Category Archives: Art Essays
The Multi Faceted Hero Herakles in Hellenistic Sculpture (part 2)
The main demand was for sculpture, and although for some of the commissions the name of the artist and the project undertaken are known, there are still many questions to be settled. Investigating the desires that dictated artistic choices made in each case poses grave difficulties. Still, a general... >>
The Multi Faceted Hero Herakles in Hellenistic Sculpture (part 1)
Introduction Hellenistic sculpture was influenced by a number of historical forces, including classic and Roman traditions. As one moves into the second century BC, Hellenistic art shifts from the east to the west. This reflects the ever-growing importance of Rome for the Hellenistic east, as the Ro... >>
The End of Days (part 8)
Economy: The economy is the realized social system of production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area. Economic growth is the increase in the amount of the goods and services produced by an economy over time. Ecological: the branch of biology deal... >>
The End of Days (part 7)
Biodiversity: diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment. Capitalism: is an economic system in which wealth, and the means of producing wealth, is privately owned and controlled. Carnival Against Capitalism: The Global Carnival Against Capital took place on Friday, June 18... >>
The End of Days (part 6)
Poverty Poverty is increasing day by day and remains the root cause of many of the world’s other ills, including famine, disease, and insufficient education. Poverty contains many self-reinforcing elements (for instance, poverty can make education an unaffordable luxury, which tends to resul... >>
The End of Days (part 5)
Abortion Induced abortion is one of the greatest human rights dilemmas of our time.Debates between "Pro-choice" and "Pro-life" factions on the controversial procedure continue. The approximate numbers of induced abortions performed worldwide will much increase in the up comin... >>
The End of Days (part 4)
Abortion Induced abortion is one of the greatest human rights dilemmas of our time.Debates between "Pro-choice" and "Pro-life" factions on the controversial procedure continue. The approximate numbers of induced abortions performed worldwide will much increase in the up comin... >>
The End of Days (part 3)
Reduced capacity of oil output Less oil puts pressure on agricultural productivity because the dwindling supplies deprive modern mechanized farms of fertilizers and the fuel to run the machinery. Less oil also results in reduced economic activity. Markets will become local again instead of global.... >>
