evangelist‚ traveled and spread Christianity throughout sixty-one countries‚ even into her eighties. Her autobiography‚ The Hiding Place‚ is an account of her inner strength found through God in the midst of the physical and emotional turmoil of German concentration camps. During World War II‚ the Ten Boom family took action against the Nazi movement and began an underground hiding system‚ saving over 700 Jewish lives. (Contemporary Authors‚ 470) They were discovered and sent from their Haarlem‚ Holland
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History of masks A mask is an object worn on the face it can be used for disguise‚ presentation‚ accesorie or in the performance area which is the topic I will be focusing on. Evidence has been found that the oldest mask dates back to 7000 BCbut people do not recall the meaning or the use for this mask and it’s probably not survived as it is very plain‚ in this essay I will be writing about the history of masks and two particular mask designers‚ at present
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During this assessment I was using the curious mask as my character seemed to be calm‚contained but also curious at the same time hence i thought this would be a good choice of a mask for my character and felt that it suited my character well. my group consisted of Amani‚ Vishesh‚ Simran and I. Vishesh and I decided to be doctors who are travelling in a plane for an urgent meeting and happened to be sitting next to a famous celebrity‚ but we don’t realize this until I start to read a magazine and
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The Gelede Mask A mask could have different meanings‚ it could be a form of disguise‚ or something worn over the face to hide ones identity‚ but there’s more to a mask. They vary in appearances‚ function‚ and also mostly used in ceremonies that have both strong and social significance. In some societies they are used for curing sicknesses‚ used to ward off harmful spirits‚ and also some secret societies use this for ritual purposes. In some African cultures during the burial ceremony
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said Betsie. The Hiding Place‚ by Corrie ten Boom‚ is the biography of a woman in Holland during the Holocaust. The book starts out in 1937‚ in Haarlem‚ Holland. Corrie and her family were Christians who hid Jews from persecution by the German soldiers. Corrie was forced to make decisions and take actions all throughout different periods in her life. When her mother fell ill‚ she learned to care for someone who couldn’t do anything for her. During the time when the family was hiding the Jews‚ she was
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Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his final resting place‚ Tutankhamun‚ an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty period known as the New Empire continues to fascinate us. His solid gold death mask is of equal interest and and one image that the majority of us can immediately identify. The funerary mask is a work of art that is perhaps the most well known object from ancient Egypt. Fashioned from 2 layers of high-karat gold‚ the face represents the Pharaoh’s standard image. The Pharoah wears a nemes
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My research paper consists of three chapters ‚ each and every one of them bringing information and critical notices about the characters from ”The Mask of Zorro”‚ especially about Anthony Hopkins who is one of my favourite actors and about the legend of a such popular name nowadays‚ El Zorro. I have to specify that I went into ”The Mask of Zorro” not thinking very much about it. I had heard about this movie for almost a year‚ and I wondered why it had taken so long for it to be released
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The Function of an African Mask In the early 20th Century‚ artists like PABLO PICASSO and ANDRE DERAIN were inspired by the bold abstract designs that they discovered in African tribal masks. They collected and used these works of art to influence their own style. In effect‚ they used African culture to refresh the tired tradition of figure painting in Western Art. As a result‚ we now tend to admire the bold design and abstract patterns of African masks through European eyes. We appreciate them
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Chinese Masks Chinese masks first appeared in China some 3‚500 years ago primarily used for Chinese shamanism. Chinese masks became an age old cultural phenomenon shared by all ethnic groups in China. The Chinese developed such masks to overcome disasters and to protect their lives. These masks were given many functions like‚ communicating with the gods‚ bringing blessings‚ driving away ghosts‚ warding off diseases‚ and lots of sacrificial rituals involving masks were regularly held. Many
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Movie Selected: The King of Masks (1996) by Tian-Ming Wu Topic: The portrayal of gender inequality in the movie “The King of Masks” By Henry Surya Jaya (永龙) #57424103 “Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality‚” proclaimed former president Thomas Jefferson. Many revolutionists around the world have battled against gender inequality for a long time‚ yet it remains an unresolved global issue. The movie “The King of Masks”‚ directed by Wu Tianming beautifully portrays some aspects
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