states that “The stuffed African elephant on its circular dais in the rotunda was composed of billions of skin cells and tiny cilia‚ and its ivory tusks wore an unfalsifiable brown patina of age.” (73) Young Michael Byers uses very descriptive words to share his admiration with us. How amazing is what he is witnessing‚ the elephant is really old and the brown patina stands as proof of its age. But as an adult he merely says that “There were ten million African elephants in 1930‚ and that now there
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USNEWS article‚ it states that PETA’s next aim‚ as of December 2014‚ is to have elephant free circuses. It started with more than one hundred people dressed in all gray laying down on the U.S. Capitol lawn in the shape of an elephant. They did so to attempt to protest inhumane treatment of the animal. Their aim is to get the elephants out of the circus’s captivity and into a safer alternative: a sanctuary for elephants. Dan Carron‚ the leader of the movement‚ states “It’s a really cool way to raise
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Brenda Gonzalez Professor McGrath Art History Hybird November 5‚ 2012 African Chokwe Masks The term Chokwe has at least 30 different spellings. Their history dates back to the 15th century‚ when a Lunda queen married a Luba prince Chibinda Ilunga. Because a member of the Lunda aristocracy disapproved of the marriage‚ the queen and prince migrated south to present-day Angola. There they founded several kingdoms‚ each headed by a god-king. The masks they created probably played important roles
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during World War II are still loved. Moore loves drawing from the human figure ‘studied it for half my life’ he quoted. Moore believes that our bodies help us understand nature and are the biggest influence on art. ‘If our bodies were the sizes of elephants‚ the whole scale of architecture and art would be different.’ Moore loves landscape as well as figures‚ ‘if landscape was different‚ all of our lives would be different. You can’t get away from nature.’ He believes that it is ridiculous for something
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African American mothers play a unique role in the family structure as a result of the discrimination and prejudice that they have come to expect. A role that‚ though not outwardly feminine or gentile‚ is nonetheless very significant in the American story of motherhood. This new embodiment of motherhood questions conventional standards of behaviour‚ standards that associate maternity with specific behavioural traits. In The Bluest Eye‚ Morrison pokes fun at these traditional ideals of femininity
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shortage. In their search for other sources of labour the planters tried Chinese‚ Madeirans‚ even free African slaves but each of these options all had their disadvantages. After a trial and error period with many different labourers‚ it was found that the Indians were the ideal labourers. The Indentureship period was supposed to be a fair‚ humane and just system unlike the African slave trade and slavery on the whole but this was not the case. In many aspects of the Indentureship period
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they need a similar amount of space as they would have in the wild‚ to have any semblance of normality in their lives. Cruelty to circus animals has been well documented. There are many examples of baby elephants being captured rodeo style‚ roped round all four legs‚ tied to a submissive adult elephant‚ known as an ‘anchor’‚ and dragged from their mothers. Bear cubs are put on hot coals causing excruciating pain to their paws‚ all in an attempt to make them dance for peoples’ tasteless entertainment
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ways we can help save trees. . Some wildlife species like the rhinoceros‚ cheetah‚ elephant‚ crocodile‚ snake etc. are hunted by the poachers. There are persons of much daring who go into the forest stealthily without the knowledge of the wildlife department authorities and shoot the animals which may be a source of great gain to them. Poachers have long been active in several parts of the world. The elephants are killed for their tusks of great value. A pair of tusks in the international market
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not. The people that are oppressed by society are strengthened by their oppression because they learn to be strong. In a way‚ these oppressed people are strengthened by their oppression. They gain strength and immunity to society’s harmful ways. African American people have faced oppression since slavery. They have
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The Ascent of African American Females and the Decline of African American Males Introduction Throughout the history of the United States‚ African Americans have been discriminated against in all areas of life including academics. African Americans are still lagging behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover
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