past I. Arts II. A. Philippine Visual Arts. Pottery- combines design and function. *Manunggul Jar (Palawan)- has a cover which features two men rowing a boat‚ suggesting the belief of early Filipinos in an afterlife that one reaches after crossing a mythical body of water. Pre Colonial Period Basketry Cordilleras- rich in basket *Pasking/backpack- structured to support the human frame Woodcarving Anito(Cordillera groups)- which they called it bulol‚ signify the value of fertility
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[pic] BONIFACIO MONUMENT Filipino sculptors came to be known in the middle of the 19th century. Classical Philippine sculpture reached its peak in the works of Guillermo Tolentino (1890-1976). His best known masterpiece is the Bonifacio Monument‚ which is a group sculpture composed of numerous figures massed around a central obelisk. The principal figure is Andres Bonifacio‚ leader of the revolution against Spain in 1896. Behind him stands Emilio Jacinto‚ the brains of the Katipunan. The Bonifacio
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The Navajo creation story involves three underworlds where important events happened to shape the Fourth World where we now live. The Navajo were given the name Ni’hookaa Diyan Diné by their creators. It means "Holy Earth People". Navajos today simply call themselves "Diné"‚ meaning "The People". The Tewa Indians were the first to call them Navahu‚ which means "the large area of cultivated land". The Mexicans knew them as "Navajos de Apaches"‚ known as a special group somewhat distinct from the
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left behind. The leader of his expedition‚ who was named Panfilo de Narvaez‚ had angered the local native chief. The native chief was named Hirrihigua. Narvaez had cut off the chief’s nose. Narvaez ordered that the chief’s mother shall be killed. Juan Ortiz‚ the strange man‚ had been captured at fifteen. Eleven years later Hernando de Soto’s men came along.
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How the Detroit Took Home-Field from the Yanks Many average fans view baseball as merely a game or another sport. But when you shift from an average fan to a baseball fan that idea changes quickly. Baseball fans‚ partially because of their obsession with statistics‚ are often view as more intellectual than their average counterparts. Furthermore‚ baseball fans are aware of what is happening in the game even if it can’t be seen watching the game on television. Both these traits can be fully
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divided the non-christian world in two‚ half to Spain and the other half to Portugal. The Casa de Contratacion (House of Trade) In 1503 Ferdinand and Isabella created a state bureau called The Casa de Contratacion. It was set up in Seville under Juan de Fonseca‚ who was the Archdeacon of Seville’s Cathedral; later the Minister of the Indies. The Casa de Contratacion had three royal officials: a treasurer‚ a comptroller and a business manager. The treasurer was responsible for the registration
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March 2 to 7. He was impressed the city of Tokyo. He wrote to Professor Blumentritt: “Tokyo is more expensing than Paris. The walls are built in cyclopean manner. The streets are large and wide. After arrival in Tokyo he was visited at his hotel by Juan Perez Callero‚ secretary of the Spanish Legation. Rizal‚ being an intelligent man‚ realized that the Spanish diplomatic authorities were instructed from Manila to monitor his movements in Japan. He accepted the invitation for two reasons: (1) he
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what to do and is lonely and needs space away from all the Spanish townspeople. He wants to be with his own people and wants a more exciting life. B) What Homer finds in the city that motivates him to return was a stack of old plumbing fixtures that had sinks‚ basins‚ and bathtubs. Seeing the bathtubs starts him thinking how the nuns need bathtubs. This is the first time since he has left that he starts thinking about the nuns. He buys the tubs and returns back to the nuns. 5. A.) Juan Archuleta is the
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read a book‚ but most others are leaning back in a colored tube floating the slow water. A giant cypress tree waits patiently by the road; two large nails pin a rusted metal sign to it‚ warning visitors of state rules and regulations. Every river crossing has the same sign posted the closet tree. The tree’s familiar sight and significance still makes me excited‚ because I finally feel summer vacation starting. However‚ the sight also makes me impatient for we don’t start tubing until the second day
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the Atlantic coast of Africa from 1418‚ under the sponsorship of Prince Henry. In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias reached the Indian Ocean by this route. In 1492 the Spanish monarchs funded Christopher Columbus’s expedition to sail west to reach the Indies by crossing the Atlantic‚ which resulted in the Discovery of America. In 1498‚ a Portuguese expedition commanded by Vasco da Gama reached India by sailing around Africa‚ opening up direct trade with Asia. Soon‚ the Portuguese sailed further eastward‚ to the Spice
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