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Coast Salish Art ReflectionI have a new perspective and awareness after finishing this project.Before, I thought Coast Salish Art was just a unique art style with no further meaning.However, now I understand the meaning behind the shapes and the art they make.These design can be found anywhere such as clothing. They are made primarily with wool from mountain goats, representing durability and strength.The geometric elements creates unique clothing mixed with blankets and robes.All made with weaving tools like loom poles, combs, and spindle whorls decorated with the geometric designs of animals figures.Blankets and robes signifies wealth and spiritual purification....
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Coast Salish ArtI have learned more about the coast salish art's outward, I found that the shapes are used into those arts are mostly round and mellow,which I have never noticed, one example is the totem, in some parks there are indegious totems and if you see the engraving carefully, you will notice it was made up with circles and olive shapes.
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Nicholas' RavenMy awareness of coast Salish art has greatly improved. I am now aware what are is Coast Salish when I see it, and when I'm in nature I sometimes see the coast Salish animals. I see coast Salish art in a lot of places and now I am aware it is Coast Salish art, as before I was not. I also see the are more such as at parks and soccer fields. I was extremely grateful to be able educated on this matter....
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Coast salish art reflectionHow has your awareness of Coast Salish Art in our community changed? Be specific and give at least one example. I believe my awareness has significantly changed after this project. Before, I used to think that this was just a unique and beautiful art style of animals that live here. However, this assignment has taught me that each animal has its own meaning. For example, I chose to study the eagle. The eagle can represent several things, such as strength, wisdom, spiritual protection, or a connection between the physical and spiritual worlds. There are many other animals, each with their own similarities and differences. Another example I found interesting was the orca, or killer whale. The orca represents family, harmony, and strong community ties. I am very happy that I got to learn about the cultural and symbolic meanings behind this art because I find it truly fascinating and intriguing that such simple looking art can be so well thought out and meaningful....
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Rylie's Core Competency for semester 1, (very late)Communication: In my Careers Life Education course, we did this one activity where we did job interviews. It boosted my skills, with improved eye contact, a more open mind to share what needed to be said, also to be more respectful while talking by good listening, hearing what the other person had to say right after they got to hear what I wanted. It’s also good practice for the future when you actually go into a real job interview. While in my Literally Studies course I participated in a 4 weeklong activity project where we were placed in groups that would remain the same and we all got different roles. We had to write about topics from the novel that the class was reading and then after one day of preparation we’d have a discussion talk as a group and talk about what we’d read so far. There were 4 roles, and each week the role was swapped with a different one. The discussions would be very lengthy, and this would help my skills through the constant interactions. I was very confident about discussing my thoughts and improved on it as the weeks progressed and got better at it. ...
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Mariia- Inquiry ProjectMy inquiry questions I'm going to be exploring is "How does a young child's problem-solving skills adapt when given different activities?" I decided to explore this inquiry question because I'm very curious how children process information and what they will be able to do with it. Children think differently than adults and teens; therefore, I thought it would be very interesting to observe and do my research on how they face new challenges. Evidence...