Among many other things‚ I enjoy creating art‚ helping others‚ and adventuring the world around me. There is much more to a suburb than what meets the eye‚ and by the time I finish highschool‚ I want to have found all the little alcoves in my neighbourhood. Unfortunately‚ school already takes up a lot of my time‚ thus during the school year‚ I can not go outside as frequently as I can in the summer. I am uneasy at the thought that continuing to do IB will consume all of time‚ especially with large
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Santa Barbara County Courthouse Santa Barbara is not only well-known for the restful‚ peaceful scenes like a small town‚ but also famous for the purified atmosphere of the European city. Besides‚ the city is dressed up with the sophisticated art landscape‚ flavor wine‚ and the most outstanding thing is the Spanish revival architecture‚ Santa Barbara County Courthouse is a part of this unique construction. The Courthouse is so beautiful and imposing that Charles Willard Moore‚ a famous architecture
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HELLENISTIC INFLUENCE ON BUDDHIST SCULPTURE The great Buddha statue at Bodhgaya in India stands 80 feet tall and is the first of its kind ever built in India. Its construction was completed in 1989 and was consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama. Pilgrims come from all over the world to see the monument. It was constructed under the slogan “spread Buddha’s rays to the whole world.” What many visitors‚ pilgrims‚ and tourists alike probably do not realize is that “the Buddha” at Bodhgaya owes many of
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The Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว‚ RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo‚ IPA: [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw]‚ Pronunciation‚ English: Temple of the Emerald Buddha; full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram‚ Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม‚ IPA: [wát pʰráʔ sǐː rát.ta.náʔ sàːt.sa.daː.raːm]) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is a "potent religio-political symbol and the palladium [safeguard] of Thai society".[1] It is located in the historic centre of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon)‚ within
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Art and its influence on the Silk Road Outline : 1. Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Art : Gupta Period (320-550 CE) a. Gupta Culture --- Science‚ Mathematics‚ Medicine‚ Literature‚ Religion‚ Art b. Gupta Art in Ajanta Cave --Sculpture‚ architecture --Mural Paintings c. Buddha image in Gupta Art and its influence 2. Transmission of Buddhism & Buddhist Art along Silk Road a. Northern Routes (inland routes): Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ China b. Southern Routes (sea routes): South Asia‚ Southeast Asia ◎ Readings
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SIGNIFICANT FACTS REGION VII : CENTRALVISAYAS | GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Located in the center of the Philippines‚ between the two main islands‚ Luzon and Mindanao. I | Its borders are the Visayas sea on the north‚ Bohol sea on the south‚ Leyte on the east and Negros Occidental on the west. The terrain is characterized by highlands with narrow coastal strips of arable land. The region’s total land area i POPULATION The region had a total population of 5‚404‚000 in 2000. Urbanization is highest
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advertising poster with a specific touch of different patterns of colors with curving lines‚ which at the time was a pretty original idea for public exposure because he was able to express what he thought in a poster. As for #4.11‚ Detail of dining mural by Gustave Klimt was also a new work of art involving certain elements like pieces of metal‚ stones‚ or glass to create this staggering work of art creating patterns of abstract figures like a mosaic. The next illustration
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Philippine Culture The culture of the Philippines is very diverse. This is due to the colorful combination of different nations with our country. Its culture is reflected by the complexity of the history of the Philippines through the blending of Pre-Hispanic indigenous Austronesian civilizations. There are a number of countries that have influenced Philippine culture such as Spain‚ United States‚ China‚ India‚ and the Arabs. The influences of these countries are visible in the various practices
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heads in despair. It has been speculated whether or not Jaque wanted to show his want for more than an artistic revolution. It was discussed with this followers if he attended that France was in need of a political change or was this painting just a mural? The painting itself is based on of a Roman legend. The legend was that instead of war‚ the Romans selected the warriors to represent their side. The Romans selected the Hotatii and the Albans to pick out their warriors‚ the Curatii brothers. The portrait
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An Aegean Bronze Age civilization based on the Greek island of Crete‚ the Minoans continue a pattern of growth and understanding of physical forms‚ through the process of rendering subjects related to daily life and mysticism. “Subject matter for fresco work was usually either scenes from nature‚ or scenes from court or religious life.” Greek artists developed methods used (discussed prior Fig. 4 and Fig. 6) in Egypt‚ and continued to advance these practices in order to better acclamate stylistically
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