Engraving

They’re plenty of great writers in the field of poetry, but Emily Dickinson is one of the names that sticks out the most. Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson was a poet who was well noted on her style and her vast amounts of written poems these poems were even written on scraps of paper. For the most part Emily Dickinson was a woman that people would see alone for the majority of the time, she quite often stayed to herself and only a few…

The Stamp Act, a paid stamp of approval upon every printed document, infuriated the colonists. To the colonists, the act represented disregard of their right to the freedom of speech. Paul Revere, a colonist, spoke out against the British by engraving the Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught. The print detailed a highly sexualized female representation of America forced to drink tea by British members from every form of aristocracy. Symbolically, Liberty represented by a female…

New innovations and breakthroughs of the 17th and 18th centuries encouraged a small number of talented women scientists to create their own theories about the natural world. These women scientists carried out their own experiments; in addition to that they even published their results. Women in the Scientific Revolutionary era had very little proper training in the sciences, all the reading and studying was done on their own. As seen throughout time, these particular women were shamed, because…

into every man woman and child 's heart. Plus, the Unknown killed everything. Cobyn clenched his teeth together, hearing them grind. He looked up at the sword Haamond had made for him, to take and use when he was of age: 16. Cobyn saw the deep engravings--telling tales of old, and myths of the land--etched into the silver metal. The shinning edge that would cut down any Unknown, and the majestic hilt crafted by Haamond 's own hands. The sword was magnificent, but it had not been tested in…

Maps serve as powerful objects that can change the way viewers think or perceive the world. When maps contain lies, people can be led into a false sense of belief. A New Map of Africa from the Latest Authorities, was created by cartographer John Cary- a former apprentice of William Palmer- reinforces this idea. The map was created in 1805, at the height of European colonization and exploration of Africa. Most explorers were not familiar with Africa’s landscape while undertaking these long…

In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the apartment above Mr. Charrington’s thrift store is a safe haven for Winston and Julia. For an extended period of time, Winston and Julia secretly convene to confer the faults in the ruling of Big Brother within the apartment. This occurs until they are unexpectedly arrested by the thought police. The outcome of the apartment however, is proven to have been foreshadowed beforehand. Firstly, it is recognized through Mr. Charrington, as he gains Winston’s…

for the Dutch colony of Surinam, in South America, where he painted 115 portraits of residents and of the New England sea captains who visited the port." After his time in South Africa Greenwood went to Amsterdam where he worked on portraits and engraving. Also, he would be an auctioneer when he wasn’t painting. John Greenwood would spend the rest of his life residing in London where he became a member of the Society of Artists of Great…

Saxons. Another could be Aurelius Ambrosius also led Britain against the Saxons. People say Arthur was not a king but many different warriors (Jones 5). Arthur’s remains were later found in 1911 at Glastonbury. On the stone of the grave there was engravings say that Arthur lied here and died. Geoffrey said that Arthur was carried to Avalon but Glastonbury and Avalon were the same place. Even today in England some people may still believe that if England was to ever go into a bad situation he…

It can be stated that most of the greatest examples of Paleolithic art can be found in the cave systems located in France. In particular, the Chauvet and Lascaux Caves provide some of the oldest and most preserved cave paintings and engravings to date. The two caves have been discovered relatively recently, each happened upon by chance just over the past century. Both caves also have a diverse depiction of animals, as well as the techniques and materials used in order to portray them. After…

The civilization of Ancient Greece was one that spanned for several years. During these times, the Greeks excelled in many different fields such as in art, entertainment, math, science and especially in architecture. Greek architecture showed the development and the evolution of their society. This type of engineering came from the people who inhabited the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese, the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Greek colonies in Ionia, and Magna Graecia. It stretches from 900…