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1. The work of art is titled Burial Mask of Pakal, the Great. The mask was found on Pakal the Great inside of his tomb, the Temple of Inscriptions located in Palenque, Mexico. The mask was made in 683 CE, the same time as Pakal the Great’s death. The burial mask has over 300 tiles crafted out of jadeite, kosmochlor, albite, veined quartz, shell, and pearl. The mask is “life-size”. 2. As I study the picture, I notice how the green color varies and I can see a lot of white and natural earth colors…

Miguel Cabrera became one of the most known painters during the 18th century. Cabrera had many important patrons ranging from the archbishop of Mexico City and the miner Jose de la Borda in Taxco. Cabrera is known for a series of Casta paintings. The Casta paintings were depictions of the mixed races in New Spain, current Mexico. De Mestizo y india, coyote is a painting Cabrera did in 1763 (Figure1). In the painting, the colors are very vivid and smooth. There is a man which is the Mestizo and…

White Men Can't Jump is a movie that came out in 1992 starring Woody Harrelson, and Wesley Snipes. Its genre is comedy and it delivers a good laugh but what really is this? It's a type of stereotype. A stereotype is a concept, often offensive, that is used to describe a group or individuals. The movie is based on Harrelson hustling African American men in street ball by letting them naturally believe he isn’t good at basketball because he’s white, when in fact he played college ball.…

chef of a prison, and takes great pride in her work. She is feared and respected by majority of the prisoners. She has short red hair, due to which she got her nickname everybody knows her for. She is also usually seen wearing red lipstick, gold earrings, and her white chef's outfit. Red is shown as very cold and intense on the outside. She likes taking charge of situations and doesn't accept things not going her way. On more than one occasion, she's intimidated another prisoner into doing…

line describing the Barbie doll owned the characters, narrated by a little girl. The character describes the outfit of the Barbie to her friend, "Yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail. Striped swimsuit, stilettos, sunglasses, and gold hoop earrings" (258). In this part, the narrator is describing how the ideal image…

The ancient greeks became known for their perfection in art During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style The greeks from the Archaic Period made sculptures of men called Kouroi and women called Korai These statues had similar features and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides During the classical period, greek artist began to sculpt people in more relaxed postures and even in action scenes The most famous works from this era…

Online dating profile Prepared by a student at the University of the People For the Written Assignment Unit 5 ENGL 1405: World Literature – Term 2, 2016-2017 Written Assignment Unit 5 - ENGL 1405 We shall experiment with creative character analysis as outlined in the lecture notes. You are to pick ONE character from any of the stories you’ve read this term and create a basic ‘online dating’ profile for them. Remember to include: Either the Character’s ‘real’ name or an online name;…

clockwork maid that is identical to her. Beauty is also gifted two teardrop earrings, but they are given at different times. Eventually, she agrees to undress for The Beast and ends up turning into a beast like him. Following Propp Theory, the villain shifts depending on the point in the story, but the most consistent one is her father. The footman would align to being the donor, because he is the bringer of the maid and the earrings. Compared to the other two tales, Beauty is the only character…

A piece of jewelry is made to draw attention. It attracts, intrigues and troubles whoever is looking at it. So did Medusa's face. The old Greek myth of Medusa, on of the three Gorgons, tells about the unfortunate story of this beautiful woman who, out of vengeance and jealousy of a goddess, was transformed into a monster. Snake slithering hair and a gaze that would turn anybody into stone with a simple look, her face was hypnotizing yet troubling every human standing next to her. Medusa's face…

Additionally, the mosaics depict an array of jewel decoration such as gold rings, earrings, necklaces, and winged crowns and tiaras. These jeweled aesthetics symbolize and establish the presence of royal power, which could be taken as the almighty power of God but also the achievements of the Sassanian king, whose empire had great influence in Islamic art and the expansion of the religion. Furthermore, the prevalence of royal symbols in mosaics, which are very common in Byzantine art, could…