the Pwo mask is quintessential piece of African Art. This 15 inch mask is made of primarily of wood and plant fiber covered in pigments and small copper alloy accessories. The mask was worn by a man during tribal dances to honor what was seen as the ideal woman and the founding female ancestors of the Chokwe people. The Chokwe people placed a high amount of privilege and honor towards its women so this mask would have been used to reassure that respect to the tribes women. When this mask was danced
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Inside the System Unit • System unit: The main case of a computer • A system unit‚ also known as base unit‚ is the main body of a desktop computer. – Houses the processing hardware for a computer – Also contains memory‚ the power supply‚ cooling fans‚ and interfaces to connect peripheral devices – Houses the drive bays in which storage devices (hard drives‚ DVD drives‚ etc.) are located – With a desktop PC‚ usually looks like a rectangular box Power
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Behind the Swoosh is a documentary worth seeing on one of Nike’s factories located in Indonesia. Unlike what we think about factories here today in the United States‚ you soon learn the ugly truth that in fact Nike’s factory is really a sweatshop. Workers are paid next to nothing and can barely survive. Educating for Justice Directors‚ Leslie Kretzu and Jim Keady are two Americans that go to Indonesia to live as one of Nike’s sweatshop workers and record their time spent living in the slums. The
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At first‚ to someone who has never played indoor soccer or outdoor soccer‚ the sports may look the same. But look more closely‚ and many differences will be very apparent. Most people are very familiar with outdoor soccer. Outdoor soccer is played in two forty minute halves with eleven players on the field at a time. The eleven players are divided into four different categories; a goalie‚ defenders‚ mid-fielders‚ and offenders. Also on the field are three referees; two of them watch the sidelines
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both forward and backward in time‚ to a town where the songs are still records‚ candy is still a dime‚ but everyone excepts each other for who they truly are‚ there is a fifteen-year-old gay boy named Paul. Paul lives in a fictional town in the fictional novel Boy Meets Boy written by David Levithan. Boy Meets Boy is a good book because it’s diverse characters and descriptive language. In the small town‚ there lives a colorful group of friends. Paul the main character and speaker of the
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According to The Wall Street Journal‚ Inside Out is about an 11-year-old Riley who is loving her life in her hometown of Minnesota‚ but when she is faced with the idea of moving to San Francisco‚ Riley and her emotions are faced with the ultimate challenge of adapting to the new city and what it has to offer. Riley’s emotions are imaginary characters that live inside of her own head and control how she feels and what she does on the outside of her head. The emotions consist of Joy‚ Sadness‚ Anger
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Face Mask Madness The foundation of athletics‚ primarily focusing on baseball‚ revolves around the rules and regulations that go along with the contact sport. Many of the guidelines are in play as safety precautions. Some of the rules are more evident while observing the games than others‚ such as batters wearing helmets. Helmets are a staple from little league all the way until Major League Baseball. However‚ face masks are not required in the majority of leagues after children progress from
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Behind the Wheel I slid into the cream pleather bucket seat‚ strapped the old black seatbelt across my chest‚ adjusted the mirrors‚ put one of the two keys for the vehicle into the ignition‚ stepped on the clutch‚ turned the key and felt the rumble and shake of the snorting engine. I set the CD face plate in its niche and tuned to my favorite station. I gazed over at my dad thinking‚ “I did it! I had purchased my car on my own!” I could barely hear my thoughts over the sound of the engine‚ but my
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Assignment One: Miscommunication April Sherrod COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Terrance Frazier May 21‚ 2012 I agree with the article provided “Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” because I have had plenty of encounters with my loved ones where I was meaning one thing and they were interpreting what I said a completely different way and thinking I meant something totally different from what I actually meant. Have you ever had a miscommunication with someone close to
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Inside Toyland is a gem — a well-written examination of politics‚ inequality‚ racism and working conditions in the context of the toy store. In order to gain a firsthand look at the intricacies of retail work‚ Williams conducted her research by participant observation. She worked at two toy stores. Both stores are a part of national chains and at the time of her research employed about 70 workers. Despite the fact that both stores sell similar merchandise‚ and include large inventories of electronics
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