Monday, December 15, 2008

Colors: Blue

5 Comments
1] In Hindu, India, Blue is considered lucky, the color of Krishna, the god who dances through the world making love and fun.

2] Michelangelo has an unfinished panel in the National Gallery in London.

3] John Tyndall used the image of a sea to describe blue.

4] He thought that the particles of dust made blue.

5] Oltromarino was a technical term meaning "from beyond the seas."

4 Questions

1] Who was John Tyndall?

2] Why was the Virgin Mary's robe blue?

3] Why is the sky blue?

4] What is androgyny?

3 Vocabulary

1] Regime: a ruling or prevailing system.

2] Immaculate: free from spot or stain.

3] Propensity: a natural inclination or tendency.

2 Literary Terms
1] "If ever a city was singing the blues." - Personifcation.

2] "Old silk roads are the least smooth pathways." - Irony.

1 Overview Sentence

Blue has many origins, but mostly relating to religious reasons.

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