What Does It Mean To Be Human?

World War I brought about many emotions to people from all walks of life. War was not easy for anyone and people suffered greatly. Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American Poet from Missouri who wrote a poem that I will be discussing today. Teasdale was most well known for her poems that expressed her passion for romanticism and they also displayed simplicity and clarity. "Spring in War Time" was first published in 1917 and it expresses Teasdale's question as to how spring can still come in spite of the war. "Oh how can Spring take heart to come To a world in grief, Deep grief?" At first I could tell that she was wondering how the joys of spring can still come, but I didn't understand the phrase "take heart to come." So I looked it up and it and it basically means get up the courage or strength to come. The main idea that I gathered from reading the poem (literally 100 times) is that seasons will continue to come in war time, and Teasdale knew...

German expressionism is such a unique way of portraying an idea or a mood just by how the art piece, music, or film is presented. It is presented in a way that is distorted and unique, designed to show the emotional meaning behind it for the artist, or creator. I became particularly interested in the German expressionist film, Nosferatu. The story begins as an estate agent by the name of Knock, is asked to find a place for Count Orlok to move to. Knocks' young assistant Hutter is sent to Orlok's castle in Transylvania to assist him in purchasing the house across from Hutter and his wife Ellen, who are newlyweds. Hutter's journey there was filled with people telling him to return from where he came and not to make the trek to Count Orloks castle, because they believe he is evil. Once Hutter makes it there, he experiences some weird occurrences, such as Orlok reacting strangely when he sees Hutter's blood, and Hutter even wakes up with two marks on him that appear to be...

              At first glance, Guernica, a famous mural by Pablo Picasso seems overwhelming to the untrained eye.  If you would've asked me 2 days ago to tell you what this painting is about and what types of things Picasso is portraying here, I would've stared at you blankly, because until yesterday I had no idea how to really look at art, and truly appreciate it for what it is. In 1937 the Spanish Republican government asked Picasso to create a piece that they could display at the  Exposition Internationale des Arts et Technique dans la Vie Moderne at the World's Fair in Paris.  I've spent quite a deal of time looking over this painting, and really taking it all in. I feel almost stressed looking at the painting, and it makes me also feel a little bit frantic just because everything looks so busy, but the muted tones of black, white, and grey give it a slight sense of calmness. I see a lot of human forms, a bull, an...