Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy (Brush calligraphy) is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy)‚ Hua (painting)‚ Qin (a string musical instrument)‚ and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati. Regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in Chinese culture‚ "Shu Fa" (calligraphy) is often thought to be most revealing of one’s personality. During the imperial era‚ calligraphy was used as an important criterion for
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Pen Portraits-The Pearl Juana- Juana is a very young lady and she has just had her first child. In the starting of the book‚ she is very calm and does not speak much. Towards the end of the book she is a lot more aggressive and speaks more than she used to. Her attitude changes and she stays by Kino whatever happens. An example is when Kino has killed a man; she helps him hide the dead body instead of telling anyone of the crime. Steinbeck also writes that when she carries out her way of curing
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testimonies denounced Captain Thomas Pretson ordering his men to fire upon the citizens‚ he believed these people were biased and words aren’t 100% reliable. | Anonymous account of the Boston Massacre March 5 1770 | Unknown | Unknown | To briefly explain what caused the people to rise up against the soldiers and how reluctant the citizens were. | He did not feel that the patriots were any faulty of the soldiers’ fire. He felt unfairly treated and thought the soldiers pushed way too far by abusing
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The Portrait of Ladislaus Von Fraunberg‚ Count of Haag can be found in the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna‚ Austria. The portrait was painted by Hans Mielich in 1557. The full bodied composition portrays the Count of Haag‚ with his royal power inside his throne chambers. This renaissance take on a life-size full-length ruler portrait expresses a bunch of artistic choices on the behalf of Mielich. In his work‚ I would argue Hans Mielich is trying to visually transpose the wealth‚ masculinity‚ and power
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Formal analysis of painting The Dying Mazzini Is death always painful? In his 1873 portrait‚ The Dying Mazzini (30 1/8” X 39 ½”‚ Providence‚ RISD Museum)‚ Italian realist painter Silvestro Lega captures the final hours of Mazzini Morente’s life. In this painting‚ rather than depict the terror of death‚ a topic which people dislike and always associate with separation‚ fear‚ agony and sadness‚ Lega shows an incredibly peaceful and serene scene of dying Mazzini. With his eyes closed
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In this essay I will explain The Conquest‚ who was involved. I will talk about who was affected and why. I will also talk about a painting of La Malinche and what I believe the meanings of the portrait explains. To start in the late 1400’s Cristobol colon was a conquistador that sailed for Spain. Landed in 1492 in the Caribbean’s that was sailing to India. He was lost but assumed he landed in India. His whole mission was for God‚ gold and glory. When he didn’t find enough gold‚ he went into the
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Introduction to Sociology Test II Multiple Choice: Choose the Best Possible Answer (.75 point each) 1. Which of the following is an example of interactional vandalism? a. Groups attack storeowners following a false arrest of a local resident. b. Police repeatedly hit a driver whose car had a broken taillight. c. Students vandalize campus or community property following a victorious football game. d. A student shouts out‚ “Hey teach’‚ lookin’ good today!” e. all of the above 2. Wearing a new suit
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The role of primary health care in preventing chronic disease The role of primary health care in preventing the onset of chronic disease‚ with a particular focus on the lifestyle risk factors of obesity‚ tobacco and alcohol. Mark Harris Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity‚ UNSW January 2008 Abstract The potential impact of primary health care in assessing and managing smoking‚ hazardous drinking‚ poor diet and physical inactivity has been demonstrated among patients who are at higher risk
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instance where a personal experience leaves you as just a mere shadow of yourself‚ you may not have suddenly changed. Sometimes just a small‚ single event in your life may grow and become something so out of control‚ you are left with no way out. In Oscar Wilde ’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray‚” a young man‚ after receiving a beautiful portrait of himself‚ makes a wish that he could remain youthful and attractive for the rest of his days. Unfortunately‚ this simple request comes back to haunt him
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There are five primary groups as follows; primary groups‚ secondary groups‚ in-groups‚ out-groups‚ and reference groups. Each group has its differences from another. However‚ they all share a common connection; they are all groups. This may be considered obvious‚ but contemplate for a moment that each of these‚ whether large or small‚ impersonal or personal‚ is a group of people that are bonded together for one reason or another. Groups are essential to human beings‚ without a group‚ there is a loss
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