Circus

Leonardo Da Vinci discovered and invented many machines. Three of these discoveries/inventions was were underneath the engineering process. The first of these discoveries was the tank. The tank wasn’t like the ones we have today. This tank had a circus tent…

Up to 35 million individuals in the United States of America suffer from some form of eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (CQ 121). Anorexia is one such eating disorder. “Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness” (CQ 121). Bulimia is another major eating disorder that can have dangerous consequences if left untreated. Due to our society’s obsession with being thin, the illnesses of anorexia and bulimia have skyrocketed. According to…

swallow. However, when we are not swallowing, the elongated folds work to close the lumen. There are two sphincters located within the esophagus. The sphincters maintain a circular shape, and act as a door shutting channels when appropriate (William Circus, 2015). I will be focusing on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and its relation to gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD). The LES is composed of smooth muscle. The LES functions as a valve, relaxing when we swallow food or drinks…

enjoyment of Caucasian men, women and children in the 1800’s, they were mocked, stared at, and was exposed as a way of entertainment, their feature being deemed as “ugly”, but still catching the eye of the Europeans. In 1889 black people were very popular circus attractions. Their lips, skin, and assets were on display, to the disgusted Caucasians. As much as they wanted to discriminate against the features of people of color, but white people couldn’t help but be the tiniest bit envious. Now,…

The print of art is by Marc Chagall, and is titled The Green Violinist. It was created in 1923-24. The print shows a variety of colors, shapes, and has a lot of details. The main point is the green man is the middle ground of the print as he plays the violin. Chagall created a theatrical effect by using a bright green color on his face and one of his hand as the other hand has a glove while he plays the violin. Fiddler appears to be dancing on top of the houses. In the background, there are…

Fairest Snow White, a vision of raven hair, fair skin and a gentle disposition. She is beautiful and kind, in the original story. Connolly’s version of Snow White is somewhat disgusting, but it brings great humor to the tale. The dwarfs had tried to kill Snow White, unsuccessfully, but their tale is told with a sarcastic humor. “[W]e feed her an apple: chomp-chomp, snooze- snooze, weep-weep, ‘poor Snow White, we-will-miss-her-so-but-life-goes-on” (Connolly 127). The dwarfs do not love…

In the poem, The Juggler, the speaker describes a fascinating juggling act, in what seems to be a circus, that starts off with just on ball, but grows into the Juggler juggling more balls, a plate, a table, and a broom. As the speaker describes the Juggler, they use figurative language (personification and onomatopoeia) and imagery to cover every great detail about the show. The speaker’s description of the Juggler reveals the process of the speaker’s interest in the show from being detached in…

What is the meaning of Freedom? Can one ever be completely free? The true definition of freedom becomes a question early in the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, when Pi argues and refutes the claims relating to the cruelty and restrictiveness of a zoo enclosure. Pi claims that an animal is no more confined in its mobility by a physical cage, than, by its survival instincts in which profoundly restrict an animal’s freedom. According to Dictionary.com, freedom is “the state of being free or at…

In the Disney Pixar film, A Bug 's Life, Karl Marx theory of alienation and exploitation are portrayed. The film shows problems of having a capitalist society, and what it does to the working class. Because of these problems within the colony an uprising against its suppressor is established. The film Bug 's Life demonstrates Marx 's theory. In the movie Flik 's colony is being oppressed by Hopper and his gang. Hopper tells the colony that they will provide protection for them as long as the…

“The domain of art is not one in which the Party is called upon to command. It can and must protect and help it, but it can only lead it indirectly. It can and must give the additional credit of its confidence to various art groups, which are striving sincerely to approach the revolution and so help an artistic formulation of the revolution.” (Trotsky). This conception of art by Leon TROTSKY reflects the mainstream position of the communist party toward the cultural and artistic life in Russia…