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- 4851: Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band Around
- ... was born in South Africa in 1967. His father was a scientist and moved around a lot, explaining Dave’s unique accent. As a teenager, he moved to the United States. Without a United States high school diploma, Dave’s opportunities were limited and therefore decided to go into music. Dave spent his time in Africa soaking up African percussion music, and listening to artists such as King Sunny Ade, Salif Keita ...
- 4852: Severan Copy Of Athena Parthenos And 13th Century Virgin And
- ... hem is detailed with an embroidery-like pattern. When studying the virgin from it¹s frontal view, the sculpture seems realistically three dimensional, however a profile view reveals that it is hardly more than a high relief. The flattened back, probably to rest against an altar , give the piece a shallow appearance from a profile or from a corner perspective. The Virgin¹s pose is made very rigid by a tall ... would be the center of the Three Magi which would be performed at Christmas time. 7 The gigantic Athena was less accessible to the observer as she was carved out of white marble and loomed high above onlookers. Sometimes - in the case of Phidias¹ statue of her- Athena was sculpted in ivory and leafed with gold, again making her inaccessible as she was too valuable to be used in any interactive ... as always- stoically sits on a throne. The only thing she seems to be poised over is her infant son. These postural variations describe the personality and role differences in these two subjects. Athena stands high in order to protect and defend at any given moment, while the virgin sits in an almost monarchal pose as the care giver to the son of god. Although the Athena Parthenos in Boston ...
- 4853: Compare Contrast Essay On Hoops And He Got Game
- ... there are differences in their opportunities that are available, there are some similarities these characters share as well. Both of the main characters, in each story, are poor black kids that just graduated out of high school. "Jesus is the main character from "He Got Game", and Lonnie is the main character from "Hoops". One thing they both had in common is that they both had a rough time during their childhood ...
- 4854: Cinema Paradiso
- ... with Alfredo, that all children need parents to guide and support them to adulthood. The absence of parental guidance in Toto’s life has been a reoccurring theme throughout the film. While he goes to school all day, he spends his nights with Alfredo in the projection booth. Although Toto’s mother is still alive she is unable to provide him with the male role model that every small boy needs ... At the new opening of the Paradiso Alfredo shows up to celebrate Toto’s new job as the projectionist. Instead of talking about films or the stars that act in them, Alfredo asks Toto about school, which demonstrates his “father-like” role. He says to Toto, “I know now that I’ve lost my sight…I see better.” As Alfredo says this, he touches the face of Toto, as if he ... Its as is Alfredo watched Toto grow old into adulthood without even watching just as a father would. Toto begins to find interest in the opposite sex when he sees a new girl in his school. Toto and Alfredo’s talks take a turn towards women and love. Something that most fathers talk about with their sons. Alfredo tells Toto the story of a solider who falls in love with ...
- 4855: Chinese Music
- ... earlier provincial forms. During the first half of the 20th century Chinese music was considerably influenced by the music of the West. Three major schools of thought arose in response to this influence. The first school aimed at reviving the old thousand-piece orchestras that once delighted ancient princes and sages and resisted the influence of Western music. The second school concerned itself almost exclusively with Western music. The last school of Chinese music took great pride in traditional Chinese musical culture but did not hesitate to apply it to Western techniques of composition and performance. During the 1950s Western influence penetrated Chinese music to ...
- 4856: Bladerunner
- ... knowledge. A further significance to substaniate Roy's transition into Christ is that he pierces his hand with a nail, a symbol of Christian crucifixian. The final scenes were Roy becomes the hunter takes place high above the city. The concerns of the people no longer permiate the scenes. Dekkard is filmed from a high angle to suggest vulnerbality and a lack of understanding, with his eye's closed as his clings to life; a keep of blindness to the world around him. With the end near Roy Batty goes ... Roy dies, he has redeemed himself by following in the footsteps of Christ. In order for God to forgive him, he spares the life of the men trying to kill him. As he dies a high angle frames a white dove flying free towards a clear sky. Finally his soul is purified. Scott, Ridley, dir. Blade Runner. With Ford and Rutger Hauer. The ladd Company. 1982
- 4857: El Nino La Nina
- ... its arrival during the Christmas season. Typical weather patterns of El Nino include an increase in surface temperatures as well as an increase in cloud cover over the equator. Also, for unknown reasons, a large high pressure system is formed over Australia while a low pressure system is formed over the central Pacific. Because winds move out of a high and into a low, the clouds that were formed over the Equator, are blown easterly towards the western seaboard. Also, the Jet Stream is altered so that it blows directly over the Atlantic Ocean, thus ... to the Americas. Because cold water doesn't evaporate, there is a large reduction in the formation of storm clouds. The weather patterns of La Nina are basically an exact opposite of El Nino. Strong high pressure systems form over the Pacific and low pressure systems are discovered over Australia. Westerly trade winds push the warm waters west. The once thick cloud cover over the equator is split. Because of ...
- 4858: Art Values
- ... them up. This was also a period of extremely evangelistic painting. Most paintings were religion driven, usually of Christ or Mary, in some fashion! Now unlike the Romans, this was a not a period of high realism. Most of the paintings were in some way abstract or unrealistic. For example the painting of the HUGE baby (Christ) and his mother with the rather long neck. So, this was a period of high religion, low realism, but still a period of art that expressed its values. The final period of art that I will discuss is the Renaissance. This was a period of extremely high intelligence and a return to the classical ideals, Renaissance means rebirth. The artisans of this time period were well versed in everything from philosophy to art, from mathematics to biology. The people of this ...
- 4859: Abraham Lincoln
- ... 1812, Abraham's younger brother, Thomas, died in infancy. Abraham spent a short amount of time in a log schoolhouse. He began to learn his ABC's from a teacher named Zachariah Riney. He attended school with his sister, Sarah. Late in 1816 the Lincoln family moved to southern Indiana and settled near present day Gentryville. A cabin was constructed near Little Pigeon Creek. It measured 16 X 18 feet, and it had one window. Abraham's mother, Nancy, passed away on October 5th, 1818, she died of milk sickness. In 1819, Abraham would barrow books from his neighbors to read. In 1821 Abraham attended school taught by James Swaney for about 4 months. Also in 1824 Abraham attended school taught by Azel Dorsey. In 1827 Abraham's sister, Sarah died giving birth to her son. In 1831, Lincoln decided to leave his family and go off on his own. In July he moved ...
- 4860: The Beatles
- ... and rhythm guitarist. Paul McCartney was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and a bassist. Ringo Starr played the drums. John Lennon's first band was called the Quarrymen (named after his High School). None of the three Beatles were in this band. Paul joined the group in 1957 and Harrison joined in 1958. They played with bass guitarist Sut Sutcliffe, and Pete Best, a drummer. Sutcliffe left in ...
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