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    that were meant to be told. Icarus is a story that has been kept alive through countless songs and references within literature. Although his adventure ends tragically, it provides life lessons that are constantly being shared. Born to the great craftsman Daedalus, Icarus originates from Greeks largest island Crete. Little is known about Icarus, and he is famous for his flight into the sun. King Minos trapped Icarus and his father in the labyrinth Daedalus had built because “Daedalus revealed…

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    Johannes Gutenberg was the man who created the movable-typewriter, this invention changed many people's lives, for example this made the books cheaper to buy and also it helped people get more knowledge. When craftsman revolt erupted in Mainz against all noble family Johann’s family was killed, after that moment Johannes traveled to what is now Strasbourg, France, where he began his experiments with printing. Already knowing how to bookmaking, he perfected small metal types, each type was made…

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    based on sound and shrewdly grown; yet regardless of her worldwide eminence, notwithstanding the many respects she has gotten everywhere throughout the world (in 1979 Ruler Elizabeth II presented on her the title of Lady of the English Domain) the craftsman has remained a totally common, agile being. Sutherland has been performing in front of an audience since 1947. Her European profession started in London in 1952 and around the same time she additionally influenced her…

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    Diagram demonstrating the blueprint of the two pyramidal structures that frame the premise of the work. The position of the Argus is demonstrated by the yellow dot. The viewer's consideration is first attracted to the focal point of the canvas, at that point takes after the directional stream of the survivors' bodies, seen from behind and stressing to one side. As per the craftsmanship history specialist Justin Wintle, "a solitary even slanting cadence [leads] us from the dead at the base left,…

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    his wife promising to paint to gain money for her. Constantly, under his wife authority he is being distracted from his work as an artist. With self-confidence that he can do things that others would find impossible he feels himself to be only a craftsman (Line 82): I do what many dream of, all their lives, Dream? Strive to do, and agonize to do, And fail in doing(Lines…

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    The development in the Northern lights. This book children fantasy/steampunk novel “Northern Lights” was published in the 1995 by Philip Pullman, who is a famous fantasy book writer in this century. The book is set in a parallel universe, it features the journey of Lyra Belacqua who is our main protagonist. She is on a quest to the artic to find her missing friend, Roger Parslow and her imprisoned uncle Lord Asriel. Lord Asriel has been doing conducting experiments with a mysterious thing…

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    The Code of Hammurabi was an Ancient Babylonian uniform code of written laws enacted by King Hammurabi. It was written around 1754 B.C.E., and is one of the oldest intact forms of written law (Johns, 2008). It has 282 laws detailing a great deal about life back then, although 33 of these laws are missing today. The Code also includes extremely detailed punishments for breaking each law (Hammurabi, 1754 B.C.E.). It is written on a strong rock called diorite and is in the form of a “stele” which…

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    “Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR, formerly abbreviated as CPR) is the treatment required to save an animal (or human) life when suffering cardiopulmonary arrest.”(Gfeller) CPR is the act of manually restoring blood flow and to oxygenate the heart, brain, and lungs by applying firm pressure continuously when compressing over the heart. To perform CPR on a Labrador, you first need to move the patient to a centralized location that has easy access to an anesthesia machine for oxygen…

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    industrial skills in the African American community in the 19th century. Booker T. Washington, who believed that African American's interests were best served by becoming farmers, land owners, and most importantly educated. He felt that work as a craftsman was an honest and honorable profession. Economic Security was a large building block, in his theory on African American advancement. Born of multi racial parents, his father was a white man and mother a slave cook. Booker T. Washington, was a…

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    cannot rush through life or dwell in the past but instead has to live in the moment and live life to the fullest. Throughout this single passage the text consistently refers to the greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus. The myth tells the story of a craftsman, Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, who are punished by King Minos and are locked away in a labyrinth, of Daedalus' own creation. Eventually, in an attempt to escape the labyrinth's confines, the father creates wax wings for himself and his son…

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