Essays on World

In updating the image to reflect the modern social and political climate, I would include today’s global factors that come with the capitalism. I could include images of people leading different lives. The new images could show some people leading lavish lives in luxury whereas their counterparts in the other...

One moment in life can project a virtually unknown person into worldwide fame, and never has this statement been truer than for the lone young man who stood in front of oncoming tanks, blocking their path, until they came to a halt. Time Magazine snapped the photograph, and the man...

Manjushri: An Indian Image with Historical and Cultural Significance Manjushri is an Indian image constructed in the early 10th century. Manjushri is classified as a sculpture that has a dimension of 15 cm (Anandajyoti). The History and Impact of Manjushri The picture was given as a gift in the museum back in 1983,...

The Origins of the Taotie The taotie consists of designs that are found on the bronze vessels used by the Chinese communities in carrying out diverse rituals. The first pattern of the taotie was identified on bronze wares, which was in the dynasty of the early Shang, and its popularity has...

The Ancient Egyptians' Funeral Practices The ancient Egyptians had a well-developed set of funeral practices that had developed over the generations. The Egyptians were firm believers in life after death and therefore they believed it was vital to ensure immortality after someone died. They, therefore, conducted different rituals before burying their...

The Brooklyn Bridge: A Historic Landmark The Brooklyn Bridge is celebrated among New Yorkers and those beyond as an iconic landmark that literally conjoins and unifies two sides of the city – Brooklyn and Manhattan. Apart from that, the design and construction of this landmark put an end to some of...

Title: Torso II (Torcello) Artist: Barbara Hepworth Medium: Bronze, cast number 1/6 Dimensions: 36 x 19 x 13 inches Date: 1958 Description The art belongs to a collection of 3 bronzes that were made in 1958. Even though, Ulysses (Torso I) and Galatea (Torso III) were the inspirations of Greece, Peter Tomory, former director, suggested that...

The Garba Dance also termed as Garaba refers to an Indian dance mostly performed during special occasions as well as festivals in Gujarat India. The word Garba was historically derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha which translates to “womb” and Deep which generally refers to “light inside a pot”; hence,...

Moral panic is typically inevitable when anxiety and fear engulfs a given community, society, or even the whole world concerning a particular issue, which either directly or indirectly challenges or threatens the typical standards of morality. Islamophobia is apparently regarded as an element of moral panic, and it does not...

Luxury of Islamic Art Luxury of Islam art includes vegetal and floral art, geometrical art and calligraphy. The use of this form of art "conditioned to some extent by the Islamic prohibition of the imitation of living creatures" (Saoud). The artwork did not have a representation of life in them. For...

According to Paul Kirchoff: Mesoamerica and the Transition to Food Production According to Paul Kirchoff, Mesoamerica was the main area of influence among the Mexican cultures in the pre-Columbian area. The region spans from Mexico all the way to Panama. The shift from cultivating food to producing food is thought to...

During the ancient times, Japanese marriage ceremonies got celebrated with relatives and neighbors around low dining tables (Goldstein-Gidoni 35). The traditional Japanese culture evolved over the centuries, and they began conducting marriage ceremonies it shrines, ceremony halls, and hotels (Goldstein-Gidoni 35). The traditional Japanese marriage ceremony is often performed in...