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Shuan Pai

Renaissance to Present - 0 views

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european civilization renaissance

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  • Shuan Pai on 04 Oct 10
     
    class synopsis of world history/european civilization change
Andrew DeWitt

Modernism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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modernism digiciv wikipedia culture philosophy

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  • From the 1870s onward, the ideas that history and civilization were inherently progressive and that progress was always good came under increasing attack.
  • Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection undermined the religious certainty
  • Karl Marx argued there were fundamental contradictions within the capitalist system
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  • The miseries of industrial urbanism and the possibilities created by scientific examination of subjects brought changes that would shake a European civilization which had, until then, regarded itself as having a continuous and progressive line of development from the Renaissance. With the telegraph's harnessing of a new power, offering instant communication at a distance, the experience of time itself was altered.
Kristen Nicole Cardon

Classic Movie "Avatar" Updated for Today's Audiences - 1 views

www.theonion.com/...ted-for-todays-audiences,18052

Satire Technology Digiciv Onion

shared by Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • "Avatar was a true classic of its time,
  • "Our hipper, bolder, and updated movie is sure to resonate with younger generations and older fans alike."
  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10
     
    Quite funny! Think of how fast we can update in the digital renaissance.
Andrew DeWitt

Throw Grammar from the Train - 0 views

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Grammar blog words punctuation humanism humanist

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      Andrew DeWitt on 29 Sep 10
       
      Fascinating!  You could subscribe to the Boston Globe to read "The Word" written by this author, or you could read her blog.  I'm thinking: open source, free media, etc.
  • Jan Freeman has written The Word, a weekly Boston Globe column
  • Andrew DeWitt on 29 Sep 10
     
    A Blogspot "Blog of Note" that emphasizes the fascinating power of words, grammar and punctuation.  A modern-day renaissance humanist
anonymous

MIT OpenCourseWare | Literature | 21L.002-2 Foundations of Western Culture II: Renaissa... - 2 views

ocw.mit.edu/...assignments

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      anonymous on 27 Oct 10
       
      Ideas to think about when it come to Nietzche.
Sarah Wills

Margaret (Lucas) Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) - 0 views

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margaret cavendish renaissance

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  • Sarah Wills on 20 Sep 10
     
    This has more information about Margaret Cavendish, of whom I did not know very much about.
  • Sarah Wills on 20 Sep 10
     
    There is an interesting bio section. Also, the music stops playing after one navigates away from the main page :)
Rhett Ferrin

Thinking - 0 views

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      Rhett Ferrin on 29 Sep 10
       
      I like to see even Dave Barry gets his renaissance on every once in awhile
Katherine Chipman

The Crystal Palace/ The Great Exhibition of 1851 - 0 views

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crystal palace

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  • Over 13,000 exhibits were displayed and viewed by over 6,200,000 visitors to the exhibition.
  • The London Borough of Bromley, who own the park today, together with the Crystal Palace Foundation, have recently submitted an outline proposal the National Heritage Lottery Fund to restore much of the park to its former glory.
  • The Crystal Palace itself was destroyed by fire on  November 30th 1936, following which the area lost much of its focus and began to decline. But many of the most important events in the history of the Crystal Palace took place in the grounds, which retain much of their original overall layout today and are a Grade II listed historic park.
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  • The park also contained unrivaled collections of statues, many of which were copies of great works from around the world, and a geological display which included a replica lead mine and the first attempts anywhere in the world to portray life-size restorations of extinct animals, including dinosaurs.
  • This "bigger and better" building was divided into a series of courts depicting the history of art and architecture from ancient Egypt through  the Renaissance, as well as exhibits from industry and the natural world.
  • The Crystal Palace was originally designed by Sir Joseph Paxton in only 10 days and was a huge iron goliath with over a million feet of glass.
  • The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London was conceived to symbolize this industrial, military and economic superiority of Great Britain. 
  • Kristi Koerner on 04 Oct 10
     
    More on the crystal palace.
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