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    The Capuchin Monkeys 1) Introduction According to an article by the Wildlife Waystation‚ Capuchin monkeys have a “dark-colored cap of fur on their heads” and “dark sideburns”. Due to these physical characteristics‚ these monkeys were named after the monks in the “Order of Capuchin Friars” which were compared to their headdresses. Most of the Capuchins weight ranging from three to nine pounds and are thirteen to twenty -two inches tall. In the wild life‚ Capuchins are known to live from ten to twenty-five

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    events that lead to the establishment of their personalities and aspirations. Monkey‚ a shared protagonist of the novels‚ lives in a world of self-absorption and his immature‚ unjustified actions bring severe punishment‚ continuing the rest of his endless life while trapped under a pile of rocks. Later‚ a monk arrives at Monkey’s imprisonment site to ask for accompaniment towards a long‚ perilous journey into the West. Monkey soon redeems himself of his

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    The mask of Tutankhamun is a unique golden mask that was owned by the pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty known as King Tut. King Tut was a young powerful pharaoh of a family that ruled Egypt. “Although he was just teenager when he died he was one of the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries‚ he was laid to rest laden with gold and was eventually forgotten (Williams).” The mask that was found on Tut when his tomb was discovered is made of inlaid gold with

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    In Africa masks can be followed back to well past Paleolithic class. These workmanship items were‚ are still made of different materials‚ included are calfskin‚ metal‚ texture and different sorts of wood. African mask are considered among the finest appearance in the craftsmanship world and are exceedingly looked for after by workmanship. Huge numbers of the pieces some copy can be seen in exhibition halls and workmanship displays in many parts of the world. Concealing concern in Africa have awesome

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    Bequest of Alice K. Bache authorized The Mask. Alice K. Bache was a 1903-1977 collector throughout New York‚ NY‚ Washington‚ CT‚ and New Orleans‚ LA who preserved ancient art that of Cycladic‚ Pre-Columbian‚ Mexican‚ Asian and Peruvian works. She also began endowing her art collection to the Metropolitan Museum of art in 1967. As a part of her recent donation‚ she granted The Mask in which is now perched there. This work of art is a rustically‚ handcrafted stone mask sculpture made of hard‚ semiprecious

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    turned to look at Danny but didn’t see him. Eric quickly got up and ran to the monkey bars in time to see the man grabbing Danny and taking him away. He ran up to the man and kicked him behind his knee‚ making him fall. Danny was released and quickly ran to David to get help. David called the police and when they showed up‚ they took the man away. “What happened?” Officer July asked Danny “I was playing on the monkey bars‚ waiting for my friend I met online to show up when this man said he was my

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    The Monkeys and Their Mother The mother of the two monkeys fondles one of her babies‚ hoping to give it the greatest affection and making it well-protected‚ but to her big surprise and sadness‚ her beloved baby died from her over-affection. I was deeply touched by the last sentence of the story: “The best intentions will not always ensure success.” There is no doubt that this sentence is thought-provoking. It is very common nowadays that many parents try their best to offer their daring the best

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    Why the sudden formality At the end of The Monkey and the Monk‚ the pilgrims acquire the scriptures and‚ thus‚ fulfill the task of their journey and please Bodhisattva. Yet‚ she points out that “within our order of Buddhism‚ nine times nine is the crucial means by which one returns to immortality. The sage monk has undergone eighty ordeals. Because one ordeal‚ therefore‚ is still lacking‚ the sacred number is not yet complete.”(Wu Cheng’en‚ 470) Even though the sage monk performed tasks that were

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    Dorothy summon the Winged Monkeys to contain her and Toto habitat‚ but they dissolve they cannot opposition the waste encircling Oz. The Soldier with the Green Whiskers animate Dorothy that Glinda the Good Witch of the South may be qualified to assist her recompense tenement‚ so the favor entertheir peregrination to see Glinda‚ who alive in Oz’s Quadling Country. On the interval‚ the Cowardly Lion kiln a immense spinner who is frighten the animals in a sylvan. The animals interrogate the Cowardly

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    money and materialism. In their desperate attempt to achieve happiness they become lost in their efforts and their lives end in tragedy. In Daisy’s desperate attempt to achieve happiness‚ she becomes lost in her effort to be loved. Daisy wore many masks to hide her feelings of loneliness’ and her desperate desire to be loved. She often appeared superficial and suspicious towards others. Daisy was deeply in love with Gatsby‚

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