IntroductionFor many years the city of Amsterdamhas been an allurement for a wide range of cultural visitors (both foreign anddomestic) who are aiming for visiting its cultural attributes visible within multiplelandmarks, highly recognized museums, distinctive buildings and architecture,but also to enjoy the cities’ culture, vibrant districts as well as nightlife.Tourism, in particular cultural tourism, is the economic engine of Amsterdam.In comparison with 2010, expenditures of visitors rose from 12 billion

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Graffiti Inspired by Bansky I. Introduction Bansky is an artist whose background is not widely known. His name and location of birth are unknown, and he is referred only by his pseudonym-Bansky. He is based in the United Kingdom, and he specializes in graffiti. Bansky is also a prominent film director, painter and political activist in England. Most of his work is satirical, and it encompasses

INTRODUCTION “Conceptual Art” is a contemporary form of artistic representation, in which a specific concept or idea, often personal, complex and inclusive, takes shape in an abstract, nonconforming manner, based upon a negation of aesthetic principles. Conceptual art is art in which the concepts or ideas involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt

Before the Cuban revolution, underpresident Fulgencio Batista, Cuba was plagued withunemployment and limited water infrastructure. Lessthan 50% of children were given education and hygiene was very poor.Furthermore, Batista was far more dictatorial than anyone had expected. He evenlet American companies dominate the economy and formed links to organizedcrime. 75% of Cuba’s most fertile and arable land wasowned by foreigners. All of this contributed to making life worse forCuban citizens and

My interest in studying Philosophy is the embodiment of theetymology of the word itself, the love of knowledge and nature of life. I havegrown up as an avid reader and have been fond of riddles and problem solving sincemy childhood. Over the years, I have grown in inquisition and enjoy exploringthe moral compasses of our species. My deep interest in philosophy also stems from myenthusiasm in the books written by

The one artwork that I found intriguing was the shadow of Totoro at the end of the Ghibli Special Exhibition. This shadow of Totoro is based on a scene of one of Ghibli Studios production, “My Neighbour Totoro (???????),” where Totoro, the main two protagonists Mei and Satsuki, and Blue and White Totoro clings onto Totoro’s huge breast and fly around the small rustic neighborhood. When I saw the mythical