... its independence from European styles and to influence the development of art abroad. "Arshile Gorky first gave impetus to the movement. His paintings, derived at first from the art of Picasso, Miro, and surrealism, became more personally expressive. Jackson Pollock's turbulent yet elegant abstract paintings, which were created by spattering paint on huge canvases placed on the floor, brought abstract expressionism ... ...

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... went to NYC to provide medical assistance needed for victims of the World Trade Center disaster. Also, a fund-raiser was aired at the same time on over twenty public and cable television stations, in which actors came together to raise money for the victims of the terrorist acts. A renewed sense of American pride was another result of the terrorist attacks. Americans ... ...

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... have a significant behavioral impact by desensitizing viewers to violence, making teenagers more likely to approve of premarital sex, and glamorizing alcohol and tobacco use. Seventy percent of American households receive cable television, which means that most teenagers have access to Music Television, also known as MTV, and VH-1, and watch an average of a half hour to two hours of music videos ... ...

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... is masculine, while masculinity is feminine. Once again he has to deal with obnoxious tourists, wearing "the pleated denim shorts, the baseball cap sunglasses hung from his neck on a florescent cable," who speak openly and loudly in English, because they assume he only speaks French, about how he is dirty and will most likely rob them if they do not watch ... ...

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