Mask Dance (Cham) Classical dances in Bhutan are reflected in the religious mask pageants and ritual dances. With the introduction of Buddhism in the 8th century AD by Guru Padmasambhava from Tibet‚ ritual and mask dances gained roots in the Bhutanese system as part of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. With the birth of the great Terton (treasure revealer) Pema Lingpa in the 15th century‚ the mask dances in Bhutan took firm roots and gained an impetus as part of the Bhutanese cultural life. The Ter
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horses freely‚ soldiers had to use protection in order to evade the deadly chemicals. So‚ quickly‚ both sides developed gas masks. At first‚ soldiers held chemically treated cotton pads over their noses and mouths. Later they wore fabric face masks soaked in chemicals‚ and finally soldiers on both sides wore respirators with charcoal filters.("Technology.") These gas masks were the new protection which the soldiers used to protect themselves from poison. World War I turned into a fight to see who
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diversity in their types of masks. In particular the transitional eagle mask. The transitional eagle mask was used in celebration and during a potlatch. The masks were only one part of a costume that included a cloak made of red cedar bark. Many of the masks that were made embellish variety of complex brightly colored surfaces. These masks used elements such as the formline style. In the display at the Brooklyn Museum the mask provide and example that of the formline style‚ the mask in the museum displays
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The facades of masks tend to be seen through the eyes‚ but the interior of these masks are hidden behind the many unrealistic dreams of others and the stereotypes kept upon. While not everyone in "The Great Gatsby" were of great wealth‚ most and if not all kept a mask on throughout the book with the intention of covering their tracks. However‚ the masks began to disappear and what was behind them was a reality that no one wished to see. In the excerpt from chapter two‚ Fitzgerald utilizes bleak diction
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the incorporation remains nonexistent. Face masks worn on softball pitchers are very rare‚ especially at college and professional levels. Most of the players choose not to wear one because of the stigma of being “afraid” of the ball‚ and essentially would not be recruited by a college coach‚ or they have a complaint of a lack of comfort and impaired vision exerted by the mask. On the other hand‚ in the last several years‚ the implementation of face masks occur in young athletes
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Masks are one of the most spiritually important art forms developed in Africa. Among the masks many uses were; communicating with spirits and ancestors‚ serving as teaching aids in gender specific initiation ceremonies‚ tools for maintaining order‚ enhancements for reenacted stories and myths‚ symbols of rank and power‚ and a record for past leaders. I will be focussing on masks from the first three categories. The masks‚ which are all Helmet style masks from West and Central Africa‚ illustrate
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sculpture is a Mwana pwo mask (young woman). The Chokwe people made these at the end of the nineteenth century - early 20th century. The Chokwe people were from the great southern migration of the Lunda. They live in a huge territory‚ north east Angola and Kasai Occidental‚ Bandundu‚ katanga‚ in the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ and Zambia. Dimensions are H. 10 5/8 x W. 7 in. (27 x 17.8 cm). Most of Chokwe masks’ mediums are Wood‚ fiber‚ brass‚ pigment. Most of chokwe masks have sharp teeth‚ rounded
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Towards the end of Bernhard Schlink’s best-known novel‚ The Reader‚ the narrator is pondering his future after taking his state exam in law. He has just seen his former lover‚ Hanna Schmitz‚ convicted of war crimes: she had been a concentration camp guard‚ something he hadn’t known when she seduced him as a 15-year-old boy. None of the roles he saw played out in court appeals to him: ‘Prosecution seemed to me as grotesque a simplification as defence‚ and judging was the most grotesque oversimplification
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Assignment: Statistics Thesis Abstract Pangan‚ Emmanuel S. MT1311 Submitted to: Sir Ferdinand Villamento 1. THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986 AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE REVISITING THE MODIGLIANI-MILLER THEOREM Courtney A. Hopley February‚ 2003 Economics Major Despite the fact that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the most sweeping tax reform effort in recent US history‚ critics are concerned that the act could have worsened the distortion of corporate financing decisions by failing
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Iron Sand Project in Indonesia (Brief Version) Nomis Lau‚ MSc Formation of the Beach Iron Sand Deposit (4 shots) 1) Before eruption‚ green plantation lay peacefully 2) The volcano erupted‚ the lava spurted out‚ on the volcano; while the river was winding quietly scattered around the slope‚ slid down the plain; and towards the sea. headed to the sea along the river. 3) Countless years passed‚ lava weathered and eroded on 4) At the seafront‚ the mineral debris repeatedly
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