Category: Modernism
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Modernism and the Hospitality Industry
The hospitality industry has undergone rapid development and revolution due to technological change. It has experienced fundamental changes in organizational structures and power, which have taken place over a relatively short period. The information system has been radically revolutionized, characterized by data collection, processes, distribution, coordination, and control changes. Many hotels in the industry have…
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When Modernism in Built Environments Began
Introduction The roots of modern architecture have long been disputed in academic and professional circles due to the ambiguity of the precise definition of the concept. On the one hand, experts claim that modernist architectural features started to evolve as a theory in the nineteenth century. On the other hand, some argue that modernism emerged…
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Researching Modernity and Modernism
Table of Contents Summary The difference between modernity and modernism Art Deco Bibliography Summary Christopher Crounch, defined modernity as a period in the history of mankind that shows a transition of their life from traditional agricultural practices to the industrial revolution, through individualism way of living and finally, whereby a state achieves economic stability. It…
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Bauhaus: The Beginning of Modernism
On any given day in todays society, a man can climb out of a neatly polished vehicle after having patiently made his way through the traffic moving box by box up the road. He looks up toward the sky but sees only exorbitantly massive rectangles blocking all but a small rectangle directly above of blue.…
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Modernism
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. This is the final quote from F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby. The quote fits perfectly with the book as Gatsby tried to recreate his past by getting with his past lover Daisy. Nothing could stop this man from letting his…
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Modernism vs Romanticism
Romanticism can be defined as a type of reaction alongside age that involves logical decision-making and reasoning. Romanticism as an ideology is comprised of three main themes which include human emotions, the love of nature, as well as the belief in the supernatural. The concept of romanticism involves strong emotions, a festivity of the individual,…