What are some historical examples of how technical innovation has solved problems of distance?
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Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The need to move water great distances from a source to settlements resulted in development of the Roman aqueduct, the most advanced and enduring example being the Pont du Gard in France.
2. The development of train systems in the nineteenth century moved travelers longer distances, but with increased speeds, trains required more advanced bridge design, such as the double span Maidenhead Railroad Bridge in England.
3. The volume of air travel today has increased demand for new airport designs and specialized engineering to create sites where land is scarce or prone to earthquakes. The artificial island engineered at Osaka, Japan, and Renzo Piano's advanced architectural design of the new airport complex there are remarkably beautiful and successful solutions.
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Many black musicians felt that bebop represented a political view
a. that embraced traditional democratic ideals b. that rejected conformist views and the mainstream c. that reinforced a radical view of socialist reform d. that was associated with antiwar sentiment
Consider Ruscha's Standard Station, included in this chapter of the text. Identify the printing technique used in this work. Discuss the subject matter of this print and briefly describe the materials and process used to create such a work. How is the attitude of the artist towards his subject reinforced by the choice of medium?
What will be an ideal response?
Henri Matisse’s Le Bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) exemplifies __________.
a. early modern art b. Expressionism c. Futurism d. Fauvism