Pottery is the act of creating functional vessels to be enjoyed by an individual while performing everyday rituals‚ such as having morning tea or coffee or eating dinner with friends and family. Ceramicists focus on creating either functional or sculptural pottery. Sculptural pottery is considered to be a work of art which doesn’t require a specific function. Functional pottery has a purpose. My interests lean more towards functional pottery. I enjoy creating something on the potter’s wheel that
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pinnacle of Greece as a nation and a society. It was the highest point of wealth and prosperity in Greeces history and therefore the happiest of times. This period was also the peak of Grecian art‚ writings‚ sculpture‚ theatre‚ and architecture. The Golden Age is credited with forming the modern day stereotype of what Grecian life was like. The Greeks greatly influenced modern day culture through the establishment of a standard of living for society. The Greeks further established a model government that
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Surely no one would doubt that alcohol and tobacco are being consumed in huge quantities all around the world. It is particularly true in developing countries such as my home country of Vietnam and its neighbors with tobacco and alcohol. Along with this consumption‚ many health and social problems exist‚ affecting many millions of people planet wide. The United States is a country already plagued by health and social problems and many are due to excessive drinking and smoking. So‚ the question becomes
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Emily Wilson October 10th‚ 2014 Professor Cruz Art into History Greek and Roman Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has many different exhibits with ancient portraits‚ sculptures‚ steles‚ freezes‚ paintings and many more. The Greek and Roman exhibit was very interesting. The way the Greeks and Romans portrayed their feelings and life experiences through art is very diverse. During my visit to Metropolitan‚ I had gone for a tour of this exhibit and was amazed by the works of art I was seeing. Just
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the sacrifice of life for the lives of others‚ for the sake of one’s country‚ and for one’s religious beliefs. First‚ one can see the importance of the sacrifice of one life in order to save many more. In the Grecian tale‚ Iphigenia is forced by her father and the multitudes of Grecian soldiers to sacrifice her life in order to appease the god that controls the winds. Her inner struggle consists of the desire to live verses the knowledge of the fact that if she doesn’t die‚ her family will be
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burst of pain erupted in his side‚ he screamed out in pain. That was a mistake‚ down the hall he heard the guardians awake. He was in no shape to fight and needed a plan. He looked around and saw a big urn. He went over to it and slid inside‚ not making a single noise. About halfway down the wall of the urn there was a little crack‚ not too big to see inside but just enough for him to see out of it. Footsteps filled the hall and a squad of dragers came rushing in to see what all the commotion was. They
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Balitanghali on Sunday. A replica of the urn containing Rizal’s mortal remains was borne on a military caisson‚ trooped by six black horses‚ and accompanied by Knights of Rizal and Members of the Grand Lodge of Masonry. Rizal family members‚ soldiers‚ government employees and officials converged from three assembly points‚ Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz in Binondo; Fort Santiago; and the Manila Hotel. "This is the centennial commemoration of the transfer of the urn containing the mortal remains of Dr. Rizal
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Alex Bordeau P.6 3/27/16 Ms.Whittaker Exxon Oil Spill The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska‚ on March 24‚ 1989. Exxon Valdez‚ an oil tanker headed for Long Beach‚ California‚ struck Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef at 12:04 am local time and spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil. Exxon Shipping Company failed to properly maintain the Raytheon Collision Avoidance System radar which‚ if functional would have identified that the ship was off course an heading
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what Wagner’ describes as true art and where it stems from. Wagner appraises Grecian art as being most true. He justifies this by using a metaphor within a religious context : ‘Dionysus‚ the tragic
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THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME: SIMLIARLITY AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROMANS AND GREEKS MATTHEW CANDELA AIU TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES ABSTRACT Two separate societies with similar belifs and differences as the Romans and Greeks helped mold the modern world. Separation of classes and religious beliefs reflect in todays world‚ in all facets of life. 1 The similarities and differences of the Greeks and romans are evident in the study of their history and beliefs. Gods of different names and purposes
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