What is Surrealism Surrealism, is an artistic movement stressing on the artists subconscious, where the artist focuses on their imagination, for imagery or to exploit unexpected juxtapositions. These juxtapositions are unexpected, because the appearance of the forms/subjects don’t look real, and oppose reality. In surrealist artworks, the subjects look like out their out of reality,…
18.1 – 8a – globalization: characteristics and trends Globalization – the movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy People are buying more foreign products 16.1 – International Trade – absolute and comparative advantage Why nations trade Specialization is an important reason for trade Exports – the goods and services that a nation sells…
Defining Characteristics of the Plant Kingdom: Multicellular Terrestrial Embryophytes Photosynthetic (almost all) Eukaryotic 4 Major Groups 1. Non-Vascular Plants (Bryophytes and Friends) No vascular tissue – therefore must rely on surrounding moisture and osmosis to move fluids through their bodies. Small in stature, and simplistic – NO organs (roots, leaves, stems) (Rhizoids = root-like structures…
The hero’s mother is a royal virgin; His father is a king, and Often a near relative of his mother, but The circumstances of his conception are unusual, and He is also reputed to be the son of a god. At birth, an attempt is made, usually by his father or his maternal grandfather, to…
Habitat Downies take home in the United States and southern Canada. They have been recorded at elevations of up to 9,000 feet. The Downies are not deep-forested birds, preferring deciduous trees. Open woodlands, river groves, orchards, swamps, farmland, and suburban backyards are all favorite haunts of the downy. Downies will also nest in city parks.…
Praying mantis “Praying Mantis” is the name commonly used in English speaking countries to refer to a large, much elongated, slow-moving insect with fore legs fitted for seizing and holding insect prey. The name, “Praying Mantis” more properly refers to the specific Mantid species Mantis Religiosa or the European Mantis, but typically is used more…
In Malay orang means “person” and utan is defined as “forest’. Thus Orangutan literally means “Person of the Forest”. Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They…
Introduction Any person who has been able to catch a glimpse of any type of wolf is indeed a lucky man. The wolf is one of the earth’s most cowardly and fearful animals, and it is so sly and, pardon the expression, foxy, that it is almost a waste of time to try and catch…
Clinical Characteristics DSM IV – for major (unipolar) depression, 5 of the following should occur nearly every day for at least 2 weeks: Emotional symptoms – sadness, depressed mood, loss of appetite, loss of motivation for usual activities. Somatic symptoms – insomnia/hyperinsomnia, weight loss/gain, tiredness. Cognitive symptoms – negative self-concept, low self esteem, apathy, self-blame,…
Leadership of Saddam Hussein Brief Biography Born April 28, 1937 By 19, Hussein was supporting Arab unity and joining the socialist Baath Party Involved in failed assassination attempt of Prime Minister General Abdel-Karim Qassem at 22 years of age Studied law in Egypt with degree from University of Cairo’s law school in 1962 Vital role…