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The Neverending Story is weird. This is a continuation of a previous article as well as a part of a longer analysis of the 1984 Cassette adaptation of the 1979 Die Unendliche Geschichte by German author Michael Ende. After having been introduced to each other, Mr. Koriander asks Bastian why
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The Neverending Story is complicated and fascinating. In these articles I will attempt to explore some of its obscene elements and enjoy the process of doing so. The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte) is a German fantasy novel written by Michael Ende and was first published in 1979. The book
The persistence of memory is quite the memorable piece. Ugly at the face of it but complex in its mechanism, a mechanism which provides for a different kind of beauty. To explore a piece like it is in many ways to also explore the self and it can be a
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Matisse is a world renowned artist, whose work is bold and bright and can give us insight into human nature as well as into how we operate. Henri Matisse, born on the 31 of December 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, was a French painter and artist who marked European art history
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Vincent Van Gogh is a world famous artist. His work has touched millions of people's hearts with his incredible talent for depicting the beautiful and he has contributed immensely to our historical understanding of the art of the past. During his 37 year long life Vincent van Gogh
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Monet is a world renowned painter. Works like Impression, Sunrise, Woman with parasol and The Water Lily pond are universally recognisable and his style is the basis of an art movement. The impressionism of the 19th and 20th century have gifted us with countless memorable scenes and depictions that experiment
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Throughout time, generational conflict has remained constant as the disturbance of the social landscape by the new generation upsets the status quo of the older generation. The social phenomena at work are summarized in Hungarian Sociologist Karl Mannheim’s “The Problem of Generations” where he describes the cause for the
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Throughout western history Latin has acted as an important medium for science and academia, and while the language died a long time ago the mark it has left on European language and culture is enorm. Ranging from linguistic properties and vocabulary to literature and philosophy. Latin, or Latinum is a
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“Postbåden kommer, Christiansø” or “The mail boat arriving, Christiansø” is a 1920s painting by artist Edvard Weie. It is an oil on canvas, measuring 99 by 118.7 centimetres and hangs in “Statens Museum for Kunst”, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the paintings that survived Weie’s harsh self
Serbo-Croatian or Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) is a collection of so closely related languages that they are often considered as one. But because of modern-day and geopolitics the deep rooted desire to differentiate they have drifted further and further apart, even if this change is gradual Serbo-Croatian is part of the Indo-European
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The Hebrew language was dead, but thanks to -from a linguistic view- fortunate circumstances, ideology and persistent individuals, modern Hebrew now stands as the only example of linguistic revival. Modern Hebrew or Israeli Hebrew is the national language of Israel and is spoken by about 5 million people natively, as
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While we live in a world with a great amount of social freedoms the thought of totalitarianism has haunted generations and is still a great social fear. The role of language and culture as a medium for freedom is important, but even this can be manipulated to fit the objective
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Cantonese is one of the Chinese languages and has, throughout history, acted as an important medium of communication as trade between China and oversea countries remained frequent and a major point of contact between different nations. Cantonese is a language part of the Sino-Tibetian family and is spoken by almost
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The West Germanic language has been around since “day one”, but it's is still confused with German. Squished in between English and its other West Germanic relatives it is easily overlooked on the broad spectrum of European languages. However its importance in shaping modern culture not only in
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The Sardinian language is at risk of depletion and action has to be taken to secure its heritage. Furthermore, the language is important to promote bilingualism in Sardinia as well as to preserve the history and culture connected to the language. By spreading awareness in all sectors of society, people