Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age The Iron Colt Becomes an Iron Horse * After Lincolns death in 1865 the railroad production went up and by the 1900s it had gone up by at least 192‚556 miles * In 1862 congress began to advance liberal money loans to 2 favored cross continent companies and gave them a lot of acres paralleling the tracks. Washington gave the railroads 155‚504‚994 acres & the western states contributed 49 million more. * Land grants to railroads were made in broad belts
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History of masks A mask is an object worn on the face it can be used for disguise‚ presentation‚ accesorie or in the performance area which is the topic I will be focusing on. Evidence has been found that the oldest mask dates back to 7000 BCbut people do not recall the meaning or the use for this mask and it’s probably not survived as it is very plain‚ in this essay I will be writing about the history of masks and two particular mask designers‚ at present
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During this assessment I was using the curious mask as my character seemed to be calm‚contained but also curious at the same time hence i thought this would be a good choice of a mask for my character and felt that it suited my character well. my group consisted of Amani‚ Vishesh‚ Simran and I. Vishesh and I decided to be doctors who are travelling in a plane for an urgent meeting and happened to be sitting next to a famous celebrity‚ but we don’t realize this until I start to read a magazine and
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The Gelede Mask A mask could have different meanings‚ it could be a form of disguise‚ or something worn over the face to hide ones identity‚ but there’s more to a mask. They vary in appearances‚ function‚ and also mostly used in ceremonies that have both strong and social significance. In some societies they are used for curing sicknesses‚ used to ward off harmful spirits‚ and also some secret societies use this for ritual purposes. In some African cultures during the burial ceremony
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Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his final resting place‚ Tutankhamun‚ an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty period known as the New Empire continues to fascinate us. His solid gold death mask is of equal interest and and one image that the majority of us can immediately identify. The funerary mask is a work of art that is perhaps the most well known object from ancient Egypt. Fashioned from 2 layers of high-karat gold‚ the face represents the Pharaoh’s standard image. The Pharoah wears a nemes
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Chinese Masks Chinese masks first appeared in China some 3‚500 years ago primarily used for Chinese shamanism. Chinese masks became an age old cultural phenomenon shared by all ethnic groups in China. The Chinese developed such masks to overcome disasters and to protect their lives. These masks were given many functions like‚ communicating with the gods‚ bringing blessings‚ driving away ghosts‚ warding off diseases‚ and lots of sacrificial rituals involving masks were regularly held. Many
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Aztec art were the colorful masks they used during ceremonies and funerals. The masks have no eye holes‚ so it’s safe to assume that they weren’t meant to be worn — at least not by the living. However‚ the mouths of the masks
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result of this calculation is a starting requirement of 576.5 tons of iron ore fines entering the system to ensure 400 semi-processed tons enter the 2nd reactor. The 356.4 tons of outflow from the 2nd reactor (400 x 1- yield loss x 1- mass loss) is the input to the next step. We continued to take the outflow from each step and multiply by (1- the yield loss) to arrive at the final value of 321.5 tons of Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)‚ per cycle. The number of cycles in a year was determined
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Only after the people of Congo got independence in 1960‚ the masking traditions were brought back. Teke masks abstractly portray a human face. Although all of them have a similar design‚ each mask is unique. Each mask is distinct from another. The masks are worn by members of the Kidmu‚ a secret society. This society is intervened in all major events in the social life of their village. The mask is used to confirm the social and political structure during the Kidumu masquerade dancing ceremonies.
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This is proven to be due to the people being unknowing of his facial deformations when he mentions to them it’s not a mask and that he actually looks like that. The TV show Arrow has a lot of examples of crassness. Oliver Queen seems like just an extravagant millionaire playboy. People call him out as being arrogant‚ cocky‚ and uncaring. Little do they know he is working
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