Papers by Frederic Derose-Jacques
World War I, also known as the Great War, propelled our society into new forms of modernity. It i... more World War I, also known as the Great War, propelled our society into new forms of modernity. It influenced our moral values, our whole approach on warfare and was responsible for major social and political changes. World War I also influenced the arts in all its forms. Few artists lived all World War I like Otto Dix. Dix was drafted in 1914 and volunteered for the front in 1915 as a machinegun man. Surely he didn ¶t know that he would stay on the front for the entire war, being only relieved when wounded in 1918.
Comedy has always been the one of the most influential critical form of a society, from court jes... more Comedy has always been the one of the most influential critical form of a society, from court jesters criticizing royalty to Dave Chappelle ¶s view on America ¶s racial issues. By the means of television series and comedy shows, modern comedians ¶ reach his now bigger than ever. Their words are the swords of today ¶s social battles and clearly, Irish comedian Dylan Moran is one of the greatest swordsmen of our era. With his critically acclaimed TV series Black Books behind him, Moran continued his social critic started in his 2004 comedy show Monster with his next one-man show called Like, Totally. Unlike his previous stand-up performance, Like, Totally was filmed in London instead of Dublin,
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Papers by Frederic Derose-Jacques