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Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present was a retrospective celebrating the four-decade-long career of Marina Abramović. It took place at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from March 14th to May 31st, 2010, and it consisted of fifty works of hers, including sound pieces, video works, installations, photographs, and live re-performances by young artists, dancers, and performers. Her work and reperformances were located on the sixth floor of the museum, and was organized chronologically,…

about their life and their accomplishments. One of the most notable examples of this type of painting is the Portrait of Marcos Chiguan Thopa Coronilla Inca. Marcos, a royal Inca descendant is portrayed standing very similar to the posture of the Viceroys next to table and a engraved stone. By reading the stone, the observer can gather many pieces of information about Marcos. Marcos was awarded the position of Royal Standard Bearer, which can be seen in the image as he is holding a red flag with…

Imagine being seated in an auditorium, watching a magician perform seemingly impossible tricks of magic. Little does the audience know, the magic is real. Night Circus, written by Erin Morgenstern, is a fantasy novel revolving around two young magicians in a Victorian-era world where the existence of magic is highly doubted. However, not everything is just fun and games. With the magicians' mentors forcing a competition upon the two, both characters fight for their independence to be together.…

Adult Volleyball Co-ed League in McAllen. The last 2 years, team TCB (Taking Care of Business) failed to take home the championship. The odds were not in our favor. Our team consisted of players new to the sport just like myself. My taller friend, Marco had been playing for a year longer that myself. It also had a couple, which had been playing together a long time, and…

captain pushes off! Be that as it may they are extremely helpful, particularly when going from Marco Polo airplane terminal to your Hotel. They abstain from carrying your baggage from a water transport landing stage through swarmed tight boulevards to your…

To begin I feel it is important to define the term globalisation. It is described by Osterhammel and Petersson as “the development, concentration, and increasing importance of worldwide integration,” (Osterhammel & Petersson, 2003, p. 26). I take this definition to mean that globalisation is about how the world has come together as one and created interconnectedness between countries. Globalisation is a widely debated topic, especially by historians, so it is arguable whether we can speak of…

right to abortion (Marco Rubio). People that believe in pro-life believe that life or birth is more important than the choice that the women choose. Although pro-life think that abortion is illegal, they still respect the woman’s choice. According to Marco Rubio, “There is a fundamental right and there is also a right to live.” Which mean that women have the right to do anything to their body, but if there is a fetus that exist in the mother’s womb, it also has the right to live (Marco…

I talk a specified that güiro because it was the best played instrument of the night. The güiro was being played by one of the females. She was incredibly good at it. Small instruments like the güiro, the claves tambouring or maracas don’t really stand out much, but this lady made it happen. In-between songs, she was switching back and forth from the metallic güiro to the traditional and one. She was really good with both, but she was better with the metallic güiro. I was really impressed by it.…

Historically,china has been credited for some of the world‘s most life-changing inventions for many years. For many years China gained much wealth by creating such inventions. Some of the most influential ancient Chinese inventions include gunpowder, the Silk Road, and paper. The accidental discovery of gunpowder was made way back in the 8th century A.D. Chinese alchemist were actually searching for the elixir of life, when it became clear that if you mixed sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter it…

She was an unfortunate girl; never got what she wanted and was severely ignored by her terrible mother. Never complained, yet always got in trouble. However, she never let her mom’s harsh words and attitude get to her; for Tris always lived life to the fullest and really tried to fit in. No one understands her, but everyone knows her story. Her parents got married when they were young and had a perfect relationship. Thinking that they could perfectly handle a baby girl, they had Tris. But after…