Lotus

Dance, for centuries, has “been used as communication between the body and the soul,” says Ruth St. Denis, Oriental-modern dancer and mentor of Martha Graham. Throughout the widespread genres of dance, there is always a rich background and purpose. Modern dance, one of the most recently recognized genres, can take many forms, while Dance du Ventre, or belly dancing, has a more narrow variety of moves. However, both have a deep rooting in women’s history and represent the value of a woman and…

Tattoos have been around since the dawn of time, but their popularity has risen to incredible heights in the last couple of decades, gaining social acceptance. Roughly 500 licensed tattoo artists were based in the United States in the early 60’s. That number increased to nearly 20 times as many by 1995. Two decades later, there are over 210,000 tattoo parlors operating in the United States, becoming a $1.65 billion industry. Individuals use tattoos to expresses themselves in different manners in…

Pushkar is always good for its most esteemed temples and it’s a place for the temple of Brahma, the only temple dedicated to him in India. Epics say that Pushkar floated to the surface when Brahma dropped a lotus flower on earth later this pond size town is largely associated with the few renowned sacred places of India. The rarity of the Brahma temple under this city domain renders huge significance to it. It is also considered that the famed waters of the Pushkar wash away the sins of whole…

highly unlikely is Chevrolet matching the Boxster’s $56,000 base price. Instead, a mid-engine Corvette would likely cost tens of thousands of dollars more than the Porsche, perhaps close to the $89,900 price tag for another mid-engine model — the 2017 Lotus Evora 400. 3. It might be a…

His “lion-hearted” personality made him a natural leader. He proved he was a reliable leader on his journey to his homeland. Odysseus’ comrades consumed the lotus that made them lose interest in returning home, “but [he] brought them back to the hollow ships, and streaming tears--[he] forced them, hauled them under the rowing benches” (book 9; 110-111). This was not the only time Odysseus had to control his…

the writing of both words and numbers. The written numbers were able to represent up to and beyond one million. The Egyptian’s used specific units for powers in writing their numbers. The different numbers are written using as a horseshoe, spiral, lotus flower, and raised finger. To write larger numbers Egyptians would repeat the hieroglyphics in order to reach a higher number. The writing of numbers allowed Egyptians to now be able to calculate and record many…

really drew me in. Looking at this painting done with Liquetex acrylic on gesso board really spoke with color. The wet liquetex acrylic gives the painting a very wet stature. Making it seem soft yet saturated with color. The Organic shapes on the Lotus flower gave it a distinct place on the board, standing out more than other objects. While the curved lines on the bird with accents of the leaves really brought it to life to show you about life surrounding Florida. Looking more into this painting…

“Luke, I am your father.” In a modern version of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” one cat look at the film of something that sets the stage for a hero’s journey. From Calypso to Polyphemus, lotus eaters to sun god’s island, things can get extremely chaotic. A movie as recent in our minds can be recognizable in older stories. At Odysseus’s home, Ithaca, he and Penelope had just given birth to a child named Telemachus. However, shortly after his birth, he is summoned to fight in the Trojan War, but he…

just so he/she can get its way.The epic poem. The Odyssey has heroes and villains. The Odyssey is about the main character Odysseus and his journey home from the battle of Troy. On his journey home the great Odysseus first comes to the land of lotus eaters and from there they sailed to the land of Cyclops a enormous one eyed creature,from there the went to Aeolus the god of the wind to seek some help for the journey home.but his me betrayed him unintentionally by letting out the wind…

Gavin Sidhu Professor Bond English 4 October 10, 2015 How the Internet Affects Users? The Internet is one of the greatest utilities in the world. Most people in the world use the Internet every single day for school, work or entertainment. The Internet affects society in a positive way but being on the web too long can be harmful as stated in Clifford Stoll’s essay “Isolated by the Internet.” In his essay, Stoll discusses the affects of excessive Internet use. Stoll believes that too much…