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What is culture? Culture is the beliefs, customs, and arts of a particular society, group, place, or time. Many Americans underestimate the importance of culture in history; however, culture and history have a direct relationship. When a historical event happens, usually there is a change in social culture; for example, the great depression was a historical event that cause a change in people’s lifestyle (cultural change). People went from attending expensive parties, eating a lot of food, and…

Jessica Liu MUSI 2361 Paper One: Jiangnan sizhu The term sizhu is a musical term that has been used all throughout history in East Asian countries especially Taiwan and China, which describes what the instruments in the genre are made of. Si meaning silk, which is what the strings are made up of in string instruments, and zhu meaning bamboo, which is what the wind instruments in Jiangnan sizhu, are made of. Despite the fact that sizhu is used in different countries, Jiangnan is a “geographical…

Throughout the flags of African countries, red, yellow, and green display a significant presence. However, their appearance as only a colour is far more an understatement, due to the fact that these colours symbolize a higher meaning. All three; red, yellow and green are apparent in the Ghanaian flag, of whom was designed by Theodosia Salome Okoh and first adopted in 1957. Upon the flag, the red is depicted as the bloodshed in Ghana’s struggle for independence, the gold epitomising the wealth…

Introduction Witnessing rapidly changing levels of growth and declines of a country’s economic standing, everyone has come to recognise China as the key influence in the world economy. China has experienced a remarkable amelioration in its capability of forming various trade agreements, foreign economic policies and its status as a global trader that should never be underestimated by any state actors. Bilateral and Plurilateral Agreements Since China acceded to the World Trade Organisation in…

1500-1600’s. The materials used for clothing in the 1500-1600’s are somewhat different from what we use today. In the Elizabethan Era men wore silk and velvet with fur. Men were usually fully clothed in silk from head to toe. Women mainly wore silk, lace and linen. The underskirts that women wore were made with hoops made out of wood. Today we still use silk,lace,linen and velvet but one material in particular most used and…

initially. It is barbaric to believe that The Comedian raped Sally due to the fact that she was wearing suggestive clothes; females should be free to wear anything that they please without the threat of males gawking at the sight of an exposed thigh. The Silk Spectre should feel free to wear anything that she pleases, rebuking the traditional belief that women should be covered up to preserve their femininity. The truth was suppressed from Laurie and Hollis mason, as they are unaware…

or symbols on them. Leaders of churches wore similar clothes with Muslim influenced images as well! The use of the images on the European clothes gave linked Islam with the higher statured people. Islamic woven silk textiles were proven to have great respect when Christians used theses silks to dress the relics of saints. The paintings that did survive the crusades were mostly Islamic art created by an artist of a different religion. Scribes of Illuminated Manuscripts often depicted images of…

The rats were anesthetized with light ether anaesthesia. Under aseptic conditions two sterilized cotton pellet (10mg) were implanted subcutaneously on either side of lumbar region in each rat. The incisions were sutured by silk 2.0 sutures and the wounds were sealed with betadine solution to prevent contamination. Bleeding was minimal and the animals recovered within 5 - 10 min from the effect of anaesthesia. All the groups were treated with drugs daily for 7 days including…

return to help prevent the destruction of humanity. After the chapter, we can read an article from Daily World. In it Silk Spectre is objectified because of her looks. There is letter to Sally from movie producer King Taylor, and a recruitment letter from Captain Metropolis. Also, Larry sends her letter that she describes as the closest thing to proposal, and a review of the Silk Spectre film. Finally, we read an interview Sally had with the Probe. The interview mainly consists of discussions…

In a collaboration between Céline and Stella McCartney, Chinatown Plaid was released as part of a 2013 Fall collection. The tailored coats of bright plaid bares resemblance to large, plastic woven tote bags, having appropriated not only its red, white, and blue print but also its rigid form and frayed trimming. However, in contrast to the garments’ name, the visibility of these bags extends beyond the working class immigrants in Chinatown and other districts characterised by large migrant worker…