Question #1: What does Coates say about race? What does he mean when he says “racism is a visceral experience”? How does he show this? Visceral: characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect. (dictionary.com) “Racism— the need to scribe bone-deep… rendered as the innocent daughter of Mother Nature” (7). In this quote‚ Coates highlights that racism is a concept— not a set in stone idea— that society has inscribed features that are irremovable and created for the sole purpose of
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#1.) WHO WERE THE EGYPTIANS?: The Egyptians enjoyed laughter‚ and were happy‚ relaxed‚ and passive people. They were slightly built people and stood about 1.67 meters (5 feet) tall. The Egyptians divided themselves into lower‚ middle‚ and upper classes. Unskilled laborers‚ who worked on farms‚ were part of the lower class. The people in the middle class were: manufacturers‚ craft workers‚ and merchants. The upper class citizens were the wealthy Egyptians‚ often made from: army officers‚ doctors
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fixed sequence of words‚ as does our Roman alphabet‚ but rather a set of concepts that could be verbally formulated in a number of different ways. In fact‚ a book of this sort could be read by people who did not speak the language of the original scribe. This must have been particularly useful in the Valley of Mexico where many people speaking many different languages came together. Aztec codices were less pictorially complex than Mixtec manuscripts‚ even though the Aztecs had learned bookmaking
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SCULPTURE: Seated Statue of Queen Hatshepsut ‚ white limestone (29.3.2)‚
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The Divine Command Theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action’s status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. The theory asserts that what is moral is determined by what god commands‚ and that to be moral is to follow his commands. As a Christians‚ I believe that my people use divine command theory approach rather than egoism or act or rule utilitarianism as a basis of the ethical systems. In Christianity‚ Judaism and Islam‚ good and bad are seen as being
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Sculpture is a timeless art form that is more than just beautiful. It fulfills a variety of functions‚ tells stories‚ and expresses emotions. Learn more about the communities that produced the Statue of Memi and Sabu (c. 2575–2465 B.C.E.). and the Seated Statue of Gudea (c. 2150–2100 B.C.E.) by contrasting and comparing them. Even though these sculptures are from ancient Mesopotamia‚ their intended uses greatly influenced the way they looked. One striking representation of a pair is found in the
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1. Executive Summary This report analyses meeting dynamics and suggests practices to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of corporate meetings. The findings are based on a sociogram produced by observing a simulated meeting. Conclusions are drawn using communications theories. Findings suggest meeting dynamics are largely influenced by group members’ individual characteristics and the management of the meeting. The turn taking method‚ leadership style and encouragement of member participation
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that of the Early Renaissance and even just the layout of his scene is very different from da Vinci’s. In Castagno’s painting‚ the table is very even distributed‚ there is enough room for Christ and his apostles to be seated comfortably. Judas‚ the one who would betray Christ‚ is seated on the opposite side of the table as the others‚ thus symbolizing his indifference and the future crime against Christ he would commit. Lastly‚ the scene is very decorated in a way that may distract from the spiritual
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Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth‚ metria = measure)‚ Its beginnings can be traced in ancient Egypt or early or before 1700 B.C. Due to necessity‚ every time the Nile River inundated and deposited fertile soil along the bank‚ the early Egyptian had to solve the problem of size and boundaries of land along the Nile River. Changes happened in the contour of the land had caused confusion among landowners. So a system of making boundaries‚ measuring lengths and areas had to be discovered
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depicting his afterlife painting on his tomb. It is because he thought that people would remember him by seeing this painting. Besides‚ he wanted to show the different of status. According to the social pyramid of 18th Dynasty Egyptian‚ Nebamun is a scribe and grain accountant as well as nobleman that are in the middle class. Yet‚ the birth of Venus was a classical Greek and Roman
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