August 5th Notes

AHS Class, Summer '14




OVERVIEW:




Last Presentation

Waste Land & Chasing Ice

"Introduction" of Feathers Fashions and Bird Preservation

Quiz

"Snowy Egret" & "Pigeons"


LAST PRESENTATION


Passion  : "great enthusiasm and passion!" 
Use of Room : weaved seamlessly with the prezi
Improvement : timing + group work


Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land

Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land

Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land

Waste Land

Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land

Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land

Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land

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Waste Land


Photographer : Vik Muniz

Median : Features rituals

He understood his tools

He was passionate & 
Took risks

Got to know the culture
Time Effort + Investment

Attempt to see:
FAR v.s. CLOSE







CHASING ICE:





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Chasing Ice


Photographer : James Balog

Tools : Modified Cameras

Physical Limitations & Risk

Working with Ice in Extreme Conditions

 Transforms Simplicity of Ice  {to}  a More Complex Meaning

Captures the Dramatic Change with Time Movement.

Messenger of Nature Eyes



ANALYSIS: 




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Analysis of Both Films:


- Relationship between people and nature

ACTIVIST OR ARTIST?
"Makes simple things complex,
 and by doing so changes the 
public's perspective" 

World Problems + Lands

           Waste Land:                                                          Chasing Ice:                  
Creates art from garbage                 Pass down the message of the nature

CREATING ART TO PROTECT NATURE






A WHITE HERON

by Sarah Orne Jewett 





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A WHITE HERON


Broad Setting: Location, Period, 
Living Environment, Characters  

Transition from: male, hunter, bird collector
( Ornithologist ) 

Valuable feather. What is Beauty
The Process of obtaining Beauty

 MONEY v.s. NATURE

Climbing Process

Emotional transition


Intro to

Feather Fashion and Bird Preservation




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Introduction to Feather Fashions and Bird Preservation 



Overview:
feathers, fashion,
killing birds for the material

Author: Arthur W. Doughty

The Starting of a Trend


History of the Media 
Ostrich, Peacocks, Egrets/Herons, Pheasians




SNOWY EGRET 

PIGEONS


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Snowy Egret




Author: 
Bruce Weigl
The Poet
Writing Style:  
Language + Lay Out

PIGEONS





Author: Daniel Tobin

POINT OF VIEW

QUIZ TIME ! 

{ FREE CANDY FOR EACH ANSWER! }

1) What are Poufs?
2) Define: Proscribe
3) What do the Eyes in the Peacock feathers symbolise?
4) Why was Henry VIII mentioned?
5) What was Sumptuary Legislation?
6)  Aigrette?
Answers:
1) 18th Century Hairstyle made popular by Marie Antoinette
2) Webster Dictionary Definition: "to forbid, specially by law"
3) The stars in heaven. 4) He liked hats with feathers
5) Legislation that prohibits anything lavish or excessive
6) The OH! SO FLUFLY feathers of the egret used on headdresses 

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