1. What do substitutes refer to in economics? Give an example of two substitutes. This would be the thing or good that someone or a company might buy to replace another good at a cheaper cost. So for example if a company is using cotton to make parts for their product and the price of cotton goes up the company may look for a substitute of another fabric that works the same at a lower price for time being. Another example might be glass and plastic. A company might use glass bottles to hold their
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As soon as you enter the Museum of Death Treasures you are greeted by someone and you are led in to the check-in booth of the museum. The room is dingy‚ dark and airy and divided into different sections‚ it is very dimly lit and you can feel a cool breeze as you go deeper inside. The tiles of the ceiling are brown that have gray squares on them and every couple of tiles has a sprinkler. At the far end of the room‚ you can see that there is a fire which is lighted in the fireplace. Close to the fireplace
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Respective artists Michelangelo and William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s give their perception of Virgin Mary cradling the descended Jesus in her arms. These artworks take their inspiration from the cycles of the Life of Christ‚ during the Lamentation of Christ when he is removed from the cross. Two specific types of Lamentation were created by Michelangelo between 1498-1499 and Bouguereau during 1825-1895. These types of artwork are known as in French La Pietà‚ and in Italian La Pitié‚ both meaning "The
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Medici family loved art itself and noticed its values. Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the renaissance. The Medici family recognized his work from a young age and later adopted him. The Medici popes had an extraordinary idea of painting a fresco ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. They recognized Michelangelo’s powerful artwork so they asked him to do the painting. Since he was being asked by the Pope‚ he could not resist. Michelangelo thought he would fail since the last fresco painting
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Fast Drawing and Bitmap Graphics This chapter presents fast drawing techniques‚ animation using bitmaps‚ and color palettes. First‚ fast drawing using the exclusive-or (R2_XORPEN) and the exclusive-nor (R2_NOTXORPEN) ROP2 codes is explored. Then‚ fast drawing using the “backing store” technique is discussed. Bitmaps are used in the backing store technique‚ and their use is introduced. After this‚ an example of creating animation using bitmaps is presented. Finally‚ the device independent bitmap
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Background Information: Intro: Drawing the Color Line shows the development of racism in our country and how our society has lowered people of a different race other than caucasian to be the "have-not’s" of society. Background Information: Sometimes it is noted that‚ even before 1600‚ when the slave trade had just begun‚ before Africans were stamped by it—literally and symbolically—the color black was distasteful. In England‚ before 1600‚ it meant‚ according to the Oxford English Dictionary:
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|Rangeland or | | | |Forest | |Research and identify the effects of |Review environmental websites and journals. |Month 1–3 | |air pollution. | | | | |Document
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of news about Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) drew my attention. It said that this nonprofit museum suffered decreasing investment and donation since the worldwide financial crisis in 2008; indeed‚ it lost about 18% money. It is no doubt that the great power of financial crisis damages the development of nonprofit museums‚ which rely on the endowments and donations from the individuals‚ institutions‚ government‚ etc. There may be some negative expectation on the future of nonprofit museums because of the
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The Kennedy Museum of Art is the university museum at Ohio University in Athens‚ Ohio. The Museum is known for their Southwest Native American Collection that comprises extensively on weavings‚ jewelry‚ and silverwork from the cultures of the Diné (Navajo)‚ Zuni‚ and Hopi peoples‚ respectably. Additionally‚ the collections include a renowned print and photo collection‚ 20th century American art‚ and a notable African art collection. Together the staff executes exhibitions to be used as pedagogical
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Digital (in) Museums The project is structured as a subjective analysis over the “state of the art” of digital applications in museums and exhibition. First‚ it will investigate the concept of adding value‚ though digital supports‚ to traditional observations of artworks. In a
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