Ah Xian (1960-) Throughout April 1989‚ large numbers of students gathered in Tian’anmen Square‚ in front of the Forbidden Palace in the centre of Beijing in China. They were demonstrating against political corruption and economic instability. As the crowds continued to grow‚ so did the displeasure of the government of the People’s Republic of China. By the beginning of June‚ armed soldiers were sent in to suppress the protest. This they did‚ violently‚ leaving between 400 and 7000 people dead
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and the movie of the Odyssey‚ there are many new scenes added in the movie or scenes that were completely cut out or changed. One of the scenes in the text that was changed in the movie is the Lotus Eaters scene. In the text‚ Odysseus and his men went to an island with Lotus Eaters while in the movie‚ the lotus blossoms were given by Circe. Which made him and his men stay longer with Circe for five years. That is also different from the text because in the text‚ Odysseus and his men only stayed with
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Indonesia‚ influencing its art‚ religious beliefs‚ and traditions. The batiks produced in Indonesia during this time are a reflection of the power the Hindu influences. A reoccurring symbol portrayed on Hindu and Buddhist influenced batiks is the lotus flower‚ paisley print‚ and the elephant. The elephant holds symbolic meaning of success in Hindu beliefs. The Hindu influence during this time reflected the art that was produced by the people‚ and was considered the “Golden Age” of Indonesian history
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Marika Sato Grade 8 – Loyaty A Bodhisattva is an ordinary person who takes up a course in his or her life that moves in the direction of buddha. Guan Yim statue Guan Yin Statue at Canton Shrine‚ China town‚ Bangkok Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female. The original name for this bodhisattva was Avalokitasvara. The Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara is Guānshìyīn Púsà ‚ which is a translation of
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Assignment 5 – Art and Abolition By: Joshua Cardinale Land of the Lotus Eaters – Robert S. Duncanson There are several artist and paintings in the Sharon Patton book. To choose one particular landscape painting would be tough. Moreover‚ in choosing this painting and discussing why I think black artists may have used these landscape paintings as a means of expression during the abolitionist movement can be possible to do so. Within several of these landscape paintings‚ I do believe that I see possible
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before coming across dangerous high winds. On the tenth day they came to the coastline of the Lotus-Eaters. Odysseus sent out two of his best men to go learn what race of men the land had sustained‚ but as his men do best‚ didn’t follow orders. They followed right along with the lotus-eaters. They wanted no harm towards his men but getting caught up with them was not good. The lotus-eaters offered some sweet lotus to his men and they accepted‚ causing them to never think about going back ever. It made
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1) At the end of book 5‚ the two trees Odysseus sleeps under have two important meanings. The wild olive tree is a straight up tree with no fruit present on it. This tree represents physical attraction for love. The cultivated olive tree is a tree that has grown wildly with fruit all over it. This tree represents timeless love. The two trees are intertwined with one another which represents how physical and timeless love are relate to one another. Odysseus has a desire to get back to his homeland
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creatures who are strong but are ultimately defeated. It is true that in most stories they are portrayed as being weaker‚ but the women in this poem are oddly strong or have a very strong presence. The three main examples are Calypso‚ Athena‚ and the Lotus Flower. Each of these examples has a predominant presence in The Odyssey making them sturdy objects. At first the goddess Calypso presents a strong force in the very beginning of the poem. "Calypso‚ Atlas’s daughter‚ keeps the sad Odysseus" (Book
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Sinem Ersoy ENG2D6 Mr.Wade Creation Myth-India In the Indian creation myth it is believed that world is created‚ destroyed‚ re-created in eternally repetitive series of cycles. It moves from one Maha Yuga to the next‚ and each Maha Yuga contains four yugas each worse than the last one. The creator of the earth is only one god but it goes through many phases. Vishnu is his name and he is Brahma first as the creator of the world. Then he is Vishnu‚ preserver of life on earth. Finally he
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that lead to many adventures‚ like the Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops. I think he is a good leader because he is strong and can make decisions without hesitation. Though that can be a good thing‚ it also could be a bad thing because sometimes you need to give some things a second thought or give yourself some time to think them through and make the right decision. I think Magellan also has that same quality. When Odysseus and his crew first encountered the Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sent out three members
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