Radio Broadcasting Vocabulary: Key Terms Explained

Radio Broadcasting Vocabulary

  • Breaking News: Events happening in real-time.
  • Blame: To hold someone responsible.
  • Debriefing: Detailed discussion about completed work.
  • Deputy Editor: Second-in-command, assumes editor’s role in their absence.
  • Editor: Person who edits material for publication.
  • Guest: Person visiting another’s home for a social activity.
  • Journalist: Person practicing journalism.
  • Lead Stories: The most important news stories.
  • Ladder: Structure for climbing up or down.
  • News List: Stories to be included
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Modernism and Cubism: Art Movements of the 20th Century

Modernism

1) Modernism: This movement breaks from past historical styles. At the end of the century, it decorated the finest works in France (Art Nouveau), England (Liberty), Germany (Jugendstil), and Austria (Secession). The most important feature is the sinuous line, based on plant stems, the neck flexion of swans, and turkey tails. It truly captures the rhythm of curly hair and naturally conveys femininity. The architectural style bends walls, and the interior design is a curvilinear unit.

Victor

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Novecentismo, Avant-Garde, and the Generation of ’27

During the first decades of the twentieth century, three significant literary movements emerged in Spain: Novecentismo, Avant-Garde, and the Generation of ’27.

Novecentismo

Novecentismo was a literary movement that bridged the gap between the Generation of ’98 and the Generation of ’27. These authors expressed a strong concern for method, shunning the improvisation and inspiration that characterized previous authors. They possessed a scientific interest, particularly in human knowledge, such as medicine,

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Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic Art History

Early Christian Art

Early Christians, hidden in the catacombs, held their meetings and prayers there.

Catacombs

Catacombs were subterranean excavations, caves, and glaciers where early Christians practiced prayers, celebrations, and buried their dead.

Origin: Originated in Palestine in the Hellenistic East.

Early Christian Symbols

  • Good Shepherd
  • Dove of peace and happiness
  • Peacock
  • Lamb
  • Redemptive Christ
  • The Ship (Church)
  • Anchor
  • Fish

Painting

Paintings were primarily of a religious nature and were found on the walls

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Interior Design Psychology: Proxemics and Space

The Design of Interior Spaces: Psychology

Providing a home with the right environment, one that makes you feel like a person and part of the household, is a specific requirement of life today. It is one of the most deeply rooted ideas in sociologists and architects.

The Psychology of Lines

We know the meaning of the various types of lines: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, broken, circular, and spiral. Their presence within one another can help or hinder, creating stability or dynamism, drive, or confusion

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Masterpieces of Diego Velázquez: Las Meninas and Las Hilanderas

Diego de Silva Velázquez: A Master of the Spanish Golden Age

Diego de Silva Velázquez (1599-1660) was born in Seville, where he learned the techniques of painting. He later moved to Madrid, where King Philip IV appointed him as the royal painter. He created masterpieces such as Las Meninas and Las Hilanderas, in which he masterfully captured aerial perspective.

The Forge of Vulcan (1630)

Theme: Mythological. This painting depicts Apollo, the god of light, informing Vulcan, the god of blacksmiths,

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