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    Although the exact original location in unknown‚ it is thought to be from the area of Northumbria and was later moved inside of the Ruthwell Parish church. The large stone cross stands at approximately 17 feet tall and is covered in ornate biblical carvings as well as an early Christian poem in Latin. The cross both exists in the world and has the world existing inside of it. Its location in its environment‚ both past and present‚ play a vital role in how the cross exists and is experienced by those

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    Art Analysis: Michelangelo’s “Pieta” and Constantin Brancusi’s “The Kiss” The definition of sculpture is the art of making two or three dimensional representative or abstract forms. Just like carving wood or by casting metal or plaster. The qualities of a successful sculpture would have to have a well constructed figure and emotion behind the actual figure. My two artworks i chose to compare and contrast was “The Kiss” by Constantin Brancusi and “Pieta” by Michelangelo. “The Kiss” by Constantin

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    The School of Philosophy boats one of the best infrastructures of any philosophy program in the United States. It is housed in the Mud Hall of Philosophy is a building designed in the Tuscan style. The building was designed by R. Westcott and was dedicated on 5th June 1950. Besides the faculty offices and the classrooms‚ the Mudd Hall houses the Hoose Library‚ which is considered to be one of the finest philosophy libraries in the world‚ with a variety of collections. Thus‚ the Mudd Hall Memorial

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    by hunter-gatherers‚ the farmers produced and used more elaborate and functional tools. Some tools were made of organic materials such as fiber‚ bone and wood but others were made of stone. The farmers crafted these tools by grinding‚ shaping and carving the stone. These stone tools were used for their various farming activities such as cutting‚ digging‚ scraping‚ etc. In conclusion‚ while the hunter-gatherers managed to survive using basic tools‚ the farmers created a new superior toolkit which

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    The beautiful and richly coloured Japanese wood-block prints represent the art Ukiyo-e ‚ first developed in the seventeenth-century. The term ukiyo-e means as ’pictures of the floating world’ Ukiyo-e is produced by woodblock prints and paintings of female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history‚ landscapes and folk tales. Image Image Image Image Image Image It wasn’t until the eighteenth century that ukiyo-e became a popular art form‚ mostly to developments in woodblock

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    Fall‚ for some is the beginning of the most tradition rich parts of the year‚ and for me is the best time. I love the chill in the air‚ all the vibrant colors‚ the smells‚ delicious foods‚ football‚ fun and spooky decorations‚ haunted houses‚ corn mazes and pumpkin patches! Every year we take our kids to Powell pumpkin patch to take pictures‚ walk the trails‚ ride the hay ride‚ race through the corn maze‚ and pick out pumpkins to take home and decorate. Here are some “perfect pumpkin picking” tips:

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    Psy 230 the Clusters

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    clusters that I chose are extraversion‚ openness to experience‚ and conscientiousness. Extraversion is really a family of related smaller traits (such as sociability‚ warmth‚ and excitement seeking)‚ all sharing a resemblance to each other‚ but each carving out something of its own identity within the broad family constellation (McAdams‚ p157). Openness to experience involves imagination‚ innovation‚ independence‚ and curiosity. Conscientiousness includes self-discipline‚ responsibility‚ reliability

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    Heroglyphics is a form of writing pictures symbols reprsented and sounds. The word hieroglyphics comes from two greek words that mean sacred carving. Hieroglyphics usually refers to the writing of ancient Egypt. However‚ forms of picture writing were used in other ancient cultures as well such as the Hittites. Hieroglyphic writing was used by the ancient Egyptian people for more than 3‚000 years. They used hieroglyphic writing primarily for religious inscriptions on temples and stone monuments.

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    this in Mumbai was the Ajivasan Hall‚ near SNDT College‚ Juhu. The school students and teachers were welcomed at the Entrance with a traditional floral presentation. The various stalls were decorated with beautiful crafts like applique work‚ stone carving filigree work‚ patachitra(painting on the bark of the tree)and taalpatra had the visitors awestruck. Our students interacted with many artisans like Umakant and Biswanath were quite forthcoming in their information about their vocation in life. Art

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    advertisements and commercial arts expanded. Traditional art was affected by the emergence of commercial art even if it was the rural societies who nurtured it. The repetitive and rhythmic weaving designs were used for commercialization and tourism. The carving designs of our traditional ancestors were also used to attract tourists. These art forms have a specific (spiritual) purpose for a tribal group or community but as the contemporary realities emerged‚ the essence of these art forms vanished. Modernism

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