The Art of this Cultrue

Mayan ruins outside of

Belize



The Mayan civilization fell, but the story of their culture continues to be told through their paintings, sculptures, and architecture. Most of their paintings and sculptures depict the gods the Mayans worshipped, as well as the sacrifices they made to these gods, or showed a scene in which the leaders of the civilization received visitors with gifts, as the painting above does. In my opinion though, their rich and unique architecture is what shows the strength of the Mayan culture. They constructed massive pyramids to house their temples, and these still stand in the jungles of Honduras and throughout Central America. Mayan art is a memorial to their culture.

Graffiti Beat

This old restaurant off of Thornton Rd. is sporting graffiti above the roof and on the front and side walls. While I do not believe all graffiti is automatically art, it is art in this case. The artist used form and value in his painting, creating more than just letters and words. This graffiti is word art!

Columns for extra credit

Corinthia Columns at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas

My Right Brain, My Left Brain

Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz The higher of these two numbers below indicates which side of your brain has dominance in your life. Realising your right brain/left brain tendancy will help you interact with and to understand others. Left Brain Dominance: (5) Right Brain Dominance: (12) Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz

I got Twelve right brain points - which is higher than I expected, since I'm great at step by step things like math. This test takes into account small things that I've never considered before - like how we move our heads or give directions, and I those added up to show that I am very much a right brained thinker.

I'm Having an (Angry) Catharsis

Spring Semester 2009
Description Charge Payment Refund Balance
Activity Fee-Spring $37.98
Art Fee - Spring $10.00
Athletic Fee-Spring $99.36
Athletic Complex Fee-Spring $40.02
Campus Comm Center Fee-Spring $72.00
Health Fee-Spring $83.00
International Educ Fee-Spring $2.00
UG Tuit 08-In State-Spring $84.00
Technology Fee-Spring $50.00
Institution Fee $100.00
Transportation Fee-Spring $51.00
Tuition-In State-Spring $720.00


Term Charges: $1,349.36


It's about that time when we start registering for Summer classes. I was figuring up how many classes I can afford to pay for, and pulled up this semester's bill for comparison. Looking at this reminded me how FRUSTRATED I am to be paying such an outrageous amount of money for TWO classes. The education system makes it so difficult to obtain a degree! I'm charged an athletic fee? For WHAT? I don't play sports, nor am I a fan. An athletic complex fee? I do not have TIME to go to UWG's gym because I have to spend every spare moment WORKING to afford tuition! A health fee - to pay the campus doctors wether I see them or not. A transportation fee. FIFTY-ONE DOLLARS! I could hire a cab every day to take me from class to class for the price I pay for the priviledge of riding the campus bus. And campus representatives believe we should feel so LUCKY to have all of these resources!! It would save me hundreds of dollars to do without. The fee that really gets me, though, is a new one for this semester. The INSTITUTION FEE. Of course. What establishment of higher education can survive without receiving their INSTITUTION FEE? Another one hundred of my dollars. I have asked many departments exactly why this fee is needed. What does it go towards? The closest thing I have encountered to an answer is "operating expenses". This is not satisfactory to me! Operating expenses can be saved by making less copies, printing fewer emails, not leaving the company vehicles running when parked. There is no excuse for the school to demand extra cash that I struggle for, and have no reason backing it. Clearly the administration is unconcerned with the number of students able to return to classes and finish the education they started. What a load of BULL!