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    The Archer of Stonehenge

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    communication. Darius the Great of Persia ruled over 20 nations from Persepolis. Communication was a problem‚ Darius had stone reliefs created that combined styles from all over the empire‚ and the carvings showed each nation bring tributes to their king. This showed a sign of respect and the carvings communicated that Darius admired and respected his people. Darius created a symbol for himself‚ that of the archer‚ figurative to Persians as leadership. Darius embossed this symbol on gold coins

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    Cote D Ivoire 2

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    liberation from France. Lastlty‚ Christmas day is celebrated by christians by which they attend local services throughout the day. Cote d’Ivoire is filled with many customs! Including wooding carvings‚ mask making‚ music‚ and cooking. The Baoule‚ the Dan and the Senoufo are all famous types of wooden carvings made here. Mask making is known in the land of Cote d’Ivoire. No one makes a wider viarity than them but its restricted to certain families or individuals. Also‚ here you can find a group of

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    Graffiti Is Art

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    graffito meaning “scratched”. Graffiti is art produced by scratching a design into a surface. Graffiti varies from lines‚ shapes‚ drawings‚ paintings‚ carvings‚ letters‚ and symbols. Starting from 30‚000 BC‚ graffiti has been carved with chalk‚ coal‚ and ivory tools such as an animal’s teeth or tusk on the walls of ancient ruins. Paintings and carvings completed with ivory tools are found in sacred locations inside caves and tombs. The creativity of graffiti art evolved along with the human race. Romans

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    have adapted to the modern society. The Maori culture has been passed down from generation to generation. Old legends are still told and traditions such as carving and “ta Moko” are still practiced by the Maoris. The Maoris survived by fishing and hunting birds. They made their weapons and tools from wood and stone‚ and they made beautiful carvings on their boats‚ canoes and wooden houses. Their tattoos are also an important part of the Maoris culture. They’re called “ta Moko” and were used to signify

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    or as symbols for sounds. The word hieroglyph comes from the Greek word for sacred carving. The word hieroglyph has been applied to the scripts of the Indus civilization and of the Hittites‚ who also possessed other scripts‚ in addition to the Mayan‚ the Incan‚ and Easter Island writing forms‚ and also the signs on the Phaistos Disk on Crete‚ but the strict meaning of the word is used only to describe the carvings on Egyptian monuments. The most ancient hieroglyphs can be dated back to the end of

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    The novel Silence written by Japanese author Shūsako Endo and the film interpretation of it directed by Martin Scorsese‚ who is a renowned director for his other films Taxi Driver‚ Goodfellas‚ and The Wolf of Wall Street‚ are truly two works of art that transcend storytelling and the way one views things‚ in my opinion. A surface explanation of the plot of the story; is that it revolves around two Portuguese Jesuit priests‚ Rodrigues and Garupe‚ who find out that their teacher‚ who was sent to Japan

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    The Olmecs

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    movie‚ a dashing adventurer hacks his way through tangled jungle vines‚ searching for a lost civilization. Suddenly‚ he stumbles upon a dark pit hidden by dense undergrowth. At the bottom of the pit stands a huge stone monument covered with strange carvings. The adventurer is thrilled when he realizes that he has chanced upon the remains of an unknown civilization that existed thousands ofyears ago. More than three thousand years ago in the jungles near the Gulf of Mexico‚ the people now known as

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    The trophy room fills with the gazes of lifeless beady eyes watching intruders every move. Hundreds of furry‚ scaly creatures crowd the area each in their own position: the tiger poses next to the antelope‚ the snake curled up by the rat‚ and the dog stands guard by the door. Each of these animals has its own stories to tell. The giraffe tells the story of the money he made for the man with the gun‚ the housecat tells the story about a loving home‚ and the panther tells the story of his fading species

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    Ancient Egypt conjures up thoughts of a great civilization‚ one very advanced for its time. The Ancient Egyptians invented all different forms of literature‚ including poetry and short stories‚ and they were extremely advanced as far as art‚ medicine‚ science‚ and religion went. One of the more mysterious aspects to Ancient Egyptian civilization was their use of hieroglyphics. Very few people to this day can understand the complex language. The origin of these hieroglyphics seems to also to

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    known as the chef garde manger or Pantry chef Larger hotels and restaurants may have garde manger staff perform additional duties‚ such as creating decorative elements of buffet presentation like ice carving and edible centerpieces made from materials such as cheese‚ Thai fruit and vegetable carvings‚ butter‚ salt dough or tallow. The term "garde manger" originated in pre-Revolutionary France. At that time‚ maintaining a large supply of food and beverage was an outward symbol of power‚ wealth and

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