figures have stylized shapes with pinched waists and they are highly animated. Also‚ in order to distinguish between male and female‚ the artist painted the young women with fair skin and the man with dark skin. This was a widely accepted ancient Minoan convention. This is very different from the depiction of human figures in the Fowling Scene. The skin color of Nebamun‚ his daughter and his wife are all the same dark color. The artist scaled down their figures in proportion to their rank. The wife
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As visible in the illustration all of the octopus’ arms are outstretched and reaching towards other nations. This is pretty clearly symbolising the reach of the English Imperial Empire‚ and their spheres of influence. In the depiction of the “Imperial Octopus” almost all of the European nations have a hand touching them‚ this is showing the observer that the English Empire is almost exclusively controlling
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The reign the Greek empire started in approximately 2000 B.C. with the arrival of the Greeks in Greece‚ and ended in 338 B.C. with the downfall of Greece. There were three different dialects of the Greek language in Balkans. The Aeolians‚ the Ionian‚ and the Dorian. Though they spoke different forms of the same language they considered themselves a related and distinct race. They united and created the society Mycenaean. Early Mycenaean Greeks built temples and palaces in the cities Thebes‚ Athens
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Amphora. Shape with a narrow foot‚ two handles reaching from the neck to the upper shoulders. Also a tight fitting lid with a flame-like top. Most of the vase coloring is in black. The center part is painted red and it has black lining on top of the red painting. The vase is an Amphora shape. There is also a woman painted on the center of the vase holding a shield with a winged horse. The Amphora is used to hold wine and other liquids‚ as well as Olive oil. The painting design is called red figure
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prevalence of smart phones. Yet‚ unlike Wi-Fi‚ NFC is a lot less lucky. It could not reach a mass popularity despite its various usages. In fact‚ we are making use of this technology every day without notice at all. NFC is incorporated into Octopus Cards‚ and Octopus Cards are definitely a crucial part in our everyday life. We are therefore interested in this topic. As we study more‚ we are able to discover more relations between NFC and our daily lives. In fact‚ NFC is widely applied‚ but just it’s
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see if I lost you‚ then I think I hit a reef.” Exclaimed Flippy. “ Okay‚ we need you to get checked by a doctor. Who is your doctor?” Questioned the killer whale. “ It is doctor octopus.” Said Flippy in pain. The killer whale grabs Flippy by the fin and drags him to doctor octopus. When they get there doctor octopus instantly checks him out and Says‚” The wound is permanent‚ so all he has is a hole in his head and he will be able to breath through it.” They both replied with‚” Okay‚ thank you
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convenience fee for auto-reloading. Octopus Card (Hong Kong) The Octopus Card is a contactless smart card used for electronic payments in Hong Kong. The system started in 1997 solely as a payment mode for Hong Kong mass transit. The system then spawned into a premier mode of payment for consumer use in many retail shops in Hong Kong spanning from restaurants‚ supermarkets‚ parking services and point-of-sale applications. The main criticism about the Octopus Card is a privacy abuse issue that
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Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼?) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus‚ tempura scraps (tenkasu)‚ pickled ginger‚ and green onion.[1][2] Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce‚ a sauce similar to Worcestershire sauce‚ and mayonnaise. The takoyaki is then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito(katsuobushi). Takoyaki was first popularized in Osaka‚[3] where a street
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cultural progression from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age started about 3000 BC. This civilization‚ during the Bronze Age was divided into two main cultures. One on these‚ called Cretan or Minoan was centered on the island of Crete. The other culture‚ Helladic (who became Mycenaean) populated mainland Greece. The Minoan culture dominated trade until 1500 BC when the Mycenaeans took control. During the third millennium BC a series of invasions from the north began. The most prominent of the early invaders
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Legends of untold riches and beauty are popular with people because the possibility of achieving said greatness excites the masses. The lost city of Atlantis is one of the more popular legends‚ and it originated from a few pages in Timaeus and Critias‚ two of the famous “dialogues” written by Greek philosopher Plato in the fourth century B.C. Existing 9‚000 years before his time‚ Plato described Atlantis as a great naval power and utopian island kingdom that mysteriously disappeared into the sea
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