Essays Tagged: "Symmetry"

Frank Decosta

ted form on the face of the Earth. Each form is unique and interesting yet, they all have a regular symmetry that is basically the same for all humans. A tree is complicated but, every tree does not h ... is basically the same for all humans. A tree is complicated but, every tree does not have the same symmetry. The human form can be improved upon, the more it is practiced the better you can become at ...

(3 pages) 100 0 4.1 Feb/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The Biology of Beauty

t role in sexuality and power. What is beauty? According to thisarticle, beauty is a combination of symmetry, special qualities, and traits. Symmetry is perhaps the most suppor ... Symmetry is perhaps the most supported part of beauty in this article. The article states that symmetryshows abundance of sexual hormones, health, and strength of the immune system. They support ...

(3 pages) 113 1 4.3 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

John Donne's "The Good Morrow".

I", and ending the first line with the word "I", making the line almost symmetrical. The use of the symmetry in the first line implies that perhaps his life before meeting his lover was structured and ...

(5 pages) 193 2 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The time period from about 1650 to 1920 was ever changing in the world of drama.

in many ways the Greek and Roman tradition. Ancient Greeks and Romans focused their art on harmony, symmetry, and balance, while keeping an equal emphasis on logic and aesthetic. During the enlightenm ...

(3 pages) 76 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Humanity as in Ancient Greece-An analysis of Greek influence and literature.

ight have even adapted some of their strategies from the Greeks. We inherited their art and love of symmetry, their literature and understanding of man, and their philosophies, which stimulate our thi ...

(3 pages) 78 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Joseph Haydn. A four page biography of his life, music, and accomplishments.

iddle class. Replacing the complex melodies was the Greek and Roman based ideals, where balance and symmetry were stressed. One of the most important and influential composers of this classical era wa ...

(5 pages) 59 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Romanticism vs Neoclassicism

lism. On the contrary,classicism is a term that, when applied generally, means clearness, elegance, symmetry, andrepose produced by attention to traditional forms. It is sometimes synonymous withexcel ...

(13 pages) 239 1 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Importance of Exchange Rates in world economies

The Case for Float Exchange Rates:- autonomy of Central Bank- symmetry among countries- spot rate provides a clear market signal; automaticallyadjusts to "clear m ...

(2 pages) 130 0 4.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Argumentative essay: What Is Beauty?

as something that produces pleasant sensations. In those days the keyword to beauty was proportion. Symmetry and harmony, being least likely to cause perceptive uneasiness, were recognized as inherent ...

(1 pages) 9589 0 1.5 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

'The Aristodikos is so convincingly realistic and looks so much like a living man...' [WOODFORD]. How far do you agree with Woodford's opinion?

many similarities can be seen when comparing Greek to Egyptian. Similarities can be seen in the way symmetry is used which is the one of the defining aspects of the Archaic style. A good example of th ... his is shown in the New York Kouros on which a technique of mirror lines was used to create perfect symmetry. This very technique which aims for perfection is what makes the New York Kouros unrealisti ...

(4 pages) 26 1 4.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

An Analysis of the Famous Statue of Akhenaton.

omes apparent is that one of the arms is broken off. Aside from this, the statue has almost perfect symmetry. Because of the position of the hands, it can be safely assumed that both arms mirrored eac ...

(4 pages) 62 1 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

Phylum Poifera

are composed of many cells,however,there is no tissue organization and have no organs.Sponges lack symmetry.In most sponges,the body wall is formed of :(1)an outer layer,pinacoderm,made up of cells c ...

(2 pages) 16 0 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Ancient Greece

e Greeks did not have cement they had to base the way they built their buildings on mathematics and symmetry.The most important invention of all time is without question the alphabet. It revolutionize ...

(1 pages) 18 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Lion Symbol of Saint John, from the Book of Durrow vs. Tunc Crucifixerant XPI, from the Book of Kells

bared teeth as if it were roaring.This folio was used at the beginning of the section on Saint John.Symmetry is present in the interlace border, each side mirroring the other.Tunc Crucifixerant XPI, f ...

(2 pages) 18 0 4.6 Apr/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

On Another's Sorrow

he presence and care of God.The poem and the artwork stand in juxtaposition to one another in their symmetry and lack thereof. The poem has an extremely clear pattern. The drawing has a sense of rando ...

(2 pages) 1114 0 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

My Name Vignette

our names right at first because we look like a mirror straing at each other and names similar to a symmetry. I used to go to Rika’s class in school and she went to mine in the morning to see if we c ...

(1 pages) 16 0 3.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Poem analysis on "The Tyger" by William Blake

literation is used by the author to emphasize the strong, bright, shiny colors of the "tyger". The "symmetry" y highlighted in this stanza, this is closely related to the spelling of the word because ... ghted in this stanza, this is closely related to the spelling of the word because in Ancient Greece symmetry is seen as ´beauty´. It also speaks about an "immortal hand or eye", which make ...

(2 pages) 60 0 3.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Mediterranean Works of Art

ting to appear dark and distant, keeping sole attention on the woman, centered in the painting. The symmetry of buildings, the further away they are, become out of focus and unclear, suggesting that t ...

(6 pages) 2171 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Preparation of 2-butanone

e protons / hydrogen give different signals, or have different chemical shifts, because there is no symmetry in this molecule. Referring to the attachment of the H NMR result, there are four significa ...

(3 pages) 6666 0 0.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Group Theory and the Rubik's Cube

concept of a group. This is studied in Group Theory, which at a mathematical level is the study of symmetry in a very abstract way (groups usually manifest themselves in nature in forms of symmetry) ...

(3 pages) 1977 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics