Essays on Adherent

Fluxus art movement or simply Fluxus, started as a loosely defined group of artists, musicians and poets who had nothing more in common than a vision of life integrated in art, and art as the living of a life. More than 50 artists were associated with the art movement, creating music and anti-music, art that was not adherent to ‘museum defined standards’ and poems that were not traditional. This movement caused social and economic change in the society in the 1960’s (when it was first started) and had effects whose fruits we reap even today. This movement can ...

Effect of Scriptural Violence on Aggression

Effect of Scriptural Violence on Aggression There is a growing concern about the foundations, or cornerstones of violence in our society, as we try to rationalize the loss of life that has occurred in multiple instances of extreme violence. One possible source under scrutiny is the bible. Psychologist Brad Bushman, of the University of Michigan, and his peers, recently performed a detailed study of the violence found in the bible, and other religious instructional texts, or “holy books” in order to determine whether or not these texts specifically sanction violence as a commandment of God. Further the study hoped ...

Sima Guang helped improve historiography in ancient China; the concepts that he espoused in co-authoring the Zizhi Tongjian have formed the basis for recording historical events and the same concepts have continued to be in use, even for the modern day historian (Buckley, 45).

Introduction

Sima Guang was a pioneer in the structured recording of historical events in ancient China. He compiled the Zizhi Tongjian, which offers a historical timeline of key events in China from 403 BCE to 959 BCE. Zizhi Tongjian is often referred to as the “comprehensive mirror for aid in government” (De Crespigny, 73). Historians have ...