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The Maya were an advanced civilization that existed in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, northern Honduras, and El Salvador. They were positioned in one geographic area covering the Yucatan Peninsula; this smart choice of area indicated that the Maya were aware and looked to remained somewhat protected from invasion by other Mesoamerican groups that could come in from northern areas. Unlike some other indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were not one united empire, but…

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that revived the glory of Greece and Rome. New ideas started flowing through Europe and beautiful works in Art, Literature and Architecture were being built. Perhaps the most famous image of the Renaissance is the colorful and intricate paintings and works of art. Renaissance Art had many characteristics that made it stand out from the previous Medieval Art style of painting. Europe had just suffered the Black Death and several wars were taking place…

The Discovery of Magnets by Santiago Webb We use magnets every day without knowing it; it might be fridge magnets, cabinet latches, speakers and other electronic devices. Magnets are used in many different fields such as in medicine, education, science, and just for fun. For example in medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses very strong magnets and radio waves to show doctors inside the human body. In science, magnets can help store information on computers; they are also…

Thanalai May Tachapanich Media Literacy Webster University 26 June 2015 POPE JOAN ANALYSIS The movie started with a pope telling a story about the myth of Pope Joan, in 814BCE, this claim is a curiosity claim that poses a trial to the patriarchal nature of the Catholic Church, whereas women are prohibited from becoming priests and therefore cannot grasp each real locale of manipulation inside the institution. One of the arguments that present priests use opposing changing this discriminatory…

A distinct correlation between slavery in the past and modern-day slavery; Human Trafficking is that in both, victims are treated with brutality, violence, and sexual, physical and/or mental abuse. According to article on Boundless, the authors stated: Punishment [slavery in the past] was often meted out in response to disobedience or perceived infractions, but sometimes abuse was carried out simply to reassert the dominance of the master/overseer. Slaveholders whipped, shackled, hanged, beat,…

Name Course Institution Tutor Date Elizabeth Vige LeBruns Portrait of Marie-Antoinette en chemise or in a Muslin Dress, 1783, and her Portrait of Marie-Antoinette with her children, 1785-87 In 1783, Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun painted one of the most famous portraits of marie-antoinette. In the painting Marie wore a gown in a style which was famously known as Gaulle. This style encompassed a white muslin dress which was loosely tied over her body and it had a sash on the waist. Marie also in that…

America has been known as the world that makes dreams come true since the early 1600s. America was the New World and everyone wanted a bite of the big apple. Founded on the hopes of being a fresh start the voyage to America became great. In a sense, America is a fresh start. The variety of people that immigrated into the states was incredible. In the early 1900s, there were neighborhoods upon neighborhoods of any culture you could think of all in the small area of New York City. America was an…

1. Unit Title: Museum-Based Lesson Plan 2. Lesson Title: Be a Leader and not Lethal 4. Grade Level(s): eight grade students 5. Duration: Five days for 45 minutes (add 20 minutes for clean-up). 6. Lesson Focus: Students in my 8th grade class will make posters to protest violence in Chicago. Students will explore Elizabeth Catlett and Leopoldo Méndez art work. Students will identify how the artist work is related or dissimilar to…

1. The role of art and design in advertising Art and design play an important role in advertising as they help graphic designers to communicate a concise message about the product or service to targeted audience. In business art and design in advertising help to attract the consumers and customers into buying product or using service. 2. Graphic designers role in advertising Graphics are required in our every day’s life. The strong meaning of graphic stimulates a person to reach for the…

two of his great works/murals. The purpose of this is to gain insight on one of the 20th centuries greatest artists, and examine his work from multiple perspectives to give us understanding and view his work in a different light. Jose, created engravings, illustrations, cartoon drawings, sculpture, murals, canvas painting, frescos, bronze, glass, and was one of the first…