Guo Qiang is considered to be one of the top ten contemporary artists in today’s society. Originating in China‚ his work is worldwide‚ reflecting on both the history and current events that have concerned Cai. As a teenager‚ after witnessing the effects of the Cultural Revolution‚ he participated in demonstrations and parades himself. He was raised in a setting where explosions’ occurred weather as a result of a cannon blasting or celebratory fireworks. The 56 year old has been known since the early
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Why Do Trees Change Color? Everyone relates the bright‚ scenic colors of the trees with fall. What most people don’t know is why. For this process‚ also known as photosynthesis to happen it involves three different pigments that give the leaves their color. Trees are autotrophs; this means that they make their own food. The leaves obtain water through their roots‚ but also they need sunlight‚ carbon dioxide‚ and chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the pigment that gives leaves their green color and makes
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temperature and precipitation are very important for biome distribution. Temperature and precipitation also change in altitude. It also gives some examples of biomes such as tropical rainforest‚ boreal forest and savanna. In Rowan Jacobsen article “Down by the River”‚ he described the Colorado River. It discusses how Jacobsen traveled to the city Yuma. Jacobsen then went on to describe that the river was deprived of their annual dose of water‚ so the vegetation started to die. It also explained that
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The Different Side of Family Barbara Kingsolver‚ in her novel The Bean Trees‚ utilizes figurative language to emphasize on daughters and families that exhibits the harsh truth behind being a person. Lou Ann ponders this when another character named Lee Sing states‚ “ ‘Feeding a girl is like feeding the neighbor’s New Year pig. All that work. In the end‚ it goes to some other family’ ” (43). This simile that compares girls to New Year pig stresses that the effort that parents put into their daughters
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appreciative and have a positive attitude toward nature because when it is gone we will be the ones that will feel its absence. Parini’s poem “The trees are gone” is like a long complaint. He remembers when he was young the wonderful trees that surrounded him. Now that he looks back on it he sees that the beech in his yard has been cut down and the iron pillar of his mother’s garden. He is very upset with the changes that have occurred because what was a great part of his childhood has now been
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are illustrations of nature portrayed in different ways. Vincent van Gogh’s The Olive Trees and Gustav Klimt’s The Park are clear examples of this. The Olive Trees‚ painted in 1889‚ and The Park‚ painted in about 1910 or earlier‚ are both from the Post-Impressionist movement‚ this explaining why they are painted in a realistic manner. The paintings of Gustav Klimt and Vincent van Gogh both illustrate the trees and nature and are oil on canvas‚ but in contrasting ways‚ one shows nature as "calm and
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watership down‚ it gives you the perspective and point of view of life from a rabbit’s eyes. Life is like a garden or a dungeon depending on how you look at it. Perspective is one of the key elements in Watership down and it is why this book should be recommended. First‚ in Watership Down‚ the rabbit’s way of life due to fear of being eaten is intriguing since humans don’t have that worry everyday. In the novel‚ the author states‚ “When you get into the field you can see the wood sloping down to the
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Berry or hallelujah Pick your poison tell me what you doin’ Everybody gon’ respect the shooter But the one in front of the gun lives forever And I been hustlin’ all day‚ this a way‚ that a way Through canals and alleyways‚ just to say Money trees is the perfect place for shade and that’s just how I feel‚ now‚ now A dollar might just fuck your main bitch that’s just how I feel‚ now A dollar might‚ say fuck them niggas that you came with that’s just how I feel‚ now A dollar might‚ just make
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movie Crash tells the story of many seemingly unrelated people who are trying to live their lives in Los Angeles‚ are actually intimately intertwined with each other. The article “The Forest‚ the Trees‚ and the One Thing” elaborates on the theme of interconnectivity by using the analogy of the individual trees‚ and how they come together to make a forest. Both the movie and the article show how people who are just trying to go about their daily lives affect others in more ways than we realize. The
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Watership Down Essay In the book Watership Down by Richard Adams‚ a group of rabbits set off together after hearing a concerning prophecy that their warren would be attacked soon. They venture off into the unknown‚ traveling through different warrens; meeting new friends and enemies on their way. Throughout the journey‚ there was one significant leader that helped all of his fellow rabbits throughout the adventure. This rabbit’s name is Hazel. Hazel travels with his companions‚ one of which
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