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    The Great Wave off Kanagawa, which is additionally called The Great Wave or The Wave for short, is a wood block print made in japan by the artist Hokusai. It was created by Hokusai sometime between 1830 and 1833 as the very first print in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. It is one of Hokusai's most famous work. Also considered in the art world as one of the most recognizable pieces of Japanese art in the world. The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of…

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    The title of this work of are is Under the Wave off Kanagawa it is also referred to as The Great Wave. The dimensions of this particular work, measures ten and one-eights by 14 and fifteenth-sixteenths inches. The date that the Wave off Kanagawa was created 1830 till 1832. The medium that was used in the creation of this work of art is: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. #2. In the Wave off Kanagawa there is obviously a gigantic wave that takes up most of the portrait. There…

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    Hokusai Vs. Fuji

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    Hokusai used scale when he painted Mount Fuji. His composition in The Great Wave and The Inlet of Nobuto placed Mount Fuji in a distant center point in each painting. Mount Fuji is symbolic in each painting, yet he uses scale to give importance to the catastrophic waves, or the Japanese villagers gathering peacefully. In both paintings, Mount Fuji is the background. The mountain is undefeated by natural disasters. In The Inlet of Nobuto, the mountain is really distant, and completely covered…

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    The Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province is a painting in a collection of works titled Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji, by artist Katsushika Hokusai between 1830-1833. However, even though the series is named thirty-six views, Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province is the fifth of an additional ten paintings added onto the original set of thirty-six due to the overall popularity of Katsushika Hokusai’s work. The series, as the title states, contains thirty-six various views of Mt.Fuji and the areas surrounding the…

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    The Great Wave Off Kanagawa and The Inlet of Nobuto are visually very different, contrasting drastically in the conveyed emotional expressiveness. Both paintings clearly portray a great interconnection between men and nature, as to point out an important theme fundamental to Japanese art. However, in The Great Wave the nature seems to rebel against men, while in The Inlet of Nobuto it embraces them inserenity and harmony. Perhaps, this change in dynamics reveals various life circumstances the…

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    The Great Wave Hokusai

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    being the subject of both paintings. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa shows water being violent and fearful especially at the peak in the wave. “The Inlet of Naboot” shows water as being peaceful. In Hokusai's Great Wave, I feel the unifying theme is endless. The great wave comes through Japan in the painting; even though, Mount Fuji is still standing in the background. The wave signifies natural disasters, even though it hit Japan, Fuji is still standing. The Inlet of Nobuto by Hokusai shows a…

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    medium. The principle of ultrasonic interferometer for the measurement of velocity is determination of the accurate wavelength in the medium. Ultrasonic waves of known frequency are produced by quartz crystal fixed at the bottom of the cell. The quartz crystal fixed at the bottom of cell produced ultrasonic waves of known frequency. These waves are reflected…

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    Three Waves Of Feminism

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    Three Waves of Feminism Feminism is women’s rights to have an equal standings to that of men. Women have had little to no rights when compared to men in the past due to there gender. It was not till the last hundred years women have sought to stand on equal ground to men when it comes to rights and laws. The right to vote, equal pay, political setting in government offices, and some basic human rights. This is concerning the women in the United States of America and not necessarily the rights…

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    showing the softness in the colors and coolness with the shades and the arm around the girl gives off a cool, calm and collected feel. With the lines within the photo and the couple literally standing on water was the watch the path they shall cross together. As the two hold hands and look towards the end of the wave, It sends the message of in whatever a person shall pursue do not feel alone and cross it together. “Cross Over Together” has a very light and bright tone effect in the photo with…

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    Surfing Research Paper

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    Surf·ing: noun The sport of riding a wave toward the shore standing or lying on a surfboard. Surfing is one of the oldest sports on the planet. It is known that during the 15th century, kings, queens and people of the Hawaiian islands were big into the sport of wave-sliding. The first surfers were fishermen who discovered riding waves as an efficient method of getting to shore with their catch. Surfing is also one of the few sports that has its own culture and lifestyle. That's what makes it…

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