1.01 Introduction Ladakh‚ (meaning ‘land of the passes’) is a cold desert in the northernmost part of India was lying quietly in the north of the Himalayas. People from wester society heard about it as a hub of intact and natural beauty and their way of living were giving them a fascinating resonance to experience and appreciate. In this process what have been affected was their culture and architecture. Western mono-culture that had spread across the world touched the heart of Ladakh so dramatically
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Design a modern country Modernism in Australia during the interwar period Yiting Zheng 7270585 Faculty of Life and Social Science Though the start of the modernisation may trace back to the beginning of Industrial Revolution. “Modernism in the design world did not exist in a fully developed form‚ until well after First World War.” (Wilk‚ 2006) Causing the great loss of lives and other countless damage to the world‚ it reshaped many people’s way of thinking the world. With the inspiration
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Professor: Kim de Beaumont 11/30/12 I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and after seeing all the paintings‚ sculptures‚ and art works‚ I chose Kouros‚ for my final paper‚ because it shows Greek’s first nude youth male during Archaic period on ca. 600 BCE. My piece of art is Marble statue of Kouros (male youth) which is characteristically depicted nude with the left leg striding forward and hands clenched at the side. This noble figure of a youth is one of the earliest freestanding marble
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Problem of Poverty Poverty is defines as inadequate supply of items that are essential to live a healthy and comfortable life. In the western developed countries some people are poor not because they lack food‚ clothing or shelter but because he may not have car‚ TV‚ computers‚ pressure cooker etc. But in India‚ poor people means those who do not get two square meals a day‚ they sleep on others pavements and live bare bodied and bare footed. Steps taken to Alleviate Poverty As the number
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also comments about how helpful the river guides were because they helped with their learning about the Grand Canyon. In the article‚ it shows that she has good knowledge of rock formations due to Hyde describing the different layers of rock like ‘terracotta sandstone’. Hyde also gives the reader a description of the ‘roller-coaster’ ride of the rapids where the passengers are ‘perched on the side tubes’. This adds sense of danger and risk because they are not secured‚ meaning they could come out of
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My ideal home. In the 1950s the average home was about 983 square feet and the average cost was around $8‚450 Homes were usually built with two or fewer bedrooms and children shared bedrooms if needed. Closets were around two feet by eight feet---just big enough for your clothes. Bathrooms were built out of necessity and most homes managed with just one. It was a luxury to have a garage or a carport and the majority of homes in the 50s did not include any protection for a car. Central air conditioning
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Consistent effects of productivity and disturbance on diversity between landscapes By Jonathan Tonkin and Russell Death INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ ecologists are trying to formulate various models to explain diversity patterns because there are lots of factors that can influence diversity but there is a little progress pertaining to this concern. In terms of lotic systems’ diversity‚ there has been a minute support for any of the major diversity models. Consequently‚ it was found that productivity
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temple of a certain God in order to gain their favor‚ or in gratitude for successes which could be attributed to that God. The size and grandeur of the offerings differed drastically among social classes‚ the poorer classes often offering only small terracotta figures of animals in place of an actual blood sacrifice. The physical objects left behind can be highly revealing of the society at the time‚ and when supplemented with literary sources‚ they become even more informative. In the readings from
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One of the most famous sarcophagi discovered was from the Etruscan time period called Sarcophagus of the Spouses. Unlike the Egyptians‚ the Etruscans used terracotta in majority of their artwork and their sarcophagi. In addition‚ rather than just painting on the outside‚ the Etruscans sculpted figures on top of their lids‚ focusing on facial expressions and the figures’ proportions. Due to the focus of facial
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figures on the water creates an overall balance to the artwork’s composition. The surrounding body of water has an impact on the way the sculptures are interpreted‚ as it portrays a sense of spirituality and vastness with the endless scenery. The terracotta figures on the dark blue background provide a complementary colour scheme which assists the mystical and profound
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