This year as a whole was quite messy and full of ups and down, just like a rollercoaster. There were some projects that I had a great time doing, while some where time-consuming and a little boring, in my opinion. The project that I really had a great time doing has to be the Genius Hour project, mainly because I was allowed to do something that I actually wanted to learn about. I am so glad that I did my project about Fashion designing instead of something related to health-science, because I will be spending literally rest of my life rolling around books of health-science. The project gave a unique opportunity to do something that I really loved, and the part of me that I was never able to show to anyone. However, one thing I didn't really liked about the Genius Hour project is the time it took place in; I wasn't able to provide my full attention to it due to the AP exams as well as end of the year projects in other classes. I had the whole view of the project in my mind, but unfortunately it didn't turned out the way I was exactly expecting it to be, which made me a little disappointed. I wanted to add more information on some parts of the book, such as around my designs, but due to the lack of time I was not able to do it. So to conclude it, I wished I had spent more time on the quality rather than the quantity of the final product. But overall, I am happy with the outcome of the product and I had a great time doing it! Other than this project, I also enjoyed doing many other projects in the class. At the beginning of the year I was quite disappointed on the fact that I was moved from the Pre-ap class to the Leadership class. I didn't wanted to accept it, and I would constantly go to the counselor in order to move back to the Pre-ap class. Over time I figured that I had to stay in the leadership class and just work with it, but it was the word "Leadership" that scared me. I was always really poor in English subject, and it was quite hard for me to prove my point across specifically in essays; English Leadership really helped me get a little better at it, and now I don’t ‘Hate’ writing anymore. Some of the things that I had a great time doing were writing on paper about what was in our mind, which we mainly did during the second semester of the school, as well as the speed dating and sharing ideas with the classmates about the novels, which was quite nerve-wrecking but exhilarating at the same time. The books that we read this year are also some of the best books that I have read as a part of my English class till today. Out of the all the books, some of my personal favorites were Lord of the Flies, The Alchemist, The Night, and both of my independent novels (The Great Gatsby and Blind Faith). If I really have to choose the best out of this books, then it is likely to be the Lord of the Flies. The reason for that is that it was so fascinating to me that how the author connected such deep world problems during WWII to some merely little kids, and does a great job in showing human’s true nature in many different aspects throughout the novel. The reflection on my sophomore year so far is all over the place, it moves from the Genius Hour project to me moving into Leadership class and then the things I likes and I didn’t like, but it makes sense. It is very similar to me in sophomore year, jumping from one place to another, however, when one sums it up together it makes a whole sense and shows how I grew this year in vast braches.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Reflection:
This year as a whole was quite messy and full of ups and down, just like a rollercoaster. There were some projects that I had a great time doing, while some where time-consuming and a little boring, in my opinion. The project that I really had a great time doing has to be the Genius Hour project, mainly because I was allowed to do something that I actually wanted to learn about. I am so glad that I did my project about Fashion designing instead of something related to health-science, because I will be spending literally rest of my life rolling around books of health-science. The project gave a unique opportunity to do something that I really loved, and the part of me that I was never able to show to anyone. However, one thing I didn't really liked about the Genius Hour project is the time it took place in; I wasn't able to provide my full attention to it due to the AP exams as well as end of the year projects in other classes. I had the whole view of the project in my mind, but unfortunately it didn't turned out the way I was exactly expecting it to be, which made me a little disappointed. I wanted to add more information on some parts of the book, such as around my designs, but due to the lack of time I was not able to do it. So to conclude it, I wished I had spent more time on the quality rather than the quantity of the final product. But overall, I am happy with the outcome of the product and I had a great time doing it! Other than this project, I also enjoyed doing many other projects in the class. At the beginning of the year I was quite disappointed on the fact that I was moved from the Pre-ap class to the Leadership class. I didn't wanted to accept it, and I would constantly go to the counselor in order to move back to the Pre-ap class. Over time I figured that I had to stay in the leadership class and just work with it, but it was the word "Leadership" that scared me. I was always really poor in English subject, and it was quite hard for me to prove my point across specifically in essays; English Leadership really helped me get a little better at it, and now I don’t ‘Hate’ writing anymore. Some of the things that I had a great time doing were writing on paper about what was in our mind, which we mainly did during the second semester of the school, as well as the speed dating and sharing ideas with the classmates about the novels, which was quite nerve-wrecking but exhilarating at the same time. The books that we read this year are also some of the best books that I have read as a part of my English class till today. Out of the all the books, some of my personal favorites were Lord of the Flies, The Alchemist, The Night, and both of my independent novels (The Great Gatsby and Blind Faith). If I really have to choose the best out of this books, then it is likely to be the Lord of the Flies. The reason for that is that it was so fascinating to me that how the author connected such deep world problems during WWII to some merely little kids, and does a great job in showing human’s true nature in many different aspects throughout the novel. The reflection on my sophomore year so far is all over the place, it moves from the Genius Hour project to me moving into Leadership class and then the things I likes and I didn’t like, but it makes sense. It is very similar to me in sophomore year, jumping from one place to another, however, when one sums it up together it makes a whole sense and shows how I grew this year in vast braches.
This year as a whole was quite messy and full of ups and down, just like a rollercoaster. There were some projects that I had a great time doing, while some where time-consuming and a little boring, in my opinion. The project that I really had a great time doing has to be the Genius Hour project, mainly because I was allowed to do something that I actually wanted to learn about. I am so glad that I did my project about Fashion designing instead of something related to health-science, because I will be spending literally rest of my life rolling around books of health-science. The project gave a unique opportunity to do something that I really loved, and the part of me that I was never able to show to anyone. However, one thing I didn't really liked about the Genius Hour project is the time it took place in; I wasn't able to provide my full attention to it due to the AP exams as well as end of the year projects in other classes. I had the whole view of the project in my mind, but unfortunately it didn't turned out the way I was exactly expecting it to be, which made me a little disappointed. I wanted to add more information on some parts of the book, such as around my designs, but due to the lack of time I was not able to do it. So to conclude it, I wished I had spent more time on the quality rather than the quantity of the final product. But overall, I am happy with the outcome of the product and I had a great time doing it! Other than this project, I also enjoyed doing many other projects in the class. At the beginning of the year I was quite disappointed on the fact that I was moved from the Pre-ap class to the Leadership class. I didn't wanted to accept it, and I would constantly go to the counselor in order to move back to the Pre-ap class. Over time I figured that I had to stay in the leadership class and just work with it, but it was the word "Leadership" that scared me. I was always really poor in English subject, and it was quite hard for me to prove my point across specifically in essays; English Leadership really helped me get a little better at it, and now I don’t ‘Hate’ writing anymore. Some of the things that I had a great time doing were writing on paper about what was in our mind, which we mainly did during the second semester of the school, as well as the speed dating and sharing ideas with the classmates about the novels, which was quite nerve-wrecking but exhilarating at the same time. The books that we read this year are also some of the best books that I have read as a part of my English class till today. Out of the all the books, some of my personal favorites were Lord of the Flies, The Alchemist, The Night, and both of my independent novels (The Great Gatsby and Blind Faith). If I really have to choose the best out of this books, then it is likely to be the Lord of the Flies. The reason for that is that it was so fascinating to me that how the author connected such deep world problems during WWII to some merely little kids, and does a great job in showing human’s true nature in many different aspects throughout the novel. The reflection on my sophomore year so far is all over the place, it moves from the Genius Hour project to me moving into Leadership class and then the things I likes and I didn’t like, but it makes sense. It is very similar to me in sophomore year, jumping from one place to another, however, when one sums it up together it makes a whole sense and shows how I grew this year in vast braches.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Independent Novel: The Great Gatsby
Spoiler alert!
3. Describe a minor character in your book. Identify the character by name and describe him/her. What is the character’s part in the story? How does this character feel about the main character and vice-versa? Use examples from the story.
Spoiler alert!
3. Describe a minor character in your book. Identify the character by name and describe him/her. What is the character’s part in the story? How does this character feel about the main character and vice-versa? Use examples from the story.
- One of the minor character in the Great Gatsby is Jordan Baker. She is the friend of Nick's cousin, Daisy, and she is also younger than her. "I enjoyed looking at her. She was a slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet..." this gives the idea that Nick might be interested in him; however, in the novel he cleared that "I wasn't actually in love with her... but I felt a sort of tender curiosity". Jordan's character is also very contrasting in compared to Daisy, because Jordan is a blond, very athletic, and plays golf while Daisy is very delicate with a singing personality. According to Nick, Jordan Baker is very reserved and dishonest, and she is grown in a Louisville and shared "White girlhood"; which gives the idea that she can be a little nosy and maybe good at hiding facts. In the novel she plays a huge role by being the interest of the main character, nick, and knowing a very significant secret. She knows that Daisy, Nick's cousin who is already married to Tom, was in love with Gatsby, Nick's lavishly rich neighbor, and she was going to end her marriage with Tom because of that, but unfortunately she couldn't due to some situation. She also ends up telling this to Nick about the secret relationship between those two, and this lead to Nick helping her cousin in order to secretly meet Gatsby which eventually leads to the main climax and atlas a very sorrowful tragic ending of the novel. So overall, Jordan Baker plays a huge role as a minor character to run the plot of the novel.
- Some of the major events in the novel are realistic while some are utterly unrealistic. One of the example of an unrealistic event in the novel is when Mr. Wilson, Tom's friend, locks his wife, Meyer Wolfsheim who has an affair with Tom, and she runs away from the room and later is killed by the car in which Gatsby and Daisy were driving it. And for some reason the car was also Gatsby's and weirdly Daisy was driving the car. This is such a co-incident which kind of makes its a little unrealistic, because out of billions of cars... it doesn't have to be only Gatsby's. However, an example of a realistic event in the book is how Tom told the Mr. Wilson that Gatsby killed his wife, in reality it was Daisy, and unfortunately Mr. Wilson killed Gatsby. This sounds like something that would happen in reality, because people can be very greedy, specifically for someone whom they love deeply. Tom and Mr. Wilson both shows how greedy they acted for their love ones, and didn't even thought about the outcomes of what they were about to do. Another events which was quite realistic was when during Gatsby's funeral, no one visited other than some handful people. Again, this shows how greedy people are and they only were closed to Gatsby because of his money and the lavish parties he hold at his house. There are many similar things happening in the realty, more specifically in industries such as Hollywood or girl marrying guys with a drastic age difference. Over all, the novel does contain some realistic as well as unrealistic events.
- I probably wouldn't like to live as any characters in the novel. One of the main reason for that is that I would never like to act or live such a guilty life like theirs. More specifically as Daisy because someone she really liked was killed because of her own wrongdoings. I also would hate to live the life of Gatsby, because the novel clearly shows how the money cannot buy friends and he hold all the rich parties for the people but none of them were willing to come to his funeral. The only person I might like to live like is probably Nick, because he is an honest yet an innocent person. He was always there for his friends, and specifically for Gatsby during his funeral where even his own father, Mr. Gatz, wasn't wanting to come.
Friday, May 12, 2017
Research:
South America- South American culture is very much influenced by the Spaniards and the Portuguese people, due to them conquering the land during the post classical era. This region has its own native culture, however first it got influenced by the Europeans and then the African and later to many other countries. Christmas is one of the most important festival that is celebrated in this region, and it is celebrated according to the Roman Catholic way with Santa Clause being a huge part of it. South American art can traced back to the time during the Inca dynasty. One of the most important part of their art is the art of drawing on rocks and pebbles; one of the well known artist, Antõnio Francisco Lisboa, built a church which consisted of his art work in the late 19th century. Music is also something that is really important to the South Americans, and it is mainly influenced by the Roman Catholism. Some of the instrument they used are pan pipes, flutes, native guitar-charango and the drum. Some of the major religion that followed by people in region is of Christianity, Shamanism, Islam, Hinduism and Animism.
Bolivia- Bolivian women usually wear a pollera, a pleated skirt, some sort of shirt, bowler hat, and manta, a shawl. Men usually wear a shirt, vest and pants with a bowler hat, and accessories around their neck.
Venezuela- The folk costume for men is called liqui liqui, which consists of pants and a jacket; the color for the outfits is usually white, cream beige or ecru. Women wear a huge flowy skirt with a off-shoulder shirt, and a lot of jewelry with flowers as a headpiece.
Brazil- It is a huge melting point therefore there is not a traditional clothing. In indigenous area
, people usually wear bombachans or baggy pants, cowboy hats and boots, while in Amazon region, they usually wear tunics and faint paint with lots of bead accessories.
Australia- Australia, the continent, consists of many countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua Guiana, Solomon Island and Fiji. The dominant language spoken in Australia is of English, and the reason for that is because Australia was discovered by European countries. They influenced Australia quite a lot, and shaped the culture according to theirs. Australian are known to have a really high consumption of Beer, and before the World War 2 Australians drank twenty times more beer than wine, and this lead them to become one of the most significant wine exporter. The dominant religion that is followed by most of the people in this region is of Christianity, however, there are many minority groups for example: Hindus, Jews, Muslims as well as Buddhists, which can be found. The indigenous people of Australia, the country, had their own religion, which was called The Dreaming, by Mircrea Eliade. The belief system emphasis on the ritual system and the supernatural beings. Some of the well known festivals that are celebrated in this region is of Holi, a festival in which participants throw color at each other, in Fiji and it is a festival from Hinduism. Another well known festival that is celebrated in New Zealand, which takes place for 3 days on the shore of the Tapapakanga, and it is basicallly a musical festivals.
Fiji- The traditional clothing is called Sulu, resembles a skirt, which is wore by both genders. For men, the clothed is tailored and there are some pockets as well. Women usually wear tropical color and embroidery due to the weather.
Indonesia- Traditionally men usually wear batik skirt with trousers or teluk beskap. Women usually wear Kebaya with a beautiful selendang, a long cloth, over one shoulder.
Vanuatu- Women usually wear fiber skirt, with or without to a shirt. Men usually wear a traditional loincloth with some sort of shirt.
Cite: http://www.boliviabella.com/bolivian-clothing.html
http://nationalclothing.org/america/52-venezuela/124-traditional-costume-of-venezuela-liqui-liqui-for-men,-flowing-ruffled-dresses-and-floral-decorations-for-women.html
http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/brazilian-tradition2.htm
http://www.vtaide.com/ASEAN/Indonesia/clothes.html
https://vanuatuknow.wordpress.com/tag/vanuatu-dress/
South America- South American culture is very much influenced by the Spaniards and the Portuguese people, due to them conquering the land during the post classical era. This region has its own native culture, however first it got influenced by the Europeans and then the African and later to many other countries. Christmas is one of the most important festival that is celebrated in this region, and it is celebrated according to the Roman Catholic way with Santa Clause being a huge part of it. South American art can traced back to the time during the Inca dynasty. One of the most important part of their art is the art of drawing on rocks and pebbles; one of the well known artist, Antõnio Francisco Lisboa, built a church which consisted of his art work in the late 19th century. Music is also something that is really important to the South Americans, and it is mainly influenced by the Roman Catholism. Some of the instrument they used are pan pipes, flutes, native guitar-charango and the drum. Some of the major religion that followed by people in region is of Christianity, Shamanism, Islam, Hinduism and Animism.
Bolivia- Bolivian women usually wear a pollera, a pleated skirt, some sort of shirt, bowler hat, and manta, a shawl. Men usually wear a shirt, vest and pants with a bowler hat, and accessories around their neck.
Venezuela- The folk costume for men is called liqui liqui, which consists of pants and a jacket; the color for the outfits is usually white, cream beige or ecru. Women wear a huge flowy skirt with a off-shoulder shirt, and a lot of jewelry with flowers as a headpiece.
Brazil- It is a huge melting point therefore there is not a traditional clothing. In indigenous area
, people usually wear bombachans or baggy pants, cowboy hats and boots, while in Amazon region, they usually wear tunics and faint paint with lots of bead accessories.
Australia- Australia, the continent, consists of many countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua Guiana, Solomon Island and Fiji. The dominant language spoken in Australia is of English, and the reason for that is because Australia was discovered by European countries. They influenced Australia quite a lot, and shaped the culture according to theirs. Australian are known to have a really high consumption of Beer, and before the World War 2 Australians drank twenty times more beer than wine, and this lead them to become one of the most significant wine exporter. The dominant religion that is followed by most of the people in this region is of Christianity, however, there are many minority groups for example: Hindus, Jews, Muslims as well as Buddhists, which can be found. The indigenous people of Australia, the country, had their own religion, which was called The Dreaming, by Mircrea Eliade. The belief system emphasis on the ritual system and the supernatural beings. Some of the well known festivals that are celebrated in this region is of Holi, a festival in which participants throw color at each other, in Fiji and it is a festival from Hinduism. Another well known festival that is celebrated in New Zealand, which takes place for 3 days on the shore of the Tapapakanga, and it is basicallly a musical festivals.
Fiji- The traditional clothing is called Sulu, resembles a skirt, which is wore by both genders. For men, the clothed is tailored and there are some pockets as well. Women usually wear tropical color and embroidery due to the weather.
Indonesia- Traditionally men usually wear batik skirt with trousers or teluk beskap. Women usually wear Kebaya with a beautiful selendang, a long cloth, over one shoulder.
Vanuatu- Women usually wear fiber skirt, with or without to a shirt. Men usually wear a traditional loincloth with some sort of shirt.
Cite: http://www.boliviabella.com/bolivian-clothing.html
http://nationalclothing.org/america/52-venezuela/124-traditional-costume-of-venezuela-liqui-liqui-for-men,-flowing-ruffled-dresses-and-floral-decorations-for-women.html
http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/brazilian-tradition2.htm
http://www.vtaide.com/ASEAN/Indonesia/clothes.html
https://vanuatuknow.wordpress.com/tag/vanuatu-dress/
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Research:
Eastern Europe- Eastern Europe consists of countries such as Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The dominant religion that is followed by most of the people in this region is of Christianity, however people follow different sector of this religion in this region. Most of the people living in this region speak the Slavic, Uralic as well as Baltic languages. Eastern Europe is very different than the Western Europe specifically economy wise, because not all countries in Eastern Europe work with Euro as their currency. Eastern Europe also has a really good education, and due to that there are many international moves to Eastern Europe in order to receive education. There are many festivals that are celebrated throughout Eastern Europe, and some of the really popular ones are Creepe Teepee, The Garden Festival, Hideout Festival, FOR festival, and even more; people travel from across the world in order to celebrate this colorful and full of joy festivals with their friends, family and their significant other.
Poland- A very well known head piece for men is a red peaked hat, and they usually wear a white linin shirt with belts around their vest, a coat and loosely fitting trousers which are tightened with boots. Women have many options, however the outfit consist of shirt, corset, skirt, shirt apron and shoes.
Slovakia- A very well known folk costume wore by Czechs and Slovaks is called Kroj. Kroj played a very important role in olden time, because it showed which village they were from, if that person is married or not as well as their social status.
Belarus- The traditional clothing of Belarus was very much influenced by the Kievan Rus. era. There are many different style of clothing. The most famous one is called the Puhavicki style, in it the women usually wear a blouse decorated with ornaments and a flowy skirt and an apron on top of it.
Southern Europe- Southern Europe consist of countries such as Portugal, Albania, Bosnia, Cyprus, Azores, Spain, Corsica, Iberian Peninsula, and Balkan Peninsula. One of the main religion that is followed by the people in the region is of Christianity, and there are some people who follows Judaism as well as Islam. The culture is very family-oriented, and people enjoy leisurely activates such as spending time with friends and family member. Family and business tend to have a traditional and hierarchy structure. It is not very appropriate or elegant to wear athletic shoes in the morning during job, however, one can wear but it is better to avoid them. Similar to other European countries, people in this region also tend to celebrate numerous colorful and fun festivals. One of the most well-known festival in which people participate from around the world which takes place in Spain is called La Tomatina. The festival started due to a person trying to get attention in 1945 by attacking people with tomatoes, which now is celebrated as a form of festival which usually takes place in the street of Spain for almost 4 hours; the people participating in the event attack each other with tomatoes and making a street a bowl for salsa.
Spain- Spanish clothing were very influential in 16th century. Men would usually wear a Gilet, sleeveless vest or jacket, with black pants. Women usually wore a dress with mantilla, a veil, and peineta, to hold the veil, during special occasions.
Corsica- Clothing for both gender in this region is pretty straight forward. Men usually wore a boots, a linen white shirt, colorful vest with a jacket over it. Women usually wore a large fluffy skirt, with an apron and a scarf on the face.
Bosnia- In olden time in Bosnia, pants were compulsory for both genders. Women's pants were fluffier in comparison to the men's, and they both wore a shirt with a short jacket layering on the top of it.
Africa:
North Africa- North Africa consists of countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. There are numerous religions that are followed in North Africa, but some of the main ones are Islam and Christianity. Alike religion, there are many different languages spoken in north Africa such as Arabic, Berber, Fulani and even more, but many of this languages are very isolative. This languages are part of the Afro-Asiatic family from the language tree. The people of North Africa are very diverse, therefore there are bunch of different minority group who have their own unique festivals and culture. Some of the well-known places which are known for its history in North Africa are the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt, Atlas mountains passing through the Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Art and music are something that s very significant in this region, one of the most popular style that is used in this region is of Chaabi, and oud, a stringed lute-like instrument.
Algeria- Men usually wear a burnoose, protects them from the sun in the morning and cold at night, and most of the clothing are hooded. Women usually wear different types of dresses, for example karakou, with full of color as well as rich gold jewelry.
Egypt- Women in this region usually wear a tob sebleh, a type of long dress, and underneath they wear wide trouser. Men mainly wear a long shirt and trousers. Both gender wear some sort of headpiece, for women it is hijab, while for men it is tarboosh.
Sudan- Their culture in general is influenced by both Islam and Christianity, so people have different ways of getting dressed in Sudan; however, both genders prefers to wear loose-fitting clothing. Men usually wear a loose-fitting robe with a turban, and women wear a wrapped-around cloth with a scarf around their neck
South Africa- South Africa consist of countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. South Africa, a country, is also called a "Rainbow Nation" because of its diverse culture. South African countries are very proud of their art and music, which have been highly influenced by the Christian missionaries in previous eras. Some of their style of music are kwaito, house music, mbube, Zulu vocal, and jazzy street style music. There are many languages that are spoken in this region such as English, Afrikaans, Southern sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Venda, Northern sotho, Swati and many other indigenous languages. Like other countries, there are many festivals that are celebrated in South African countries. One of the most famous festival is of the Cape Town Jazz festival, which takes place in the streets of the Cape Town. The festival had grown so much popularity that there are almost more then 40 international groups performing, and people just have fun walking in the streets with their family and friends.
Swaziland- There are different ways of clothing for different ages in Swaziland. Traditionally women in their adulthood would wear an apron and a skirt, and after them giving a birth, they would put the apron over one shoulder. Men usually wear a loin skin cloth around their body.
Namibia- Women usually wear a long petticoat gown with a shawl around the chest, and they also wear an extravagant headwear. Their clothing is very influenced by the Germany, more specifically form the 19th century.
Lesotho- Both gender wear a blanket or shawl around the shoulder. Women traditionally wear a dress with bold colors and patterns. While men simply wear long sleeve shirt and some sort of pants with rubber boots.
Cite:
http://www.our-africa.org/algeria/people-culture
http://nationalclothing.org/africa/48-algeria/113-traditional-costume-of-algeria-three-civilizations-are-mixed-in-the-design-of-algerian-folk-dress.html
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/south-africas-top-ten-festivals/
http://www.raqs.co.nz/me/clothing_egypt.html
http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Namibians.html
Eastern Europe- Eastern Europe consists of countries such as Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The dominant religion that is followed by most of the people in this region is of Christianity, however people follow different sector of this religion in this region. Most of the people living in this region speak the Slavic, Uralic as well as Baltic languages. Eastern Europe is very different than the Western Europe specifically economy wise, because not all countries in Eastern Europe work with Euro as their currency. Eastern Europe also has a really good education, and due to that there are many international moves to Eastern Europe in order to receive education. There are many festivals that are celebrated throughout Eastern Europe, and some of the really popular ones are Creepe Teepee, The Garden Festival, Hideout Festival, FOR festival, and even more; people travel from across the world in order to celebrate this colorful and full of joy festivals with their friends, family and their significant other.
Poland- A very well known head piece for men is a red peaked hat, and they usually wear a white linin shirt with belts around their vest, a coat and loosely fitting trousers which are tightened with boots. Women have many options, however the outfit consist of shirt, corset, skirt, shirt apron and shoes.
Slovakia- A very well known folk costume wore by Czechs and Slovaks is called Kroj. Kroj played a very important role in olden time, because it showed which village they were from, if that person is married or not as well as their social status.
Belarus- The traditional clothing of Belarus was very much influenced by the Kievan Rus. era. There are many different style of clothing. The most famous one is called the Puhavicki style, in it the women usually wear a blouse decorated with ornaments and a flowy skirt and an apron on top of it.
Southern Europe- Southern Europe consist of countries such as Portugal, Albania, Bosnia, Cyprus, Azores, Spain, Corsica, Iberian Peninsula, and Balkan Peninsula. One of the main religion that is followed by the people in the region is of Christianity, and there are some people who follows Judaism as well as Islam. The culture is very family-oriented, and people enjoy leisurely activates such as spending time with friends and family member. Family and business tend to have a traditional and hierarchy structure. It is not very appropriate or elegant to wear athletic shoes in the morning during job, however, one can wear but it is better to avoid them. Similar to other European countries, people in this region also tend to celebrate numerous colorful and fun festivals. One of the most well-known festival in which people participate from around the world which takes place in Spain is called La Tomatina. The festival started due to a person trying to get attention in 1945 by attacking people with tomatoes, which now is celebrated as a form of festival which usually takes place in the street of Spain for almost 4 hours; the people participating in the event attack each other with tomatoes and making a street a bowl for salsa.
Spain- Spanish clothing were very influential in 16th century. Men would usually wear a Gilet, sleeveless vest or jacket, with black pants. Women usually wore a dress with mantilla, a veil, and peineta, to hold the veil, during special occasions.
Corsica- Clothing for both gender in this region is pretty straight forward. Men usually wore a boots, a linen white shirt, colorful vest with a jacket over it. Women usually wore a large fluffy skirt, with an apron and a scarf on the face.
Bosnia- In olden time in Bosnia, pants were compulsory for both genders. Women's pants were fluffier in comparison to the men's, and they both wore a shirt with a short jacket layering on the top of it.
Africa:
North Africa- North Africa consists of countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. There are numerous religions that are followed in North Africa, but some of the main ones are Islam and Christianity. Alike religion, there are many different languages spoken in north Africa such as Arabic, Berber, Fulani and even more, but many of this languages are very isolative. This languages are part of the Afro-Asiatic family from the language tree. The people of North Africa are very diverse, therefore there are bunch of different minority group who have their own unique festivals and culture. Some of the well-known places which are known for its history in North Africa are the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt, Atlas mountains passing through the Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Art and music are something that s very significant in this region, one of the most popular style that is used in this region is of Chaabi, and oud, a stringed lute-like instrument.
Algeria- Men usually wear a burnoose, protects them from the sun in the morning and cold at night, and most of the clothing are hooded. Women usually wear different types of dresses, for example karakou, with full of color as well as rich gold jewelry.
Egypt- Women in this region usually wear a tob sebleh, a type of long dress, and underneath they wear wide trouser. Men mainly wear a long shirt and trousers. Both gender wear some sort of headpiece, for women it is hijab, while for men it is tarboosh.
Sudan- Their culture in general is influenced by both Islam and Christianity, so people have different ways of getting dressed in Sudan; however, both genders prefers to wear loose-fitting clothing. Men usually wear a loose-fitting robe with a turban, and women wear a wrapped-around cloth with a scarf around their neck
South Africa- South Africa consist of countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. South Africa, a country, is also called a "Rainbow Nation" because of its diverse culture. South African countries are very proud of their art and music, which have been highly influenced by the Christian missionaries in previous eras. Some of their style of music are kwaito, house music, mbube, Zulu vocal, and jazzy street style music. There are many languages that are spoken in this region such as English, Afrikaans, Southern sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Venda, Northern sotho, Swati and many other indigenous languages. Like other countries, there are many festivals that are celebrated in South African countries. One of the most famous festival is of the Cape Town Jazz festival, which takes place in the streets of the Cape Town. The festival had grown so much popularity that there are almost more then 40 international groups performing, and people just have fun walking in the streets with their family and friends.
Swaziland- There are different ways of clothing for different ages in Swaziland. Traditionally women in their adulthood would wear an apron and a skirt, and after them giving a birth, they would put the apron over one shoulder. Men usually wear a loin skin cloth around their body.
Namibia- Women usually wear a long petticoat gown with a shawl around the chest, and they also wear an extravagant headwear. Their clothing is very influenced by the Germany, more specifically form the 19th century.
Lesotho- Both gender wear a blanket or shawl around the shoulder. Women traditionally wear a dress with bold colors and patterns. While men simply wear long sleeve shirt and some sort of pants with rubber boots.
Cite:
http://www.our-africa.org/algeria/people-culture
http://nationalclothing.org/africa/48-algeria/113-traditional-costume-of-algeria-three-civilizations-are-mixed-in-the-design-of-algerian-folk-dress.html
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/south-africas-top-ten-festivals/
http://www.raqs.co.nz/me/clothing_egypt.html
http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Namibians.html
Monday, May 1, 2017
Research:
Central Asia-The predominant culture in this region is of Islam, however minority groups of other religions are scattered around the region. Central Asia has been conquered by several groups such as the Mongols, Persians, Russians etc. Due to that, the cultured has been influenced by the Chinese, Arabian, South Asian and even Russian. Languages that spoken in this region of the world are Arabic, Uzbek as well as a little amount of Mongolian. To the citizens of this regions, their culture is very significant to them, and they tend to wear their traditional clothing in regular bases. Showing too much skin for women is considered a taboo, which is very similar to other Arabic countries. In countries like Kyrgyzstan, they had the ancient practice of "Bride Kidnapping", mainly because of opposition from the family or other reason, but lately it has been prohibited by a law. Most of the people from this region are the descendants of the Turkic tribe, and they lived as semi-nomadic for most of their life; in some part of this region, the amount of animals actually out numbers the citizens. They have a lot of colorful festivals in which the family members get together and have fun. In Turkmenistan, they celebrate the "Turkmen Melon Day", in which everyone get to together and its kind of like a bazaar, mainly takes place on Sunday, and they have food stalls as well as some of the best melons and pumpkins. One of the regional holiday celebrated is of "Nowruz", which is celebrated in early spring, and this is mainly when the families shops for new clothing and other major items for their house.
Kyrgyzstan- Because most of the people were nomads, their clothing had to be light and easy to move around it. The traditional clothing for women consist of a white shirt, and a long pantaloons. For men, they would wear a large trousers made out of leather and a shirt along with a belt. Both gender wore boots with ornaments decorating them, and hats were also very significant to their culture.
Turkmenistan- Traditional clothing for Turkmenistan consist of tight-fitting black trousers, white or brown shirt with long sleeves and boots. This is the most common outfits which were wore by both genders.
Uzbekistan- The most common clothing for men is Chapan, the quitted robe secured with a kerchief. Women mainly wear khan-atlas tunic dress with wide trousers, and both genders tend to wear boots with their clothing.
West Asia- West Asia consist of countries such as Israel, territories of Palestine, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. West Asia is mainly known as Middle East, however the citizens of this region preferred to be called as West Asians. This region is the birthplace of the religion of Judaism, but today most of the population is Islamic. There are some minority groups, Jews and Christians, scattered around the region. The literature is rich with Arabic, Jews, Persians, and Turkish domination. The art style is borrowed from the Sumerians, and most of the artwork deals with geometric patterns. It is also a taboo to draw the face of anyone, more specifically 'Allah', the almighty. There are also a lot of myths and folktales which are past down from generations. One of the most famous epic that has been passed down from years is The Gilgamesh from the Sumerians. Women are also not allow to show their skin as well as their hair to other people, except their family members.
Kuwait- The traditional clothing for women is a long sleeve dress which touched the floor, and during festivals or important events, the dress are covered with rich embroidery or it is covered with sheer. Men usually wear dishdasha, a button-down, long sleeves, very much similar to the women's clothing.
Qatar- Women usually wear an abhaya, a long dress, and cover their hair with a black hair dresser. Men traditionally wear a black robe, agal, with a headdress, gutra.
Israel- Traditionally, women in Israel wear a tznuit and they are not allow to wear bright colors such as hot pink. Men usually wear a Bekishe, a long black silk robe, with a spodik , a long tall hat.
North Europe- North Europe consists of countries such as Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom. The predominant religion that is followed by people in North Europe is of Christianity, however, there are also some followers of Judaism and Islam. The language that is spoken by people is this region is mainly of English. One of the main difference between the North European countries is their different ways of greeting or formalities towards people as well as different way of giving respect to people. Other than celebrating Christmas, one of the most well known festival that is celebrated is called Glastonbury, and people across the world wanting to travel to England in order to celebrate it. In the festival, there are performers performing in theaters, concerts, as well as children's show, and it gives off a very hippe like vibes yet the sense of diversity and the colorfulness of the people.
Iceland- The traditional clothing for men in Iceland consists of woolen breeches or trousers, a buttoned up vest as well as buttoned up jacket; a tail cap is also a common form of accessory. Women traditionally wear a long dress or twirl skirt with a jacket, and usually some sort of headdress covering the head. Fish skin boots are also very common for men and women to wear.
Ireland- Traditionally women and men both wore Leine or a shirt, and women usually wore long Leine so there won't be any trousers to wear. With the shirt, men usually wore a kilt, man's skirt.
Norway- The traditional clothing for Norway is called Bunad, and it is worn by both male and female. Bunad is basically looks like a dress, it contains very elaborated embroidery, and they wear can wear an apron over it.
Eastern Europe- Eastern Europe consist of countries such as Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech, Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, and the most eastern part of the Russian Federation. Most of the people in this region follow the religion of Christianity, and most of them are Catholics
Cite: https://www.triphobo.com/blog/european-festivals
http://nationalclothing.org/19-nationalclothing/europe/iceland/14-national-costume-of-iceland-shoes-of-fish-skin,-high-curved-headpieces,-ruffs-and-floral-ornaments.html
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Fashion Around the World
Japan- The traditional clothing of Japan consists of Kimono, Yukata etc. Kimono literally means 'the thing worn', and it is worn by both men and women.
Korea- The traditional clothing of Korea is called Hanbok, in South Korea, and in North it is called Joseon-ot. The top part of the clothing is called jeogori, and the sleeves are very long and it contains complex yet beautiful embroidery throughout the blouse.
China- Chinese traditional clothing are mainly known as "Han Fu", and the clothing that are mainly worn today are mainly from the Manchu era, late 17th century. The garment for the men and the women are made the same way, but women's rob are a little longer than men with a fluffy skirt.
South Asia- South Asia consist of countries such as India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives. Some of the major religions that are followed by people living in this region are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam. Countries such as Sri Lanka and Bhutan, the dominant culture that is followed is Buddhism. While followers of Islam in a large unit can be found in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as islands of Maldives. Believers of Hinduism and Jainism are mainly found in Nepal and India, however in India consists of people with all this religions as well as a wholesome amount of believers of Christianity. This part of the world contains the three main branches of the Language tree, which are the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and the Sino-Tibetan. Draped and wrapped garments are the most common clothing in South Asia. In olden time, the clothing were threaded with real gold which showed the superiority of the person. One of the oldest empire in South Asia, Gupta Empire which is more specifically in India, the king was married to a Greek woman, and her clothing significantly influence the traditional clothing in that region. A single piece of chiton draped around her body, with some pleats going down in the center, can be considered the ancestor of most of the traditional clothing which later diffused in countries such India, Nepal, Sri Lanka etc.
India- India consists of numerous ethnicities, languages as well as different kind of clothing. However, India is very well known of its silky, gorgeous Saree or Sari, which are worn by women with a choli, blouse. In olden time, men were likely to wear dhoti or lungi, a wrapped skirt with a kameez, a long tunic.
Pakistan- Because they share a long history with India, a lot of their dressing seems to be similar to them. Men and women both wear Salvar Kameez, and women usually wear a duppata, which goes around their neck or lays on the side of their shoulder.
Bhutan- During traditional days, people tend to wear woven dress instead of the regular machine milled clothes. Traditional clothing for women in Bhutan are called Kera, ankle length dress, and under it they wear a blouse. Traditional clothing for men are called gho, tied around the waist which secured with a belt, and over the belt they wear a large pouch which contains traditional items such as betel nut, bowl etc.
Southeast Asia- Southeast Asia consists of countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. In ancient period there were a lot of maritime trade happening in this region, so due to that it is influenced by many religions. Some of the major religion in this region are Islam, Buddhism, Christianity as well as Hinduism. In this region, they give very importance to art, more specifically dancing, and they also have a common feature of stilt housing.
Cambodia- The traditional clothing for women in Cambodia are very similar to the ones that are for men. The both wear a sampot, a long skirt folded in the front and it mainly looks like a trousers. On the top of it, they usually wear a white shirt or blouse. Men also wear a sampot, specifically one made out of cotton, with a white shirt of long sleeves.
Vietnam- The traditional clothing for both gender in Vietnam is called Ao dai. However, men don't choose to wear Ao dai, but they do during traditional events. Women are usually known to wear Ao dai, which basically is a long blouse with a slit on the side which are wore over silky pants.
Brunei- The traditional clothing of Brunei are very similar to the traditional clothing of Malaysia. The clothing is called Baju Melayu, and the clothing is very colorful which is mainly made out of rich, pure silk. The dress covers the whole body from neck to toe, and men usually wear a long sleeve shirt with trousers and sarong.
Central Asia- Central Asia consists of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstani, Turkmenistan.
West Asia
North Asia
Cite:
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/clothes/clothes.cfm
http://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/clothing-around-world/south-asia-history-dress
http://www.bhutan.com/culture/traditional-dress
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/97197/traditional-costumes-of-ten-southeast-asian-countries.html
Research on Asia:
East Asia- East Asia consist of countries such as Japan, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong and Macau, territories of China, Taiwan, South Korea, and North Korea. Some of the major religions that are followed by the people in this region is of Shinto Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism. The East Asian culture has been called in many different ways, and some of the common names it has been called are Sinic World, Confucian World or the Chinese culture sphere. The East culture started at the yellow and the Yangtze river, and from there it moved to the other regions through migration of people to other regions, and through communication. Chinese's dynasty had a huge influence on the rest of the East Asian countries, and most this countries have their writing system derived from the Chinese languages, Mandarin. Other than the culture and the writing system, their traditional clothing is also similar to china's in a way. In East Asia, the traditional clothing are known to conceal the body shape. The dresses are usually T-shaped garments, and the garments generally open down the front. It takes almost 34 to 35 cm of fabric in order to make the garments, and the garment contains beautiful patterns of flowers and traditional looking rich embroidery on the edges of the garment.Japan- The traditional clothing of Japan consists of Kimono, Yukata etc. Kimono literally means 'the thing worn', and it is worn by both men and women.
Korea- The traditional clothing of Korea is called Hanbok, in South Korea, and in North it is called Joseon-ot. The top part of the clothing is called jeogori, and the sleeves are very long and it contains complex yet beautiful embroidery throughout the blouse.
China- Chinese traditional clothing are mainly known as "Han Fu", and the clothing that are mainly worn today are mainly from the Manchu era, late 17th century. The garment for the men and the women are made the same way, but women's rob are a little longer than men with a fluffy skirt.
South Asia- South Asia consist of countries such as India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives. Some of the major religions that are followed by people living in this region are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam. Countries such as Sri Lanka and Bhutan, the dominant culture that is followed is Buddhism. While followers of Islam in a large unit can be found in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as islands of Maldives. Believers of Hinduism and Jainism are mainly found in Nepal and India, however in India consists of people with all this religions as well as a wholesome amount of believers of Christianity. This part of the world contains the three main branches of the Language tree, which are the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and the Sino-Tibetan. Draped and wrapped garments are the most common clothing in South Asia. In olden time, the clothing were threaded with real gold which showed the superiority of the person. One of the oldest empire in South Asia, Gupta Empire which is more specifically in India, the king was married to a Greek woman, and her clothing significantly influence the traditional clothing in that region. A single piece of chiton draped around her body, with some pleats going down in the center, can be considered the ancestor of most of the traditional clothing which later diffused in countries such India, Nepal, Sri Lanka etc.
India- India consists of numerous ethnicities, languages as well as different kind of clothing. However, India is very well known of its silky, gorgeous Saree or Sari, which are worn by women with a choli, blouse. In olden time, men were likely to wear dhoti or lungi, a wrapped skirt with a kameez, a long tunic.
Pakistan- Because they share a long history with India, a lot of their dressing seems to be similar to them. Men and women both wear Salvar Kameez, and women usually wear a duppata, which goes around their neck or lays on the side of their shoulder.
Bhutan- During traditional days, people tend to wear woven dress instead of the regular machine milled clothes. Traditional clothing for women in Bhutan are called Kera, ankle length dress, and under it they wear a blouse. Traditional clothing for men are called gho, tied around the waist which secured with a belt, and over the belt they wear a large pouch which contains traditional items such as betel nut, bowl etc.
Southeast Asia- Southeast Asia consists of countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. In ancient period there were a lot of maritime trade happening in this region, so due to that it is influenced by many religions. Some of the major religion in this region are Islam, Buddhism, Christianity as well as Hinduism. In this region, they give very importance to art, more specifically dancing, and they also have a common feature of stilt housing.
Cambodia- The traditional clothing for women in Cambodia are very similar to the ones that are for men. The both wear a sampot, a long skirt folded in the front and it mainly looks like a trousers. On the top of it, they usually wear a white shirt or blouse. Men also wear a sampot, specifically one made out of cotton, with a white shirt of long sleeves.
Vietnam- The traditional clothing for both gender in Vietnam is called Ao dai. However, men don't choose to wear Ao dai, but they do during traditional events. Women are usually known to wear Ao dai, which basically is a long blouse with a slit on the side which are wore over silky pants.
Brunei- The traditional clothing of Brunei are very similar to the traditional clothing of Malaysia. The clothing is called Baju Melayu, and the clothing is very colorful which is mainly made out of rich, pure silk. The dress covers the whole body from neck to toe, and men usually wear a long sleeve shirt with trousers and sarong.
Central Asia- Central Asia consists of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstani, Turkmenistan.
West Asia
North Asia
Cite:
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/clothes/clothes.cfm
http://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/clothing-around-world/south-asia-history-dress
http://www.bhutan.com/culture/traditional-dress
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/97197/traditional-costumes-of-ten-southeast-asian-countries.html
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Fashion around the world
Background information about the Genius Hour project:
For my Genius Hour project, I decided to research about different culture's traditional clothing and the significance of the clothing in that specific culture or region. After researching, I am likely to create a book about it, and that is mainly because I want to spread awareness of the significance of that traditional clothing to the young adults and the coming generation. In the book I will be sketching the traditional outfit of a specific region into something more modern yet still not losing the traditionalism, which can be wear by the young adults today and the future generation. The reason I want to do this project is because, since I was little I always enjoyed fashion, in general, and if I have to choose a career other than in Health-science then its likely to be related to fashion designing. Because of such reasons, I want to do create this book and I will give my all efforts in to create this book.Research:
North America:Native American-
There are many different clothing styles in North America according to different tribes, and many times looking at the accessories and clothing helped them tell apart the difference between people of different tribes.
In most of the tribes men wore breechcloth and most of the of time it was made out of leather, because of the cold climate. Men didn't wore shirts back then, and the only exceptions for that were the soldiers. The soldiers wear special war shirts which were decorated with feathers, hairs, beads as well as intricate quillwork. Most of the women would wear dress in most of the tribes, and in some such as tribes they would wear shirts. The shows were common for most of the genders, which were heavy moccasin, leather shoes, or mukluk , heavier boots. In some tribes they would prefer they would prefer bare foot. Over time feather headdresses and woven blankets started to get really popular among the Native American tribes. The word that is used by natives Americans for their traditional clothing is Regalia, which are mainly used in their ceremonial occasions.
Types of Native American cultures (North America):
The Arctic- It is the present day Alaska, Canada and Greenland, and the people there mainly use seal and otters skins to make warm, waterproof clothing.
The Subarctic- Mainly composed of piney forests, waterlogged Tundra and it stretches from Alaska and Canada. It was very hard for the people in this region to travel, so they created the snowshoes and warm yet light weighted clothing out of animal's skin.
The Northeast- This is the present day Canada's Atlantic coast and stretches all the way to Mississippi river region. Their clothing were mainly made out of fox's skin, and this helped them have a distinguish them to other tribes.
The Plains- This the vast prairie region from the Mississippi river to the Rocky mountains. They mainly created their clothing out of buffalo's skin and most of the women wore dresses.
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http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures
http://www.native-languages.org/clothing.htm
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