Kyriacos E. Pavlou
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Essays
Art 203: Survey of Contemporary Studio Art
- Liber Amoris / Liber Terroris: A Study of a Fundamental Dualism
An essay on a book arts exhibition and symposium "Love and/or Terror" held at the University of Arizona Museum of Art (August 3 - September 21, 2003). It also discusses the talk given by photographer Duane Michals at the Center of Creative Photography (CCP) (September 12, 2003).
- Me and My Army of I: Penetrating the Perverse World of Anthony Goicolea
An essay on the work of artist Anthony Goicolea. I was very fortunate to see some of Goicolea's works in a 2005 exhibition at the ASU Museum of Art. [ http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/goicolea/ ]
Japanese 311: Death In Traditional Japanese Literature
- Honor, Loyalty and Spectacle: Death and Suicide In the Japanese Warrior Class
I had fun researching and writing this essay. The title speaks for itself.
Traditions and Cultures 103: Renaissance to Present
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Ut Est Rerum Omnium Magister Usus: Candide's Initiation in Experiential Education
This essay is on Voltaire's classic "Candide."
Individuals and Societies 102: Personal Morality
- Objective Profanity and Vulgar Religion: The Absence of God and the Ludicrous Existence
I wrote this essay for a philosophy class on ethics. It feels too short and underdeveloped; I hope some day I will revise it.
English Composition 108
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Embryonic Stem Cell Research: "Forbidden Fruit" or Auspicious Augury?
I am particularly happy with the way this essay turned out. It is one of the longest essays I have written, and it took me weeks to research and to write up.
English Composition 107
- Hase-Hime Monogatari and the Japanese "Model Woman"
I wrote this essay for a "Text-in-Context" essay assignment. It won the first prize in 2001 Student's Guide to First-Year Composition Essay Contest and it was featured in A Student's Guide to First-Year Composition, 23rd edition. University of Arizona: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2002-2003.
