but it simultaneously ended US hopes for an early end to the Vie...

Affinity a natural attraction or feeling of kinship fledgling young and inexperienced hackneyed overused, cliched incessant never stopping opulence wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living proximity nearness, closeness sagacious having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd supplant to take the place of, supersede unassailable impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable voluminous large in vol...

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed - Gangly loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause: - allegiance A person who is excessively concerned with propriety or modesty, especially in sexual matters. - prude one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons - hermit a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta 2 :a person of great courage and self-discipline - spartan the process of becoming decadent :th...

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed Gangly loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause: allegiance A person who is excessively concerned with propriety or modesty, especially in sexual matters. prude one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons hermit a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta 2 :a person of great courage and self-discipline spartan the process of becoming decadent :the quality ...

Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support? - correct answer poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities. they promised them help in return for votes. European Musical Influence+African=a 1890s New Orleans originated musical genre... - correct answer Jazz Tet Offensive - correct answer failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but it simultaneously ended US hopes for an early end to the Vietnam War What even triggered the Truma...

Approbation correct answer: (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion Assuage correct answer: (v.) to make easier or milder Coalition correct answer: (n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose Decadence correct answer: (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration Elicit correct answer: (v.) to draw forty, bring out from some source (such as another person) Expostulate correct answer: To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earne...

1) Components of sexual intelligence include... a. understanding oneself sexually b. having interpersonal sexual skills and integrity c. having accurate scientific knowledge about sexuality and understanding the broader cultural contexts of sexual issues d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above 2) Sexual attitudes and behaviors... a. vary by gender but not by culture, suggesting they are determined by hormonal factors b. have not been subject to regulation by most societies arou...

Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support? - ️️poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities. they promised them help in return for votes. European Musical Influence+African=a 1890s New Orleans originated musical genre... - ️️Jazz Tet Offensive - ️️failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but it simultaneously ended US hopes for an early end to the Vietnam War What even triggered the Truman Doctrine? - ️️The Gre...

This is a complete set of in depth notes for component 2, section c in A-Level film studies. Here is the structure of the notes and topics covered: 1. INTRODUCTION TO SUNRISE (F.W. MURNAU, 1927) - Brief summary of the film's plot - Historical context of the film's release 2. SILENT CINEMA - The argument for cinema as primarily a visual medium - Use of intertitles in silent films - Importance of performance - Transition to sound in the late 1920s 3. CULTURAL, SOCIAL & HISTORICAL CONTEX...