This essay explores the story ‘Kura‚ Yeye‚ Boorda ‘from the past‚ today and the future‚” written by Len Collard and the Indigenous Australian notion that the land is alive. I outline the deep connection to the land and how Waakal the Rainbow Serpent and the Dreaming has brought about this notion. To Indigenous Australians‚ the land is not inanimate; it is a complete environment that supports and is maintained by people and culture. Land is central‚ spirituality and culturally and in this story the
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Controlled assessment research Focus length of a lens- The most important characteristic of a lens is its principal focal length‚ or its inverse which is called the lens strength or lens "power". Optometrists usually prescribe corrective lenses in terms of the lens power in diopters. The lens power is the inverse of the focal length in meters: the physical unit for lens power is 1/meter which is called diopter Convex- The word convex means curving out or bulging outward‚ as opposed to concave
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Human Eye vs. Camera Lens Prof. Richard B. Baber The Art Institute of Tampa ENC-2210‚ Section A November 05‚ 2013 Abstract Being a photographer I have slowly started to notice similarities between how we see things and how a camera sees things. My research paper will be on just how similar our eyes operate compared to the lens on a camera body. What are the exact similarities and differences between the human eyes and a camera lens and in general terms‚ how a camera
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Cultural Identity and Cultural Rights “People need to see that‚ far from being an obstacle‚ the world’s diversity of languages‚ religions and traditions is a great treasure‚ affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others‚” Youssou N’Dour (Musician). I certainly believe that cultural diversity is one of the most important matters in society and that we should learn to acknowledge it. Unfortunately‚ we may be culturally diverse but we tend to forget about equality amongst
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How does a Lens Refract Light? Different Lenses refract light in different ways. First‚ we will look at a double convex lens. Several light rays will approach the convex lens in a parallel manner. After they approach the lens‚ each ray will refract towards the normal. The light is passing from an optical less dense medium (Air) into a more dense medium (such as plastic or glass) at this boundary. Since the light rays are passing the boundary from a less dense medium in which light travels fast (optically
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet Through a Historical Lens Writing is largely the product of an author’s desire to say something‚ to tell a story‚ or to simply entertain an audience; but it is also a product of the time in history in which it was written‚ and thus shaped by the standards‚ expectations‚ attitudes‚ limitations‚ and events of the day. One could read Hamlet merely as a revenge tragedy: Hamlet’s father‚ the king of Denmark‚ is killed by his brother‚ Claudius‚ who‚ as a result‚ arrogates
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January 17‚ 2012 Critical Lens John F. Kennedy once stated “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. In other words‚ if we can’t resolve our problems peacefully‚ then violent revolution is bound to happen. This is true because in life when people cannot get what they want peacefully‚ they turn to violence. The pieces of literature which prove the quote true are the book; Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ and the song; “The International” written
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Lens flare‚ a visual mistake in photographs caused by external light‚ is a very interesting example of atmospheric optics. While hated at first amongst photographers and cinematographers‚ lens flare is‚ nowadays‚ a must-have in photography and films. Starting with Citizen Kane in 1941‚ lens flare was first used intentionally in film. Lens flare is a result of particulate matter (matter that changes state within the atmosphere) interacting with light and‚ additionally‚ getting itself trapped inside
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tainted by a lens. All people have these lenses. When considering politics‚ what are the main factors that shape today’s political discourse? First of all‚ what is discourse? Merriam Webster Dictionary defines discourse as‚ “the use of words to exchange thoughts and ideas.” Simply put‚ discourse is another term for discussion. Everyone has met some form of political discourse in their life‚ but what sways those discussions? Three lenses that shape political discourse today are‚ the lens of education
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There are several genera of micro-organisms related to contact lens storage case contamination. Unlike CL contamination which is bacterial in nature‚ storage case contamination is often polymicrobial.(Larkin et al. 1990; Gray et al. 1995) Gray et al found that bacterial contamination is common in 77% of lens cases‚ followed by contamination with fungi (24%) and then protozoan (20%). Most commonly found organisms include Pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ Staphylococcus spp‚ Acanthamoeba spp and Fusarium species
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