Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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Francisca del Pino Li Wei RCC Shufa 10/15/12 Chinese Writing System is a Pictographic-based language When looking at Chinese characters like these: “吗‚ 日‚ 林‚ 认‚ 再‚ 男”‚ it is possible to recognize different shapes and forms that cannot be seen in a typical western alphabet. The characters look like images that represent diverse objects. Does this mean that Chinese is a pictographic-based language? People that have not studied Chinese before‚ make the common mistake of believing that it is. They
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It has been said that in literature a forest is a place where you can both lose and find yourself. Explore the use of the forest theme in fantasy literature and discuss its relationship to the forest of folk and fairy tales. * Word count: 2700 words excluding quotes The forests of legends‚ myths‚ fantasy and fairy tales have become laden with cultural and psychological symbolism: The ancient trees in dark‚ uncharted places symbolise the refuge of magic and mystery beyond man’s dominion. They
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context for these developments. Concise Political History of China‚ an online article by Paul Halsall compiled from Compton ’s Living Encyclopedia on America Online‚ http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/chinhist.html Chinese Periodization in Light of Economic Developments by Paul Halsall‚ http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu/history_of_tech/chinese_chronology.htm China‚ Technology and Change‚ an article by Lynda Shaffer‚ from the World History Bulletin‚ Fall/Winter‚ 1986/87
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inventions and discoveries which the modern world relies on were originated from East Asia. The East Asian culture has contributed to our world civilization achievements in the fields of agriculture‚ shipping‚ astronomy‚ printing‚ paper money‚ oil‚ martial arts‚ ammunition and mathematics. These inventions were essential blocks in the building of the world as we know today. Therefore‚ this museum report will focus on four main innovations which I consider to be indispensable aspects of our contemporary lives:
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To what extent has the folk dance of Bolivia‚ Tinku‚ changed from the homeland of Bolivia and in the United States since the 1900’s to 2011? There were a lot of changes that happened to the folk dance. Some of the changes were the style of music‚ positioning of the steps‚ and the style of the dance itself has changed. Dance‚ “a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music”‚ in which everyone is involved in at some point in their life. All around the world there is dance
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What is considered art has been a controversial question for many years in history and today. There are various forms and types of art. Because art is very complex and diverse‚ it is viewed and conceptualized in many different ways. Nancy G. Heller states even though a type of artwork is hard to understand‚ it’s considered art‚ and artwork that people don’t understand shouldn’t be disregarded from other types of art. She feels as though people shouldn’t be intimidated by artwork that’s hard to understand
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Ancient Chinese Inventions and Contributions Strayer University HUM 111- World Culture I 30 May 2013 Introduction China is an exceptional nation that is famous for its ancient invention and contribution to both the past and the current world. Chinese invention and contribution helped greatly in creating jobs‚ engaging in Wars and still contributed to public life. This paper will highlight the top ten ancient Chinese inventions and their importance to people’s daily lives. Eight useful Chinese
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traditions and moral values‚ borne out of a long history. Food In China‚ food is an important part of life. The official Language of China is Mandarin. In the Chinese culture there are a vast of Morals and Values that range from humility to respect and are very important in the Chinese culture. There are two main religions in the Chinese culture. Taoism‚ also known as Daoism‚ is based on the teachings of the Tao Te Ching‚ which was written in China in the 6th century BC. The emphasis is on finding
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This extract is taken from ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ (1903) by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois‚ an American sociologist‚ historian and civil rights activist. Du Bois was the first African American to ever receive a PHD from Harvard‚ and is considered one of the most profound scholars of his generation for his active protest against Black discrimination in the US. The Souls of Black Folk explores the effect of being ‘identified as a problem’ by American society for the African American people who
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