The young king Tutankhamun was previously regarded as an inconsequential ruler of the 18th dynasty in the new kingdom of Ancient Egypt until the discovery of his tomb, which sparked a worldwide fascination with the life and death of this previously obscure figure. His nearly fully intact tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and his archaeological team in 1922. This tomb generated countless questions and ideas about the life and death of Tutankhamun (Tut). The wall paintings and the artefacts found in the tomb, as well as the pharaoh’s body itself allowed numerous theories to be developed as to how King Tut led his life. However, through historical and scientific research, many of the ideas conveyed by the tomb were proven to be false.
Through this quote one can easily see how editing Twain’s masterpiece would be a queue for editors around the world to go and edit every inappropriate word of a dead writer’s work. Editing Twain’s piece of work would open up new arguments to revise ancient art that people would never change, and even some of Shakespeare’s master pieces. It is simply morally wrong to edit and completely change something without its creator’s permission. Moreover, one can see this reasoning behind the New York Time’s quote, “When ‘Huckleberry Finn’ was published, Mark Twain appended a note on his effort to reproduce ‘painstakingly’ the dialects in the book, including several backwoods dialects and ‘the Missouri negro dialect.’ What makes ‘Huckleberry Finn’ so important in American literature isn’t just the story, it’s the richness, the detail, the unprecedented accuracy of its spoken language. There is no way to ‘clean up’ Twain without doing reparable harm to the truth of his work.” This quote clearly shows if Twain were to be alive and see that his masterpiece was being completely reproduced, he would be infuriated and emotionally hurt.
(Peters, 94) Procopius in The Secret History criticizes Justinian throughout the book. He seems to have a problem with everything Justinian did during his regain from marrying Theodora, listening to what she had to say, the way he ran the empire and imposed new laws, and the need to collect taxes differently from earlier rulers, among many other complaints. Procopius was not the only one who thought it was a mistake for Justinian to marry Theodora because of her questionable upbringing and back ground but he never
‘why do you dress me in borrowed robes?’ this quote shows that Macbeth is superstitious as it tells the audience that he has believed the prophecies they have told him. However the word ‘why’ shows that he is doubtful of himself and them as he is questioning the prophecies, this could show that although he is ambitious and his aspiration is to become king, he is unsure of himself and even from the start is unconfident on
The restroom is mine!” A familiar voice responded him, “First come first serve!” Robert realized that it was John who was in the restroom. For the next two hours, he could not help but to wait in front of the “invisible line”. While waiting, he thought about how ironic and stupid he was. He was given a chance to wait for the one hour restroom line in the mall, but instead he chose the two hour line in his own apartment. In addition to the two hours, Robert also spent thirty minutes driving home, which added up to a total of two hours and thirty minutes!
Ancient Egyptians were known for their practices following death. Their stress of the afterlife and preservation of bodies are one of the main reasons we know so much about them as a people today. Upon visiting the Princeton Art Museum, the False Door of Ankh-Hathor caught my eye because of its use in tombs. False doors were a common architectural feature of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC - 2181 BC). Though there are some artistic variations among the layouts of the door, they all serve the same purpose: to help the spirit’s travel in and out of the tomb.
Evan Penny: “Refigured” The experience I had to going to Evan Penny's exhibition called "Re-Figured" was amazing. It was located on the fourth floor of the Art Gallery of Ontario downtown on Dundas Street West. It was an adventure going downtown with my friend who is also in the Critical Issues course and we enjoyed the day together looking at art and grabbing a bite to eat. When I entered the exhibit, my eye caught right away on a piece called Stretch #1. It was a stretch portrait of a brown haired Caucasian male with a goatee.
Enjoying learning outside classroom, having lunch at Pizza Buno with friends, spending hours in the resourceful library for the upcoming exams, and driving to Montreal during weekends are only some of what I could probably picture myself as a student in SUNY Plattsburgh. How I got to know SUNY Plattsburgh was solely through endless searches of universities in New York, and now I am really looking forward to be part of the community of SUNY Plattsburgh. Knowing that it only takes a merely five minutes’ drive to Plattsburgh downtown, an hour or so to Montreal from SUNY Plattsburgh enlightens a travel enthusiast like me. Also, the staffs that I contacted via email are really helpful throughout my admission process. Their helpful and efficient responses contribute a lot when making decisions on where to study for a great education environment with affordable prices.
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen but Jesus Like many I’ve often imagined the museum scene full of arrogant, pretentious, overly exaggerated people and art. You’re probably thinking I watch too much television, but I’ve never visited or aspired to visit an art museum and to my dismay, I enjoyed it. My experience at the Columbus Museum was very inspiring because I did something I would have never done if not obligated by the assignment. While viewing the various art works, I was intrigued by the piece titled, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen but Jesus” (1943) by Lamar Baker. This is a timeless piece that exhibits a collage of graphic incidents of racial brutalities, and the religious fervor of the 1940 “Negro.” This painting is as relevant today as it was in the forties.
I did not like how there was no real climatic showcase. All the items were really interesting and I felt as if they were building up to a grandiose main event, but it never came to that. Most of the artifacts there, despite being original and new to me, did not seem to provide the significance that I expected for a brand new, hyped museum. I would have liked to seen replicas of the sarcophagus and the many levels of the cedar shrine that contained the sarcophagus. Overall, I give the exhibition four out of five stars and would recommend it to