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    archaeologists and other researchers interpret the discovered figurines as being religious artifacts that were used in domestic rituals, Figurines such as these are especially used for ancestral veneration. ancestral veneration was a practice most probably carried over from Siberia from early Paleo-Indians, as it was commonly practiced throughout the Americas is a variety of forms. Besides appeasing household gods and venerating ancesters, figurines were also used to mark important milestones…

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    Unit 5 Journal Analysis

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    an art fair and in one of the booths there was a Hispanic person who had a Jesus’ figurine on the table. I held the figurine in my hand and I was complementing the owner when suddenly another man (he identified himself that he practiced Islam) questioned the representation of the figure and why we worship it. His voice was not amicable and sounded as if we were completely on the wrong path by believing in the figurine. I tried to explain to him that we don’t actually worship the statue, but to…

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    Otzi The Iceman Essay

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    burial ceremony. We already know that ceremonial burials played a key part in many earlier civilizations; the reason as to why this small group of people were denied still remains a mystery. Something that seemed interesting was that roughly half the figurines are of wild cattle. Buried in a pit beneath a house floor we found two small examples…

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    One interesting feature of this figurine is that the face of the woman is by no means distinguishable as a human face and no facial features (nose, eyes, etc.) are carved. Rather it seems that the artist purposefully covered the features up with what could be a headdress or some other sort…

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    which she is the older sister, and only daughter. One of Laura’s hobbies is to collect, as the title of the play states, glass menagerie, or glass figurines. Her collection is numerous and varied, yet, one particular figurine stands out the most. A small unicorn is her most prized and favorited out of the rest of her menagerie collection. This small figurine is also brought up various times through-out the play. This unicorn has an array of semblances and significance to Laura, besides just…

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    Artifact Outline

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    Informative Exercise: Sample Outline Format Topic: Ancient artifacts that disregard the current view of time General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform about different artifacts Central Idea Statement/Thesis: Ancient technology, figurines, and imbedded materials can make us rethink our perception of the human time line and discover more about long gone civilizations. Introduction I. We know how our timeline as humans go, cavemen, farmers, castles, military industrial complex and…

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    Gisele Amantea Analysis

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    the viewer is how tacky a porcelain poodle figurine is, however, the decision by the artist to create this figure does not seem tasteless. Gisele Amantea’s other works often incorporate patterns and designs that are considered gaudy because of the question it brings up; why is this design associated with tackiness? And yet Memento (Poodle) is not unappealing, it is simply an outlandish monument. As stated earlier, it is inspired by porcelain poodle figurines, similar to those found in many of…

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    Amiibo Vs Nintendo

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    perfect for kids and that is because Amiibo. Amiibo is basically a near field communication based platform that allows compatible figurines to link with certain video games. There are hundreds of Amiibo figures and they have taken on a life of their own. They have honestly become more popular than any game that Nintendo can release for the system. Obviously, figurines and dolls…

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    symbolism that can be identified through careful analysis of the play write. The story is based around the Wingfield family. The daughter in the story is the central point of most of the symbolism. Laura, the daughter, has a collection of glass figurines in which the title of the play was named after. Within the glass collection there is a glass unicorn which holds a lot of symbolism and meaning behind it. The fire escape is the simplest, but most intriguing piece of symbolism. The Glass…

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    The Grimm Legacy Summary

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    They go and she isn 't there. Then the guy that owns it does a spell and try 's to turn them into figurines, but it doesn 't work because they are wearing protection brackets. It turns out he is the Grimm collection thief. He says he knows who has Anjali and that if the grab something from the Grimm collection, something called the kuduo. It was owned…

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