Ken Ferguson is a famous Kansas City ceramicist. He was born in 1938 in Illinois. Ferguson’s pieces often resemble ancient artwork and themes. Most of the pieces are high fire works or salt fired. His current studio is in Shawnee. Under his influence‚ the Kansas City Art Institute became on of the best in the country. He was named one of the twelve greatest living potters in the world. His connection to Kansas City is a obvious one; if it weren’t for him‚ we wouldn’t have the ceramics department
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In Ken Burns’ Roots of Prohibition‚ A Nation of Drunkards shows how alcoholic beverages have been around America and how it caused trouble from the beginning. In the documentary by Ken Burn’s it states that even the Mayflower ship was filled with barrels of whiskey‚ rum‚ cider‚ and many more alcoholic drinks. Skipping ahead some years‚ Ken Burns’ Roots of Prohibition‚ A Nation of Drunkards‚ mentions that Abraham Lincoln sold whiskey by the barrel from the market. Also‚ African American slave‚ Frederick
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Sweet Sixteen – Ken Loach (2002) Representation of women Jean (mother) seems to be weak and afraid of Stan and this isn’t very good because she isn’t a good role model for Liam‚ and Liam needs the mother figure and support because of the atmosphere he is exposed to in Scotland. However Chantelle (sister) seems to come across as a better role model for Liam and more of the mother figure because she is moving on and wants a better life for Liam and her son she’s doing this by studying and
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Bioshock Infinite is a 2013 first-person shooter developed by Irrational Games‚ under the creative direction of Ken Levine‚ and published by 2K Games. It is the third and presumably final game in the dystopian Bioshock series‚ since the downsizing and rebranding of Irrational Games (now Ghost Story Games) following Bioshock Infinite. The main story is set in 1912 and begins with the playable character‚ Booker DeWitt‚ being rowed to a lighthouse off the coast of Maine by two unknown characters‚ a
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a classic piece of literary fiction first published in 1962. Its controversial author‚ Ken Kesey‚ served as an experimental subject and aide in a hospital‚ an experience which particularly inspired the novel’s creation. Though he was born in La Junta‚ Colorado in 1935‚ Kesey moved to Palo Alto‚ California after a scholarship to a graduate writing program at Stanford University. It was here at Stanford that he volunteered for a U.S. Army experiment in which he was
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Summary – „How school kills creativity“ by Sir Ken Robinson Yolanda Kaptein 12/11/14 The talk „How school kills creativity“ given by Sir Ken Robinson in February 2006 focuses on the crackdown of creativity within the educational system. He thereby puts special emphasis on the hierarchy of subjects and the importance to change it. His opening statement refers to creativity as being as important as literacy in education. Sir Ken undermines his position by giving two examples
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Case Summary Ken Griffey Jr. was a professional baseball player for the United States. Griffey was known as one of the first professional baseball players in the two North American leagues who held the post as an outfielder and has proven to be an excellent hitter and outstanding fielder over several years. During negotiations‚ Griffey played for a Seattle Team called Seattle Mariners. His contract with Seattle was to end in the 2000 season. If Griffey stayed in Seattle for the 2000 season
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Indian Ken-Betwa link water project and Bangladesh M S Siddiqui Legal Economist and pursuing PhD in Open University‚ Malaysia e-mail: shah@banglachemical.com The ongoing Indian river-link project (ILRP) is not based on understanding of the environment and ecosystem that rivers support. The ILRP is not a feasible project on technical‚ environmental‚ socio-economic‚ and legal grounds. It will cause tremendous devastation to environment and economies of Bangladesh‚ India and Nepal. A watershed-approach
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opinion‚ stereotypes . Some characters aren’t even stereotypes‚ but they still get subjected to the racism and uncritical judgment that will forever remain pinned to their skin colour. Through his creative use of such characters and their interactions‚ Ken Kesey shows the reader the benefit of being aware of these things and how the stereotypical groups will remain in human culture. The black boys. They look‚ speak and act like the generic sixties black man and are the most stereotypical characters
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COMPARISONS: 1) Allen Ginsberg’s poem: First Party at Ken Kesey’s with Hell’s Angels 2) Robert Frost’s poem: Acquainted with the Night 3) Clint Eastwood’s movie: Bird‚ based on Charlie Parker’s life There are many different elements in the 3 literary pieces above but in all there are similarities. For instance‚ there seems to be a pervading dismal and dark element throughout all the pieces. In Ginsberg’s poem‚ he mentions “tired souls hunched over”. He chose the word ‘soul’ as opposed to
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