The Gelede Mask A mask could have different meanings‚ it could be a form of disguise‚ or something worn over the face to hide ones identity‚ but there’s more to a mask. They vary in appearances‚ function‚ and also mostly used in ceremonies that have both strong and social significance. In some societies they are used for curing sicknesses‚ used to ward off harmful spirits‚ and also some secret societies use this for ritual purposes. In some African cultures during the burial ceremony
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Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his final resting place‚ Tutankhamun‚ an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty period known as the New Empire continues to fascinate us. His solid gold death mask is of equal interest and and one image that the majority of us can immediately identify. The funerary mask is a work of art that is perhaps the most well known object from ancient Egypt. Fashioned from 2 layers of high-karat gold‚ the face represents the Pharaoh’s standard image. The Pharoah wears a nemes
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Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age The Iron Colt Becomes an Iron Horse * After Lincolns death in 1865 the railroad production went up and by the 1900s it had gone up by at least 192‚556 miles * In 1862 congress began to advance liberal money loans to 2 favored cross continent companies and gave them a lot of acres paralleling the tracks. Washington gave the railroads 155‚504‚994 acres & the western states contributed 49 million more. * Land grants to railroads were made in broad belts
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result of this calculation is a starting requirement of 576.5 tons of iron ore fines entering the system to ensure 400 semi-processed tons enter the 2nd reactor. The 356.4 tons of outflow from the 2nd reactor (400 x 1- yield loss x 1- mass loss) is the input to the next step. We continued to take the outflow from each step and multiply by (1- the yield loss) to arrive at the final value of 321.5 tons of Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)‚ per cycle. The number of cycles in a year was determined
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activity is to get the actor to reconnect with some emotions that they may have lost and also understand where their character is coming from. When it comes to emotions‚ the actor must be able to destroy his own‚ otherwise known as the “actor’s mask” in order to let the character they are playing prosper. This is done through a process called ‘emotion memory’. The actor remembers a specific time when he or she underwent a similar experience. If no similar experience is found‚ then look for one
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This is proven to be due to the people being unknowing of his facial deformations when he mentions to them it’s not a mask and that he actually looks like that. The TV show Arrow has a lot of examples of crassness. Oliver Queen seems like just an extravagant millionaire playboy. People call him out as being arrogant‚ cocky‚ and uncaring. Little do they know he is working
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For my Benvolio mask‚ I chose the color blue for loyalty‚ the dove’s wing for being a peacemaker‚ and the monocle to represent wisdom. In public‚ when Benvolio enters the scene‚ he sees men with raised swords so he told them to “put up your swords” (1‚1‚76). Tybalt then enters and tells Benvolio to draw his sword but Benvolio tells Tybalt that he should “part these men with me” (1‚1‚82). This shows that Benvolio wants no violence but rather peace. Since a dove’s wing means peacefulness‚ honesty‚
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Chinese Masks Chinese masks first appeared in China some 3‚500 years ago primarily used for Chinese shamanism. Chinese masks became an age old cultural phenomenon shared by all ethnic groups in China. The Chinese developed such masks to overcome disasters and to protect their lives. These masks were given many functions like‚ communicating with the gods‚ bringing blessings‚ driving away ghosts‚ warding off diseases‚ and lots of sacrificial rituals involving masks were regularly held. Many
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Aztec art were the colorful masks they used during ceremonies and funerals. The masks have no eye holes‚ so it’s safe to assume that they weren’t meant to be worn — at least not by the living. However‚ the mouths of the masks
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History of Iron and Steel I have researched the origin of hot metal cars for many years. In the very early years of iron production and later steel production historical is sketchy at best. Almost in plant equipment was built on sight and sometimes no drawings were used. The ability of American fabricators in the late 1700 and the 1800 amazes me. A case in point is Otto Mears a German immigrant that built most of the three foot gauge railroads in the Colorado Rockies. He had a third grade education
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