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It was a warm Saturday night when Farkle and a group of friends decided to go camping. He knew the best spot to go, Oak Openings Park. This is where families from Youstown go to get away and it was close to home. They hopped in the van Farkle had rented and set on their way to the park. They arrived around 5 a.m to get there early and have enough time to do everything on their list. “I want to go fishing first,” said Milkyway eagerly, twiddling his fingers. “I heard that the biggest bass in…

There are three kinds of masks, the single face mask, the mechanical mask, and the transformation mask. The single face mask is a single piece of wood. A mechanical mask is built with strings or hinges (after Europeans), which might allow a mask to open and close it~s mouth or eyes. The transformation mask is the most complex kind of mask. It consists of an outer mask that opens up to reveal an inner mask form, which might also open up to reveal a third mask form! Transformations masks are…

If you just moved into a home with an asphalt driveway, you need to learn how to take care of your new asphalt driveway in order to keep it in great shape for years to come. One of the most common ways to protect an asphalt driveway is by sealcoating it. Here are a few of the top benefits that come along with sealcoating your driveway on a regular basis. Sealcoating Helps Slow Down The Oxidation Process As soon as your asphalt is laid down, the oxidation process starts to occur. Basically, the…

If you have a roof with asphalt shingles that is no longer brand new, you should seal your asphalt shingles this fall and make them waterproof. This will extend the life of your asphalt shingles and protect all the layers of your roof from water. Clean Your Roof Before you seal your asphalt shingles, you need to clean your roof. You will need to wait one day in between cleaning your roof and sealing your roof. The first thing you need to do is use a broom to gently brush off any dirt and…

How to Clean, Repair, and Protect Your Hardwood Floors Hardwood flooring is not something you can ignore, since it requires some maintenance to keep it looking good. Here is what you need to know about cleaning hardwood, repairing scratches, and adding a protective finish. Cleaning Cleaning your hard flooring is not difficult to do as long as you know what kind of finish the floor has. This step is essential before repairing or protecting your hardwood floors. Surface Sealed Hardwood Hardwood…

lead based paint, and it led to the banning of lead-based paint in many nations, although not in the US. (Landrigan, Philip). While we don’t know what the reasoning of the epidemic was, we can assume it was in younger children that explore their world with their hands and mouth. As a parent, we watch our children put this toy in their mouth, or pick something off the floor and put it in their mouth. We try and correct it but sometimes we don’t notice little Jane just picked up a paint chip off…

While the piece itself is mostly oil paint, the artist Waldemar Kolbusz, uses wax layered on top of the oil. This combination of textures provides a unique finish that appears visually appearing due to its rough feeling and uneven consistency. In addition to the textural differences, the wax gives off different finishes, as wax dries matte while the oil paint still remains shiny. Beneath the wax follows a layering of oil paints that cover a contrasting variance of pigments. The background…

based paint. Brooke applied the paint thinly onto the composition. The oil paint then dried through a process called oxidization, which caused the paint to dry slowly and created a glossy effect onto the painting. “A Pastoral Visit.” is an oil on canvas painting.3 Therefore, the painting’s support, or surface in which the paint is painted on, is the 119.38cm x 167.16cm4 white canvas. The canvas was white because a layer of primer was applied to help protect the canvas from future layers of…

Lead. Why should we care? Lead, it surrounds and penetrates, it binds in water pipes and the walls of homes. With lead having been outlawed for several years now it still seems to be a real big problem in America. despite being aware of the problem many Americans and lawmakers seemed to have simply ignore the problem and pretend it wasn’t there. It wasn’t until early 2016 that the public took interest when the water in Flint, Michigan was laced with lead and soon there were reports…

give the impression of volume in the walls and the floor (Glossary Terms n.d.). A foreshortening technique was used to paint some of Socrates’ disciples which can be seen turning their bodies in space. Diminishing scale and organic shapes are two other techniques used, the first is depicted by smaller people shown climbing the stairs on the background while the second is used to paint the bodies of the people in the painting. From all these techniques only two are present in “Return of Neptune”…