There are many thing that are of importance to me in my life but the three that I cherish the most is my phone‚ my keyboard‚ and my bible. One of the artifacts in my life that is of importance to me‚ is my phone. It sounds absurd to say that a phone is my bestfriend‚ but I guess that means you can call me absurd. I carry this device in my pocket‚ it’s pocket sized and can travel anywhere that I go. My phone shows how I live a what you would call adventurous life. I take pictures of all the places
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frames what has become widespread among a group of people. Within a culture you can find the symbols‚ codes‚ characters‚ and artifacts that together have designed a bigger picture- a way of life. An artifact in a cultural context is anything created by a human that reflects his or her personal culture. In order to exemplify this essay’s point I will focus on a living cultural artifact that I think depicts present day American Culture most fully: the discount superstore. The American superstore Walmart
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A) For my computational artifact‚ I created a WeVideo demonstrating the intended purpose of self driving cars as well as how they collect information. The purpose of self driving cars is to allow people in the vehicle to go about their own business and focus on separate activities as the car drives them to their designated location. My artifact is a slide presentation formatted into a video with an audio track playing in the background of myself voicing over the images. The images and short gifs
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“Artifacts of the Ancient World” The great civilizations of India‚ China‚ Japan‚ Africa and Mesoamerica left behind artifacts that are preserved in museums across the world. The Art Institute Museum‚ in Chicago‚ carries artifacts from each one of these great civilizations. One artifact from each civilization can and does best represent each civilization. But lets see what artifact best describes the civilization of India. Present day India began on the Indus River in what is called the Indus
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The Phur-pa My artifact‚ brass or bronze‚ is a little over a foot long. There is heavy oxidation that darkens the low details in the design. There are several different forms in this artifact‚ each creating unique individual elements in the overall design. At the very top there is a horse surrounded by three crowned elephant heads facing outward. Just below this there is a vertically symmetrical‚ five pronged hourglass shape with a sphere at the axis. This form gives way to an animal-like-figure
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advanced with war strategy so the Paxinvirtutes lived in fear. But they used this fear and put it towards their passion for peace and love for music. They were tired of war and believed that music is the key to uniting them again. Artifact 1: Gasmask This artifact was used by students in Paxinvirtue while they would practice nuclear bomb drills. They were at war with a neighboring island‚ the Odi’s who were experimenting with misiles and bombs during this time. The students would crawl nnder
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The artefact is the cover page of my professional portfolio. This is an evidence of my knowledge‚ value‚ dispositions and skills which I have acquired. I have displayed six artefacts where it achieved the twelve learning outcomes. I have described how I have met the learning outcomes to standard‚ competencies and to effective practice. This portfolio present a compelling evidence of my understanding of teaching and learning. It demonstrates my scholarship‚ creativity and commitment as a professional
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The Saphea or in other terms an elaborate inclinometer (astrolabe) was an historical instrument which had the function of determining the altitude of celestial bodies‚ navigation as well as the calculation and estimation of latitude. Why did you choose this particular item? The artefact was particularly chosen as it had the ability to be implemented in diverse areas and categories during that period of time. These categories include astronomy‚ astrology as well as navigating. Furthermore‚ Medieval
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of Rita Hayworth represents the door to freedom and Andy’s desire to escape to a normal life. The poster of Rita Hayworth not only conceals the chiselled hole but also symbolizes life outside of the prison and the hope of a normal life again. For example Rita Hayworth was one of the most popular actresses of that time desired
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Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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