A mask is a ‘false face’. It can have several functions. First‚ it is used to hide the identity of the person wearing it. Criminals often wear it for this reason. Masks may also be worn for having fun. At one time‚ masked balls were very popular in Europe. People who attended these dances wore masks and only removed them at the end of the night. Another function is to change the wearer into another person or being. This is based on the old belief in some cultures that the person wearing the mask
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BC and 220 BC. Initially masks were part of an annual festival dedicated to honoring Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine and fertility. The festival‚ named City Dionysia‚ was held in Athens and the most significant rituals involved masked performances. Inspired by City Dionysia‚ the Greek acting fraternity soon decided to incorporate the use of masks into theater. Thespis‚ a Greek actor and writer was the first recorded actor to wear a mask in a play. It is from him that we have derived the word‚ “Thespian”
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should be required to wear school uniforms because there are many good things to them. There have been studies shown that the schools that require school uniforms have a greater graduation rate and a lower bullying rate. Uniforms also lower the cost of outfits for families‚ and lower class performance and the amount of bullying that happens in public and catholic schools. The education of a student is very important to the future and important to the students lives to. So why don’t we require our schools
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different. “This Mask” theme‚ the way that all of the characters portray themselves as one person on the outside and one different one on the inside‚ is not in the least disguised by Shakespeare. Claudius‚ the murdering king‚ appears to be a somewhat kind‚ caring‚ and friendly person. But inside he is different. He is cold‚ calculating‚ and self-serving. But this might also be a mask. The women in the play‚ Ophelia and Gertrude‚ both use a type of mask to cover what is obvious
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chosen to do a mask on is Benvolio from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This mask relates to the character Benvolio because the mask is green and the mask has green jewels. The color green is associated with growth and in the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ Benvolio helps guide Romeo and by giving him advice throughout scene one and this advice helps Romeo grow throughout scene one. Benvolio instead of growing as a person himself‚ is helping others grow around him. The blue feather on the mask represent intelligence
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In today’s class‚ we first talked about the final project that is with the mask we made last week. I had no idea what to do with the mask‚ but I guess I got some idea. Trina showed us the pictures of the masks her former students made. In the pictures‚ there was a student who became a male at the end of a semester‚ and Trina talked about how the situation for bisexual people was in the past. It was heartbreaking. I have some friends who are bisexual‚ and the story made me think about them. I think
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My mask was based off of the movie “Predator”. In the movie the character hunts aliens. So I thought this would be a good representation for Jack and his hunters in the book the “Lord of the Flies”. I came to this choice not only I’ve been wanting to make a mask like this but because the look and feeling of the mask has a dark and threatening look to it. Just like Jack because at one point of the story‚ Jack kills a pig and thinks that slitting its throat is funny. Showing how dark he is. Each part
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1. “We wear the mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a good example of Realism because this poem does a good job of making sure it is about real people. I think this poem portrays real people because it talks about real life issues. The poem is about African Americans after slavery ended and how they were really upset by the pretend everything is normal because they are scared that people will really think that slavery was a good thing and now they are lost without it this is proved when he says “We
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm This paper will break down the elements of the critical process using the three critical methods that were discussed in class. Also included in the paper will be the notes that were taken from the conversation I overheard at Hardees‚ about the movie "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" between Seiter‚ Thompson‚ and Meehan. This critique will discuss the several components to each of the three critical methods including cultural codes in the movie‚ gender roles‚ and advertisement
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Parties have been around for hundreds of years‚ as a way celebration and social gathering. Masks at parties and celebrations were most popular during the renaissance period. More specifically in Italy‚ during carnevale season when the streets became filled with people dressed in elaborate costume. Summary of culture In 15th Century Italy when Carnevale and masquerade balls were at their peak‚ the culture and religious beliefs of the majority was Roman Catholic. In Roman Catholic‚ they belief in
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