Although a popular misconception about art criticism is that it is primarily judgmental and negative in tone, in actuality, most of the words written by critics are descriptive and interpretive rather than judgmental, and positive in tone. Critics seek to provide readers with information about artworks, and describing these artworks, many of which will not be seen by their readers. is one of th...

abstract from ancient time, iranians were interested in searching in the realm of arabic language and culture. it happens because of the necessities and religious background of arabic language, to some extent is due to iranian trend toward getting new knowledge, also it relates to the discussion of aesthetics and art. therefore, gradually we have observed some works in these domains and as a re...

OBJECTIVE The first aim of this study was to examine the relationships between perceived parenting styles and interpersonal schemas. The second purpose was to investigate the mediator role of interpersonal schemas between perceived parenting styles and psychological symptoms. METHOD University students (N=94), ages ranging between 17-26, attending to different faculty and classes, have comple...

Initiatives leading to even modest reduction in animal use at major U.S. universities are likely to continue to face strong opposition. At least, that's the conclusion the author draws from his efforts at Northwestern University. In fact, despite a growing body of evidence that animal-based research is flawed at best and misleading or un-scientific at worst its use is growing at Northwestern an...