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- 25661: Tahiti
- ... nature. A good titaifai can take up to six months to complete and cost US$1000. The French artist Henri Matisse, who in 1930 spent several weeks at the now-demolished Stuart Hotel on Papeete's boulevard Pomare, was so impressed by the Tahitian tifaifal that he applied the same technique and adopted many designs for his "gouaches decoupees." Music and Dance Music is a big part of Tahitian life. It ... area of the main Papeete Market. They have a band who plays there everyday at lunchtime. Though the missionaries banned dancing completely in the 1820s and the French colonial administration only allowed performances which didn't disturb Victorian decorum, traditional Tahitian dancing is back in a big way. During major festivals troupes of 20-50 dancers and 6-10 musicians participate in thrilling competitions. The big hotels on Tahiti and Bora ...
- 25662: Disneyland
- ... on the face of the earth is Disneyland. Nowhere else has the magic that a day at Disneyland possesses. From my childhood to my adulthood, I have never experienced a day at Disneyland that didn't put enough joy in my heart to far exceed the admission price. Rides, shops, shows, and characters, These are just a few of the many great aspects of a wonderful place called Disneyland. Disneyland has always been a very special place to me. My parents took my family there for the first time when I was about three. To this day I still remember shaking Mickey Mouse's hand, giving Goofy a hug, and meeting all of the rest of my favorite Disney characters. It was a truly euphoric experience to meet stars of all my favorite cartoons that I so loyally watched ...
- 25663: Chicago: A City of the Senses
- ... entirely: commuters rushed about continuously, convinced they would never reach their destinations on time. On the elevated train, faces contorted in distress and I heard laughter and loud sighing. The flash of an Indian woman's purple sari caught Holzman 2 my eye. The different facial expressions, personalities, and wardrobes present added sparkle to the otherwise dull and uninteresting dimension of public transportation. While watching these different characters, I was drawn ... striving to catch more attention than his competitor. The musicians wore clothes to represent their respective home countries. With one glance, I saw India, Mexico and Greece represented in vibrant, alive colors. The sounds didn't complement each other at all, but they all add to the collage of sounds I loved to hear. Trumpets, saxophones, and a mean bass made my blood jump as I walked in front of a ...
- 25664: Ancient China
- ... or mention) leaders, it really just mentioned dynesties. Chinas had three dynasties. The first of which was the Xia (2,000 b.c. to 1,500 b.c.) except for ancient legions one really doesn't know much about the Xia rulers. In 1,500 b.c. the Xia rulers were overthrown and the Shang dynasty came into focus and into place. During the Shang dynasty, Chinese artists were busy making ... rich lives and were treated very good in contrast to the peasents who were extravigatingly poor and were spit upon as if they were the scum of the earth even though the rich folk couldn't get along in life without the peasents because the peasents provided their food. They rulers of the Shang dynasty were so cruel that they would not only sacrifice animals for religious sarimonies they would also ... mouth of the Yellow river in the midle of the country where the soil is a rich, yellowish earth named Loess. Peasents almost allways provided the food for the entire Chineze empire. Usually there wasn't enough food for the entire so great famines were not totally unusual (some times the peasents even rebelled against their rich owners. Rich people had a pretty cool diet it ranged from ox to ...
- 25665: Non-Determinates Prices Of Sup
- ... the production of new and better products, older products have become less used and not produced as much. A good example of how technology has effected this world is the invention and production of CD’s. In today’s world most Americans own a CD player and have gotten ride of the record player. Is very rare to see records for sale. Technology has caused the production of record to almost become instinct. A ... expect to see. For an example, when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 the oil producers thought that oil prices would dramatically increase. Instead oil companies found alternatives to maintain the current price of oil. Let’s say that the price of wheat was going to fall sharply. Farmers would do all they could to get rid of their inventory. With price of other goods the firm could produce the businesses ...
- 25666: The Lottery Winner
- ... to all the different places. He is very supportive and help full to Alvirah in her interest of helping others with there crimes. He also enjoys helping the poor or just those people that can't afford to hire a plumber so he dose the job for free. 3. Brian who is somewhere around his twenties, he is an up and coming famous play writer. Brian is the nephew of Willy ... study of his mansion. Cynthia spent 12 years in prison for the murder. She spent the time thinking and asking herself "who could have set me up." Cynthia knew that she was innocent and that's when she meet Alvirah who was the answer to all her problems because she was about to help prove her innocence. Cynthia proved her innocence and then went on to marry and enjoy her life ...
- 25667: What Are The Main Contrasts To Be Found in Portugal?
- ... that not only does Portugal have a great many contrasts within its land, but also that it contrasts greatly with the other Mediterranean countries. Portugal is not to be considered by any means as Spain's poor neighbour, nor should a shadow be cast over it by such a formidable nation. Portugal has a great deal to offer any visitor, it is not merely a tourist's paradise, yet this is regrettably how it is viewed by a large number of individuals. One must also not forget Portugal's history of being, in days gone by, one of the greater maritime nations, one of the more advanced exploring countries of Europe. Whilst Spain was occupied with discovering the Indias and consequently the Americas, ...
- 25668: Ural Mountains
- ... in industries. The Economy The Urals are extremely rich in mineral resources. Ore deposits for example notably Magnetite, predominate the Eastern slope, where contact deposits are found, as at Vysokogorsk and Mount Blagodat. Some ore's contain alloy metals, Vanadium and Titanium are two. The largest Copper ore deposits are at Gay and Sebia and Nickel ore's are found at Ufaley. There are also large deposits of bauxite, gold, platinum, and cromite. There are Petroleum and Natural Gas deposits in the Ishimbay and Karasnokamsk areas. Because of it's wealth of mineral resources, the leading industries in the Urals are Mining, Metallurgy, machine building, and chemicals. Of National importance are the metallurgical plants at Magmitogorsk, Chelyabinsk, and NizhnyThigl; chemical plants at Perm, Ufa, ...
- 25669: The Five Institutions of the Middle Ages
- ... as much classical information as possible. Finally, he was a brave soldier and conqueror. Between 768 and 814, he was involved in more than 53 military campaigns, 30 of which he lead in person. Charlemagne's virtues, his charisma and enthusiasm may have been a model for the crusaders so many years later. Unfortunately, one of the most influential factors in medieval Europe was also one of the most unjust. The ... system broadened the gap between the rich and the poor beyond the point of repair. Like the feudal system, manorialism involved an agreement between two men, this time the lord and his serf. A serf's obligations heavily outweighed those of his lord. As the serfs wallowed at the bottom of this oppressive system of governing, they started to think and those thoughts began togerminate: in 1381, thousands of serfs joined ... the here-after. They wanted nothing more than to please God and be accepted into heaven as the stories told to them of hell were frightening and gruesome. The people believed that priests were God's messengers chosen by Him. This gave priests tremendous amounts of power which was often abused. The feudal system existed not only on Earth but in heaven as well with different classes of beings: angels ...
- 25670: Cultural Diversity
- ... diversity. Chancellor Snyder states in his mission statement, “Diversity has become a necessity for the reason we are encompassing a multiracial and multicultural community that relics on the potential of each person to meet society’s expectations. And society’s expectations are culturally diverse and we need to value other’s background for we will be working with different backgrounds throughout our lifetime.” Lets make diversity a reality on campus at UTK.
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