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    human body

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    The human body is the entire structure of a human being and comprises a head‚ neck‚ trunk (which includes the thorax and abdomen)‚ arms and hands‚ legs and feet. Every part of the body is composed of various types of cell.[1] At maturity‚ the estimated average number of cells in the body is given as 37.2 trillion. This number is stated to be of partial data and to be used as a starting point for further calculations. The number given is arrived at by totalling the cell numbers of all the organs

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    There have been many different cultures around the world. Some of these cultures developed into civilizations. Two cultures that should be considered as civilizations are the Hohokam culture and the Mound Builders. The Hohokam culture is considered as civilization. It is located in what is now Arizona. One reason that makes the Hohokam culture a civilization is that they have specialized jobs. Some examples of their specialized jobs are farmers‚ people who dug canals for irrigation‚ and hunters

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    The censored body

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    Mosiniyemang Othusitse OTHMOS001 FIN1005W RED BOOK NO. 43 THE CENSORED BODY Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary‚ which became the central focus of the controversy over Brooklyn Museum’s Sensation Show‚ was condemned as obscene and sacrilegious by Mayor Rudolph Giulani of the New York‚ who attempted to cut off the Brooklyn Museum’s city funding. This painting caused a bit of row in 1999 when it was first exhibited (Mitchell‚ 2001:124). Although

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    Parvati The Body

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    Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva: Theology in the Body (Figure 1) Kristin Buscone Montserrat Our Bodies Seminar 100N-01 September 28‚ 2015 The bronze Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva sculpture is a representation of Parvati as a pervasive female force reflecting theological ideals. Parvati is depicted with a sensuous figure and as Shiva’s other half. She represents the active principle and strength of god influenced by Hindu religion and history. The sculptures of Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva and

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    Effect of representation and visual culture on the female body Introduction Body image is a construct that has applications in several areas of psychology and medicine‚ including patients with neurological disorders leading to inaccurate perceptions of personal appearance‚ patients with noticeable physical deformities‚ individuals with pathological misperceptions about certain aspects of their appearance‚ as well as in eating disorder patients (Fulkerson‚ McGuire‚ Neumark Sztainer‚ Story‚ French

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    The arts

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    The Arts People’s life can’t be imagined without arts. They are not only entertainment for us‚ but also the way of expressing our thoughts and exchanging them through time and space. As the thoughts are often different‚ the art is so varied. So every nation has its own art with specific features. I wish to speak about British arts. In fact the position of the arts in Britain may be described as a mixture of public apathy and private enthusiasm. The reason of it is that government financial support

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    Arts

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    either as fine arts‚ plastic arts‚ visual arts. Fine arts‚ as opposed to practical arts‚ are the products of human activity which express beauty in different ways and media for our enjoyment and appreciation. Plastic arts are those developed through space and perceived by the sense of sight. Basic Elements of Fine Arts Fine arts have the basic elements of subject‚ medium‚ line‚ color‚ texture‚ volume‚ perspective‚ form and style. SUBJECT answers the question: “What is the work of Art about?” If

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    Exploring Body Language as Generative Art Interface using Kinect XBox Pro Project Development - A1314198 Ricardo Leon Game and Interaction Design • KADK • 7th Semester • December 09‚ 2013 Table of Contents Preface! 3 Abstract 3 Problem Formulation 3 Method & Tools 3 Success Criteria 4 Introduction! 5 Background! 7 Creating Interaction 7 The Natural User Interface 11 Human Computer Interaction and Motion Data Visualization 12 Summary 15 Design & Implementation! Concept

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    Asian Art

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    Asian art Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia. Azerbaijani art Folk arts in Azerbaijan have a long and interesting history. Works of art made from metal extracted from Nakhichevan‚ Migachevir‚ Gadanay‚ Gandja and other places are approximately 5000 years old. Crockery‚ weapons and adornments found here are not historical facts alone‚ but valuable sources which testify the skills of the master. Different pictures‚ scraped on housing implements made from copper‚ bronze‚ gold

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    Culture and arts- Is the link still intact As a human being‚ we constantly feel the urge to express ourselves. Art provides the way to express our thoughts and imaginations. Both art and culture are modes chosen by human beings to express themselves. Art and culture and very much close in nature and often coincide with one another and often goes side by side‚ thought they are not exactly the same thing but are close to each other‚ that’s one reason why people often fail to differentiate between culture

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