15th century Tibet. The small Tibetan bodhisattva figure is made from gilt bronze‚ suggesting that it was a time consuming process that required someone skilled to complete it. The larger Japanese bodhisattva is made from gilt cypress wood with many intricate details such as the giant headdress and the necklace. The intricacy of both figures indicate that they were made with special care and with astonishing craftsmanship. The size of the figures suggest that their purposes were different: the Tibetan
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have also had always been deprived of respect from their non-coloured peers. Despite being seen on the bottom of the food chain‚ Negro woman manages to find the strength to fight back and show their resistance to the oppression.The films‚ Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and The Help directed by Tate Taylor‚ express the different forms of resistance that woman have shown to their so called ‘superior’ peers. Resistance is the fight for rights. It’s the act defiance to gain respect from society
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Figure skating is skating on ice‚ which is characterized by the performance of spins‚ dance movements and jumps (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). For figure skaters‚ however‚ the ice-ring is their second home and skating is their freedom‚ remedy‚ and life. For them‚ figure skating is not only about jumps and various movements; it is about handling nerves and controlling pressure. A skater needs to have good balance on the ice in order to remain stable. This is due to the understanding of the center
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For My outside event I chose to watch the film Hidden Figures. Within this film it has shared the story of Dorothy Vaughn‚ Mary Jackson‚ and Katharine Johnson‚ were three amazing African American women who were able to cross boundaries that seemed impossible of the late 1950’s-ealry 1960’s of the south. These three brave women had crossed racial‚ gender and career oriented boundaries that were placed in front of them. They were able to accomplish more then our textbooks didn’t tell us about the United
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A common theme throughout many different societies is the recognition of a divine figure. Interactions between the people and this figure vary depending on how the figure is perceived. Three compelling examples of this are found in the myths of ancient Rome‚ the Mayans from the Americas and the Hebrew Bible. Each relationship is unique‚ yet due to the authority a divine figure demands‚ similar aspects are perceivable. The gods of Rome were revered because of their immortality and supernatural abilities
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life.” Muhammad Ali. This shows that it’s best to take risks than to regret. Taking a risk will provide experience and bring you ahead. Be brave and just do it! Exploration is worth the risk because we can set foundations for future generations‚ discover new resources and the journey can bring people together. First of all‚ exploration is worth the risk because it can set foundations for future generations. In the movie‚ “Hidden Figures‚” the NASA Space Program‚ created a rocket that could keep a
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Some figures of speech in the wasteland Figures of speech comprise two main categories. One category twists the meaning of words to wrest a new non-literal meaning from words that‚ when phrased together‚ have a very different literal meaning‚ as in the idiomatic figure of speech‚ "He died from laughter." Literally‚ this means a man met his demise due to laughter. Figuratively (i.e.‚ non-literally)‚ this means he laughed with vigor for a long time. Figures of speech that twist meaning are classified
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MOVIE REVIEW “Hidden Figures” is a biography film directed and written by Theodore Melfi in 2016 that adapted from the true story of three women who are African-American mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. These three women had succeeded in making the first man who managed to go into orbit‚ Glen Powell as John Glenn. In this film illustrates how the three women who worked at NASA in their work‚ they actually still have to
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ark Chapter 13 – In Class Questions and Answers [pic] Figure 13-7 1. Figure 13-7 shows that by selling 200 pictures the firm will A. break even. B. incur a loss. C. have no fixed costs. D. earn a profit. E. have no variable costs. 2. According to Figure 13-7‚ how much profit will the firm make if it sells 400 pictures? A. $32‚000 B. $35‚000 C. $48‚000 D. $0 E. $20‚000 3. Figure 13-7 shows that by selling 800 pictures the firm will A. earn a profit. B. have no variable
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14 Figures of Speech EN9/NCSHS Figure of speech is intentional departure from straight-forward‚ literal use of language for the purpose of clarity‚ emphasis‚ or freshness of expression. In general or broadest sense‚ its purpose is to make expression more effective‚ more striking and more beautiful. One special effect of it is developing thinking skill for it indeliberately hides a true meaning presented in another form or figure. While there are about 250 identified figures of speech‚ fourteen
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