Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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How Gymnastics Influenced My Life In “Rebel Music”‚ Daniel Felsenfeld delves into the inspirations he has drawn from music in his childhood. He tells of the struggles he experienced and the lack of inspiration from mandatory piano lessons from Ms. Shimizu. Although he dazzled her every time‚ he never felt connected to the music. Felsenfeld reminisced‚ “I was experiencing a personal drought‚ an acrid lack of culture of all kinds‚ especially music” (Felsenfeld 624). After he heard Beethoven’s Ninth
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1. Introduction: * Attention Getter: Dr. Seuss once said‚ “The more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go.” * Reasons to Listen: Reading is everywhere. Whether it’s on a billboard‚ something you have to do for school‚ or even for a cooking recipe‚ we all do it every single day. * Thesis Statement: My kindle embodies what reading means to me. * Preview of Main Points: i. First‚ I will explain how my
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The social compact is being threatened by an increasing divisiveness. This polarizes us‚ but more importantly‚ depersonalizes us from our neighbor. Kindled by a materialistic fallacy‚ society seems to have surrendered to the notion of isolation. Yet‚ through my experiences in various cultures‚ I realize the value of diversity‚ tolerance‚ understanding‚ and social-environmental connection. If we can apply these principles to larger society‚ we may heal some of this division. My life has been a tale
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Joann Harris Professor Morales Sociology 101 10 July 2010 Cultural Artifact Essay Cultural Artifacts are found all over from generation to generation. The cultural artifact that has stood out in my life is the Holy Bible. The Bible has been a cultural artifact in my family since before I was born. My choice of the Bible is because of how I was raised and what I was taught while I was growing up‚ and it was to live my life according to the words of the bible. It has taught me to have
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Title of the Artifact: Transylvanian Swords Type of the artifact: It is a sculpture Material of the Artifact: These swords are made of bronze Date of creation of the Artifact: These Swords were found in Transylvania in 17th century BC Artifact Provenance: They were found in Homeric Troy Where artifact is located now: These unique Mycenaean swords are located in Romania. They are seven swords out of nine which were found in Transylvania. What attracted me in these swords is that they are so superior
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Is it Language? In artifact number four my group was presented an image of “asemic art”. The image shows several variations of strokes. The image seems to be composed of circular or rounded strokes. There weren’t any strokes that seemed particularly sharp. In this image; there seems to be an element of creativity‚ which is a characteristic of language. I consider artifact four as a language because it’s creative‚ complex and redundant. However‚ there are some that would disagree because the writing
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organized cities through grid plans‚ and strong roman structures from roman concrete‚ are three artifacts that are some of the most historically significant developments in the civilization of ancient Rome. Roman Numerals‚ symbols that represent numbers‚ originated around 8th century B.C. to 2nd Century AD‚ to help record numbers in coins‚ art and stones. They are one of the most significantly important artifacts not only for Rome but the world as well. Leading to development and advancement in mathematics
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“Artifacts of the Ancient World” The great civilizations of India‚ China‚ Japan‚ Africa and Mesoamerica left behind artifacts that are preserved in museums across the world. The Art Institute Museum‚ in Chicago‚ carries artifacts from each one of these great civilizations. One artifact from each civilization can and does best represent each civilization. But lets see what artifact best describes the civilization of India. Present day India began on the Indus River in what is called the Indus
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advanced with war strategy so the Paxinvirtutes lived in fear. But they used this fear and put it towards their passion for peace and love for music. They were tired of war and believed that music is the key to uniting them again. Artifact 1: Gasmask This artifact was used by students in Paxinvirtue while they would practice nuclear bomb drills. They were at war with a neighboring island‚ the Odi’s who were experimenting with misiles and bombs during this time. The students would crawl nnder
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