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    Cave Paintings

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    Lascaux and Cave Art Cave paintings might possibly be the oldest known form of communication that exists today. Cave paintings date back to a period of time called the Paleolithic Age. The Paleolithic Age took place from 40‚000 to 10‚000 B.C. Prehistoric Age is divided into three parts: Paleolithic being the earliest‚ Mesolithic being the middle at 10‚000 B.C. and Neolithic Age being the latest at 8‚000 B.C. During the Paleolithic Age it is believed that the cave paintings at Lascaux‚ France were

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    Chinese Painting

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    topics How Flower-and-Bird painting becomes a significant category in Chinese Painting & Today Flower-and-Bird paintings Part 2 Further developed | deliverables of the final project The expression and poetic meaning within the flower and bird painting is such a good value to today’s busy city. While we are lack of having the time with nature that far different from the ancient Chinese life‚ so‚ here design a hotel concept based on flower and bird paintings as the theme of a whole‚ named

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    Racial tensions were extremely high in the South in the 1920s due to the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan and the lack of civil rights awarded to African Americans during the time. The Ku Klux Klan originally arose during Reconstruction after the Civil War‚ however it experienced a resurgence directly after World War I. The Klansmen committed horrific crimes against African Americans such as lynchings and burning them alive. At it’s peak in the 20s‚ it had 4 million members worldwide. According to

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    Analysis on the Relationship Between Poetry & Painting An analysis on the relationship between poetry and painting Lope De Vega‚ in one of his sonnets‚ refers to two famous contemporaries in a striking way; he calls the Italian poet Marino “a great painter for the ears” and the Flemish painter Rubens “a great poet for the eyes”. Six hundred year and 6000 miles away‚ a similar concept occurs in a parallel situation. The Chinese poet Su Shi‚ in one of his poems‚ praises two men

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    Before the 1920s‚ the United States denied women their due rights that had been settled years before because they weren’t considered equal to men and they were definitely not given the right to speech. Women were originally given the same promises as men‚ but that doesn’t mean that they were upheld. It wasn’t until a lot of protesting and hard work that the women actually got what they deserved. In the eyes of society‚ women could only do good for themselves if they were getting married. The First

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    new land‚ but unfortunately‚ as seen in throughout history‚ that definition of colonization was not the case. Colonization was an outlet for the imperial nations to spread their religion‚ their economic beliefs‚ and the rule of monarchy‚ but not to present change necessary by the colonized tribes. It was the power of governing influence of a democracy over a dependent country‚ territory‚ or group of people to exploit them for their land and resources. A noticed pattern of this redefined colonization

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    Working Toward Change The 72-year-old fight made by women lasting from 1848-1920 would over time result in the establishment of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution declaring women’s suffrage and subconsciously empowered women that additional doors of opportunity would then too be opened. However prior to reaching the “golden” destination‚ women had a grueling journey filled with bountiful obstacles (such as laws‚ expectations‚ and stereotypes) that had to be overcome to reach

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    Chinese Painting

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    Chinese Painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world‚ it is also known in Chinese as Guohua. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy which is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink. Compared with the western style of painting‚ oils are not used in Chinese Painting. Chinese paintings were usually painted on paper or silk; Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets‚ walls‚ folding screens‚ and other media. Chinese

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    government. Many opinions have been suggested‚ about the similarities of the way the government rules in the book and present day. It is safe to say that the book does reflect some of present day issues and techniques‚ but it would be an exaggeration to say that the world nowadays has turned out to be like the totalitarian state outlined in 1984; Although events occurring in the present make us question whether we might end up in a 1984 picture. There are a lot of similarities to suggest that we should

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    the future will be different from the present? “Science…! It is not in a human capacity to escape science. You simply cannot escape science. This is the scientific age.” This is a quote of a Nobel laureate in Physics Mohammad Abdus Salam (1926-1996). It seems that he was right in his say. This IT equipped era has plunged in to the ocean of evolution everyday. However‚ where science has blessed us with such ease in life‚ it has also snatched the serenity and calmness from the lives of common people

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