analyze from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba. It was created in the 16th century in Nigeria at the Court of Benin and is classified as a bone/ivory-sculpture.The culture involved is the Edo peoples. The medium used is ivory‚ iron‚ copper with dimensions H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 3 1/4 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm). The accession Number is 1978.412.323. In simplistic terms the piece chosen is an ivory pendant depicting the image of the Queen Mother also known as an Iyoba
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One of the themes of the Jade Peony was the difficulty that the early Chinese immigrants had to face when they came to Canada in the late 1800s. Wong Suk is one of the early immigrants‚ believing there is a "gold mountain" that could make them rich. "There had also been rumours of gold in the rivers that poured down those mountain cliffs‚ gold that could make a man and his family wealthy overnight." (pg 17). When he first arrived‚ he found out the "gold mountain" was only a lie‚ instead waiting for
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Clark 1 Mrs.Radchenko ENG4U1 Wednesday‚ October‚ 21 Is Being Different so Bad? Jook-Liang is really affected by the Canadian culture‚ she acts as if she is only Canadian and not Chinese-Canadian‚ Poh-Poh said “You not Canada‚ Liang” (page 34). She wants to do everything the Canadian way. Jook-Liang wants to go by the “paper years” so her age would be fourteen‚ but her parents go by the Chinese way so her age is only nine‚ Jook-Liang said “Am I Clark 2 fourteen?” (page 49). Jook-Liangs
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is hard for a person‚ who is stuck inside the third space‚ to deal with the relationships from two different cultures‚ and the result of such a situation is that this person would be marginalized as an outsider by his or her group. In the novel The Jade Peony‚ Sek-Lung is depicted as a character who feels that it is hard to blend inside himself either Chinese or Canadian culture‚ and his closest relationship with Poh-Poh also makes him marginalized by other family members. Thus‚ Sek-Lung is considered
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Loui and jade By yali david chai Loui and jade are both my family dogs and jade is white big and nice. Loui is brown/tan and white he can be really annoying funny fun or cute and nice.We have had jade for about 9 years or 6 years we had her for a long time. Jade is an american bulldog and she is really nice which i heard is rare because she is on the top 10 most dangerous dog breed list.hope you like my essay Loui’s personality. Loui is a lazy but playful dog. loui jumps
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JADES CARGO EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE A Feasibility Study concerning the 2 Operations of the Cooperative By: Greknyfilipt D. Peromingan 310 Nepa St.‚ Isla de Balut‚ Tondo‚ Manila FOREWORD The feasibility study is made to serve the purpose of establishing a cooperative composed of employees of Jades Cargo Services‚ Inc. The cooperative shall have 2 business ventures‚ namely Canteen and Credit cooperative. The feasibility study will
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In the Jade Peony of Wayson Choy‚ poh-poh or the grandmama seems to be the most intriguing character. Her character is complex for her grandchildren who are the narrators of the novel and therefore complicated for the reader of the novel; but not so complicated for their neighbour Mrs. Lim or even Father and stepmother who are from the generation in between. Even though Poh-poh’s character is not the narrator‚ she is present throughout the story even after her death. In each of the three stories
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Thesis: one’s personal culture and sense of tradition will always be a strong part of the self‚ regardless of external factors which can have a profound influence on one’s life. Subtopic 1: one’s value‚ habits and loyalty to his culture and tradition are not easily changed. Example:“ But we collect for the heart‚ Kiam-Kim‚” Father said. “We help all the people of China.” I was puzzled. “Even those who kill other Chinese?” “Yes‚” Father said. “Of course.” “But
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poorly during the depression. Life was hard‚ but acceptance and the family’s bond kept spirits high and helped them pull through the tough times. In The Jade Peony‚ the writer‚ Wayson Choy‚ tells three children’s perspectives of their family of Chinese immigrants dealing with death and acceptance during the depression. Everyone should read the Jade Peony because it develops important themes throughout the novel using the symbols and settings. The theme of thing’s not always being what they seem
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Jade Taylor lives with her family. She has five sisters (Amelie‚ Emma‚ Blythe and Mimi). Her mother is a medium‚ so she focuses on the spiritual realm. Her father died of smallpox‚ leaving her mother in grief. This whole book starts off with Maude Taylor connecting with the spirit of Mary Adelaide. Mary Adelaide’s husband then thinks that Maude is just a fraud‚ when she connected with her. He thought she was a fraud because he was never okay with the spiritual realm. Sometimes‚ Mimi even thinks that
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