A mask is a ‘false face’. It can have several functions. First‚ it is used to hide the identity of the person wearing it. Criminals often wear it for this reason. Masks may also be worn for having fun. At one time‚ masked balls were very popular in Europe. People who attended these dances wore masks and only removed them at the end of the night. Another function is to change the wearer into another person or being. This is based on the old belief in some cultures that the person wearing the mask
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have ever imagined that this simple night out would end it warm blood and wet tears. The recent shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado is only another example of the repeating violence in the United States. Many blame these psychotic killings on the violence our children grow up with in the media and toys. “Shootings” by Adam Gopnik‚ expresses the views of others such as me‚ who believe that the blame on these shooting is not on the media‚ rather on the lack of control and actions the government takes to prevent
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Essay - “Elephant” When most students go to school they feel motivated by the thought of learning new things and to be able to hang out with their friends in the breaks. A student may also be aware that all the tasks and assignments at the end will come to their own benefit. If the final exams turn out well the examination certificate will be worth showing future employees. But sometimes the motivation that drives people disappears and leaves them with an empty feeling of being stuck in some way
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Greek theatre‚ the masks are what defined the convention of performance. They had a limited power to express full emotional ranges. As we can see on the Pronomos vase‚ the actors study the features of their mask before becoming the person it represents. Contrary to Noh masks‚ they were not used all the time‚ however they were dedicated – as well as the performances – to Dionysus‚ known as the God of masks. According to David Wiles‚ " An influential essay of 1933 portrayed the mask as the symbol and
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My research paper consists of three chapters ‚ each and every one of them bringing information and critical notices about the characters from ”The Mask of Zorro”‚ especially about Anthony Hopkins who is one of my favourite actors and about the legend of a such popular name nowadays‚ El Zorro. I have to specify that I went into ”The Mask of Zorro” not thinking very much about it. I had heard about this movie for almost a year‚ and I wondered why it had taken so long for it to be released
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Masks Pi Patel is a human being and behind every human being lays masks to hide secrets of personality‚ parts of the person that might not seem acceptable to other human beings. For some people these masks are there to make the person be viewed in a better matter or it can even be for a more important matter in survival. Most may not even notice that all along they were showing a mask at some times. Although some of these masks can be hard to find‚ Pi’s did not seem to be hard to find. For
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representations of the earth and the sky. There is the Gelede mask created by the Yoruba tribe in 1950 that depicts this theme. The Gelede mask is used in the ceremony celebrating women during the Gelede festival. Above the mask you see these figures that depict two snakes and three birds. Birds can be seen as being closer to the sky and snakes as being closer to the earth. Then there is the Kanaga mask created by the Dogon people in 1950. The Kanaga mask contains two beams above it. The upper beam represents
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Greece‚ between 550 BC and 220 BC. Initially masks were part of an annual festival dedicated to honoring Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine and fertility. The festival‚ named City Dionysia‚ was held in Athens and the most significant rituals involved masked performances. Inspired by City Dionysia‚ the Greek acting fraternity soon decided to incorporate the use of masks into theater. Thespis‚ a Greek actor and writer was the first recorded actor to wear a mask in a play. It is from him that we have derived
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are a lot smaller than them. Well‚ I am talking about elephants. Today I will be informing you about the different types of elephants‚ their anatomy and their behavior. Elephants are the largest living land animals. There are two types of elephants‚ Asian elephants and Indian elephants. The African elephant is significantly larger‚ they weigh from 8‚800- 15‚000 lbs. whereas the Asian elephant can weigh from 6‚600- 11‚000 lbs. African elephants have larger ears‚ a concave back‚ more wrinkled skin
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History of masks A mask is an object worn on the face it can be used for disguise‚ presentation‚ accesorie or in the performance area which is the topic I will be focusing on. Evidence has been found that the oldest mask dates back to 7000 BCbut people do not recall the meaning or the use for this mask and it’s probably not survived as it is very plain‚ in this essay I will be writing about the history of masks and two particular mask designers‚ at present
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