Japanese designs and ukiyo-e prints from the 18th and 19th centuries influenced many of the western artists in both America and Europe. According to the “Gateways To Art” textbook‚ Ukiyo is a Japanese word that means “floating world” and Ukiyo-e means “pictures of the floating world”. Both of these were woodblock prints and they showed scenes and characters from the districts of modern day Tokyo. Vincent Van Gogh was one of the great artists inspired by Japan. According to Japan Talk‚ Van Gogh incorporated
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E.M. Forster’s "A Passage to India" deals directly with the position of Britain as the ruler of India and its affect on personal relationships. One of these relationships is between the elderly British woman Mrs. Moore and her son Ronnie. Britain rule changes the social balance of India and‚ like many other relationships‚ causes Mrs. Moore and Ronnie to lose connection. Mrs. Moore is a very respectful‚ kind‚ and open woman. She demonstrates these qualities when she takes off her shoes in the
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THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF E-BOOK INTRODUCTION Ever heard of E-book? It is not something new as it has been with us for almost forty years now. According to Mary Jane (2008)‚ E-book‚ electronic book or digital book is a digital version of a printed book. It is made in a form which can be read on computers‚ portable devices‚ some handsets or some other digital devices. It usually comes with tools which can make reading easier compare to a normal book. They allow readers to search for words
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Amazon e-book operating models. Anderson‚ B. 2009. E-book Growth. Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian‚ 28(1)‚ pp.74-76. Bai‚ Y. and Liu‚ J. 2010. The investigation of commerce models building in the Chinese e-book market Bennett‚ L. and Landoni M. 2005. E-books in academic libraries. The Electronic Library‚ 23(1)‚ pp.9-16. Cao‚ Y. and Gruca‚ T. S. 2004. The Influence of Pre and Post-purchase service on prices in the online book market Cheng‚ S. G. and Ma‚ X. H. 2012. The development of e-book
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the “Tax Service Industry‚” as both are adjacent to the evolving online landscapes and the shifts and challenges facing brick-and-mortar organizations today. Accordingly‚ I will argue the pros and cons of the business implications the web has on e-business vs. brick-and-mortar organizations because it is ubiquitous and how we communicate‚ and our online behavior has led to a tremendous need for a new wave of information. Whether the ground-breaking scheme is an enhancement or travesty‚ the bottom
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A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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The ALA bans books for bad language‚ sexual themes‚ and much more. If it was not for the ALA we would not have the entire subject of a banned book‚ but it is so I am here. The book that I am doing is the art of racing in the rain. This book doesn’t have much in it to get it banned but for the little that is in it got it banned. But this has been the loom on what I think about this book getting banned. There are a bunch of little reasons for this book getting banned such as cussing or
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“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight”‚ said Stephen Chbosky‚ author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Censorship isn’t needed because it limits children’s variety of books that they can check out and read. The idea of censoring books is odd to me. I don’t quite understand why people think it’s okay to take a book that was worked on hard by a committed author‚off the bookshelf‚ not allowing people to
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again‚” wrote Garrison Keillor. People read all the time. They read for information‚ for escape‚ for entertainment‚ for instruction‚ for guidance. They read recipes and tweets and texts. They read newspapers‚ blogs‚ and Facebook replies. In a recent survey by Pew Research‚ the number of people who actually read a book in the past year was 72 percent in 2015. I am one of those. As I consider my reading experiences‚ I realize they represent the journey I have
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How to create a smash book How to create a smash book‚ not a scrapbook. A smash book is a place where you can place the little things in life’ ticket stubs‚ magazine clips‚ recipes‚ snapshots‚ love letters‚ design ideas‚ pictures‚ and notes to self. It is faster than scrap booking and is portable too. A smash book can be made from a ringed binder or a note book or you can buy a book from k and company at a craft store or online. They are personal on each page with picture design on each that
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