WOODS Is organic and will decay over time. In wetter conditions with decay will be quicker. It is also subject to conditions such as dry rot‚ or pests. The greater the density of wood‚ the greater its mechanical strength. Knots also contained‚ formed where branches grew from main trunk‚ or where a bud was formed. Can generate weaknesses‚ or be aesthetic. HARDWOODS o o Deciduous (leaf-losing) trees. Slower growing‚ making them denser. Some take up to 100 years to reach full maturity
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1. The Stone Age: The Stone Age‚ Bronze Age‚ and Iron Age Most art in pre – Christian Ireland is abstract. It reflected the technical‚ social and intellectual developments of the time. The pace of change in art and technology was slow at first; it took 5‚000 years from the arrival of the first stone age people for metal technology to be developed in Ireland with the introduction of copper and bronze. It took 1.500 years for iron technology to arrive and 500 more years for the major social and
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the nude figures and showing how he was striving to recover the beauty of the ancients‚ which had been lost for so many years. He displayed such skill and facility that‚ in short‚ no one could have bettered his design‚ his jjudgment‚ his use of the chisel‚ or his execution of the work." (Vasari). The setting is elaborately classical - though the composition recalls iconographical precedents of the 14th century - and is richly decorated with lavish gilding on stone. The composition conveys a strong
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CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM Just as the verbal expression of the IDEA is the TERM‚ and that of the JUDGMENT is the PROPOSITION‚ so the verbal expression of DEDUCTIVE REASONING is called ARGUMENTATION. ARGUMENTATION is a discourse which logically deduces one proposition from other propositions. ARGUMENTATION takes the form of a SYLLOGISM. A SYLLOGISM is defined as any argumentation in which‚ from two propositions called the PREMISES‚ we conclude a third proposition called the CONCLUSION‚ which is so
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High inside the Arctic Circle‚ in one of the most unforgiving environment on the planet‚ two teams of paleontologists investigated a 70 million year old mystery. The paleontologist have unearthed dozens of dinosaurs‚ their bones complied together‚ fossilized‚ and preserved in permafrost for eons. The startling discovery of ancient reptiles‚ also known as the “thunder lizards‚” had taken scientists by surprise because it lived and thrived in the arctic. This discovery raises questions as to how
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masters of the Renaissance — da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ et al. — if asked by the House of Medici‚ the Holy Father or any other influential patron of the visual arts to put a “rush job” on their masterpieces‚ would’ve probably dropped their palettes‚ chisels and other tools of the trade and wryly replied‚ “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Ever wonder who cleverly arranged those six words into the powerhouse catchphrase that it is today? As it turns out‚ nary a Roman‚ sandal clad or otherwise‚ first coined
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During the time Holden loiters in the New York after being kicked out of the school‚ he occasionally meets two types of people: a prostitute named sunny and the Nuns-two women. Holden’s interaction with them both have the difference and common. The difference between interacting with sunny and the two women shows obvious through Holden’s reaction while giving his money out. The encounter with Sunny elicits misery: she is not satisfied with Holden’s five bucks‚" Ten for a throw"‚ she says. So she
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was made out of gourd. It was first soaked in water so it was easier to scrape off the outer skin. Then it was cut in half and the inside was smoothed out. The outside was then polished with rough herb. The pattern of the mask was carved out using a chisel. This is how they got the raised nose and ears. The mask and the mask dances started way back to the prehistoric age. The earliest reference to the mask appears in the History of the Three Kingdoms Period‚ 18 B.C. to 1392 A.D. By the twelfth to
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skillfully and effectively capture the subject’s main idea. FOUR STANDARD WAYS OF CREATING SCULPTURES 1. Carving - cutting out from a block‚ a stone‚ marble‚ log of wood‚ soaps‚ glass‚ etc. until what is left is the desired shape. Sculptor uses chisels‚ knives‚ drill‚ saw‚ files‚ sandpapers and grinders. Favorite is wood which is easier to carve and shape. 2. Molding - shaping smaller pieces of sculpture with hand‚ while for big sculptures‚ frames of wood and metal are needed to make the sculpture
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Today I observed a left total knee replacement procedure. The surgeon was Dr. O’Neil and anesthesiologist was Dr. Wells. Before the operation began‚ I followed one of the nurses to ask the patient questions to help us determine their medical history and if the patient ate anything within the last twelve hours. Once we took the patient to the O.R.‚ Dr. Wells checked the patient’s vital signs and ordered the patient to sit up and have bad posture. Dr. Wells cleaned an area of the back where he injected
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