The Cradle was done by an artist called John Thomas Biggers (13th April 1924 to 25th January 2001). Cradle won John first prize in 1950 at an annual exhibition dabbed Houston Arts exhibition which was held at Fine Arts Museum. It was the first piece of art done by Biggers to be seen by Houston audience. It was also the first painting by an African-American to be placed at the Museum of Fine Arts. I had the pleasure to visit the Fine Arts Museum of Houston (Audrey Beck Building) to view this work
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Cradle of Civilization * A term referring to locations identified as the sites of the emergence of civilization * Civilization is an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. * Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization * The name Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “between the rivers.” * located in a region that included parts of what is now eastern Syria‚ southeastern Turkey‚ and most of Iraq‚ lay
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Cat’s Eye Report Cat’s Eye. Margaret Atwood. London: Virago Press‚ 2011. 498 “Why do we remember the past‚ and not the future?” Stephen W. Hawking wonders in A Brief History of Time. This quote perfectly describes the book and turns out to be the main question in this novel. Margaret Atwood tries to attempt her personal interpretation of time and is convinced that time simply never goes away. Elaine Risley‚ the main character of the book‚ has returned to Toronto‚ where she spent her childhood
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MPM 2DC Final Exam Name: ___________________________________________ Knowledge Thinking Application Communication /35 marks /17 marks /17 marks /17 marks Part A: Knowledge (marks as indicated) 1. Factor by taking out the common factor. (1 mark) 2. Factor the following difference of squares. (2 marks) 3. Factor fully (3 marks) 4. Solve using elimination. Verify your solution. (4 marks) 5. Solve each triangle
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technology and record keeping are “criteria” for naming a certain group a “civilization”. To consider a civilization that is being advanced‚ we look at the progress made by agriculture‚ labor‚ and urbanism‚ One of the important factors to show advance of the civilization is also a long-distance trade. Food‚ and other resources that one country has doesn’t mean that the other will have also. That is why trade is important- changing of material goods and also it can lead to an income in a country
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Mesopotamia Is Great The "Land between the Rivers" has been a source of both savage barbarism and great civilizations. Mesopotamian culture reached its peak between ca 3000-550 BCE. Yet‚ much of Mesopotamian culture goes unnoticed‚ despite its rich heritage. A vast bulk of the great early civilizations developed in the land known as Mesopotamia. It can‚ in fact‚ be proven‚ without question‚ that because of Mesopotamia’s extensive trade routes‚ its excellent leaders‚ and the astronomical growth
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In Cat’s Eye‚ Margaret Atwood portrays the lasting negative influence misogynistic behavior has on Elaine Risley throughout her life through parallelism and motifs. Initially‚ Elaine Risley‚ the dynamic protagonist‚ decides “it’s time to go back” (459) to her hometown for an art gallery she is featured in and she remembers how she learned all of her disavowal tendencies. Upon arrival‚ she recalls the 1st time she encountered “real girls at last‚ in the flesh” (52) and does not know how to act around
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“Cat’s in the Cradle” The song “Cat’s in the Cradle”by: Harry chapin is about how this father lost something so special to him. One way this song is interesting is by it has some karma. This song is pretty much saying you can make mistakes in your life. One way you can mess up is by not being close to someone that you love.One last thing is by making your family the first priority. The first part of this song is how it all began and how he pretty much missed everything. The most thing he missed
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is a seemingly single entity. Advances in technology‚ particularly nanotechnology and telecommunications‚ will shrink the size of government‚ make it more mobile and reduce the distance between government and the public. Government will be anywhere‚ anytime. The changes hold such promise that Americans’ view of government could begin to improve as services become more efficient and the public interacts with previously faceless bureaucrats. Meanwhile‚ advances in technology could change our basic
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There’s large amounts of symbolism in the story‚ especially in the latter half. To begin‚ the title of the story Cat’s Eye represents the marble that Elaine was fond of in her childhood. She stated that the marble was something she could protect herself with‚ and it represented her lost childhood because as time carries on‚ she didn’t care much for the marble and forgot about it completely till she discovered it much later on in her life. It symbolized her innocence and who she was‚ and when she
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