Nick Cave: Soundsuit‚ 2012 “Wow! This is beautiful”‚ I thought to myself seeing Nick Cave’s artwork titled Soundsuit. I loved each detail about the artwork at first sight‚ from the different rectangular patterns poised together to the glamorous shine it gives‚ standing at a human like shape. Looking at the Soundsuit gives me a higher level fancy feeling. This artwork reminds me of a cartoon character. This sculpture was precise with details and made me wonder what was the sculptures meaning‚ what
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In his allegory‚ the cave is a representation of the world humans live in and the sun a representation of the true world‚ the world of the forms. Plato‚ through this‚ shows that man will not be able to rush into understanding truth‚ but will first start with what is familiar‚ then move to seeing things in a different way‚ but not an uncomfortable way; then looking at a closer version of the truth‚ and finally having the ability to look directly at the truth and see the beauty in it. Plato claims
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of the Cave” Plato contends that sense experience cannot lead to knowledge‚ but in fact knowledge can only be found in ideal models—Forms. I will argue that though false premises and problematic justification of the immortal soul exist as severe challenges to Plato’s epistemological view‚ Plato’s arguments ultimately cannot be concretely proven incorrect nor
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Indigenous Australians drew cave paintings as a religious symbol‚ and to feel the spirits in their sacred places. The practice of making artworks allowed tribes to pass on knowledge about their country and culture. The earliest forms of Indigenous art were paintings or engravings on boulders and on the walls of rock shelters and caves. There is evidence that Aborigines were painting on rock over 30 000 years ago. Aboriginal Australians drew about daily life‚ hunting and spirits. Images that are usually
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The Discovery of the Fibonacci Sequence A man named Leonardo Pisano‚ who was known by his nickname‚ "Fibonacci"‚ and named the series after himself‚ first discovered the Fibonacci sequence around 1200 A.D. The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence in which each term is the sum of the 2 numbers preceding it. The first 10 Fibonacci numbers are: (1‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ 8‚ 13‚ 21‚ 34‚ 55‚ 89). These numbers are obviously recursive. Fibonacci was born around 1170 in Italy‚ and he died around 1240 in Italy
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Thoughts on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave The allegory of the cave that appears in Book VII of Plato’s Republic is a well-known text for good reason: it is a brilliant allegory on the nature of the human condition in its relationship to knowledge‚ and it forces the careful reader to reflect on Plato’s implications about different kinds of knowledge. For the Greek philosopher Plato‚ the true reality exists in the world of ideas‚ a world that is invisible
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The discovery of the light bulb Finally the bell rings everybody running toward homeroom I take my time and pack my books away. We just watched a video about Virginia part of the 13 colonies back then in history class. Since I was the last one to leave my teacher Mrs.Trovato said “did you enjoy watching the video?”I quietly respond yes and start wondering about how people survived back then. When I came back from school I changed my skinny jeans and blouse in to my sweats and tank top. Quickly
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Sam Collins Film Essay: 2012 question: Analyse how symbols are used to present an idea or ideas in a film Shutter Island by legendary American director Martin Scorsese is an elaborate labyrinth of a film. It’s ever changing plot line and deeply emotional scenes make it compulsory viewing for any avid film goer. Scorsese has constructed this intricately woven film by using various film techniques the most significant of which is symbols. In the film symbols are used to present many different ideas
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Lesson of Easter Island Cawonnas B EG-481 December 16‚ 2012 Mr. Simon The Lesson of Easter Island Bill Gaede once said‚ “Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining (Goodreads‚ 2012).” This paper will convey an explanation‚ based on scientific method‚ on how the people of Easter Island shattered their island leaving only a small percentage of people to live there. Easter Island is remotely located in the Pacific Ocean. The island is about 1‚395
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intensive exploration and colonization of the world. Some of the many motives for exploration were that the Europeans wanted prestige‚ power‚ wealth‚ and to convert individuals to Christianity. Some historians often refer to this as the Age of Discovery‚ in which the Portuguese and Spaniards play a major role during this time. After an outbreak in Europe on the 14th century known as the Black Death‚ caused about 25 million people to die over a five-year period. This made Europe go through a major
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