Like orientalist subjects in 19th century painting, exoticism in the decorative arts and interior decoration was associated with fantasies of opulence. Exoticism, by one definition, is the charm of the unfamiliar..Scholar Alden Jones defines exoticism in art and literature as the representation of one culture for consumption by another. Victor Segalen's important Essay on Exoticism reveals a more complex and further-reaching definition.ike orientalist subjects in 19th century painting, exoticism in the decorative arts and interior decoration was associated with fantasies of opulence. Exoticism, by one definition, is the charm of the unfamiliar..
â (Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 1.) The amount of compensation, which is not specified in the Constitution, is set and. adjusted by Congress. The President currently receives a salary of $400,000 per annum, which. became effective at noon on January 20, 2001, under P.L. 106-58.
Salaries of Federal Employees. Here's a list of some federal employees and their current salaries as reported in January 2005: Executive Branch. 1  President: $400,000; $50,000 expense account; $100,000 nontaxable for travel; $19,000 official entertainment account; free housing. 2  Retired president: $150,000 pension; plus $150,000 to maintain staff. 3  Former first lady: $20,000. 4  Vice president: $208,100; $10,000 expense account; free housing.