...I asked Rachel to meet Carlos and I at, Joe's Stone Crab in South Beach. Today was an unusually cool day for southern FL. We sat outside on the deck to enjoy the ocean breeze. It had been five years since that day she claims that I stole Carlos from her. Things had gotten better between us, and she had moved on and had a boyfriend now. However, I still felt the need to let her, be the first to know the news that Carlos and I were getting married. I love my sister, and this was going to be hard. She and Carlos had never dated, were never a couple, even though in her fifteen-year-old mind it seemed that he was her boyfriend. Rachel and I were close until the day, after we announced that we were dating. She had such a crush on him since I could...
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... 6 3.2 Basic Chinese Calligraphy Brush Theories 6 3.3 Basic Brush techniques for Chinese Calligraphy 7 4. Ink Stick 8 4.1 Production 8 5. Ink Stones 9 5.1 Four Famous Ink Stone 9 5.1.1 Duan Ink Stones 9 5.1.2 She Ink Stones 10 5.1.3 Tao(he) Ink Stones 10 5.1.4 Chengl Ink Stones...
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...In “Mayan civilizations,” Susan Hopkins shares, “they developed complex hieroglyphic writing that they used to record historical and religious events.” With hieroglyphics, the Mayans could make calendars, study the stars, and record technological advances. Jose Maldonado says, “They used picture writing to record political and religious history.” Picture writing is considered advanced because not many societies were this developed; they could not create a new writing system. Akbar Patel says, “They were able to keep track of trade goods and stockpiles with a special system of knotted strings called ‘quipu.’” Even though the Inca did not invent a way of writing, they did create an efficient way of logging trade information. Not many societies had their own writing system long ago, but these few civilizations did; that is why they are...
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...Last updated 2011-02-17 For centuries, the meaning of the mysterious and mystical Egyptian hieroglyphs baffled the greatest minds in the world. Then, in 1799, the discovery of the most famous piece of rock in archaeology unravelled the secrets of the script. On this page * A forgotten script * The Rosetta Stone * The Phenomenon Young * Jean-François Champollion * Cracking the code * Find out more * Print this page A forgotten script Hieroglyphs dominated the landscape of the Egyptian civilisation. These elaborate symbols were ideal for inscriptions on the walls of majestic temples and monuments, and indeed the Greek word hieroglyphica means 'sacred carvings', but they were too fussy for day-to-day scribbling, so other scripts were evolved in Egypt in parallel. These were the 'hieratic' and 'demotic' scripts, which can crudely be thought of as merely different fonts of the hieroglyphic alphabet. The rise of Christianity was responsible for the extinction of Egyptian scripts... Then, towards the end of the fourth century AD, within a generation, the Egyptian scripts vanished. The last datable examples of ancient Egyptian writing are found on the island of Philae, where a hieroglyphic temple inscription was...
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...The Rosetta Stone was found july 19, 1799. The stone was found by a french soldier. He discovered a black basalt slab with ancient writing on it close to the town of Rosetta. The stone contained three different scripts on it, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Greek, and Egyptian demotic. The ancient writing on it told archaeologists that it was made by priests, meant for honoring the king of Egypt. Many archeologists believe that stone holds the key to figuring out a language that has been extinct for nearly 2,000 years. When Napoleon found out about this he invaded Egypt in 1798, and took a group of scholars with him and told them to take all important cultural artifacts with them. When the British defeated Napoleon in 1801, he took the stone. Many...
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...Rosetta Stone was found on July 19, 1799 by French soldiers. The Rosetta Stone was broken, long before it was found in 1799. The Egyptian name it has now, it was found in Rashid. This block of stone lay a clue to breaking a code that baffled scholars for centuries, the Egyptian hieroglyphs. The stone features a decree issued in 196 B.C. by a group of Egyptian clergy and Egypt’s ruler, Ptolemy V, attesting to his generosity and devoutness. It was originally displayed in a temple, possibly near the ancient town of Sais, the centuries later, it had moved to Rosetta and used in the construction of Fort Julien, where it was eventually uncovered by the French. The use of hieroglyphics died out after the 4th century and the writing system became an enigma to scholars. British scientist Thomas Young, who began studying the Rosetta Stone’s texts in 1814, made some initial progress in analyzing its hieroglyphic inscription. Young surmised that the cartouches------ hieroglyphs enclosed in ovals----- contained the phonetic spellings of royal names, including Ptolemy, who was...
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...1. During the Paleolithic Revolution (Old Stone Age), glaciers covered much of North America, Europe, and Asia. This period of the Stone Age is associated with the evolution of humans. The Neolithic Era (New stone Age) marked the transition from hunter-gathers to advances in agriculture also known as the ancient Agricultural Revolution. Neolithic people created systems for systematic agriculture that led to political, social and economic changes in society. 2. In the Middle East, farmers discovered ways to help maintain fertility and crops and transform certain wild grasses into domesticated grains. As a result of the surplus production of agriculture, exchanges of crops and techniques occurred between regions. Also, agriculture led to further advancements in technology. In Central Europe, people began using ox-drawn wooden plows to till...
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...classes, unique art and new public works and writing systems. In the paragraphs below readers will be able to learn more about each of these more in depth. Government and Religion were closely connected in Sumer. The cities were considered property of the gods and Sumerians were expected to do what the gods asked of them as the message was invoked through the priest-kings making them the ruler of the city-state. This form of government was Theocratic. Each city-state worshiped its own god...
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...William Faulkner Standing at just five feet, five inches tall William Faulkner was very small in stature, so much so that he was rejected by the U.S. Army, but his work made him a giant in the history of American Literature. Faulkner was a Nobel Peace Prize winning author and is considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He is considered to have one of the most amazing periods of writing in the history of literature. Between 1929 and 1942 Faulkner published several famous novels, all coming during the Great Depression. He was able to write these novels without graduating high school or gaining a college degree. He even wrote one of the most famous novels in American history during this period called, “Absalom, Absalom!”....
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...bordered by the Black Sea, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean, with the eastern border variously defined; today the western part of Turkey. Also called Asia Minor, especially when referring to the Greek and Roman periods. anthropology: The study of humanity - our physical characteristics as animals, and our unique non-biological characteristics we call culture. apsidal: building type with one rounded end, found especially in mainland Greek Early Iron Age contexts. archaeological survey: Recording remains visible on the surface, without recourse to excavation. archaeology: A subdiscipline of anthropology involving the study of the human past through its material remains. artifact: Any portable object used, modified, or made by humans; e.g. stone tools, pottery, and metal weapons. ashlar masonry: masonry style with smoothed rectangular cut blocks. assemblage: A group of artifacts recurring together at a particular time and place, and representing the sum of human activities. band: A term used to describe small-scale societies of hunters and gatherers, generally less than 100 people, who move seasonally to exploit wild (undomesticated) food resources. Kinship ties play an important part in social organization. Big-Man society: A type of socio-political organization where an influential individual achieves the leadership position through personal achievements (alliances, gift exchange networks, feasts, impressive deeds etc). In contrast with chiefdoms, the position of leadership...
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...contemporary novelists of his time. William Faulkner's accomplishments resulted not only from his love and devotion to writing, but also from family, friends, and certain uncontrollable events. William Faulkner's life is an astonishing accomplishment; however, it is crucial to explore his styles of writing, and how one particular style of writing was able to alter my path in the way I approach my goals in life. He adjusts the style to fit the topic, able to adapt a more traditional type as he easily can invent new, complicated techniques of writing. Throughout his early education, he would work conscientiously at reading, spelling, writing, and arithmetic. However, he especially enjoyed drawing. When Faulkner got promoted to the third grade, skipping the second grade, he was asked by his teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up. He replied, "I want to be a writer just like my great granddaddy"(Minter 18). Faulkner took interest in poetry around 1910, but no one in Oxford, Mississippi, could tell him what to do with his poems. Shortly after, he met a man named Phil Stone. So one afternoon, Stone went to Faulkner's house to get to know him better, and during his visit he received several written verses from Faulkner's poetry. Stone not only became a very close friend of Faulkner's, but also a mentor to the young writer at the beginning of his career. Stone immediately gave the potential poet encouragement, advice, and models for his study of literature (Minter 29)...
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...TO REVIEW AS A TEAM Danny: (pages 79-82) Petra: (pages 83-85) Imhotep The Pyramid of Zoser, emerged in the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom (c.2700 B.C.) (Boorstin, 1992). Pyramid of Zoser was noticed for the use of masonry casing. Imhotep was a recognized architect and Founding Father of the great Third Dynasty pharaoh Zoser as a patron of writing between c. 2613-2686 B.C. (Boorstin, 1992). Imhotep consulted and inspired scribes prior to writing. He was also inspired by the scribes as “poured a libation to him from their writing jar” (Boorstin, 1992). Two thousand years and centuries after his death as a mythical founder of Egyptian medicine and recognition of a divine status his proverbs are echoed (Boorstin, 1992). After his death devotees prayed for revelations of cures in dreams by honoring Imhotep by building a temple in Memphis on the island of Philae in the Nile. Greeks later recognize Imhotep as their medicine god and named him Asklepios (Boorstin, 1992). Details of the Step Pyramid In Cairo at Saqqara Imhotep’s step pyramid remains the world’s oldest hewn stone (Boorstin, 1992). The rectangular structure of stone is layered on the outside of six steps. The base measures 597 yards north to south and 304 east to west, with a 200 feet height. The...
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...Peter, was an aircraft factory manager, and her mother, Ann, a lab technician. Rowling grew up in Winterbourne, a hamlet close to the Welsh border, and lived four doors down from a family named the Potters, which is presumably where she drew inspiration for her main character's name. Her family moved again when she was nine, to Tutshill in the Forest of Dean. During her high school years, she was made head girl, despite the fact that she was generally a shy student. Rowling read often as a child, and began writing when she was six years old. According to interviews, she admired the works of writers such as E. Nesbit, Elizabeth Goudge, and Noel Streatfeild, among others. Although Rowling wanted to pursue a writing career, her parents convinced her to study French at Exeter University, with the hope that she would become a bilingual secretary. Rowling's rise to her position as an acclaimed author is virtually one of rags-to-riches. According to reviews, Rowling began writing the first Harry Potter book in 1990 after her revelation on the train. She was working full-time and in a long-term relationship. Shortly afterward however, her mother died, and Rowling lost her job with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. At the age of 26, Rowling moved to Portugal to teach journalism, and there met Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes. They married October 16, 1992. During their brief marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, Jessica. Rowling separated from Arantes in 1993, and returned to Edinburgh...
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...Entering into Cal State Channel Islands was a winning victory. I was aware of the fact I was going to improve my writing skills abandoned the old skills I was previously been taught in high school. It was like “killing two birds with one stone.” The stone was abolishing the five sentence per paragraph policy. The two birds represented writing techniques and understanding how to express myself into a paper. Unfortunately, the only English classes I have ever taken in my higher education were English 102 and English 103. From what I can recall, I was intellectually thinking and writing constantly about my opinions on certain topics. The implementation of doing self-evaluations through writing assignments help me drastically. I was conscious about making sense instead of writing remarkably. Is the...
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...disbelief by developing curiosities, encouraging the reader’s exploration. An author utilizing Tolkien's secondary world is J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This novel traces Harry’s journey of discovering his magical abilities, through a world of wizards. In her novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's...
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