Halloween

Halloween, also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve,is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day. Much like Day of the Dead celebrations, the Christian feast of All Hallows' Eve, according to some scholars, incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead, particularly the Celtic Samhain;] other scholars maintain that the feast originated entirely independently of Samhain.Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, watching horror films, as well as the religious observances of praying, fasting and attending vigils or church services.

History

Christian influences

Halloween is also thought to have been heavily influenced by the Christian holy days of All Saints' Day (also known as Hallowmas, All Hallows, and Hallowtide) and All Souls' Day.Falling on November 1 and 2 respectively, collectively they were a time for honoring the saints and praying for the recently departed who had yet to reach heaven. By the end of the 12th century they had become days of holy obligation across Europe and involved such traditions as ringing bells for the souls in purgatory and "souling", the custom of baking bread or soul cakes for "all crysten souls".It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed wandered the earth until All Saints' Day, and All Hallows' Eve provided one last chance for the dead to gain vengeance on their enemies before moving onto the next world. To avoid being recognised by a soul, Christians would wear masques and costumes to disguise themselves, following the lighted candles set by others to guide their travel for worship the next day. Today, this practice has been perpetuated through trick-or-treating.

In Britain the rituals of Hallowtide and Halloween came under attack during the Reformation as Protestants denounced purgatory as a "popish" doctrine incompatible with the notion of predestination. In addition the increasing popularity of Guy Fawkes Night (5th November) from 1605 on saw Halloween become eclipsed in Britain with the notable exception of Scotland. There and in Ireland, they had been celebrating Samhain and Halloween since the early Middle Ages, and the kirk took a more pragmatic approach towards Halloween, viewing it as important to the life cycle and rites of passage of local communities and thus ensuring its survival in the country.North American almanacs of the late 18th and early 19th century give no indication that Halloween was recognized as a holiday. The Puritans of New England, for example, maintained strong opposition to the holiday and it was not until the mass Irish and Scottish immigration during the 19th century that the holiday was introduced to the continent in earnest.Initially confined to the immigrant communities during the mid-19th century, it was gradually assimilated into mainstream society and by the first decade of the 20th century it was being celebrated coast to coast by people of all social, racial and religious backgrounds.

Modern dance art

Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. Although the termModern dance has also been applied to a category of 20th Century ballroom dances, Modern dance as a term usually refers to 20th century concert dance.


African-American dance
African-American cultural dance has developed within African American communities in everyday spaces, rather than in studios, schools or companies. These dances are usually centered on folk and social dance practice, though performande dance often supply complementary aspects to this. Placing great value on improvisation, These dances are characterized by ongoing change and development. There are a number of notable African American modern dance companies using African American cultural dance as an inspiration, amongst these are the Alvin American DanceTheater, Dance Theater of Harlem, and Lula Washington Dance Theatre.

Decorative and high art

In the early 1980s, the first Art Galleries who started to show graffiti artists to the public were Fashion Moda in Bronx and New Gallery in East Villege,Manhattan.

A 2006 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum displayed graffiti as an art form that began in New York's outer boroughs and reached great heights in the early '80s with the work of Crash, Lee, Daze, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

It displayed 22 works by New York graffiti artists, including Crash, Daze and Lady Pink. In an article about the exhibition in Time Out Magazine, curator Charlotta Kotik said that she hoped the exhibition would cause viewers to rethink their assumptions about graffiti. Terrance Lindall, an artist and executive director of the Williamsburg Art and Historic Center, said regarding graffiti and the exhibition:

"Graffiti is revolutionary, in my opinion", he says, "and any revolution might be considered a crime. People who are oppressed or suppressed need an outlet, so they write on walls—it's free."

In Australia, art historians have judged some local graffiti of sufficient creative merit to rank them firmly within visual art. Oxford University Press's art history text Australian Painting 1788-2000 concludes with a long discussion of graffiti's key place within contemporary visual culture, including the work of several Australian practitioners.

Artistic graffiti is a modern day offspring of traditional graffiti that has elevated itself from just scrawling words or phrases on a wall, to a complex artistic form of personal expression.

Between March and April 2009, 150 artists exhibited 300 pieces of graffiti at the Grand Palais in Paris — a clear acceptance of the art form into the French art world.

Many graffiti artists have used their design talents in other artistic endeavors. In 2009 graffiti artist "Scape" published "GRAFF; the Art & Technique of Graffiti", the world's first book dedicated to displaying the full techniques of creating graffiti art. Other books that focus on graffiti include Faith of Graffiti by Norman Mailer, Trespass by Taschen press, and the comic book Concrete Immortalz by Elite Gudz, which has a graffiti artist as its main character.

Figurines by KAWS, featuring icons of pop culture often with x'ed out eyes, run in limited editions and sell for thousands of dollars. World-renowned street artist Banksy directed the film Exit Through The Gift Shop, which explored street art and commercialism, in 2010.

Art

Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses,emotions, and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, photography,sculpture, and paintings. The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics, whereas disciplines such as anthropology, sociology and psychology analyze its relationship with humans and generations.

Traditionally, the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery. This conception changed during the Romantic period, when art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science". Generally, art is made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions.

Moodle

Moodle- модульная объектно-ориентированная динамическая учебная среда — свободная система управления обучением  (LMS), распространяющаяся по лицензии GNU GPL . Система реализует философию «педагогики социального конструкционизма  » и ориентирована прежде всего на организацию взаимодействия между преподавателем и учениками, хотя подходит и для организации традиционных дистанционных курсов, а также поддержки очного обучения.
Moodle переведена на десятки языков, в том числе и русский и используется почти в 50 тысячах организаций из более чем 200 стран мира.Количество пользователей Moodle в некоторых инсталляциях достигает 500 тысяч человек.
Лидером и идеологом системы является Martin Dougiamas из Австралии.


Это для меня новое,но летом попробую поработать в таком режиме,и думаю мне понравится.

Web-Quest

Использование структурного подхода, который дает ученикам возможность использовать свой труд более продуктивно, соединяя и комбинируя различные информационные ресурсы новыми способами, а также применяя творческие способности и навыки проблемного мышления. Эта технология называется «web-квест».

Чаще всего web-квест определяют как проект с использованием интернет-ресурсов. Однако его главная особенность состоит в следующем: вместо того чтобы заставлять учащихся бесконечно блуждать по Сети в поисках необходимой информации, учитель дает им список web-сайтов, соответствующих тематике проекта и уровню знаний. Конечно же, дети должны будут зайти на эти сайты в поисках необходимых сведений, однако благодаря предоставленному заранее списку нужных ресурсов они не затеряются в Интернете и не станут бесцельно блуждать в нем, вместо того чтобы заниматься своим проектом.

Mixbook

Mixbook отличная  программа.
Большое количество шаблонов  позволяет создать альбом на любой вкус,присутствует возможность редактирования самих шаблонов.

Mixbook можно создать для себя,для дризей и будут довольны все.Очень хорошая программа я довольна!!
Советую всем попробовать!Это стоит того.

Type With Me

TypeWith.me -  весьма функциональный текст-хостинг. У него, например, есть форматирование текста, чего практически не встретишь в подобных сервисах. Можно импортировать, равно как и экспортировать, практически любой известный документ. И, наконец, совершенно уникальная возможность: совместная работа над документом.

ITs – internet technologies in EFL teaching (short review)

Возможности предоставляемые Интернет для образовательных целей привлекают больше внимания в последние исследования, посвященные проблемам использования информационных и коммуникационных технологий (ИКТ) в образовании.Эта тенденция питают развитие инфраструктуры Интернета и технологий,их повышение доступности и использования,а также постоянный поиск новых путей повышения качества образования за счет использования технологии.

С некоторыми программами я познакомилась и продолжу их изучать.И в дальнейшем буду использовать их и узнаю все возможности этих программ.

Introduce Myself

Hello!
My name is Oksana. I'm 22 years old. I study in Kerch Institute of Economic and Humanitarian of Tauride National University. I'm a student of 3d grade.
My hobbies are tennis, bass guitar, music and communication.
Four years ago I lived in Turkey and I've studied there for 5 years. So now I know Turkish  very well. My dream is  travel all over the world and finish my education with good knowledge and continue it. I want to speak English fluently, because nowadays it is used everywhere and I want to be called-for specialist.
My mom lives in Turkey for 10 years and I have two little sisters. They are so sweet and I love them so much.