Learning journal #1 Chapters 1-5 As I was introduced to the history of art‚ I soon learned that there are three main ways in which art in the west was visible. Pictures are one of the three ways in which art was made back in the day. Personally I found very interesting the self-portraits that artists made. For instance‚ I was amazed by the creation of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Mona Lisa‚ the art work that has a high intrinsic value. This picture created by the Italian artist gives me an impression of smartness
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Quiet Kill Now on the job‚ Sherlock says to Cap‚ “The way I see it‚ when students kiss teachers‚ someone gets HURT. That’s a promise I’ll keep.” Cap: receives a call. “Cap speaking. Can I be of some assistance?” The caller said in a hoarse voice‚ “Camp Mona’s a scavenger hunt and I’m the prize. You’re in the dark as Sherlock . . . . looking for me in all the wrong places. You didn’t bite the first time but will.” Cap: “We didn’t what . . . . wait! The Popo monitor said to Cap‚ “Not enough
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Ancient Heroism of Western and Eastern Have you ever thought about the differences and similarities in the heroines in two far-away lands with two totally different cultural backgrounds in ancient time? The river of history is flowing slowly; every country and every era have its own heroine who is being recognized by their own ways. In the story of the Bible‚ a woman named Judith in ancient Israel who made the ignominious defeat of the Assyrians‚ an army bent on world domination. Meanwhile‚ on the
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in the early 2000s. Two reality shows in the United States‚ American Idol and Survivor‚ sparked the interest in reality television from household to household. The shows’ popularity not only reached American households‚ but as well as people from all over the globe. China was not left behind along with other countries in creating spinoffs of the popular talent search reality show American Idol. China’s reality show in the past consisted mainly
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Western riding is one of the ways to ride a horse. Girls who ride western are called cowgirls and boys who ride western are called cowboys. You train western horses wear they will be ridding and introduce them to the obstacles they will be doing at a young age. For example if you have a young horse‚ and you raise them in the barn all by themselves then try and put them out in a coral with a bunch of horses they will be scared and the other horses will pick on them. If you were to put the horse in
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decisions without becoming bias. However‚ there still may exist differences and similarities between western and non-western philosophies. Hinduism is known as the oldest religion in the world. Many philosophies of the non-western regions are very similar to those of Hinduism‚ such as Buddhism. Spirituality‚ samkhya‚ and reincarnation are just a few of the aspects that differ Hinduism and western civilizations. Buddhism focuses on karma and rebirth‚ as does Hinduism. Rather than focusing on materialistic
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the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain‚ approximately fifty percent of the United States’ population falls under the description of introverted‚ yet extroverted qualities are considered normal and are prefered in the country. The strengths of an introverted person often go unrecognized in our culture. Extroverts‚ on the other hand‚ are seen as leaders and successful due to their loud nature. As a result of an introvert’s‚ typically‚ quiet disposition
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AP World History-Theme Analysis Chart Theme 1: Interaction between humans and the environment. | * Like religious faiths‚ infections and contagious diseases also spread along the trade routes of the classical world. * The most disruptive of these diseases were probably smallpox and measles‚ and epidemics of bubonic plague may also have erupted. * During the second century C.E. epidemics reduced roman population by about one-quarter‚ to forty-five million. | Theme 2: Development and
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Ethnicity: Political Conflicts in Europe Instructor: Dr. Tommaso Chiamparino Final Paper: The Conflict in Western Sahara (Morocco‚ Algeria‚ Mauritania and Spain) Written by: Tahiri Joutei Idrissi Hassani Driss July‚ 3rd SUMMER 2009 Western Sahara is a region located in the North West of Africa‚ occupying an area of around 260 000 km2. This land is subject to serious
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Since opening its “doors” in 1852‚ Western ideals began to influence the way Japanese people saw themselves. Many did not believe a nation-state could be consolidated under the Tokugawa regime‚ and should therefore reform the government and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West
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