Franz West A Brief biography of Franz West Franz West was born in Vienna in 1947 and studied at the Academy of Applied Arts‚ Vienna. He died in Vienna in July 2012. West’s work has been a fixture in countless international survey exhibitions such as Documenta and Biennales all over the world‚ and it is included in major public collections including Centre Pompidou‚ Paris; Museum Ludwig‚ Cologne‚ the Museum of Modern Art‚ New York; and MAXXI‚ Rome. Recent solo exhibitions include “We’ll Not
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Matter Questions Name: ________________________ Date: __________ 1. What are the classifications of 2 pure substances and give 1 example of each. 2. What are the 2 types of mixtures? (list and define!) Give 2 examples for each: 3. List if element (E)‚ compound (C)‚ or mixture (M): a. sodium b. water c. soil d. coffee e. oxygen f. Carbon dioxide g. Cake batter h. air i. blood 4. List if chemical (C) or physical change (P): a. Melting chocolate
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statistics that define my race and ethnicity. Statistics from jbhe.com and usnews.com says: "Black students graduate rate stands at an appallingly 42 percent compared to the 62 percent of Whites; Black college graduates are twice as likely as Whites to struggle to find jobs; People with ’Black-sounding names’ had to send out 50 percent more job applications than people with ’White-sounding names’ just to get a call back." How can I ever grow from such statics that define my race‚ when the system is against
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Race is defined as a group of people who share similar characteristics both physical and nonphysical. Those who share common physical traits are believed to share at the same bloodline. There are many reasons sociologist see that race is a social construction. We are all the same people and throughout time we have found ways to put people into categories based on traits that some find undesirable. These categories or groups are created through laws and various other social groups. With the formation
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“APING THE WEST” Of late the trend has been to follow whatever is done in the west and it is becoming a sort of in-thing to be doing it. Is it due to liberalization of economy that we are also attempting to liberalize our life style. Indians have started aping the west completely and the western influences can be clearly seen in our behavior‚ culture‚ attire and even language. Though to say‚ we are an independent nation but instead of promoting our culture‚ we are aping the west and one would
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The Space Race Three‚ two‚ one‚ blast off. The ship went up in smoke as it rose to the atmosphere and launched the first satellite into space. This achievement started the Space Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President
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My initial or immediate reaction to the lesson on race and ethnicity through our lecture‚ readings‚ individual and group participation was slightly surprising. I discovered I didn’t consider myself the same as society classified me. This discovery was actually rather frustrating. I don’t want to be known only as a 34-year-old‚ Caucasian‚ female. I don’t want to be aggregated or perceived as someone who is lumped into the same category as everyone else. I want to be perceived as I see myself
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up in Connecticut with a mother wanting the best for her child meant private institutions. For me this meant being the only black child in a 50 mile radius. Fitting in was not something easy to do when you’re the spokesperson for all things black. Race followed me like an omnipresent shadow‚ forever looming and forever a foe. But the real villain in my story was myself. I fought against illusions‚ for what I wanted instead of what I needed‚ to fit in rather than to stand out. Like a raging bull driven
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"Where do we draw the line? I get it‚ the Black and hispanic community deserve their rights‚ they are people‚ I get it. But racially mixed bathrooms?? Like‚ you’re joking right? You can give me all the stats about Black men and how they don’t rape our white women‚ but this is asking for problems. Our country for some reason has tried to please everyone‚ tried to make sure no ones feelings get hurt and now we no longer have a line...this is ridiculous‚ get mad at me for posting this. Idc‚ you know
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Standing seventy feet tall‚ at the heart of Trophy Point‚ one of West Point’s most memorable sights and memorial is what is known as The Battle Monument. Honoring about 2‚000 of American Army officers and soldiers who died fighting for their country during the Civil War. “Dedicated in 1897‚ the monument honors for those who freed a race and welded a nation” (Seidule). In 1971‚ President Nixon was curious to as of why there was no monument representing the Confederate side of the Civil War. General
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