Can We Put a Price on Art and History? The most important consideration facing the person responsible for securing new works of art or artifacts for a museum is to preserve culture and history. Another purpose is to educate others who would like to learn about these certain subjects. Art demonstrates glimpses of history‚ or just new styles of art‚ which serve as inspiration to other artists and people. Artifacts from the past‚ show a realistic viewpoint of how a certain era of people lived‚ also
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Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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In the documentary‚ The Natural History of the Chicken‚ written and directed by Mark Lewis and produced by PBS‚ Lewis wants to show viewers that chickens are perceived differently by many and are not only entrées. Through a series of personal experiences and events‚ Lewis portrays the variety of roles chickens play in the lives of Americans. By showing the chicken farms‚ Lewis shows ethos and credibility because he actually shows that the information he is giving is true. It is sad when the little
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PressReleasePing Los Angeles based start-up launches new Hair Color Brand for Salons Los Angeles based start-up Ugly Duckling announced today that it has just launched a new hair color line enriched with Argan oil. The new line is aimed at hair stylists and will be available directly to them on line. Los Angeles‚ CA‚ September 19‚ 2015 /PressReleasePing/ – Los Angeles based start-up Ugly Duckling announced today that it has just launched a new hair color line enriched with Argan oil. The new line
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enjoyable. Getting the whole experience of physical artwork is a more exciting way to learn and catches my interest more‚ which is why I was so excited to visit a new museum and look at some art. For this assignment I decided to go to the LACMA museum. I have been to many museums before‚ but I have not visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art yet so I was very excited. I find a lot of art very fascinating‚ but I am more interested in the more contemporary and modern arts. I am a design major so
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Natural disasters(1) Floods was a prominent threat in ancient civilizations as they were mostly situated near river sources‚ ancient civilizations did not always have the technology to prevent the rising water levels. Floods could threaten aspects of their livelihood like their crops‚ animals and houses. The floods could cause sicknesses to occur among the people as well. Excavations at Hastinapur‚ an early Aryan city‚ show that a part of the city was washed away when the Ganges River overflowed
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In “Willy Covari (Brazzaville)” photographer Daniele Tamagni shows a very interesting character in the streets on Brazzaville‚ the capitol city of the Republic of the Congo. Tamagni created a series of images all depicting men in Brazzaville who dress up in eccentric clothes that contrast the grey poverty stricken world they live in. The photo itself is very aesthetically pleasing. The photo shows a crowded street‚ with decrepit buildings and people in regular every day attire. The man who is the
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Museum Assignment The two museums that were visited were the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)‚ and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). While the MOCA held artist that were fairly new‚ the LACMA held quite a few of well known artist such as Jackson Pollock‚ Maynard Dixon‚ or Thomas Hart Benton. When visiting MOCA the most interesting artwork that was appealing was "War Never Ends" by Mathew Monahan‚ and when visiting the LACMA the most interested artwork that was appealing to me was
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Plan of Investigation It is through Gangsta Rap subgenre of Hip-Hop‚ that the question: “What were the underlying cultural reasons for the Los Angeles Riots of 1992?” can be answered. This paper will examine rap lyrics from prominent Los Angeles Hip-Hop acts in order to investigate the deteriorating rapport between the city’s oft-biased police department and the city’s increasingly restless black urban youth‚ from the perspective of the latter group. These lyrics will be juxtaposed with statements
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Away from the coastal resorts the volcanic island of Lanzarote is a natural wonder full of surprises for the intrepid explorer. As you drive up the west coast of Lanzarote on the LZ 2 towards Timanfaya National Park make a left turn onto the LZ 703 as you come to the salt flats at Janubio and continue north towards the town of El Golfo. The scenic LZ 703 hugs the ocean on this part of Lanzarote and has been the backdrop for many a car commercial thanks to the crashing Atlantic waves and the way the
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