Global Warming 3

Speech 35 years ago the whole world was screaming about Global Cooling and everyone was convinced that the whole planet was going to become a giant ice ball. But since that did not happen they had to change the direction and warn us that Global warming was happening and that it would cause temperature to rise at a rapid and unpredictable rate. And know we are forced to believe that killer heat waves, vast flooding and the spread of diseases, rising ocean level and more violent hurricanes and tornadoes are going to happen. How about scientific evidence? Well, that's easy. Haven't we all seen the picture of ice melting in the Artic? For most people that is the evidence. A little research into the modern temperature trends shows that in 1936 America experienced 49 consecutive days with temperatures over 32 degrees. In 1992 it was only one day. Also during the ice age there was at least 15 times more carbon dioxide in the air then know. Eventhough we are releasing carbon dioxide into the air we won't do any harm to anyone, as the carbon dioxide is as pollutant as nitrogen. Cause of global warming school children or told that recycling is a matter of life and death. Businesses have been shut down. Valuable products like Freon have been removed from the market. And that crap Climate Protocol will cost only America seven million jobs in 14 years, it will cost an average

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Cubism - a movement in modern art.

CUBISM By Emily Hammond Cubism was originally a movement in modern art, especially in painting. Cubism started in France and played an extremely important role in modern art. Before the twentieth century, art was recognised as an imitation of nature. Paintings and portraits were made to look as realistic and three-dimensional as possible, as if seen through a window. Artists were painting in a flamboyant style, but French postimpressionist Paul Cézanne, flattened still life images. In 1906 Cézanne held an exhibition of his paintings in Paris which Picasso visited, After seeing Cézannes work he began experimenting with Cézannes ideas. The actual movement of cubism was stared by Picasso and Braque, aimed at establishing this new plastic order which was completely different to the one that existed up to that time, it brought a great revolution in visual representation. It had a wide spread, tremendous influence on art following it but it did not come out from no-where. Early in the 20th century, Europe was in many senses at a great turning point and art movements were appearing one after another all over the continent, for example Fauvism in France (a forerunner of cubism) expressionism in Germany, and Futurism in Italy. It's not hard to say that this spirit of innovation had been evolving from half way through the 19th century. Many people sat Cubism began in 1907, this

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Child development

Visit 1 Date: July 26th 2007 Age: 2 years 8 months Place: At the child's house Length of visit: 1 hour Aims and planning: In this visit my aim is to look at Naomi's fine motor skills. I will do a painting activity with her and see how good her hand-eye-coordination is. I expect Naomi to be able to hold the paintbrush with a mature pincer grasp and she should have good hand-eye-coordination. I also expect her to be able to firmly hold the paintbrush and draw circles, lines and dots. Observations: At Naomi's house, when I came in she was a bit shy, as she stood beside her mother but she eventually came up to me and said "hello", which was a good start. The parents where very co-operative as they let me do a painting activity with Naomi and I needed to use some of their small pots. Naomi's speech is very good as I had a mature-like conversation with her that made sense. I asked her if she was alright and she replied "yes, I'm fine thank you". I then started to set up the painting activity, filling the little pots up with powder paint and getting paper for her to paint on. Naomi painted a picture of her and her mom. I was quite surprised as she painted a circle like shape for the faces of the people. I changed the texture of the paint by adding salt it which gave a nice 'gritty' affect to it. I also asked Naomi if she was having fun, she said "yes, its fun" and she

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The Destructors by Graham Greene. Diary entry for Blackie

Blackie’s Thought Oh great! A new member comes marching a thinks he can just take over my gang, The Wormsley Common Gang? This is outrageous, an outer town kid, named T., and I mean what kind of name is that anyways, Trevor. Just because he seems wiser and lived a more luxurious lifestyle, still does not give T. the right to vote to change the leader or even to give out different idea’s for the gang’s function. He’s making me look pathetic! But he seems different. Not like others. Trevor has a mind of his own; his enthusiasm able him to achieve his goals. Even though Trevor is an individualist, has a vision for nothing and is wantonly destructive, he has an insight on how to fulfill your ambitions. His nihilistic life creates marvelous plans of mischiefs. For the good of the gang, for the Wormsley Common Gang to become more prominent, Trevor is the one that shall guide us. I am having a mixed feeling of being a part of it. This isn't right. Old Misery’s place is going to be demolished, I guess he gave us some misery and telling us off when we bounced the balls on his wall too much. But isn’t it too much? I first thought Trevor had some kind of hatred towards Old Misery, but then he said ‘Its not fun if I hated him.’ The only reason he does this is because he can do it, after all the hardship Old Misery gone through the Blitz and the war, he still has to

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What is art?

Well, what is art? It includes painting, music, cinema and theatre. Art plays a great role in our life. Art surrounds us everywhere. Sometimes it entertains us, but what is more important, it gives us many opportunities for personal development. It is necessary to remember that art attracts our attention to different sides of our life. But we are different and our tastes differ. Some people look for fresh impressions and new emotions. Others look for new ideas and unusual points of view. I am going to tell you about theatre. The first theatrical performances took place in ancient Greece. Theatre, as we understand it today, is based on 3 things...!!!! The forms of performances are various: drama, opera, operetta, ballet and musical. Genres can be also different-from comedies to tragedies. Theatre requires the work of many specialists- playwrights, directors, actors, singers, dancers and conductors. Moreover, the work of scene workers, illuminators, dressers is very important too. Another type of art is cinema. Cinema is much younger than theatre. It was born in France at the end of the 19th century and quickly spread all over the world. The first films were silent and black&white. Now cinema is the most widespread industry of entertainment. Films are shot in different genres too, for

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Artist Profile - Michael Brennand-Wood

Michael Brennand-Wood Michael Brennand- Wood was born in the UK in 1952. He is a contemporary artist, he specializes in creating eccentric works of art and sculptures by the means of wood-work, embroidery lace, patterns, textiles and in recent times floral imagery, he created exuberant pieces of art from exploring and evolving his own techniques merging textiles and other media in ingenious ways. Michael’s work is distinctive because he has persisted in the amalgamation of modern and historical origin, in particular the evaluation of dimensional line, structure and pattern. His latest, traditional compositions of floral imagery applied the use of computerised machine embroidery, acrylic paint, wood, glass and collage, he studied the use of illusion of dimensions, using about two or three to create colourful, metrical, algebraic and holographic sensations, with the precise detail that morphs into optical illusions. Brennand-Wood’s sculptures are very abstract, and he tends to play with colour and rhythm that’s seems also hallucinogenic, that the pattern creates another appearance, “ stepping into another world’ as Michael quoted. However the meaning of the piece, is that it’s not just a magical piece of delusion it is something you think about and reflect upon. He is a renowned for his innovative and original ideas, and is one of the most inspiring and

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Modern World Assignment: The Arab-Israeli Conflict Part 2 Sources A-E differ in their assessment of the Oslo Accords. Does this mean they are of no use to an historian studying the peace agreement? The five sources that I have been provided with are presented in different forms; some are presented as direct statements or speeches whilst others are extracts from newspapers or photographs. Each source provides contradictory opinions. It is clear from the sources that Oslo had created hostility on both sides. The five sources contain some useful information. Firstly, all are primary sources as they are a photograph and accounts of people from the time of the Oslo Accord of 1993. Source A is useful as it is a photograph, which is a trusted piece of evidence, being harder for biased opinions to be expressed in it. Source A provides proof that Oslo Accord took place between Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel. It also shows involvement of the President of the USA, Bill Clinton. The central presence of Bill Clinton leaves no doubt as to whom the mastermind behind this agreement was. The importance of the USA is emphasised in source B, which contains a brief background of the event and names of those present. Both sources A and B fail to explain the reasons for the conflict. This is revealed in source C,

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Pandoras Box: Have Postmodern Artists Gone too Far

Pandoras Box: Have Postmodern Artists Gone too Far? "When Pandora opened the box a plague dispersed and doomed humanity to suffer ruin, insanity, and despair. She hastily closed the box to stop the plague but, pathetically, only Hope remained inside." For centuries art has, at its best, evoked catharsis from its audience, and in so doing exalted the senses, the intellects, and the passions of those who experience it. Art has been a vehicle that has called upon the highest sentiments of the human creative vision and demanded exacting technical skill. Recently, however, art has taken on a new form known as postmodernism which, in too many instances, has served as little more than shock aesthetics - outrageous sensory stimuli created to provoke the "psychological processes." Many scholars and artists alike, believe this new artistic movement to be nihilistic and, at times, gratuitous. Art, a non-static entity, has undergone several significant metamorphoses in its history. It has seen greatness in Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, and to suggest that the influence of postmodernism has altogether put the Arts in a bad way would be wrong. What can be said for sure is that postmodern art has gone too far in stirring controversy and shocking its audience for it to any longer be considered art. Also, that they are two broad reasons for this decline. The

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Paul Cézanne.

Visionary ahead of his time, Cezanne's innovative style, use of perspective, composition and colour profoundly influenced 20th century art. Picasso developed Cezanne's planar compositions into cubism, and Matisse greatly admired his use of colour. He used colour with passion and creativity, giving his brush strokes structure, solidity, and durability. Pablo Picasso said the following of the artist "My one and only master . . . Cézanne was like the father of us all". Cézanne is therefore often described as the "father of modern art". Unfortunately, Cézanne was the ultimate outsider and misunderstood during most of his life. Success came little and late, although young promising painters came to visit him during his last years. Early Life and work Paul Cézanne was born on January 19, 1839, as the son of a wealthy banker in the southern French town of Aix-en-Provence. Cézanne develops artistic interest at an early age and joins his boyhood companion and author Emile Zola in Paris in 1861, after many disputes with his father over his desire to dedicate himself to painting. Cezanne's stay in Paris lasted only six months. Though attracted by the more radical art forms in Paris, admiring the innovating works by Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet and Edouard Manet, he destroys many canvases during depressive moments and returns home full of self-doubt. A year spent working

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Paul Cézanne.

Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was born at Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on Jan. 19, 1839. He went to school in Aix, forming a close friendship with the novelist Emile Zola. He also studied law there from 1859 to 1861, but at the same time he continued attending drawing classes. Against his father he made up his mind that he wanted to paint, and in 1861 joined Zola in Paris. Finally his father agreed and sent financial support and, later, a large inheritance on which he could live without difficulty. In Paris he met Camille Pissarro and came to know others of the impressionist group, with whom he would exhibit in 1874 and 1877. Cézanne, however, remained an outsider to their circle; from 1864 to 1869 he sent his work to the official Salon and saw it consistently disapproved. His paintings of 1865-70 form what is usually called his early "romantic" period. Extremely personal in character, it deals with bizarre subjects of violence and fantasy in harsh, somber colours and extremely heavy paintwork. After many years of painting he retired in 1882 at the age of 43 not very long after that year he died in the year of 1906 when he was 67 This is his self portrait. The Vase Of Flowers The painting is a still life portrait of a light blue vase of a variety of different coloured flowers with green foliage. The vase is placed on a tablecloth which has dark blue flowers

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