ANCIENT EGYPT A nation in the north of Africa, Ancient Egypt was a country that was located at the source of the Nile River. It is said to be dated back for more than 30 centuries before Christ, and it boasted as the first nation to be civilized and the birthplace of algebra. Since the conception of The Great Pyramids, which are considered one of the eight wonders of the world, to the new military championship the country currently holds, Egypt has been a field of study for many scientists and archaeologists, a historical and recreational site, a religious symbol and a nation of magnificent wonders. This made the birth of the study of Egyptology that they say is the study of the empire. This is because of the numerous centers of information about it engraved in numerous and humongous monuments, objects, and artifacts that archaeologists recover from the sites, including the discovery of hieroglyphs (Shillington, 1995). The works of the Great Belzoni, a renowned Italian explorer, and also the first human to study Ancient Egypt’s antiquities are considered to…
Vargas story Vargas wrote this story, which is characterized by mistrust caused by the grand narrative, which is enlightenment, emancipation, Marxist, and progress since these forms an important part when it came to modernity. The function of descriptive narrative is to lose its functors, the hero, its dangers, its goals, and its voyages, and these results to the cloud of a narrative language. The mastery narrative is a cultural narrative that explains as well as ordering knowledge together with experience. In the book Vargas remembers the conversion he watched at PBS, the transformation was an interview between Bill Moyers as he interviewed Toni Morrison on the issue of “The bluest Eye ” Morris told him. ” The mastery narrative is whatever ideological script that is being imposed by the people in authority on everybody else. The master fiction. History. It has a certain point of view ‘’ (Reale, 174). Money was wasted while funding non-profitable Journalism, civic media, and storytelling. They visited the museum, which should be for an epic retelling of the history of America. He sees the mastery…
Our History Lies within Our Libraries The age of technology has come with different consequences not just on the economy, politics, religion, and educational institutions but also the library. Technological use has been embraced by various industries and its growth exponential thus affecting the way of life today. It is also shaping the way we see the future. The only institution connecting us and our past is the library. The library holds a lot of information from the past to the present that helps in making decisions as far as other industries are concerned. In the book ‘The Library’, Susan Orlean addresses this topic by focusing on the story of the Los Angeles Public Library burning down, and it is an eye-opener. She asserts that the biggest lesson learned from inferno is the significant role played by the libraries in our lives (Orlean, 74). She also highlighted the evolution of libraries in the United States and the world. Technology has exponentially advanced with time, leading to ignoring the benefits of libraries. Public libraries offer free educational resources to the…
Cultural Heritages of a Community Cultural heritage refers to the legacy obtained from the intangible characteristics of a particular group of people or their physical artifacts. Most often, the legacy is inherited from past generations. Cultural heritage can be in the form of artefacts (documents or books), built environment (landscape, agricultural heritage), natural environment (buildings). Therefore, people in the given community identify with the given elements and attain some level of pride being part of them. Cultural heritages are often protected as a show of gratefulness to past generations, which did their best to ensure that they survive to date (Barthel-Bouchier, 2016). Furthermore, the protection is often aimed at enabling future generations as well to benefit from cultural heritage. In the end, a positive chain is developed around the elements which give people in the community something to be happy about. In my home community of Cobb County, Georgia, I identify the following cultural heritage; William Root House Museum & Garden, Green Plantation, Leonidas Polk Monument and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The narrative aims to describe cultural…
The Top Four Most Important Cultural Heritages of a Community A cultural heritage means the legacy obtained from the intangible characteristics of a particular group of people or their physical artifacts. Most often, the legacy is inherited from past generations. Therefore, people in the given community identify with the given elements and attain some level of pride being part of them. Cultural heritages are often protected as a show of gratefulness to past generations, which did their best to ensure that they survive to date (Barthel-Bouchier, 2016). Further, the protection is often aimed at enabling future generations to also benefit from them. In the end, a positive chain is developed around the elements which give all people in the community something to be happy about. In my home community of Cobb County, Georgia, I identify the following a cultural heritages; William Root House Museum & Garden, Green Plantation, Leonidas Polk Monument and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The narrative aims to describe cultural heritage and to show how they make to make the community unique. Discussion William Root…
The Medieval Art Period Introduction The term medieval id borrowed from the Latin language. It merely means the middle “ages.” The term middle age and the period that it lasts is decided by the renaissance period. Many historians would ask, which middle-age is termed as the medieval period. (Delahoyde)Middle-age is commonly referred to as the medieval age. This is the period that was in between the classical period up to the beginning of the renaissance. Depicted below are the discussion of how art grew during this medieval period and a reflection of whether the medieval period was a period of artistic development or decline. The art period in the medieval era begins from the time the Roman Empire collapsed, which is 300AD, and it was ended by the beginning of the renaissance period in 1400 AD. (Delahoyde) During the medieval period, as the new things continue to replace old items, art continues to evolve in this medieval period. Classical Mythology, the subjects of the Bible and the Dogma of the church grew during this period. The medieval period has three…
Formal Analysis of a Relief Carving Conceptual art is sometimes referred to as conceptualism. Conceptualism is a type of art where the ideas or concepts used in coming up with the art supersede material, technical, and aesthetic concern. Conceptual art’s work is sometimes called installations – anyone can follow set guidelines to construct the artwork. The most important aspect of the work, in this case, is the concept or idea behind the sculpture (Green, 2001). It is the idea that becomes the machine of making the sculpture since planning and decisions are made before execution. On the other hand, relief carving is a sculpture that contains protruding figures from the background while at the same time, being attached to it. The shallow surface visible creates an illusion of depth and space in the relief carvings. Therefore, this paper will conduct a formal analysis of a relief carving, specifically the spirit wall sculpture. Spirit walls were very common to courtyard dwelling. It takes different forms, and sometimes it can be built for simpler homes. The materials and scale, as well as…
The Republic of Moldova closes border points and suspends flights to and from Europe The extraordinary national public health commission of the Republic of Moldova examined the epidemiological situation with Covid-19 and made the decision to suspend flights to Europe and to close several border points with Romania and Ukraine, Moldpres said in the document. Thus, it is mentioned in the document of March 13, 2020 of the National Extraordinary Commission for Public Health, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Finance will ensure the cessation of the activity of state border crossing points on the Moldovan-Romanian and Moldovan-Ukrainian border segment. Also, the Civil Aeronautical Authority will ensure regular flights with Italy, Spain and France from Sunday, March 15, 2020, at 00:00. Starting withMarch 16, at 00:00, regular flights with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, Poland, Portugal and Romania will be suspended. Airline operators will be prohibited from boarding passengers coming to the Republic of Moldova with stops in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, China, Iran and South Korea. …
A Gun and an Explosion and Anarchy as Symbols in Fight Club Fight Club is a book by Chuck Palahniuk, which narrates the escapades of an unnamed narrator. The narrator has insomnia. Unable to find a solution, he resorts to support groups for conditions he is not suffering from, and surprisingly finds solace. The story focuses on his interactions with Marla Singer and Tyler Durden. The narrator and Tyler decide to form a secret club for men to engage in physical combat, which they name Fight Club. Chuck Palahniuk’s book was inspired by his own life when one time on returning to work from a camping trip with bruises, his coworkers failed to question the origin of his injuries (Bures 50). The first chapter of the book introduces us to Tyler and the narrator. They are on the roof of the Parker-Morris building, which the narrator says is the tallest building in the world. The narrator seems to be having an altercation with Tyler having a barrel of a gun in his mouth. There are multiple explosions in distant buildings,…
Chanel introduction to trousers in the 1920s Introduction The 1920s women’s fashion was considered as free-spirited, the modernist regime belonging to the roaring twenties as well as the jazz era. This symbolized freedom and independence experienced by women. The fashion trends were also characterized by short, low waist dresses, trousers, bob hairstyles, casual outfits mixed with different colours (Casely-Hayfor, 2015). Stockings, the silk garments as evening outfit, and scarfs were a part of the 1920s fashion trends. On the other hand, the 1920 fashion comprised of garments that offered a sense of freedom of mobility whereby loose fittings characterized them. They also allowed the implementation of camisole, also known as a chemise. This article will discuss the fashion trend introduced by Chanel that is trousers and the reason behind it. The camisole is loose underwear that acted on behalf of a tight corset found in the Victoria years. The pants were also baggy, which enabled women to move freely. Coco Chanel was among the renowned fashion designers in the 1920s, including Jeanne Lanyon, Sonia, Victor Stiebel, and Florrie Westwood.…