The Wonder of Totem Poles The discovery of totem poles were first recorded by white sailors in coastal Pacific Northwest when European explorers arrived in the region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. French Europeans‚ upon first visiting the coastal areas of modern day Southeastern Alaska and British Columbia wrote of totems as legitimate‚ if not elegant‚ art forms. They were surprised that hunting/fishing peoples were creating such masterful art. The ornately painted and carved monoliths
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Canadians today are facing many social issues which consequently impact their daily lives. For the last few years the nation has developed a very progressive attitude‚ proudly claiming a spot as global leader in human rights and similar issues. For many Canadians‚ this has become a definitive part of their national identity‚ something they believe distinguishes them from the other nations of North America. Social issues are issues which some bunch of people in the community view as being undesirable
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ignore the Christian and pagan elements of Beowulf. These elements‚ that have been so uniquely combined in the poem‚ define the heroic warrior‚ Beowulf‚ and the evil menace‚ Grendel’s mother. The reader is introduced to Grendel’s mother through her lineage. "From [Cain] sprang many a devil sent by fate"(43). From this quotation alone we can see the fusion of Christian and pagan elements. The Old Testament character Cain and the pagan idea of fate have been merged to characterize Grendel’s mother. Beowulf
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in series of short‚ quickly-drawn parallel lines. He also developed various personal drawing tricks‚ including curved hatching‚ to give an especially three-dimensional look. This kind of detail‚ together with criteria such as his overall style‚ lineage of ownership of the drawing‚ and the materials used‚ has helped determine whether we have a real da Vinci or not. When he was young he did a lot of sketching with metal pencils (silver) on tinted paper. As he got older‚ he preferred coloured chalk
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apprentice to a knight. He dreams of "changing his stars" (a favorite saying of his father’s) and shedding his lowly status for a life of jousting. Problem is - only knights or people of royal heritage are allowed to joust‚ and William doesn’t have the lineage to qualify. After the knight he works for dies‚ William dons his armor and takes his place in a jousting tournament to win money and keep his cohorts from starving. Lacking style‚ but possessing a huge heart and an empty stomach‚ William wins the
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better representation of a modern hero true. Achilles was a demigod‚ and that is a well-established fact repeatedly mentioned in many works about him. He was birth by sea nymph and minor goddess Thetis from her union with king Peleus. In terms of lineage‚ power‚ even looks‚ he was well above his comrades during
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Spanish observers. The slave status was inherited but‚ through manumission and interclass marriage‚ seldom extended over more than two generations. The fluidity of the social system was in part the consequence of a bilateral kinship system in which lineage was reckoned equally through the male and female lines. Marriage was apparently stable‚ though divorce was socially acceptable under certain circumstances. Early Filipinos followed various local religions‚ a mixture of monotheism and polytheism
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we weren’t a state like we are today and we were under the hawaiian monarchy those who were born and raised here but have no hawaiian wouldn’t have the same rights as compared to those who were born and raised here in the islands and have hawaiian lineage. I believe that they wouldn’t have the same rights because we would have limited rights set by the monarchy. Those who have hawaiian and were born and raised here would have a small fraction of a say of what goes on and those who were born and raised
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funding from the royal government -‐alternative: taxes >schools of the elite -‐ Spanish children only -‐ peculiar about mixed lineage American Period EDUCATION -‐ Pacification and Economic development -‐Recommendations of the Schurman Commission (1st Philippine Commission)
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more unfair treatment than white people‚ for example‚ only black people will work as a labor. And most of the traditional white people family do not accept black people to join into their family. When Armand found that his child has black people’s lineage‚ he rejects his wife and his son immediately. Since then‚ the love between them instantly disappeared. This was a typical racial discrimination case in the society. On the other hand‚ Desiree is an orphan and woman. Due to the unknown background
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