This reading has to do with reliquaries and the artist that surrounded them as well as their sometimes strange shapes. When talking about reliquaries no one ever mentions how it actually came about. When reading this excerpt it mentions how patrons would usually make their own workshops for specific works of art and hire artist they thought would be good for the job. The patrons seemed to be very involved in the creation of these pieces of art even though they didn’t physically make them. It seems
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“Strange Fruit” ‚a poem written by Abel Meeropol in 1929‚ was a world renowned piece of writing. This poem was a result of Meeropol’s reaction to the picture of a lynching that took place during that time. He was already disturbed by the racism that existed‚ but was horrified after seeing a picture taken of two hanging bodies. Then after putting it to song‚ it was sung by Billie Holiday who was heard around the world. I find that this poem is a chilling act of defiance against the inhumane act of
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Strange Clouds By: Amanda Oliver 02/03/13 Professor Sherry Queen Pad 17F Have you ever looked up into the sky and wondered why the clouds vary from shapes of dinosaurs‚ birds‚ a puff of cotton candy‚ or your neighbor’s face? Clouds take all kinds of different shapes‚ and as they roll across the sky they change. In meteorology‚ a cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body
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Internet: Our New World Abstract During the last years the use of the Internet has been very controversial theme‚ bringing different points of view. Some agree that its use is more advantageous than disadvantageous while others think differently. This paper shows the birth of the Internet‚ its founders‚ its pioneers‚ some advantages and disadvantages‚ and its future. This research also makes some suggestions for a better protection and functioning of the Internet. Internet Our New World
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A child who is securely attached to its mother will explore and play freely while the caregiver is present‚ using her as a ’safe base’ from which to explore. The child will engage with the stranger when the caregiver is present‚ and will be visibly upset when the caregiver departs but happy to see the caregiver on his or her return. The child feels confident that the caregiver is available‚ and will be responsive to their attachment needs and communications. Securely attached children are best
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Alayna Grant Dr. Bellah English 1301-015 February 15‚ 2013 Strange Place On July 11th it will be twelve years since I discovered the magical world of yuccas and mesquite trees. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I remember driving all the way down the road that seemed like miles and miles of nothing but wilderness. We seemed to have driven for forever. There were no houses or mobile homes or much of anything. Then we came to a dirt road‚ and I said “Daddy I hope we are not going
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Strange fruit Strange fruit is a song/poem by Billie Holiday which talks about the lynching mob. We have read it and heard it and this is my response to it‚ which includes how the imagery is explained‚ the message of the poem‚ how successfuly the point has been made and the differences between the poem and the song. Imagery The poem describes a gory image‚ Negroes hung from trees by the lynching mob. This scene is a horrible one to make into a poem‚ and writing techniques are used to make
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Awah ID: 00577043 Application #1 High crop prices a threat to nature? (Star Tribune) The Land and Land Use topic that we are learning about in class talks about how the land has different uses. The farmers who own the land in this article have a tough decision on how to use it. It is currently being used for natural habitat but will bring in more fortune as farmland. This land is the type of land that is most valuable for natural habitat growth. The soil type also would help crop growth which
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Strange Meeting It was mid morning when I was sitting in the park‚ as I looked across the way I saw an object that resembled a wallet. I walked over just to see what it was‚ and sure enough it was a woman’s wallet. Popping the latch open‚ I examined to see if there was any sort of identification that could lead to the real owner. Sure enough there was a Colorado drivers license. The wallet belonged to an eighteen year old‚ red haired‚ brown eyed‚ Jessica Sheldon. Jessica seemed like your average
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Nam-Phuong T. Tran Zeef Cabrita ENGL 100 5 December 2010 O Canada! Our Home and Native Land! Canada is known as a multicultural country in which the great part of the population is made by the immigration. Within the open-door policies‚ the percentage of immigration of Canada has increased dramatically recently. Then‚ with the ethnic diversity background‚ whether Canada has a mix-up “messy” culture or not. Likewise‚ will the immigrants be confused because of choosing to follow their own culture
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