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    While the mere existence and history of the carvings lend important insight into cultural and social stratification, an understanding of the complexity of the language and its rules would lend an understanding of the inclusivity of the language. If the script was easy to learn and withheld from the…

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    west, providing Native Americans with a source for food, shelter, and clothing. They skinned the buffalo and used the pelts to make clothes, blankets, and tepees. The Native Americans used the meat for food, drying or smoking it to preserve it, then carving tools from the leftover bones. They even used the manure to kindle fires in order keep warm. Wasting was an act foreign to the Native Americans, especially when it came to the buffalo. By the late 1800s, the buffalo population was quickly…

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    The Mayans Essay

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    they did art on a lot of stuff like paper, plaster, carvings in wood and stone, clay and succuto models, and terra cotta figurines. They were also highly skilled metal workers but metal was scarce so they didn’t make a whole lot of stuff out of metal. The mayan kings had allot of art made in memory of them…

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    Healing happens when one was given time alone to think. In the novel, Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, the protagonist Cole Matthews is a violent teenager who was put on rehab isolation for his actions. Cole Matthews characteristics has evolved from negative to positive. Gradually, Cole Matthews changes throughout the novel and tries to help those were once effected by him. Cole Matthews started off as a belligerent teenager who has anger issues. Coming from a broken family where his…

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    John Juzek Violin Analysis

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    beautiful curved shape and unique f-hole shape and position. The exterior of the body of the violin is hand rubbed with oil and varnish, leaving the body with a resilient sheen. The tailpiece and pegs are made of ebony, and are inlaid with diamond-shaped carvings. The pegs are movable and help…

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    Why was Stonehenge Built? Stonehenge’s controversial purpose developed numerous theories, however, archaeologists/historians hypothesise the structure was to replicate an ‘astronomical observatory’, signifying astronomy. But how have they analysed the evidence to justify Stonehenge's purpose being of astronomical significance? Stonehenge, located in Salisbury, UK, is a prehistoric monument, consisting of mysterious megaliths and several unusual artefacts surrounding it, making it of uncertainty…

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    to get the piano and this led to Berniece’s grandfather carving not only those slaves but also important events that happened to the Charles’ family such as “... when him and Mama Berniece got married… when my daddy was born… Mama Esther’s funeral… He got all kinds of things what happened with our family.” (1228) on the piano. In Harry Justin Elam’s essay “The Dialectics of August Wilson’s Piano Lesson” he states “Willie Boy’s act of carving the piano operates as an enabling gesture of cultural…

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    Fire, the origin of life, supplies the world with warmth, however, besides giving, it can also take away. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a science-fiction novel, the main character goes through series of events to gain his conscious mindset. Montag, the protagonist, lives in a futuristic society, where books are forbidden. Montag never doubts his job as a fireman and his responsibilities, but this was changed by the appearance of Clarisse, a young lady. His dissatisfaction towards life drives…

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    Easter Island Collapse

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    constructed in1000-1600 A.D. (Diamond). Looking at the status you can tell that the different tribes were competing to see who could make the biggest moai. Also looking at he stones you can see their trial and error on what stone was the best for carving. The Rapanuian carvers started out using different types of volcanic stone until they found tuff. Tuff is a consolidated volcanic ash and the best place to find it on Easter was Ran Raraku. The tuff became the rock of choice for carvers. The…

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    Marketing Intermediaries Marketing Intermediaries is an independent organization that aims to help and aid the flow of services between marketing organizations and its markets. It helps the business or organization to promote, sell, and distribute its product to final buyers. This commonly refers to the resellers, physical distribution firms, marketing services agencies and financial intermediaries. Each intermediary can potentially increase or decrease the satisfaction of the customers based…

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