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- 21721: Japanese Arts
- ... site is credited with having designed the Olympic Arena in Tokyo and the Hiroshima Peace Center in Hiroshima (http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Kenzo_Tange.html). Garden design became an art form in the 1600's with the institution of the tea ceremony. For example, the many acres of casual gardens at the Katsura Palace were carefully planned to blend with the structure. As noted, the sliding screens (shoji) allowed a ... mid-seventh century, sculpture served the cause of Buddhism as exemplified in the representations of icons (Tansey, Kleiner 533). The Chinese model was followed into the eighth century with the Tang style figures of Buddha's (Tansey, Kleiner 533). Buddhist art continued in Japan producing in 1053 the raigo. An example, located within the Phoenix Hall, a large gilded wood depiction of Amida Buddha descending through the clouds surrounded by Bodhisattvas ... Kleiner 549). Masanobu added a lacquer technique to achieve two-color printing and eventually led to the development of the true polychrome print (Tansey, Kleiner 550). Printmaking proliferated in the nineteenth century and included Hokusai's landscapes of bold, linear designs eventually leading to abstract pictorial designs. Exhibited is one of Hokusai's most famous prints The Great Wave from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Tansey, Kleiner 550). In ...
- 21722: Dinosaurs 2
- ... Tyrannosaurus Rex was an exciting discovery. It was found during the Bone Wars, a period when Paleontology was very popular and competitive. It is believed to have been discovered by Robert Plot during the 1800’s (Benton 128). The Tyrannosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (Benton 124). This dinosaur was first believed to be cold-blooded, but now many scientists believe that it was warm-blooded and possibly evolved from ... It was so smart that it would lure a mother away from its nest. Once the mother was gone, another Velociraptor, which was hiding in the bushes, would snatch up the babies without the mother‘s knowing it. (Wilford 136). When a prey was targeted, the Velociraptor would run very fast after the prey so as to get in front of it. Once in front, it would jump into the air at the prey’s stomach, dig its sharp claw into its stomach and kick until the prey was dead (Wilford 136). The teeth of the Velociraptor were sharp and had jagged edges on the side which were also ...
- 21723: Globe Theatre
- ... Globe in 1598. The Globe Theatre was rebuilt primarily for the fall of the previous theater. Upon completion of the newer, revised theater, The Globe actually turned out not to be the largest of it's time. The theater was three stories high, one-hundred feet in diameter, and could hold as many as 2,900 patrons if desired. (Encarta n/p) The Globe Theatre was constructed as a mixture between ... were constructed to let more wind in, and the stench of dirty bodies out. (Yowell 42) Rats and fleas were also a very big problem inside the theater. This was mainly due to the audience's behavior. During plays, audiences ate, drank, spat, argued, booed, fought, and even threw fruit at the actors. This was the main cause of the rat and flea problem. (Hornell 12) Prostitutes would hang around the ... the time, so the normal practice was to get leather fire buckets, fill them with water, and dump them on the blaze. (Hartz 52) Many years later, a new globe was rebuilt, shortly before Shakespeare's death. This time, it was constructed with a tile roof and fire exits. (Yowell 32) It never stood up to the stature of the original Globe, but remained as a memory of William Shakespeare ...
- 21724: Macbeth: The Decent Into Madne
- ... be discussed. These three components are: the prophecies given by the three witches, the influence and manipulation of Lady Macbeth, and the character flaws of Macbeth. Combined, these factors caused the inevitable deterioration of Macbeth s character, resulting in his descent into madness. To explain how these three components worked together to cause the downfall of Macbeth, each factor will be addressed and explained in relation to the effect that they ... this entity, which greatly surpassed his own power and intelligence as a human being. His ignorance towards fate was the first element in this tangled web of deceit and obsession which worked against him. Macbeth's obsession with these prophesies also played an important role in the deterioration of his character. From the moment that he learned of his fate, each decision that he made was based solely upon these prophesies ... the character of Macbeth, causing him to become only a shadow of his former self. The second factor is the influence and manipulation of Lady Macbeth. This alone contributed greatly to the degeneration of Macbeth s character, as she introduced him to the concept of murder. From the moment that she learned of the prophesies, Lady Macbeth began to manipulate and control Macbeth; attacking his manhood in an attempt to ...
- 21725: Massacre Of Wounded Knee
- ... the spirit of Indian resistance as Sitting Bull. When a shot rang out, other people also opened fire. Along with eight other villagers, the mighty chief had been killed. About one hundred of Sitting Bull's followers joined the camp of Chief Big Foot. On route to a neighboring tribe, they were spotted by a unit of the Seventh Cavalry. Big Foot, sick from pneumonia and coughing up blood, surrendered to ... troops were unwittingly inflicted by their own comrades. The army had trapped the Indians on Wounded Knee Creek and destroyed them. Four days and three nights after the massacre, a burial party heard an infant's cries. A mother's body sheltered her daughter and the baby had miraculously lived. The child was named Zintkala Nuni - "Lost Bird." Lost Bird depicts how unity was destroyed by the massacre. Progressively, the unit of tribes and ...
- 21726: Alienation of Living Activity
- ... money as an equivalent for life, the sale of living activity becomes a condition for their physical and social survival. Life is exchanged for survival. Creation and production come to mean sold activity. A man's activity is 'productive,' useful to society, only when it is sold activity. And the man himself is a productive member of society only if the activities of his daily life are sold activities. As soon ... living activity bring about another reversal. Through sale, the labor of an individual becomes the 'property' of another, it is appropriated by another, it comes under the control of another. In other words, a person's activity becomes the activity of another, the activity of its owner; it becomes alien to the person who performs it. Thus one's life, the accomplishments of an individual in the world, the difference which his life makes in the life of humanity, are not only transformed into labor, a painful condition for survival; they are transformed ...
- 21727: Camera Techniques Used In Shakespeare In Love
- ... the character. The final camera technique that was used to show movement is called a following pan. The speed of a pan across a subject creates a particular mood as well as establishing the viewer’s relationship with the subject. For example, when all the players are in the tavern and Henslow lets out that Will has a wife Viola as Thomas gets upset and runs out of the tavern; Will runs after her and the camera follows them. The viewer can sense Viola’s pain and also Will’s pain as the camera cuts back and forth between each character. There are also camera techniques used to establish distance and angle: long shot, establishing shot, medium shot, close-up, angle of shot, and ...
- 21728: Julius Caesar
- Cassius If there were to be a villain in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar Cassius would be it. Cassius is the character who first thought up of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar. His motives weren’t as noble as Brutus’ but he made Brutus believe they were. Cassius did whatever it took to get Brutus to join in the conspiracy. We can clearly see Cassius’ true nature by what he does ... also tries to make Brutus jealous of Caesar. Cassius says to Brutus (act 1,scene 2,line 43), “ “Brutus” and “Caesar”. What should be in that “Caesar?” Cassius continues to flatter Brutus but that didn’t work on Brutus’ honorable soul. Cassius knew that the people would kill him if he had killed Caesar alone so Cassius tricked Brutus in to joining the conspiracy. Cassius is a good friend of Brutus ... honorable mettle may be wrought from that it is disposed. Therefore it is meet that thy noble minds keep ever with their likes; for who so firm that cannot be seduced? ”. Without Brutus there wouldn’t have been a conspiracy. Cassius was the character who originally thought up the conspiracy. He was more motivated by jealousy than for the freedom of Rome. Cassius is a sly, deceitful and an untrustworthy ...
- 21729: Shaka Zulu
- ... expelled woman was looked upon as being a diminished woman, Nandi and her children were even more unhappy with the Langeni. They were humiliated and Shaka was bullied by the other boys, helping form Shaka’s personality and ambition. He became isolated, showing affection only to his mother. Shaka lived with the Langeni until about the age of fifteen, when he met his father for the first time since his banishment and they quarreled, causing Nandi to send Shaka to live with her aunt for fear for his safety. Nandi’s aunt lived with the Mthethwa, a very powerful group. Here he learned many of the skills that later made him a successful warrior. That was also where he came under the guidance of Dingiswayo, an ... regiment to the Butelezi, less than a hundred metres away. He deflected the first two spears thrown by the warrior, and when he came close to the warrior, Shaka hooked his shield to the warrior’s, and pulled them to his left, between himself and the Butelezi warrior’s spear. He thrust his stabbing spear into the man, killing him, then jumped over the body and approached the rest of ...
- 21730: Samuel Clemens
- ... stream. Some of the travelers were steamboat men, circus performers, minstrel companies, and showboat actors. Since all this action was going on all the time, that opened a big door to the beginning of Samuel’s stories. It provided a huge source of literary material. Shortly after the death of his father in 1847, he ended the brief period of his schooling to become a printer’s apprentice. Like many nineteenth century authors, he was preparing for his writing career later in life. Working as a Printer’s apprentice he got practice as a typesetter and miscellaneous reading. The first thing Samuel wrote as a used piece was a few skits for his brothers Orion’s Hannibal newspaper and a sketch, for ...
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