print‚ made in the tradition of the Japanese ukiyo-e style (Wanczura). In order to create these works of art‚ a woodprint is created by carving an image into a block. The raised areas are then covered with ink‚ and the block is pressed firmly against a sheet of paper to produce the image. Traditional color woodblock prints like The Great Wave are produced by carving one block for each color (Wanczura). The Great Wave was created by Hokusai when he was seventy-years-old‚ as a part of his Thirty-Six
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Lacey Willingham Mr. Nemmers English Composition 1 30 October 2013 Jack-O-Lanterns or Christmas Trees? Holidays are a time where families can come together and celebrate things that mean a lot to them. Spending time with your family is important to folks and holidays are the perfect way to gather the whole family up to celebrate something special. Every year we have tons of fun giving and receiving from others. Being a kid‚ the best part of all is receiving. Whether it be candy or video games
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does Kapa Haka when they were at the Rugby World Cup. In food‚ they mainly contributed kumara with them which now is eaten widely around New Zealand and cooked in various ways. In art‚ they contributed their own way to carve bones and jades. These carvings‚ also made out of wood‚ can be seen almost every marae throughout New Zealand. In history‚ they contributed their own story of their ancestors. One of the famous stories was Maui and the Sun. In addition‚ Maori arrival had a great impact of naming
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During the Renaissance‚ many exquisite arts and inventions were created. This includes the famous statue‚ Crucifix‚ by Filippo Brunelleschi. Made in 1410‚ Crucifix reflects the numerous changes of the Renaissance‚ like symmetry and realism‚ through cleverly placed features giving the statue balance. The way the curve of the eyebrows and nose perfectly align with the belly button and big right toe seems to almost split the statue in two. Symmetry and balance were important back during the Renaissance
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Imperial domination has been a common practice from nations in Europe. Nations such as Great Britain with their wealth from the industrial revolution‚ France‚ Germany and Portugal all set out to colonize other nations. Their action of imperializing other nations came with their desire to make their own nations more prosperous. Africa and Asia were two nations that were imperialized by Western powers. With the West conducting imperialism they were setting themselves as powerful forces in Europe and
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Arts of the Philippines is diverse. Weaving is popular in the northern part of the Philippines. Pottery is also common in pre-Hispanic societies. Ornate carvings are found in the southern Philippine islands. Similarly‚ wooden art is also quite popular and is displayed in various parts of Filipino homes. Artistic paintings created by Filipinos began in the 17th century during Spanish colonial times and continued until the present‚ with such revered artists as Luna‚ Amorsolo‚ and Zóbel. Other popular
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By Barry Peterson Last time you lost a game you didn’t die did you‚ didn’t think so. The Mayans weren’t so lucky they would be sacrificed if they lost a game. The Mayans made a game to represent the “battle of light and dark (day and night)”. The game would be played with two teams each with two or three players and they would try to get a rubber ball through a twenty-seven foot high hoop that goes horizontal. They would play this game using only their hips that were thankfully padded. When
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Hampi (Kannada: ಹಂಪೆ Hampe) is a village in northern Karnataka state‚ India. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara‚ the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara‚ it continues to be an important religious centre‚ housing the Virupaksha Temple‚ as well as several other monuments belonging to the old city. As the village is at the original centre of Vijayanagara‚ it is sometimes confused with the ruined city itself. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage
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A REPORT ON THE FATE OF TRADITION – INDIAN CULTURE By P.SANDEEP ID.NO.2005S5P4483 A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of TAGC 312: Technical Report Writing 12 March 2007 a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to Dr.CHAGLA‚ my instructor for the course TECHNICAL REPORT WRITNG‚ for many valuable ideas and suggestions he gave for the
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The Simpsons TV Show Analysis In The Simpsons‚ all of the characters display how they resemble the typical gender roles as well as roles in the family‚ but also contradict in them as well through their actions and personalities. Homer is the husband in the family‚ he is bald‚ has a beard‚ and overweight therefore showing that men are considered to be lazy and do not care about their looks yet they are supposed to be the more dominant/powerful sex. Marge‚ the wife‚ stays home and does chores. She
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