unique art styles; (3) written language; (4) systems for administering territories; (5) a complex division of labor; and (6) the division of people into social classes. Large population centers‚ or urban areas (1)‚ allow civilizations to develop. People‚ like farmers‚ who live outside urban centers but sell their goods and services there‚ are still part of that region’s civilization. The huge urban center of Teotihuacan‚ in modern-day Mexico‚ for example‚ had more than 100‚000 residents between 300
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Contemporary HR I chose to read the article‚ “Most Innovative Growth Companies 2014‚” from a Forbes magazine article. I then chose to focus my attention on Choice Hotels‚ which was highlighted in the article. Herve Humler is the President and Chief Operations Office of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company‚ which is one of the Choice Hotel chains. As one of the original founders‚ Mr. Humler helped create the Credo and Motto for which the company has been known for 30 years. It is a daily reminder
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Google and Microsoft are two very competitive companies in the world of computers and technology. Over time Microsoft has formed their business to help create‚ build‚ and integrate computer technology and the internet. Google is one of the most successful dotcom era companies that have survived and grown because of their ability to adapt and influence change. Initially‚ Google and Microsoft were not competitors. Google’s initial business capitalized on the internet access that Microsoft software
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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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Truth in Contemporary Photography Assessment Item: Major Essay Susan Sontag defined the photograph as a ‘trace’ directly stencilled off reality‚ like a footprint or a death mask. Every photograph is in some sense a document of something else‚ therefore giving it truthful merit. Photography is seen as a record‚ a piece of evidence that something happened at some point somewhere‚ in that time or place in front of the camera‚ holding its moments in stillness.[1] The photograph seeks to achieve information
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INDIGENOUS AFRICAN ART FORMS AS SOURCES OF IDEAS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM African art throughout the history of art has influenced artists working in various styles and media. It is documented that African art forms inspired the works of modern masters such as Pablo Picasso‚ Henri Matisse‚ and Georges Braque. However‚ these artists came into contact with just few of these art forms and made a big issue out of it; the birth of art movements such as cubism and expressionism
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It is often said that perfection is unachievable. However‚ perfection can be attained in many ways. In ¡°Common Magic¡± by Bronwen Wallace‚ the author describes how the positive and negative sides of things make the world perfect. This is shown through themes such as love‚ interdependence‚ and society influence. Each of our hamartia is balanced with a strength of parallel value. In the poem‚ the author states‚ ¡°Your best falls in love and her brain turns to water.¡± This sentence implies how people
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distinct characteristic of traditional arts of the Filipino is that it is communal. Traditional arts represented different views of the member of community and their cultural and social beliefs. Some examples were the rice god bulol of the Ifugaos and the t’nalak of the T’bolis. Contemporary realities have affected our traditional arts through time. When American colonizers brought secular art‚ commercialism became the central focus of art. Traditional arts were still preserved in some areas especially
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Background of Company Microsoft Corporation‚ incorporated in 1981‚ is engaged in developing‚ licensing and supporting a range of software products and services. The Company also designs and sells hardware‚ and delivers online advertising to the customers. The Company operates in eight segments: Windows & Windows Live Division (Windows Division)‚ Server and Tools Business‚ Online Services Division (OSD)‚ Microsoft Business Solutions‚ Microsoft Office Division‚ Microsoft Phone Division‚ Skype and
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Paul Allen‚ Microsoft has had a major role in how we use computers today. It all started when the duo decided they wanted to utilize their shared skills to create an interpreter for a new personal computer‚ the Altair 8800 microcomputer. The interpreter worked flawlessly when it was demonstrated to MITS in the March of 1975. Microsoft wasn’t officially established until April 4 with Bill Gates as CEO. In 1977 Microsoft established its first international office in Japan. Microsoft entered the
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