Cultural Artifact Essay – Blue Jeans Introduction Blue jeans in the last thirty years have attained such world wide popularity that they have come to be considered an American icon. However jeans have not always been held in high stead‚ but rather have had a troubled history including its beginnings within the working class movement‚ being considered unsavory by religious leaders and also seen as a rebellious statement about ‘western decadence’. According to the University of Toronto
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Laura Tarbay Bible 8 15 February 2012 Artifact Project The first artifact that I uncovered was a cellular phone‚ an Android from Verizon. In 2012 cellular phones were very popular‚ especially smartphone‚ but they were mostly used for communication‚ and entertainment. Cellphones were the main source of technology‚ along with computers‚ and Ipods. In 2012 a cellular phone was more of a status symbol then technology‚ if you were given a flip phone on the “Metro PCS” or “T-Mobile” plan you
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List of cultural icons of Russia This is a list of cultural icons of Russia. It contains the most important symbols of Russia‚ including its national symbols and symbols associated with various aspects of the Russian culture. 1 Animals 2 Art‚ architecture 3 Buildings and structures 4 Dress 5 Emblems‚ Symbols and Allegories 6 Food and drink 7 Government and politics 8 Holidays 9 Language 10 Literature 11 Music 12 Myths‚ legends‚ and folklore
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“All too soon‚ I came to understand what hard work this was (Felsenfeld 626).” Those are the words stated by Daniel Felsenfeld in his narrative essay‚ “Rebel Music‚” where he takes us through a personal journey of becoming a composer. He started off as being an “uninspired” 17-year-old boy taking piano lessons‚ who soon found he had a hidden passion for classical music that promptly turned into an epic career. For me‚ lacrosse was my piano lessons. At the young age of 13-years-old‚ I made the decision
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Cultural Artifact Speech Outline Example Chinese Egg Tarts By Ping Chen I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Who doesn’t love desserts and sweets any time of the day!? Something so simple and small‚ one bite after another is irresistible. Ever since the 1940’s‚ Hong Kong has introduced this pastry-crust filled with egg custard as a snack. If you eat at a Chinese restaurant (also known as dim-sum) in the early morning‚ you will have a taste of this delicious goodness. B. Revealed Object: This is
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Organizational Artifacts The culture of an organization is really its personality or‚ as some would say‚ "how things are done around here". Culture is comprised of the assumptions‚ values‚ norms and tangible signs‚ better known as artifacts‚ of an organizations member and their behaviors. Members of an organization soon come to sense the particular culture of its own organization as it is one of those terms that difficult to express distinctly‚ but everyone knows it when they sense it. A cultural artifact
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JULY‚ 03‚ 2013 Manila‚ Philippines – Divers from the National Museum and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have discovered a ship loaded with artifacts that sank during the Spanish period off Culasi Point in Roxas City. Lieutenant Commander Algier Ricafrente‚ PCG Public Affairs chief‚ said that National Museum research divers Bobby Orillaneda and Ligaya Lacsina and French divers from the Far Eastern Foundation for Nautical Archeology sought the assistance of the PCG in the ongoing search of the
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involves placing these artifacts into the context of what is known from other sources about the creators and cultures. A major part also involves looking at just the artifacts themselves to examine and interpret what their form and content reflect. This assignment asks you to follow this process of looking
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single cultural artifact that best represents the culture in which I live in today. The paper will provide a detailed analysis of the artifact and how it relates to the values and beliefs of the culture. Additionally‚ it will address the deep cultural roots of the artifact‚ the historical roots of the artifact‚ what allowed it to come into being and who was affected by its development. This information will come as someone trained from the humanities. There are many great artifacts that represent
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When we picture a cultural artifact or historic relic‚ we often picture something of great wealth or something that is buried in the past of the culture. While this is true to some extent‚ an artifact can be something as simple as clothing wear that may have something of relevance today in that culture. An example of a cultural artifact‚ would be the Busuuti/Gomesi‚ or Gomesi as it’s popularly referred as. The Gomesi‚ was used especially during the early 20th century‚ after it was even conceived
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