playing a part in shaping my definition of true community. The most formative one is Argentina. My Chilean mother fled to Argentina as child to escape the dictator Pinochet. She grew up in Mendoza; a city on the edge of the
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represented by its artifacts shared by people in their society. Culture‚ according to John Bodley in‚ “An Anthropological Perspective From Cultural Anthropology: Tribes‚ States‚ and the Global System‚” is composed of at least “three components: what people think‚ what they do‚ and the material products they produce(paragraph 5).”Artifacts are material products produced by people can either be an abandoned object or one still in use. Artifacts that are still in use are called living artifacts. I believe
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The Phur-pa My artifact‚ brass or bronze‚ is a little over a foot long. There is heavy oxidation that darkens the low details in the design. There are several different forms in this artifact‚ each creating unique individual elements in the overall design. At the very top there is a horse surrounded by three crowned elephant heads facing outward. Just below this there is a vertically symmetrical‚ five pronged hourglass shape with a sphere at the axis. This form gives way to an animal-like-figure
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The Giver I chose Chapter 5 of this book because I thought it was very interesting‚ how it relates to teenagers in real life since they get those same sort of feelings called “Stirrings” as said in the book. As children reach a certain age they start to develop feelings for each other and in this book it shows certain kids that they’re not the only ones that feel this way. The book relates a lot to kids their age. Though the book gives a simple way to solve the problem‚ many wish it could be
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Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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Collingwood begins by asking the question‚ if art is something real but is not a craft or artifact‚ what is it? It is not made by changing or transforming raw materials or by following a plan‚ so what do we call the process? He proceeds to answer these questions by taking them one by one‚ beginning with the artist. He then asks what we call the act that the artist performs if we do not see it as a technical skill. Collingwood asserts that he does not want the audience to misunderstand the answers
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There are many thing that are of importance to me in my life but the three that I cherish the most is my phone‚ my keyboard‚ and my bible. One of the artifacts in my life that is of importance to me‚ is my phone. It sounds absurd to say that a phone is my bestfriend‚ but I guess that means you can call me absurd. I carry this device in my pocket‚ it’s pocket sized and can travel anywhere that I go. My phone shows how I live a what you would call adventurous life. I take pictures of all the places
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frames what has become widespread among a group of people. Within a culture you can find the symbols‚ codes‚ characters‚ and artifacts that together have designed a bigger picture- a way of life. An artifact in a cultural context is anything created by a human that reflects his or her personal culture. In order to exemplify this essay’s point I will focus on a living cultural artifact that I think depicts present day American Culture most fully: the discount superstore. The American superstore Walmart
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A) For my computational artifact‚ I created a WeVideo demonstrating the intended purpose of self driving cars as well as how they collect information. The purpose of self driving cars is to allow people in the vehicle to go about their own business and focus on separate activities as the car drives them to their designated location. My artifact is a slide presentation formatted into a video with an audio track playing in the background of myself voicing over the images. The images and short gifs
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Title of the Artifact: Transylvanian Swords Type of the artifact: It is a sculpture Material of the Artifact: These swords are made of bronze Date of creation of the Artifact: These Swords were found in Transylvania in 17th century BC Artifact Provenance: They were found in Homeric Troy Where artifact is located now: These unique Mycenaean swords are located in Romania. They are seven swords out of nine which were found in Transylvania. What attracted me in these swords is that they are so superior
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