INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1378,23,'2011-05-11 17:52:28','2011-05-11 23:52:28','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-6','','','2011-05-11 17:52:28','2011-05-11 23:52:28','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1378',0,'revision','',0),(1379,23,'2011-05-11 17:53:26','2011-05-11 23:53:26','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-7','','','2011-05-11 17:53:26','2011-05-11 23:53:26','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1379',0,'revision','',0),(1380,23,'2011-05-11 17:53:30','2011-05-11 23:53:30','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-8','','','2011-05-11 17:53:30','2011-05-11 23:53:30','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1380',0,'revision','',0),(1381,23,'2011-05-11 17:55:06','2011-05-11 23:55:06','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzZaLPxsig&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-9','','','2011-05-11 17:55:06','2011-05-11 23:55:06','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1381',0,'revision','',0),(1382,23,'2011-05-11 17:55:10','2011-05-11 23:55:10','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzZaLPxsig&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-10','','','2011-05-11 17:55:10','2011-05-11 23:55:10','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1382',0,'revision','',0),(1385,23,'2011-05-11 17:58:23','2011-05-11 23:58:23','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzZaLPxsig&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-13','','','2011-05-11 17:58:23','2011-05-11 23:58:23','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1385',0,'revision','',0),(1383,23,'2011-05-11 17:57:12','2011-05-11 23:57:12','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzZaLPxsig&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-11','','','2011-05-11 17:57:12','2011-05-11 23:57:12','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1383',0,'revision','',0),(1384,23,'2011-05-11 17:57:20','2011-05-11 23:57:20','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzZaLPxsig&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-12','','','2011-05-11 17:57:20','2011-05-11 23:57:20','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1384',0,'revision','',0),(1386,23,'2011-05-11 17:58:34','2011-05-11 23:58:34','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuDiMkmj9s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player \r\nThe year is 2100. The Earth is still uninhabitable. The above video shows what happened as a result of the humans trying to defend themselves. We were overtaken for our intelligence and for our water supply.\r\n\r\nNow we live in the Mother ship. We will not be returning to Earth. It along with most other things of the 21st century were disposable. We used it up and then threw it away. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video should serve as a reminder of how we are not invincible. We can be beat. We are not the only thing in this world. There are other creatures and being and life forms throughout the universe. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above video shows Hurricane Katrina. That took place on the date of August 29th, 2005. That was a small scale event. That was only the beginning of the end of the earth. Human engineering was faulty, thus the levees broke and washed away all the hopes and dreams of an entire city. Many moved to Texas, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. It was all irrelevant because we were taken over and will never return. Our greed and selfish nature came back to bite us. We didn’t cure cancer, schools closed, we became a police state. Freedom was an ideal in the minds of the educated. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Je1lS88uY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nThe above video illustrates the revival of a city and its people. A sports team created a rebirth. Hope and joy went on for weeks. Half a century of pain and anguish came to an abrupt halt. We are hostages on this Mother ship. The earth may never become what it was a century ago. The above video should serve as inspiration that good things can happen. If you work hard and keep on track, you can get the result you desire. \r\n\r\nSo you ask , how is this relevant to our goals and what we are doing with the preservation of mankind ?\r\nI want us to reflect on humankind and how we should’ve learned from our need for immediate gratification. The wonderful idea of the electronic age only served to multiply our greed and self loathing. \r\nMy reason for showing the New Orleans Saints is because the New Orleans Superdome will be our archive of preserved items for all mankind to reflect, learn and ponder how they can be better. We are living on the spaceship in the first video and all of the relics I have picked are here on the Mother ship. They arrived here via gps osmosis. The Ziggurat of Ur is housed in the same room as the Sainte Chapelle chapel from Paris. I have brought my historic individuals to act as leaders and tour guides for our future leaders. Hernan Cortes and Guillame Dufay will be a part of my preservation hall housed inside the Superdome. Even though we couldn’t cure cancer, through the magic of science and genetic mutation, we were able to bring Cortes and Dufay back to life. Dufay has an even temper and is relatively mild mannered. Cortes had an alternative brain modulation sequence performed to alter his post formal thought process. This process will allow him to be less violent , and more friendly toward fellow humans.\r\n\r\nInside the Superdome is a fully interactive experience. There are usb ports,flash drive, Ipads, headphones, 3d glasses at the disposal for each person visiting. There is also a disposable version of the experience for those who do not wish to stay.  Since the Superdome was chosen as the house for Ziggurat, Sainte Chapelle, Dufay and Cortes, I also brought along the Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World.\r\nSince I am the curator and designer for this space, I wanted some things that reminded me of where I grew up. New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the Saints were all a huge part of who I became. The New Orleans Saints may not be considered a huge part of human history, but to me personally, they were a huge chuck of my childhood. Below is an example of an event that was held at Mardi Gras world. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-VHOIp_Q&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nCan’t you feel the excitement? Can’t you feel the enthusiasm ? Don’t you want to have a party every day of your life ? I sure do !!! I miss the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and beignets.  I miss the French Quarter. I miss Jazz Fest. I miss home. I’m sure we all miss home now that we have been brought to the Mother ship. Part of my history and heritage is French in nature. My lineage goes back to 1716 in St-. Pie , France. Being French I had to include the most famous French composer Mr.  Dufay.\r\nNeedless to say , he is not a fan of rap music. The Rose windows of Sainte Chapelle can be brought home and watched by each visitor on the dvd that follows below.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJqW8zL9Ew&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\nIn case you feel stressed or worried or exhausted by your daily toils here, below is a Dufay selection that is guaranteed to put your mind at ease and relax your heart. It warms the soul and slows your breathing. Dufay offers music lessons to any child of any nationality under the age of 21 free of charge on weekends. He wants all future generations to have a deep appreciation for music. \r\nIn total contrast to the tour lead by Dufay would be the conquistador Cortes who leads us through death, war, pillage and greed. He is the guide for our Ziggurat wing. The music selection accompanying the videos of Ziggurat below were Cortes choice before he had his brain surgery to make him more personable.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSo how do we get a huge Ziggurat and a French chapel in one room you ask. The Superdome has been replicated and sized to accommodate both figures inside. It is a state of the art, cutting edge piece of architecture. It takes up about one-third of the Mother ship, but its worth it as an homage to our life on Earth as we knew it. All of the works inside the replicated Superdome are originals. In pain staking detail and toil, scientists were able to extrapolate them from their original locales. \r\nI chose the Ziggurat of Ur because it has architectural, historical, and societal influence. The building showed that huge throngs of people could come together for long periods of time to accomplish a common goal for the good of the people as a whole. \r\nThe Ziggurat was architecturally significant because it was the very first of its kind and generated at least 32 copies that we know of at this time. \r\nThe Ziggurat was intended to be a ladder to the gods. It was an icon of the Mesopotamian era. It was known as a monument to its kings. The Ziggurat has religious significance because it serves as a reminder of the possibility of a higher power, being, god or divinity figure. It helps us focus on something other than ourselves. \r\nThe Ziggurat of Ur was brought to the Mother ship to serve as a place for people to gather and learn of history. People will now be guided along the Ziggurat steps by Cortes. They will dress in period costume, listen to music of the age, and eat food that was prepared during King Ur-Nammu’s reign. \r\n\r\nThe lancet rose windows of Sainte Chapelle were brought to the Mother ship to serve as a reminder of our French and religious heritage. Gothic architecture has been implemented in every century since the year 1239. The Mother ship has rose windows similar to the ones that had been created for the Sainte Chapelle. Religion plays a part here again with the rose windows because the Sainte Chapelle was meant as a place of worship for the royal family. It is still in use as a place for worship even on the Mother ship. There are baptisms, communion ceremonies, confessionals all still in use on a daily basis. The Sainte Chapelle served as a model for many to come including the Bourg, Chartes, Westminster Abbey and the Notre Dame. I chose the Sainte Chapelle because the stained glass windows evoke such a dramatic visual sense when one first sees their light. I chose not to have Louis IX brought back to life. Instead I have Dufay as our tour guide through the upper and lower facility. We eat croissant, drink wine for breakfast and then go take a nap. Dufay is quite amusing as a host due to his travels and stories through life. The rose windows of Sainte Chapelle exemplify artistic expertise of their time because of the rich hues, dramatic angles and intense workmanship that was involved in its creation. This source of worship took many years and hours of toil to finish. That labor was meant to reflect the seriousness with which the French people of the time believed in their worship. The Sainte Chapelle was a model for so many other buildings that came after it. The effort involved in the glass serves for our future to show that things of beauty can last for many generations. The Rayonnant style that came to be known during this era has forever been in use even to this day. Grisaille technique that was heavily used in the rose window construction can serve as an inspiration for our children.  It is also important to us for religious reasons because it housed the Crown of Thorns.  There are multiple ways people interact with the rose windows at the Sainte Chapelle. They can tour the facility. They can be a part of a mass held inside. They can have replica stained glass installed in their rooms at the Mother ship. They can also have Dufay over for dinner to entertain evening guests and tell stories of his era. \r\n  Mr Dufay , who is our current tour guide and guest for the Sainte Chapelle has been brought to the Mother ship because of his significance. Religion plays a part here again in that Dufay’s piece Missa L’homme arme’ was the most popular tune used for musical settings of the Ordinary Mass. The printing press came along during Dufay’s time. This enabled permanent preservation of his work. During Dufay’s time music was important for gatherings, celebrations and festivals. It is still an important part of our every day life. Dufay’s creations were used for the next three centuries as a basis for many pieces. Dufay still has 200 pieces in existence and use today. You can have him over for dinner and he will be glad to play a one hour concert free. You pick which pieces you want him to play during that hour. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzZaLPxsig&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHernan Cortes is my guest here on the Mother ship because he represents the transition from the old world to the new world. He is the David vs Goliath, good vs evil.\r\nHe is the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. He also is available for dinner engagements where you can enjoy learning the history of tequila and avocado. Margaritas,stories by Cortes, and painting with avocado seed liquid. How can you beat that for a memorable learning experience for the family ?\r\nI chose to bring Cortes because he overthrew a kingdom. His endeavors were the root of entrepreneurism. He used his own money to voyage to the new world. I could have chosen Del Castillo to join us , but his entertainment value would have been much lower. Cortes is a better story teller and thus keeps kids attention longer. \r\nCortes exemplifies the Spaniards of his era in that there were so many conquistadors. Many journeys were launched in all directions all over the globe. His story just holds more glamorous appeal to the general public. What is significant about Hernan Cortes’ Letters from Mexico is that it is a first- hand documentation of an over throw of an entire population.  He goes into extreme detail to portray images and meaning to the readers of his book. On the Mother ship he teaches children English, Spanish, Art, History and Math as well as being the tour guide for the Ziggurat of Ur. \r\n\r\nI’m sure we will all enjoy the benefits of Dufay,Cortes, the Ziggurat of Ur and the rose windows of Sainte Chapelle. I know we all miss home. Hopefully, by the year 2200 , mankind will have developed a way to regenerate its home it called planet Earth. I know many others in the audience would have chosen different people or places or things. I’m sure they each have significant value in their own right. I chose these 4 for religious, architectural, artistic, musical, historical and sociological reasons. After spending a few days in the Superdome at Mardi Gras world touring the Ziggurat with Mr Cortes or having a mass at the Sainte Chapelle with Dufay we will all be united in the opinion that this was a fabulous choice for preservation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n   \r\n','MARDI GRAS ON THE MOTHER SHIP','','inherit','open','open','','1372-revision-14','','','2011-05-11 17:58:34','2011-05-11 23:58:34','',1372,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1386',0,'revision','',0),(1388,7,'2011-05-11 20:35:27','2011-05-12 02:35:27','<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\r\n\r\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below.</span> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\r\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\r\n\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em> </em>\r\n\r\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Let us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”</span>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a></em><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"3\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “<strong>OH my! </strong>Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Though the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan.\"</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" /></a>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong> →</strong></span></h1>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"340\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: \"As we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “</span>\r\n\r\n<em>On the door</em>:                  <strong>REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)</strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" /></a></em></strong>CHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\r\n\r\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English.\r\n\r\nNevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\r\n\r\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\r\n\r\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\r\n\r\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\r\n\r\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks:<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Please note the sign on the door:</span>\r\n</em>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"298\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>if in terms of ten years, plant     trees;</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>if in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.</strong></em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Confucius</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of Chaucer\'s work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as \'the first finder of our language.\'  Now on to the red door across the hall!”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em></strong><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">VOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, hi</span>s <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">disciples collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Voice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Confucius</span>, himself! </em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “I’m speechless!”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”</strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">VOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>With this the guide\'s last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em></span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”</span>\r\n\r\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\r\n\r\nKANT: To be is to do ….\r\n\r\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\r\n\r\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\r\n\r\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Citations</strong></p>\r\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\r\n\r\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\r\n\r\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\r\n\r\n--- Gāius\r\n\r\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\r\n\r\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. 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Our archeologist have painstakingly excavated the uninhabitable earth and brought back pieces of <strong>real</strong> Relics left on earth in an effort to preserve Circa Earth civilization.  Don’t go visiting other museums with holograms and miniatures of the real thing come see them at the Reliquem!<!--more-->\r\n\r\nOur spacecraft is an acre long of exhibitable space, with storage space on the on Earth’s moon to preserve and keep our findings in pristine shape. Our exhibits change monthly, except a select few.  The spacecraft has five main exhibits on different floors of the ship. In our main room which is open to the three above levels of exhibits is our lovely Sainte Chapelle. No don’t worry it’s not the entire Sainte Chapelle that collapsed in 2012. However we did find and preserve the beautiful original stained glass windows. These windows were removed and tucked away in an earth underground storage unit, before the collapse of the Sainte Chapelle disaster which killed twenty people and injured many more.  In 2012 French terrorist in a second revolt against their government destroyed The Sainte Chapelle by blowing up the Holy chapel.   We obtained the data that Nova’s team of scientific researchers took of the measurements of the chapel and many other cathedrals in a Circa Earth’s effort to check the stability of the buildings. In the research of obtaining measurements, Earth researchers used an ancient technique of collecting measurement data through laser scanning to measure and record every inch of the cathedrals. This technique used <strong>one</strong> laser that scanned and took many hours to scan and collect data which created a simple 3D image out of dots recorded to recreate the building digitally. (Tiffany) Today we have taken this data and recreated it into a 3D interactive Hologram. Our 3D artist have taken the measurements and recreated every inch of the chapel in our Hologram. The doors have been recreated out of real stone and wood some of the original angels where found in the site and where repainted to look like they did in 2011. On each floor balcony you can see all 4 angles of the chapel, gargoyles and all. The hologram rotates every five minutes to the original 3D data that was collected to the 3D model our artist have recreated.\r\n\r\nWe want our generation and future generations to come to understand and see its beauty like people could see it before the tragic events of 2012. That is why we have displayed the stained glass windows towards the rotation of the sun so children and adults can be awestruck by the magnificent glass. We even have an exhibit on the main floor where our guests can create their own stained glass ornaments. We have recreated an interactive exhibit with real glass blowing master that uses the same ancient techniques of glass blowing that they did in the 1248 which was when the Chapel was built. You can take home your own piece of glass blowing art for just ten dollars. We also want our guests to understand the significance of the chapel and brief our visitors on the history. We want our guests to understand that many chapels and cathedrals where erected at the time to show a spiritual campaign between rulers all along France. We also want our guests to know that Sainte chapel was a created by King Louis IX to prove to his people that he was the holiest of kings. We tell our visitors of how St. Louis stored his holy relics such as the crown of thorns in the chapel. We also describe to our guests the differences in holy relics are and let them draw a conclusion on whether or not King Louis was on a campaign to prove to his people that he was the holiest of kings or if he really just was a devoted Roman Catholic. We let our visitors understand that the major innovation of that time was the new form of architecture to create these giant arches and open spaces. We show them how these arches work through demonstrations that are also interactive. Visitors get to create their own arches out of lightweight “stones.”This exhibit is showcased year round.\r\n\r\nThe second floor futures the two artists Leonardo Da Vinci and Tintoretto, Bill Gates who was the richest man in early twenty-first century collected all of Da Vinci‘s works which were passed down through the Gates family and donated to our museum. Guest can enjoy seeing the different techniques these Renaissance masters used. We brief our guests on the innovative techniques artist used at the time. We explain that artists of the Renaissance had discovered one point perspective, depth, shadowing, contrast, and proportions. Prior to the Renaissance these techniques where not mastered.  Displayed are Tintoretto’s “Last Supper” and Leonardo’s “Last supper” side by side. Visitors can look at the displayed pieces and compare the masters. All of these pieces on this floor are preserved in airtight containers with barricades to prevent any further destruction to the delicate pieces. Each page of Da Vinci’s notebooks is displayed in their very own two sided case where visitors can look at each side of the pages. Every vistor is given a small mirror so they can reflect the pages and read Da Vinci’s works. Tintoretto’s pieces are also displayed and it brief lectures are given on the history of the master’s themselves through tour guide or through plaques. Future generations should know that if these artists didn’t master these techniques and teaching them and if it were not for the Renaissance many of the techniques we use in art today might not exist. We own all of modern art to the Renaissance artists.\r\n\r\nThe third floor showcases ancient Rome. A replica of the roman amphitheater that has been sized down to fit on the floor can be enjoyed by visitors. This month we are featuring poetry by Catullus, which is recited live just like it would be in ancient Rome. This poet is zesty and full of angst he’s work was very innovative of his time because it’s not all classic love poems. Some of his truly original poems are sarcastic and even silly such as “Stop Stealing the Napkins!: to Asinius Marrucinus” where he writes a poem slandering Asinius Marrucinus for stealing his napkin at a dinner party. His poems are fun and really let the guests walk back in time into Catullus’s shoes. Much of modern poetry derives from Catullus whimsical approach.  Between EAQ2 (Earth Area Quadrant 2 times) 4:00PM to 5:00PM is open mic time. Where visitors can create poetry and recite them in the amphitheater. Also don’t forget to check out Catullus’s original works showcased on this floor, and pick up a quick lesson on Latin. Each week focuses on a select section of Catullus’s works, and don’t forget to visit next month where we exhibit Sappho’s poems in the Roman amphitheater. This week we are teaching visitors how to use Hendecasyllabic meter and Elegiac couplets in their peoty. Come sharpen up your poetry skills at our learning center on the third floor and don’t forget to pick up a new language also being taught at the learning center. This floor is dedicated to Rome and interchanges different Roman poetry every month. Our guests get to interact and understand part of the origins of modern poetry and techniques.\r\n\r\nOn the Fourth floor we are showcasing ancient culture and their religion. This month starts our brand new exhibit, freshly excavated from the North American region along the Appalachians Mountains, Cherokee totem poles. The Cherokee people are an extinct civilization that died off with the rest of the Native American race. They were a proud culture that told ancient creation stories and other myths through totem poles and through word of mouth. Unfortunately we don’t know much about Native American culture of customs, but we did find through ancient website databases some of their creation myths and legends. Websites were a late twentieth century technology that people used to communicate information electronically over the internet. We want to preserve the Cherokee civilianization through their stories and artifacts. We have many headdresses and costumes that these people use to wear. Kids and parents can sit and listen to stories on how the Indians believed how the earth was formed. The can find out why the Cherokee people didn’t eat crawfish. Through our story telling held in real native American tepees. Limit ten people at a time. Pet a real extinct buffalo in our exhibit.  That’s right we have genetically recreated a buffalo and used selective gene splicing to make it friendly for our visitors and their children. Get to rid a buffalo at the Reliquem! Also get to see the buffalo rug blanket the genetic material was spliced from. It was actually used by the real Cherokee people to keep them warm from the elements during earth winters. Also kids learn a real Cherokee Dance at our learning center. Cherokee Dances were custom to try and bring rain to arid land, these were called “rain dances”. The importance of this exhibit is to reawaken this lost civilization to the general public. The Cherokee civilization died out in the early twentieth century lets reawaken it in 2100!\r\n\r\nCome visit us in Earth Quadrant 2 all our exhibits are all ages appropriate (some viewer discretion advised during Catullus’s love poem week).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\nTiffany, Scott. \"Building the Great Cathedrals.\" <em>Nova</em>. Nova, 19 Oct. 2010. 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These windows were removed and tucked away in an earth underground storage unit, before the collapse of the Sainte Chapelle disaster which killed twenty people and injured many more.  In 2012 French terrorist in a second revolt against their government destroyed The Sainte Chapelle by blowing up the Holy chapel.   We obtained the data that Nova’s team of scientific researchers took of the measurements of the chapel and many other cathedrals in a Circa Earth’s effort to check the stability of the buildings. In the research of obtaining measurements, Earth researchers used an ancient technique of collecting measurement data through laser scanning to measure and record every inch of the cathedrals. This technique used <strong>one</strong> laser that scanned and took many hours to scan and collect data which created a simple 3D image out of dots recorded to recreate the building digitally. (Tiffany) Today we have taken this data and recreated it into a 3D interactive Hologram. Our 3D artist have taken the measurements and recreated every inch of the chapel in our Hologram. The doors have been recreated out of real stone and wood some of the original angels where found in the site and where repainted to look like they did in 2011. On each floor balcony you can see all 4 angles of the chapel, gargoyles and all. The hologram rotates every five minutes to the original 3D data that was collected to the 3D model our artist have recreated.\n\nWe want our generation and future generations to come to understand and see its beauty like people could see it before the tragic events of 2012. That is why we have displayed the stained glass windows towards the rotation of the sun so children and adults can be awestruck by the magnificent glass. We even have an exhibit on the main floor where our guests can create their own stained glass ornaments. We have recreated an interactive exhibit with real glass blowing master that uses the same ancient techniques of glass blowing that they did in the 1248 which was when the Chapel was built. You can take home your own piece of glass blowing art for just ten dollars. We also want our guests to understand the significance of the chapel and brief our visitors on the history. We want our guests to understand that many chapels and cathedrals where erected at the time to show a spiritual campaign between rulers all along France. We also want our guests to know that Sainte chapel was a created by King Louis IX to prove to his people that he was the holiest of kings. We tell our visitors of how St. Louis stored his holy relics such as the crown of thorns in the chapel. We also describe to our guests the differences in holy relics are and let them draw a conclusion on whether or not King Louis was on a campaign to prove to his people that he was the holiest of kings or if he really just was a devoted Roman Catholic. We let our visitors understand that the major innovation of that time was the new form of architecture to create these giant arches and open spaces. We show them how these arches work through demonstrations that are also interactive. Visitors get to create their own arches out of lightweight “stones.”This exhibit is showcased year round.\n\nThe second floor futures the two artists Leonardo Da Vinci and Tintoretto, Bill Gates who was the richest man in early twenty-first century collected all of Da Vinci‘s works which were passed down through the Gates family and donated to our museum. Guest can enjoy seeing the different techniques these Renaissance masters used. We brief our guests on the innovative techniques artist used at the time. We explain that artists of the Renaissance had discovered one point perspective, depth, shadowing, contrast, and proportions. Prior to the Renaissance these techniques where not mastered.  Displayed are Tintoretto’s “Last Supper” and Leonardo’s “Last supper” side by side. Visitors can look at the displayed pieces and compare the masters. All of these pieces on this floor are preserved in airtight containers with barricades to prevent any further destruction to the delicate pieces. Each page of Da Vinci’s notebooks is displayed in their very own two sided case where visitors can look at each side of the pages. Every vistor is given a small mirror so they can reflect the pages and read Da Vinci’s works. Tintoretto’s pieces are also displayed and it brief lectures are given on the history of the master’s themselves through tour guide or through plaques. Future generations should know that if these artists didn’t master these techniques and teaching them and if it were not for the Renaissance many of the techniques we use in art today might not exist. We own all of modern art to the Renaissance artists.\n\nThe third floor showcases ancient Rome. A replica of the roman amphitheater that has been sized down to fit on the floor can be enjoyed by visitors. This month we are featuring poetry by Catullus, which is recited live just like it would be in ancient Rome. This poet is zesty and full of angst he’s work was very innovative of his time because it’s not all classic love poems. Some of his truly original poems are sarcastic and even silly such as “Stop Stealing the Napkins!: to Asinius Marrucinus” where he writes a poem slandering Asinius Marrucinus for stealing his napkin at a dinner party. His poems are fun and really let the guests walk back in time into Catullus’s shoes. Much of modern poetry derives from Catullus whimsical approach.  Between EAQ2 (Earth Area Quadrant 2 times) 4:00PM to 5:00PM is open mic time. Where visitors can create poetry and recite them in the amphitheater. Also don’t forget to check out Catullus’s original works showcased on this floor, and pick up a quick lesson on Latin. Each week focuses on a select section of Catullus’s works, and don’t forget to visit next month where we exhibit Sappho’s poems in the Roman amphitheater. This week we are teaching visitors how to use Hendecasyllabic meter and Elegiac couplets in their peoty. Come sharpen up your poetry skills at our learning center on the third floor and don’t forget to pick up a new language also being taught at the learning center. This floor is dedicated to Rome and interchanges different Roman poetry every month. Our guests get to interact and understand part of the origins of modern poetry and techniques.\n\nOn the Fourth floor we are showcasing ancient culture and their religion. This month starts our brand new exhibit, freshly excavated from the North American region along the Appalachians Mountains, Cherokee totem poles. The Cherokee people are an extinct civilization that died off with the rest of the Native American race. They were a proud culture that told ancient creation stories and other myths through totem poles and through word of mouth. Unfortunately we don’t know much about Native American culture of customs, but we did find through ancient website databases some of their creation myths and legends. Websites were a late twentieth century technology that people used to communicate information electronically over the internet. We want to preserve the Cherokee civilianization through their stories and artifacts. We have many headdresses and costumes that these people use to wear. Kids and parents can sit and listen to stories on how the Indians believed how the earth was formed. The can find out why the Cherokee people didn’t eat crawfish. Through our story telling held in real native American tepees. Limit ten people at a time. Pet a real extinct buffalo in our exhibit.  That’s right we have genetically recreated a buffalo and used selective gene splicing to make it friendly for our visitors and their children. Get to rid a buffalo at the Reliquem! Also get to see the buffalo rug blanket the genetic material was spliced from. It was actually used by the real Cherokee people to keep them warm from the elements during earth winters. Also kids learn a real Cherokee Dance at our learning center. Cherokee Dances were custom to try and bring rain to arid land, these were called “rain dances”. The importance of this exhibit is to reawaken this lost civilization to the general public. 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Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below. Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->','The Village of Lux et Veritas’ (Latin for Light and Truth) The Time Capsule Passages','','inherit','open','open','','1388-revision-5','','','2011-05-11 18:41:54','2011-05-12 00:41:54','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1398',0,'revision','',0),(1405,7,'2011-05-11 19:18:22','2011-05-12 01:18:22','','Villa','','inherit','open','open','','villa-4','','','2011-05-11 19:18:22','2011-05-12 01:18:22','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1406,7,'2011-05-11 19:18:55','2011-05-12 01:18:55','','Villa','','inherit','open','open','','villa-5','','','2011-05-11 19:18:55','2011-05-12 01:18:55','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1399,7,'2011-05-11 18:47:10','2011-05-12 00:47:10','','neurosky 2','Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/','inherit','open','open','','neurosky-2','','','2011-05-11 18:47:10','2011-05-12 00:47:10','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1402,7,'2011-05-11 19:11:12','2011-05-12 01:11:12','<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so. <em><strong> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in bold, italic font below.</strong></em> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<em><strong>GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</strong></em>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<em><strong><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></strong></em>[/caption]\n\n<em><strong>Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><strong>Note the sign above the entryway!”</strong></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em> An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGUIDE:   The first exhibition room of Lux et Veritas’ Time Capsule Passages is, in fact, an area that also provides our community’s diners with an example of the lifestyle found in Ancient Roman homes, during the time of the Great Roman Empire. Can you see the entertainers and musicians, the elaborate food and plentiful wine, the hosts, their guests, and the astounding number of servants?  Displayed on the walls behind protective glass are The Frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries that were created by unknown artisans at about 62 B.C.E. These frescos are that describe rituals of the Dionysius Cult and are among the finest examples of fresco or wall art of the period. Preserved in the ashes from the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D, these frescos offer a cadence in the characters movements while the artists’ brilliant use of color speaks to the sumptuous atmosphere of the day; a unique aspect for the times. The artists’ use of mythological themes and they are likely copies of Greek statues was a common practice in Ancient Rome. Vitruvius, a renowned architectural critic of the day, offers proof of the works acceptance and criticism after its initial execution when he commented, “(this work is) elegant and exquisite, but it was also oppressive,” utilizing mural designs but not with its mural motif, illustrating landscapes that seem to melt into a distant haze as was the norm for the day (Vitruvius).  Notice placard and the photo copied images of more frescoes of the day.”\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nNero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<em> </em>\n\n<em> </em>\n\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.\n\nEach panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\n\nThematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThis time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.\n\nWe find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em>\n\nGUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nThe Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nLet us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nhttp://www.worldheritages.com/aachen-cathedral.html\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nThe     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nNote the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.”\n\nThe octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”\n\nWe are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”\n\n<em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone;</em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\n\nGUIDE:  “OH my! Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”\n\nThough the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan. “\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAs we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.\n\nIn my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “\n\n<em>On the door</em>: REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)\n\nGUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”\n\n<em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em>\n\nCHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\n\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English. Nevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\n\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\n\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\n\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\n\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks: </em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nIf you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;\n\nif in terms of ten years, plant     trees;\n\nif in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.\n\nConfucius\nRead more: <a href=\"http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius_2.html#ixzz1Lv4kQBLH\">http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius_2.html#ixzz1Lv4kQBLH</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nGUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of this work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as “the first finder of our language.”    Now on to the red door across the hall!”\n\n<em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em><em> </em>\n\n<em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em>\n\n<em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em>\n\nVOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”\n\nThe Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”\n\nGUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”\n\n<em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em>\n\nVoice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”\n\n<em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than Confucius himself! </em>\n\nGUIDE: “I’m speechless!”\n\n<em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”\n\nGUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”\n\nCONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”\n\nGUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”\n\nGUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”\n\nCONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nVOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”\n\nThe Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “\n\nGUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”\n\n<em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em>\n\nGUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “\n\n<em>With his last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em>\n\nGUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “\n\nCONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”\n\nGUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”\n\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\n\nKANT: To be is to do ….\n\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\n\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\n\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\n\n<strong> </strong>\n\n<strong>Citations</strong>\n\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\n\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\n--- Gāius\n\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. 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It has been considered “to be the masterpiece of his time for it discussed the psychology on humankind in detail.” (Nunez) It was written in couplets of iambic pentameter. It is said to have been a small piece of an even bigger one that Pope never did finish. (www.britannica.com) Pope wrote his essay in four pieces called epistles. The first addressed the connection(s) between humans and the universe. The second approaches humans as individuals. The third takes a look at “the relationship between the individual and society.” The fourth epistle looks at the individual’s potential for achieving happiness and questions this potential. (www.britannica.com) At this time-the Glorious Revolution, the Church of England was even viewed by some as a political institution. Both the Church and Parliament were run largely by the same class of people, the gentry and the aristocracy. (www.historyhome.co.uk) Much of the air created by these groups and their influence on events in this time affected the way in which Pope’s Essay on Man was accepted. Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man was a work of epistolary couplet genius that needs to be preserved in an effort to share with this generation and the next this genius, to encourage them to think of and for themselves, and for them to question the world’s connections just as he did. What is ISN’T always truth.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nPope created quite the controversial work in a time when the church ruled all. Members of the churches hierarchy were angered by Pope’s allegations of mankind’s ability to question the church. (Nunez) Alexander Pope wrote Essay on Man in a time of political and religious turmoil within England and the church. In 1688, Pope was born to two Catholic parents. The country at the time of his birth was one filled with and intense anti-Catholic point of view. It was because of this that the Pope family was forced to move due to a law that forbade Catholics from living anywhere within ten miles of London or Westminster. Catholic schools were even declared illegal. (www.people.umass.edu) This all came after Henry VII split from the Catholic church and began the Anglican Church of England of which he declared himself head.\r\n\r\nDuring the time of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, it was a common belief that everything was directed by some sort of rational order. This included but was not limited to human behavior. Alexander Pope’s works, not just Essay on Man, showed these values like many of his colleagues. It was thought that “order and happiness in human affairs were attainable if excesses were eschewed and rational dictates heeded.” (www.infoplease.com) Pope “typified the spirit of the age of reason; his Essay on Man advanced an optimistic view of human beings as the enlightened inhabitants of an orderly and harmonious universe.” (Fiero) Journalists such as Joseph Addison and novelists such as Daniel Defoe showed the ability of the middle class to rise with their adventure within their works. (www.infoplease.com) The letter became a popular form of literature. Pope was quite accomplished in this. Samuel Richardson wrote novels in a form similar to that of Pope in that it was in epistolary form—sections like those in Essay on Man. The four epistles addressed the relationship between humans and the universe, humans as individuals, the relationship between the individual and society, and the potential of the individual for happiness. (www.britannica.com) One such work was Clarissa written in 1747. Despite being confident in the human ability to achieve greatness and happiness with focus, Pope was very critical of the weaknesses and eccentricities within an individual’s character. (www.infoplease.com) Pope’s use of couplets stood out amongst his peers some of which used prose. (Magill Book Reviews, www.enotes.com) He wrote his piece in “the Horatian sense that would offer a moral critique of human behavior.” (readkaplan.com)\r\n\r\nAt the time of its conception, Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man got mixed reviews from its readers. Colleagues/critiques such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, and Immanuel Kant gave rave reviews of Pope’s work listing “his marvelous observation and sharp insight about humanity”. (Nunez) Despite the acclaim of his colleagues, Pope received an equal amount of criticism from members of the clergy who seemed to be challenging the central idea of the poem. The central idea of Pope’s work was believed to have a distinct philosophical basis/nature to it. These critical members of the clergy held the view that there was no philosophy behind it but only a poetic nature. Members of the church’s authority also held that he was not a good writer based on the fact that he drove people to question not only the world around them but also the existence of God. (Nunez) At the time of conception, members of the clergy challenged its philosophical value giving it more of a poetic value. Also, various members of the church found fault in Pope’s encouragement for individuals to question not only the world around them but also the very existence of God. While this is a topic for discussion that doesn’t sit at the forefront any longer, it is still the view point of many members of the church. It is also one deemed important enough by scholars that it is continuously mentioned it critical essays regarding Essay on Man.\r\n\r\nMany scholars of today find Pope to be a literary genius. What has been dubbed his heroic use of couplets and his division of the work into epistles created a work of great literary value. It has been said that Pope’s “unity of structure and theme” attributed to the greatness of the work. (Magill Book Review) From a literary point of view, Pope’s Essay on Man has been held in a position of being better than even the finest prose. Some also hold that it is a work of great philosophical value due to Pope’s examination of the human foible and eccentricities.\r\n\r\nWith all honesty, I was quite confused by this work in the beginning and chastised myself for picking it. A big part of this was because of the language as well as the time period. However, upon further research I gained a much better understanding due largely to the fact that I was able to come across critical works and “translations” that-for lack of a better term-put it into laymen’s terms. I was rather taken by Pope’s hierarchy of life, the order of importance in which he placed beings of this world from God all the way down to mere insects. I, personally, have always questioned things. Most specifically the existence of God and the ability for some higher, unseen being to rule all. It has always been a little hard for me to swallow the entire concept of classical religion as it has been forced upon us. I found a decent amount of enjoyment in Pope’s work.\r\n\r\nI was also a little intrigued by his idea that two principles, self-love and reason, more or less rule human nature and are often at odds with each other. (Masterplots) Also interesting to me was that Pope suggested that social and divine love tie all of creation together. I think that maybe what struck me by this was that he encouraged everyone to question and question all. However, he allots the concept of continuity to this tie.\r\n\r\nPublished in 1729, A Modest Proposal by Johnathan Swift was a satirical pamphlet of sorts with a sense of political motivation. Swift had reached his end trying to understand why the Irish people couldn’t seem to come up with a solution for the problems of famine and overpopulation. Clearly his solution to fatten and eat the children was far from being serious. (www.scholarsbank.uoregon.edu) However, he did something Pope was also able to accomplish. He made people think. He went to the drastic end. Pope on the other hand appealed to people’s intellectual and philosophical sides. However, they both addressed the psychology of mankind and human behavior. (Nunez)\r\n\r\nTheir writing styles, while of the same era, were different. Swift wrote Proposal as an appeal, as a pamphlet. It is much like reading a short story. While written in the language of the time with an intellectualism, its humorous and satirical air is hard to ignore. Pope wrote Essay as a long poem divided into four epistles-the equivalent of chapters in a book. It is quite obvious even to someone with little literary knowledge that Swift’s work presents the easier read.\r\n\r\nAlexander Pope was brought up in a Catholic household at a time when it was illegal to be. He was a sickly child. Despite this rough beginning to his life, Alexander Pope was able to create a controversial work of art that managed to change literature for centuries to come. He challenged the church and those who followed its teachings. In a time when the church ruled all, he encouraged the masses to look within themselves and question the world around them. This is one of the biggest reasons I personally feel this writing should be preserved. I have always coveted writing, movies, art, etc that force me to think not only about the work itself but outside-to stretch my critical thinking abilities. This was a work created in a time when individualism wasn’t encouraged. Pope did and became a hero among men.\r\n\r\nAnother very important reason this work should be preserved is because of Pope’s literary genius. He was hailed as the master of the heroic couplet. He wrote Essay on Man in four epistles each of which forced mankind to question themselves, the world around them, and even the existence of God. Colleagues, with good standing and acclaim comparable to that of Pope, raved about his writing citing his observational abilities and insight into humanity.\r\n\r\nPope is hailed as having “typified the spirit of the age of reason; his Essay on Man advanced an optimistic view of human beings as the enlightened inhabitants of an orderly and harmonious universe.” (Fiero) The four epistles of his work encouraged readers to question the connections of humankind, the universe, and society. He wanted the world to enlighten themselves and become the individuals he felt them capable of being. This must be preserved and shared.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n“introduction” Literary Criticism (1400-1800) Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg. Vol 64. Gale\r\n\r\nCengage. 2001. enotes.com 24 Sep, 2013.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.enotes.com/topics/an-essay-man/critical-essays#critical-essays-an-essay-man-alexander-pope-introduction\r\n\r\n***This website produced an analysis and notes on the Essay of Man.\r\n\r\nYadav, Alok. \"Historical Outline of Restoration and 18th Century British Literature.\"\r\n\r\nGeorge Mason University, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://www.mason.gmu.edu/~ayadav/historical%20outline/overview.htm\r\n\r\n***This was a historical website used to establish a historical context for Pope’s work to understand not only Pope’s writing but also the reception of the work.\r\n\r\n“Alexander Pope.” 2013. The Biography Channel website. Sept 23, 2013, 12:09\r\n\r\nhttp://www.biography.com/people/alexander-pope_9444371\r\n\r\n***This website was used to attain biographical information on the author. It is important to understand his background to aid in analysis.\r\n\r\nBloy, Dr. Marjorie. \"The Church of England in the Eighteenth Century.\" A Web of English\r\n\r\nHistory. Ed. Dr. Marjorie Bloy. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/religion/anglican.htm\r\n\r\n***While a short piece of information, this provided a bit of insight into the Church’s reception of Essay o Man.\r\n\r\nNunez, Diana. \"Critical Reception On Alexander Pope Essay On Man.\" Articlesbase. N.p., 15\r\n\r\nSept. 2010. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. .\r\n\r\n***Ms. Nunez is a senior research writer. Her writing aided in understanding the reception of Pope’s writing from both his colleagues as well as the church and others.\r\n\r\n\"English literature: The Eighteenth Century | Infoplease.com.\"\r\n\r\n© 2000–2013 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease.\r\n\r\n29 Sep. 2013 .\r\n\r\n***This was another website that aided in a comparison to other works of the time and to understanding how these works may or may not have affected the reception of Pope’s writing.\r\n\r\n\"A very brief biography off Alexander Pope.\" The Rape of Lock Homepage. University of\r\n\r\nMassachusetts Amherst, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. http://people.umass.edu/sconstan/popebio.html\r\n\r\n***This website gave biographical information on Pope that was used largely to understand how his Catholic upbringing in a time of turmoil between England and the Church affected his writing.\r\n\r\n“An Essay on Man”. Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia\r\n\r\nBritannica Inc., 2013. Web. 23 Sep. 2013\r\n\r\nhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/192915/An-Essay-on-Man\r\n\r\n***The Britannica online encyclopedia gave a brief explanation of the four epistles and\r\n\r\ntheir purposes. It also mentioned the order of the world according to the essay itself.\r\n\r\nPope, Alexander. \"Essay on Man .\" Pennsylvania State University. Ed. Jim Manis. Pennsylvania\r\n\r\nState University, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. .\r\n\r\n***This is a complete digital copy of Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man thus allowing constant convenient access to the essay for reading and reference.\r\n\r\nhttp://readkaplan.com/writing-alexander-pope-essay-on-man-analysis\r\n\r\nSparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on A Modest Proposal.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes\r\n\r\nLLC. n.d.. Web. 26 Sept. 2013\r\n\r\n***This website provided an alternate source of information for comparison.\r\n\r\nSwift, Johnathan. \"A Modest Proposal.\" Renascence Editions. University of Oregon, n.d. Web.\r\n\r\n30 Sept. 2013. .\r\n\r\n***This is the second of two sites used to provide information on A Modest Proposal for a comparison.\r\n\r\nPope, Alexander. Masterplots. 4thth ed. N.p.: Salem Press, n.d. N. pag. Literary Reference\r\n\r\nCenter - Austin Community College. Ebscohost. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.\r\n\r\n***This was used as a “translated” version of Essay in that it made it much easier to\r\n\r\ncomprehend as well as provided aid in critical analysis.\r\n\r\nBrackett, Virginia. The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry, 17th and 18th Centuries.\r\n\r\nN.p.: Facts on File, 2008. Bloom\'s Literature - Austin Community College. Bloom\'s Literature. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.\r\n\r\n***This gave information to better understand Pope, his work, and provided a version of the writing that was easier to comprehend.','Essay on Man by Alexander Pope','','publish','open','open','','essay-on-man-by-alexander-pope','','','2013-10-14 12:33:01','2013-10-14 18:33:01','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3246',0,'post','',7),(1409,33,'2011-05-11 19:26:29','2011-05-12 01:26:29','<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">It’s the year 2100 and cars have begun to fly using batteries that can last 500 miles without needing recharging, everything is done using an I-PAD 200, and dinners are now in the form of gum. Besides all of the hype of how cool everything is nowadays, there is still one place that allows you to see what things were like back in the day- in 2011. Even though people are used to the easy way of life they still have inquiring minds about history and they come to one place that has preserved the four most amazing pieces of art, literature, documents, and philosophies. The Pastston Historical Center of Conservancy on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in Bastrop County. It’s been here for years and the structure is unique. It is to them what the old Italian architecture is to us-breathtaking. It is huge and in the shape of a ship. The story is, there was an earthquake that was about to shatter the earth and at the time the Senate and the House (two of the most powerful sources of government in 2011) voted on the most important things and loaded them into a space ship to be transported to the moon for safe keeping but the space ship returned and was a museum but no one was in it. Since it was on the property of John Smith Doe, he claimed it and its been handed down for generations.\n\nThe design is a space ship but very exciting, mysteriously modern to the year 2100 but sheer and sophisticated. Now lets take a tour! We will start by walking into a building that is built by using the newest brick that is eco-friendly but tough enough to face any type of strenuous weather. The outside pathway to the door is be covered ticket booths because you must present tickets for each exhibit. In the inside there is a foyer in the shape of semi circle that has touch screen informational panels about this wonderful landmark and the works it houses from scores of years and centuries ago. Because the lay-out is a horizontal spaceship, the nose of the space ship opposite from the entrance serves as an exhibit.\n\nIf the design seems a bit too standard its purpose will be over the top by the end of the expedition. In the left wing or the Theatre Room, Sophocles and Oedipus the King is featured and is separated from the rest of the museum with sliding glass doors. Upon the entry of the room lays a long stage that marks every mark of Oedipus the King’s life with human made realistic human size statues from the time he was born till his death with descriptive paraphrases and pieces of his story from start to finish. There is a royal carriage in the middle of the exhibit for taking pictures similar to our picture booths today. On the opposing wall a panel of eight screens project so that you can scroll down the list and read the breakdown of the play, including other parts of the trilogy, a complete biography of Sophocles and commentary by authors and young scholars who have studied the play. Adjacently will be a stairwell that goes upstairs into a movie room that seats two hundred and there will be different showings for the Sophocles trilogy. Then like the Oracle of Delphi who sat on a tripod according to Dora Konsola-author of Ancient Greece, you will have the chance to walk up to an over sized Oracle, back down stairs, ask a question and receive insight to your future. Well, not exactly I wouldn’t want her to tell the guest that they would marry and breed with their kin, but you will be able to walk up and order food from the Oracle of Delphi kitchen at the end of the exhibit. It will offer authentic and irreplaceable Greek food which comes fifteen percent off with your purchase of two or more theatre tickets.\n\nAcross the way in the right wing lives the philosophy exhibit featuring the 1215 Magna Carta of England also known as the Great Charter. The original copy of the Magna Carta is towards the back of the exhibit in a 24 hour guarded, camera watched, and red beamed locked with 50 required passwords to get into glass case. It was flown in from the Salisbury Cathedral in Britain costing me more than 500 billion dollars to land my hungry American hands on. You can find yourself being greeted by imposters of King John, some scribes a handful of peasants, and some military men. Don’t be alarmed, these will be your exhibit guides and they will all share with you their role in England during 1215. On the wall opposing the entrance you will get to sign the petitions for the rights of the people and take pictures. On the other opposing side are pictures, timelines, and stories from 1215 that were happening during the birth of the Magna Carta and like the Sophocles room, you have the option of typing your commentary into the computer panels. You can walk into the tea room and get complementary tea on the house, another way for us to show royal hospitality and you can design a free t-shirt of a cause you are fighting for.\n\nThe third exhibit highlights Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin and represents significant painting during this time. It’s located at the nose of the space ship design because the painting is transformed into a three dimensional replica that stands twenty five feet tall. Jesus and the cross is symmetrically built to the nose of the space ship. The replica has translucent outlines to highlight the shape of the Trinity upon entrance the exhibit. But wait, we didn’t forget to include a replica of the painting by an art major at the old Austin Community College. There is a lady who walks around with IPAD 200 cards that you can scan with your IPAD to get full coverage and more depth than what we can show you in the exhibit. However, we are still working out kinks with this room but couldn’t go overboard because anything religious during 2100 is controversial.\n\nNow moving along to the fourth exhibit which is upstairs, we come into the Chaitya Cave. According to Thomas Colman Dibdin and the British Library, the Chaitya caves were prayer and ritual halls. Two rows of columns delineated three aisles. The columns were very finely carved and had octagonal shafts with pot-like bases and fluted capitals, which were surmounted by sculptures of kneeling elephants carrying male and female riders (Dibdin). There will be guides to tell you about this exhibit as well as Asian food counter towards the end of the exhibit on a platform that looks similar to a stupa that Buddhist sat on. There will also be more informational panels with information on why the cave was started, and why people felt comfortable worshiping and praying there.\n\nNow that I have shared with you the exhibits of my museum, I will share with you why these are trends of their time. The play by Sophocles, Oedipus the King is unique because it contained so much irony and it was created during a mythical time period. The solemn poetry and tone was innovative like other works of its day. The Magna Carta, 1215 exemplified a cultural trend like a lot of times during society. People want to be treated with equality and respect so they will stand together and work together when they feel things are getting out of control. Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin creates an artistic trend by the way his art was created, the lines and the technique for creating an amazing dimensional piece of artwork. The caves represented a trend because of the way people were changing their religious outlooks and creating new ways to stand out and differentiate themselves from one another.\n\nA couple of major innovations that all works represented were that with time comes change. Over the course of history we witness the different things that can cause nations to come together and cause them to fall apart but whichever the chosen, comes a change. Another major innovation is individuality and equality. Each creator of the works wanted to be respected and known for a different effort being brought to the table.\n\nFuture generations should know that without these works a lot of changes or techniques for doing things would have not been created. With the Magna Carta, the United States Constitutions would not have been inspired and possibly not thought of, without Masaccio’s technique of painting, painting would have been a little more difficult, and without the caves, certain rituals would not exist today. They should care because with each advancement is a new gateway for an even bigger innovation.\n\nI envision people interacting with the works in a flattered way. I see them appreciating what has been preserved for them and taking it all in without doubts. I know they will enjoy tasting old food and experiencing some of the things for themselves firsthand. After all, we all wonder what it was actually like to be in the world one hundred years ago!\n\nWorks Cited\n\nDibdin, Thomas. “Karli. Pillars in Great Chaitya Cave.” Britain: The British Library, 1839. Print.\n\n</span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\">Konsola, Dora. \"Delphi.\" <em>Ancient Greece</em>. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. &lt;http://www.ancient- greece.org/history/delphi.html&gt;.\n\n</span></span><span style=\"font-size: small\">　\n\n</span>','The Pastston Historical Center of Conservancy','','inherit','open','open','','1408-revision','','','2011-05-11 19:26:29','2011-05-12 01:26:29','',1408,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1409',0,'revision','',0),(1408,33,'2011-05-11 19:27:03','2011-05-12 01:27:03','<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">It’s the year 2100 and cars have begun to fly using batteries that can last 500 miles without needing recharging, everything is done using an I-PAD 200, and dinners are now in the form of gum. Besides all of the hype of how cool everything is nowadays, there is still one place that allows you to see what things were like back in the day- in 2011. Even though people are used to the easy way of life they still have inquiring minds about history and they come to one place that has preserved the four most amazing pieces of art, literature, documents, and philosophies. The Pastston Historical Center of Conservancy on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in Bastrop County. It’s been here for years and the structure is unique. It is to them what the old Italian architecture is to us-breathtaking. It is huge and in the shape of a ship. The story is, there was an earthquake that was about to shatter the earth and at the time the Senate and the House (two of the most powerful sources of government in 2011) voted on the most important things and loaded them into a space ship to be transported to the moon for safe keeping but the space ship returned and was a museum but no one was in it. Since it was on the property of John Smith Doe, he claimed it and its been handed down for generations.</span>\r\n\r\n<!--more-->The design is a space ship but very exciting, mysteriously modern to the year 2100 but sheer and sophisticated. Now lets take a tour! We will start by walking into a building that is built by using the newest brick that is eco-friendly but tough enough to face any type of strenuous weather. The outside pathway to the door is be covered ticket booths because you must present tickets for each exhibit. In the inside there is a foyer in the shape of semi circle that has touch screen informational panels about this wonderful landmark and the works it houses from scores of years and centuries ago. Because the lay-out is a horizontal spaceship, the nose of the space ship opposite from the entrance serves as an exhibit.\r\n\r\nIf the design seems a bit too standard its purpose will be over the top by the end of the expedition. In the left wing or the Theatre Room, Sophocles and Oedipus the King is featured and is separated from the rest of the museum with sliding glass doors. Upon the entry of the room lays a long stage that marks every mark of Oedipus the King’s life with human made realistic human size statues from the time he was born till his death with descriptive paraphrases and pieces of his story from start to finish. There is a royal carriage in the middle of the exhibit for taking pictures similar to our picture booths today. On the opposing wall a panel of eight screens project so that you can scroll down the list and read the breakdown of the play, including other parts of the trilogy, a complete biography of Sophocles and commentary by authors and young scholars who have studied the play. Adjacently will be a stairwell that goes upstairs into a movie room that seats two hundred and there will be different showings for the Sophocles trilogy. Then like the Oracle of Delphi who sat on a tripod according to Dora Konsola-author of Ancient Greece, you will have the chance to walk up to an over sized Oracle, back down stairs, ask a question and receive insight to your future. Well, not exactly I wouldn’t want her to tell the guest that they would marry and breed with their kin, but you will be able to walk up and order food from the Oracle of Delphi kitchen at the end of the exhibit. It will offer authentic and irreplaceable Greek food which comes fifteen percent off with your purchase of two or more theatre tickets.\r\n\r\nAcross the way in the right wing lives the philosophy exhibit featuring the 1215 Magna Carta of England also known as the Great Charter. The original copy of the Magna Carta is towards the back of the exhibit in a 24 hour guarded, camera watched, and red beamed locked with 50 required passwords to get into glass case. It was flown in from the Salisbury Cathedral in Britain costing me more than 500 billion dollars to land my hungry American hands on. You can find yourself being greeted by imposters of King John, some scribes a handful of peasants, and some military men. Don’t be alarmed, these will be your exhibit guides and they will all share with you their role in England during 1215. On the wall opposing the entrance you will get to sign the petitions for the rights of the people and take pictures. On the other opposing side are pictures, timelines, and stories from 1215 that were happening during the birth of the Magna Carta and like the Sophocles room, you have the option of typing your commentary into the computer panels. You can walk into the tea room and get complementary tea on the house, another way for us to show royal hospitality and you can design a free t-shirt of a cause you are fighting for.\r\n\r\nThe third exhibit highlights Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin and represents significant painting during this time. It’s located at the nose of the space ship design because the painting is transformed into a three dimensional replica that stands twenty five feet tall. Jesus and the cross is symmetrically built to the nose of the space ship. The replica has translucent outlines to highlight the shape of the Trinity upon entrance the exhibit. But wait, we didn’t forget to include a replica of the painting by an art major at the old Austin Community College. There is a lady who walks around with IPAD 200 cards that you can scan with your IPAD to get full coverage and more depth than what we can show you in the exhibit. However, we are still working out kinks with this room but couldn’t go overboard because anything religious during 2100 is controversial.\r\n\r\nNow moving along to the fourth exhibit which is upstairs, we come into the Chaitya Cave. According to Thomas Colman Dibdin and the British Library, the Chaitya caves were prayer and ritual halls. Two rows of columns delineated three aisles. The columns were very finely carved and had octagonal shafts with pot-like bases and fluted capitals, which were surmounted by sculptures of kneeling elephants carrying male and female riders (Dibdin). There will be guides to tell you about this exhibit as well as Asian food counter towards the end of the exhibit on a platform that looks similar to a stupa that Buddhist sat on. There will also be more informational panels with information on why the cave was started, and why people felt comfortable worshiping and praying there.\r\n\r\nNow that I have shared with you the exhibits of my museum, I will share with you why these are trends of their time. The play by Sophocles, Oedipus the King is unique because it contained so much irony and it was created during a mythical time period. The solemn poetry and tone was innovative like other works of its day. The Magna Carta, 1215 exemplified a cultural trend like a lot of times during society. People want to be treated with equality and respect so they will stand together and work together when they feel things are getting out of control. Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin creates an artistic trend by the way his art was created, the lines and the technique for creating an amazing dimensional piece of artwork. The caves represented a trend because of the way people were changing their religious outlooks and creating new ways to stand out and differentiate themselves from one another.\r\n\r\nA couple of major innovations that all works represented were that with time comes change. Over the course of history we witness the different things that can cause nations to come together and cause them to fall apart but whichever the chosen, comes a change. Another major innovation is individuality and equality. Each creator of the works wanted to be respected and known for a different effort being brought to the table.\r\n\r\nFuture generations should know that without these works a lot of changes or techniques for doing things would have not been created. With the Magna Carta, the United States Constitutions would not have been inspired and possibly not thought of, without Masaccio’s technique of painting, painting would have been a little more difficult, and without the caves, certain rituals would not exist today. They should care because with each advancement is a new gateway for an even bigger innovation.\r\n\r\nI envision people interacting with the works in a flattered way. I see them appreciating what has been preserved for them and taking it all in without doubts. I know they will enjoy tasting old food and experiencing some of the things for themselves firsthand. After all, we all wonder what it was actually like to be in the world one hundred years ago!\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\nDibdin, Thomas. “Karli. Pillars in Great Chaitya Cave.” Britain: The British Library, 1839. Print.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Konsola, Dora. \"Delphi.\" <em>Ancient Greece</em>. 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And the tour begins:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<em><strong>GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<em><strong><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></strong></em>[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Note the sign above the entryway!”</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em> An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGUIDE:   The first exhibition room of Lux et Veritas’ Time Capsule Passages is, in fact, an area that also provides our community’s diners with an example of the lifestyle found in Ancient Roman homes, during the time of the Great Roman Empire. Can you see the entertainers and musicians, the elaborate food and plentiful wine, the hosts, their guests, and the astounding number of servants?  Displayed on the walls behind protective glass are The Frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries that were created by unknown artisans at about 62 B.C.E. These frescos are that describe rituals of the Dionysius Cult and are among the finest examples of fresco or wall art of the period. Preserved in the ashes from the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D, these frescos offer a cadence in the characters movements while the artists’ brilliant use of color speaks to the sumptuous atmosphere of the day; a unique aspect for the times. The artists’ use of mythological themes and they are likely copies of Greek statues was a common practice in Ancient Rome. Vitruvius, a renowned architectural critic of the day, offers proof of the works acceptance and criticism after its initial execution when he commented, “(this work is) elegant and exquisite, but it was also oppressive,” utilizing mural designs but not with its mural motif, illustrating landscapes that seem to melt into a distant haze as was the norm for the day (Vitruvius).  Notice placard and the photo copied images of more frescoes of the day.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nNero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em> </em>\r\n\r\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.\r\n\r\nEach panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\r\n\r\nThematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.\r\n\r\nWe find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em>\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nLet us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nhttp://www.worldheritages.com/aachen-cathedral.html\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nNote the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.”\r\n\r\nThe octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”\r\n\r\nWe are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”\r\n\r\n<em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone;</em>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\r\n\r\nGUIDE:  “OH my! Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”\r\n\r\nThough the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan. “\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nAs we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.\r\n\r\nIn my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “\r\n\r\n<em>On the door</em>: REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”\r\n\r\n<em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em>\r\n\r\nCHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\r\n\r\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English. Nevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\r\n\r\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\r\n\r\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\r\n\r\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\r\n\r\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks: </em>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nIf you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;\r\n\r\nif in terms of ten years, plant     trees;\r\n\r\nif in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.\r\n\r\nConfucius\r\nRead more: <a href=\"http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius_2.html#ixzz1Lv4kQBLH\">http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius_2.html#ixzz1Lv4kQBLH</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nGUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of this work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as “the first finder of our language.”    Now on to the red door across the hall!”\r\n\r\n<em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em>\r\n\r\n<em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em>\r\n\r\nVOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”\r\n\r\nThe Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”\r\n\r\nGUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”\r\n\r\n<em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em>\r\n\r\nVoice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”\r\n\r\n<em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than Confucius himself! </em>\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “I’m speechless!”\r\n\r\n<em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”\r\n\r\nCONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”\r\n\r\nCONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”\r\n\r\nCONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”\r\n\r\nThe Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “\r\n\r\nGUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”\r\n\r\nCONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”\r\n\r\n<em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em>\r\n\r\nGUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “\r\n\r\n<em>With his last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em>\r\n\r\nGUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “\r\n\r\nCONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”\r\n\r\nGUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”\r\n\r\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\r\n\r\nKANT: To be is to do ….\r\n\r\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\r\n\r\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\r\n\r\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Citations</strong>\r\n\r\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\r\n\r\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\r\n\r\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\r\n\r\n--- Gāius\r\n\r\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\r\n\r\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\r\n\r\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. Wilson Quarterly. 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And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<em> </em>\n\n<em> </em>\n\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\n\nLet us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\n</span>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\n</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.”\n\nThe octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”\n\nWe are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”\n\n<em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone;</em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\n\nGUIDE:  “OH my! Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”\n\nThough the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan. “\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAs we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.\n\nIn my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “\n\n<em>On the door</em>: REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)\n\nGUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”\n\n<em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em>\n\nCHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\n\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English. Nevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\n\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\n\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\n\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\n\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks: </em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\nIf you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;\n\nif in terms of ten years, plant     trees;\n\nif in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.\n\nConfucius\nRead more: <a href=\"http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius_2.html#ixzz1Lv4kQBLH\">http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius_2.html#ixzz1Lv4kQBLH</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nGUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of this work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as “the first finder of our language.”    Now on to the red door across the hall!”\n\n<em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em><em> </em>\n\n<em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em>\n\n<em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em>\n\nVOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”\n\nThe Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”\n\nGUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”\n\n<em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em>\n\nVoice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”\n\n<em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than Confucius himself! </em>\n\nGUIDE: “I’m speechless!”\n\n<em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”\n\nGUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”\n\nCONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”\n\nGUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”\n\nGUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”\n\nCONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nVOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”\n\nThe Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “\n\nGUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”\n\n<em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em>\n\nGUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “\n\n<em>With his last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em>\n\nGUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “\n\nCONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”\n\nGUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”\n\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\n\nKANT: To be is to do ….\n\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\n\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\n\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\n\n<strong> </strong>\n\n<strong>Citations</strong>\n\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\n\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\n--- Gāius\n\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. Wilson Quarterly. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 1993','The Village of Lux et Veritas’ (Latin for Light and Truth)               The Time Capsule Passages','','inherit','open','open','','1388-revision-8','','','2011-05-11 19:46:03','2011-05-12 01:46:03','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1413',0,'revision','',0),(1415,7,'2011-05-11 19:59:05','2011-05-12 01:59:05','','AaachenChapel','','inherit','open','open','','aaachenchapel-2','','','2011-05-11 19:59:05','2011-05-12 01:59:05','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(1416,7,'2011-05-11 20:06:55','2011-05-12 02:06:55','&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so.<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below.</span> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<em> </em>\n\n<em> </em>\n\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Let us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”</span>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\n</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\n\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.” </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone.</em></strong>\n\n<em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a></em><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “<strong>OH my! </strong>Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Though the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan.\"</span>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" /></a>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong> →</strong></span></h1>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"340\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: \"As we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">In my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “</span>\n\n<em>On the door</em>:                  <strong>REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em></strong>\n\nCHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\n\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English.\n\nNevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\n\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\n\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\n\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\n\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks: </em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"298\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of ten years, plant     trees;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.</strong></em></span>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Confucius</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nGUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of this work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as “the first finder of our language.”    Now on to the red door across the hall!”\n\n<em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em><em> </em>\n\n<em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em>\n\n<em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em>\n\nVOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”\n\nThe Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”\n\nGUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”\n\n<em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em>\n\nVoice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”\n\n<em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than Confucius himself! </em>\n\nGUIDE: “I’m speechless!”\n\n<em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”\n\nGUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”\n\nCONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”\n\nGUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”\n\nGUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”\n\nCONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nVOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”\n\nThe Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “\n\nGUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”\n\n<em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em>\n\nGUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “\n\n<em>With his last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em>\n\nGUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “\n\nCONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”\n\nGUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”\n\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\n\nKANT: To be is to do ….\n\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\n\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\n\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\n\n<strong> </strong>\n\n<strong>Citations</strong>\n\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\n\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\n--- Gāius\n\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. Wilson Quarterly. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 1993','The Village of Lux et Veritas’ (Latin for Light and Truth)               The Time Capsule Passages','','inherit','open','open','','1388-revision-9','','','2011-05-11 20:06:55','2011-05-12 02:06:55','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1416',0,'revision','',0),(1417,26,'2011-05-11 20:22:08','2011-05-12 02:22:08','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\nKris Cooley\r\nFinal\r\nHuma1301-Hybrid\r\n\r\nThe year is 2100 and we are evacuating planet Earth. The damage done to this world is beyond repair and humanity is reaching out to the stars for sanctuary. I have been given the honor and responsibility of creating a room for people to remember the great art of our ancestors. I decided that during this somber time of struggle, the sentiments of faith based art might give some hope to the masses seeking an answer.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->I want to create a place for reflection, faith and give a little spiritual healing to those seeking it. I have chosen masterpieces from several different religions to speak to these questions of how, why and can I believe? I want to let the art speak for its self and let the story of faith light a way for the viewer.\r\n\r\nTo begin with, I have chosen a pagan poem of love. Sappho was a great poet who sang her songs to the heavens in worship. She never wrote her poems down, so it\'s amazing that we have one in full form. The Ode to Aphrodite is a plea to the goddess and tears of the broken hearted. I want to frame this poem in candlelight, place over an altar so used by the pagan religion. There would be continuous incense burning upon the altar with elements of earth that related to the worship of Aphrodite. The lyre would play while this poem is sung in ancient Greek, the language in which it was it was written.\r\n\r\nThis poem really speaks to the people about the beauty that can be created with the spoken word. How faith in something so profound as love can spark a belief in the things that humanity doesn\'t understand. It teaches that a few delicately place words can formulate an image of true divinity.\r\n\r\nAfter this amazing exhibit on pagan faith, the viewer would step in the next planned space. I chose Cave 20 of the Yungang Caves to represent the Buddhist belief. The entrance to this exhibit will be as if the person is walking through a tunnel into a cave. The inscriptions upon the walls will be the same replicated sutras that are engraved on the original cave walls. Though we had to employ a shrink ray to lessen the size of the Buddha sculpture, it will still fill up the room from floor to ceiling. I want society to awe at its original state. Because size is so important, nothing else would be prevalent in the room.This way it will have a similar effect that it had on the people of the past. Upon the floor will lie meditation rugs and the writings of Buddhist tradition would be readily available in any translation.\r\n\r\nFor the second room, the patron of the museum would walk through a cave like tunnel. Upon these walls, the sutras found at the sites of the Yungang Caves, would be engraved. I want to bring Cave 20 with us as the main sculpture of the room. Though Cave 20 is a colossal sculpture of Buddha and a bohsivatta, I would employ the newest technology of a shrink ray to bring it to the height of the room available. I want society to awe in its original state. Because size is so important, nothing else would be prevalent in the room. Upon the floor will lay meditation rugs and the writings of Buddhist tradition would be readily available in any translation.\r\n\r\nThis room would be for the people seeking to be enlighten, it would speak to them on a base level of the Buddhist belief.  Even viewers who aren’t believers could be inspired by the ancient Chinese devotion to detail and artistry. It would show the craftsmanship of the artist during the 5th century of China.\r\n\r\nThe final room is going to represent the Christian faith. Since I don’t want to bring an entire building into a space ship and I think that the real symbolism of the faith within Bramante’s Tempietto is the crucifixion spot honoring the sacrifice given by the apostle Peter, this would be the floor of the room. I would also bring the elegant altar that was made in reverence to Peter also. I would design this as a simple cathedral setting, even installing digital stain windows. Organ hymns would be playing and pews would be set before the altar.\r\n\r\nThe viewer would be able to see ancient religious influences within each of this objet d\'art. Sappho’s poem sharing with us the adoring worship of her goddess. Showing the joy and beauty within praise of divine beings. Cave 20 conveys the immense devotion that can be spent in seeking enlightenment through meditation. The Christianity portion of the museum has various aspects of its religion entwined in its presentation. The crucifixion spot demonstrating and honoring the ultimate sacrifice in the name of faith. St. Augustine’s Confession would lastly establish humanities doubt in faith. As the reader continues, he/she will realize that doubt is a huge part of faith.\r\n\r\nThe idea of this museum is to inspire hope. The ideas of spirituality is a trait of human existence that has impacted humanity in several different ways, but this place is to show the beauty of people’s artistic creation inspired by religion and glorify the spiritual path that our ancestors have traveled. It is to represent the harmony of worship, the endurance of faith and the promise of salvation.\r\n\r\n* That picture is one I took of my handsome Godson while he was staying the night at my house. Just feeling love watching him, I used my design skills to create this. Enjoy.','Temple of Faith','','publish','open','open','','temple-of-faith','','','2011-05-15 08:37:45','2011-05-15 14:37:45','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1417',0,'post','',9),(1418,26,'2011-05-11 20:12:31','2011-05-12 02:12:31','I created this out of Love and Faith.','Sustain','','inherit','open','open','','spice','','','2011-05-11 20:12:31','2011-05-12 02:12:31','',1417,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1419,7,'2011-05-11 20:13:20','2011-05-12 02:13:20','','Chaucer','','inherit','open','open','','chaucer','','','2011-05-11 20:13:20','2011-05-12 02:13:20','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1420,7,'2011-05-11 20:13:59','2011-05-12 02:13:59','&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so.<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below.</span> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<em> </em>\n\n<em> </em>\n\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Let us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”</span>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\n</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\n\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.” </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone.</em></strong>\n\n<em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a></em><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “<strong>OH my! </strong>Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Though the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan.\"</span>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" /></a>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong> →</strong></span></h1>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"340\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: \"As we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">In my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “</span>\n\n<em>On the door</em>:                  <strong>REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em></strong>\n\n<strong><em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" /></a></em></strong>CHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\n\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English.\n\nNevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\n\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\n\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\n\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\n\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks:<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Please note the sign on the door:</span>\n</em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"298\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of ten years, plant     trees;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.</strong></em></span>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Confucius</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nGUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of this work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as “the first finder of our language.”    Now on to the red door across the hall!”\n\n<em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em><em> </em>\n\n<em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em>\n\n<em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em>\n\nVOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”\n\nThe Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”\n\nGUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”\n\n<em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em>\n\nVoice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”\n\n<em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than Confucius himself! </em>\n\nGUIDE: “I’m speechless!”\n\n<em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”\n\nGUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”\n\nCONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”\n\nGUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”\n\nGUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”\n\nCONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nVOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”\n\nThe Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “\n\nGUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”\n\nCONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”\n\n<em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em>\n\nGUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “\n\n<em>With his last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em>\n\nGUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “\n\nCONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”\n\nGUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”\n\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\n\nKANT: To be is to do ….\n\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\n\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\n\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\n\n<strong> </strong>\n\n<strong>Citations</strong>\n\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\n\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\n--- Gāius\n\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. Wilson Quarterly. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 1993','The Village of Lux et Veritas’ (Latin for Light and Truth)               The Time Capsule Passages','','inherit','open','open','','1388-revision-10','','','2011-05-11 20:13:59','2011-05-12 02:13:59','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1420',0,'revision','',0),(1422,26,'2011-05-11 20:15:18','2011-05-12 02:15:18','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\nKris Cooley\nFinal\nHuma1301-Hybrid\n\nThe year is 2100 and we are evacuating planet Earth. The damage done to this world is beyond\nrepair and humanity is reaching out to the stars for sanctuary. I have been given the honor and\nresponsibility of creating a room for people to remember the great art of our ancestors. I\ndecided that during this somber time of struggle, the sentiments of faith based art might give\nsome hope to the masses seeking an answer.\n\nI want to create a place for reflection, faith and give a little spiritual healing to those seeking it.\nI have chosen masterpieces from several different religions to speak to these questions of how,\nwhy and can I believe? I want to let the art speak for its self and let the story of faith light a way\nfor the viewer.\n\nTo begin with, I have chosen a pagan poem of love. Sappho was a great poet who sang her\nsongs to the heavens in worship. She never wrote her poems down, so it\'s amazing that we\nhave one in full form. The Ode to Aphrodite is a plea to the goddess and tears of the broken\nhearted. I want to frame this poem in candlelight, place over an altar so used by the pagan\nreligion. There would be continuous incense burning upon the altar with elements of earth that\nrelated to the worship of Aphrodite. The lyre would play while this poem is sung in ancient\nGreek, the language in which it was it was written.\n\nThis poem really speaks to the people about the beauty that can be created with the spoken\nword. How faith in something so profound as love can spark a belief in the things that humanity\ndoesn\'t understand. It teaches that a few delicately place words can formulate an image of true\ndivinity.\n\nAfter this amazing exhibit on pagan faith, the viewer would step in the next planned space. I chose Cave\n20 of the Yungang Caves to represent the Buddhist belief. The entrance to this exhibit will be as if the\nperson is walking through a tunnel into a cave. The inscriptions upon the walls will be the same\nreplicated sutras that are engraved on the original cave walls. Though we had to employ a shrink ray to\nlessen the size of the Buddha sculpture, it will still fill up the room from floor to ceiling. I want society\nto awe at its original state. Because size is so important, nothing else would be prevalent in the room.\nThis way it will have a similar effect that it had on the people of the past. Upon the floor will lie\nmeditation rugs and the writings of Buddhist tradition would be readily available in any translation.\n\nFor the second room, the patron of the museum would walk through a cave like tunnel. Upon these\nWalls, the sutras found at the sites of the Yungang Caves, would be engraved. I want to bring Cave\n20 with us as the main sculpture of the room. Though Cave 20 is a colossal sculpture of Buddha and\na bohsivatta, I would employ the newest technology of a shrink ray to bring it to the height of the\nroom available. I want society to awe in its original state. Because size is so important, nothing\nelse would be prevalent in the room. Upon the floor will lay meditation rugs and the writings\nof Buddhist tradition would be readily available in any translation.\n\nThis room would be for the people seeking to be enlighten, it would speak to them on a base level of\nthe Buddhist belief.  Even viewers who aren’t believers could be inspired by the ancient Chinese\ndevotion to detail and artistry. It would show the craftsmanship of the artist during the 5th century of China.\n\nThe final room is going to represent the Christian faith. Since I don’t want to bring an entire building\ninto a space ship and I think that the real symbolism of the faith within Bramante’s Tempietto is the\ncrucifixion spot honoring the sacrifice given by the apostle Peter, this would be the floor of the room. I\nwould also bring the elegant altar that was made in reverence to Peter also. I would design this as a\nsimple cathedral setting, even installing digital stain windows. Organ hymns would be playing and pews\nwould be set before the altar.\n\nThe viewer would be able to see ancient religious influences within each of this objet d\'art. Sappho’s\npoem sharing with us the adoring worship of her goddess. Showing the joy and beauty within praise\nof divine beings. Cave 20 conveys the immense devotion that can be spent in seeking enlightenment\nthrough meditation. The Christianity portion of the museum has various aspects of its religion entwined\nin its presentation. The crucifixion spot demonstrating and honoring the ultimate sacrifice in the name\nof faith. St. Augustine’s Confession would lastly establish humanities doubt in faith. As the reader\ncontinues, he/she will realize that doubt is a huge part of faith.\n\nThe idea of this museum is to inspire hope. The ideas of spirituality is a trait of human existence that has\nimpacted humanity in several different ways, but this place is to show the beauty of people’s artistic\ncreation inspired by religion and glorify the spiritual path that our ancestors have traveled. It is to\nrepresent the harmony of worship, the endurance of faith and the promise of salvation','Temple of Faith','','inherit','open','open','','1417-revision-2','','','2011-05-11 20:15:18','2011-05-12 02:15:18','',1417,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1422',0,'revision','',0),(1421,26,'2011-05-11 20:14:18','2011-05-12 02:14:18','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>','Temple of Faith','','inherit','open','open','','1417-revision','','','2011-05-11 20:14:18','2011-05-12 02:14:18','',1417,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1421',0,'revision','',0),(1423,26,'2011-05-11 20:20:40','2011-05-12 02:20:40','<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/devon_sleep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\nKris Cooley\r\nFinal\r\nHuma1301-Hybrid\r\n\r\nThe year is 2100 and we are evacuating planet Earth. The damage done to this world is beyond repair and humanity is reaching out to the stars for sanctuary. I have been given the honor and responsibility of creating a room for people to remember the great art of our ancestors. I decided that during this somber time of struggle, the sentiments of faith based art might give some hope to the masses seeking an answer.\r\n\r\nI want to create a place for reflection, faith and give a little spiritual healing to those seeking it. I have chosen masterpieces from several different religions to speak to these questions of how, why and can I believe? I want to let the art speak for its self and let the story of faith light a way for the viewer.\r\n\r\nTo begin with, I have chosen a pagan poem of love. Sappho was a great poet who sang her songs to the heavens in worship. She never wrote her poems down, so it\'s amazing that we have one in full form. The Ode to Aphrodite is a plea to the goddess and tears of the broken hearted. I want to frame this poem in candlelight, place over an altar so used by the pagan religion. There would be continuous incense burning upon the altar with elements of earth that related to the worship of Aphrodite. The lyre would play while this poem is sung in ancient Greek, the language in which it was it was written.\r\n\r\nThis poem really speaks to the people about the beauty that can be created with the spoken word. How faith in something so profound as love can spark a belief in the things that humanity doesn\'t understand. It teaches that a few delicately place words can formulate an image of true divinity.\r\n\r\nAfter this amazing exhibit on pagan faith, the viewer would step in the next planned space. I chose Cave 20 of the Yungang Caves to represent the Buddhist belief. The entrance to this exhibit will be as if the person is walking through a tunnel into a cave. The inscriptions upon the walls will be the same replicated sutras that are engraved on the original cave walls. Though we had to employ a shrink ray to lessen the size of the Buddha sculpture, it will still fill up the room from floor to ceiling. I want society to awe at its original state. Because size is so important, nothing else would be prevalent in the room.This way it will have a similar effect that it had on the people of the past. Upon the floor will lie meditation rugs and the writings of Buddhist tradition would be readily available in any translation.\r\n\r\nFor the second room, the patron of the museum would walk through a cave like tunnel. Upon these walls, the sutras found at the sites of the Yungang Caves, would be engraved. I want to bring Cave 20 with us as the main sculpture of the room. Though Cave 20 is a colossal sculpture of Buddha and a bohsivatta, I would employ the newest technology of a shrink ray to bring it to the height of the room available. I want society to awe in its original state. Because size is so important, nothing else would be prevalent in the room. Upon the floor will lay meditation rugs and the writings of Buddhist tradition would be readily available in any translation.\r\n\r\nThis room would be for the people seeking to be enlighten, it would speak to them on a base level of the Buddhist belief.  Even viewers who aren’t believers could be inspired by the ancient Chinese devotion to detail and artistry. It would show the craftsmanship of the artist during the 5th century of China.\r\n\r\nThe final room is going to represent the Christian faith. Since I don’t want to bring an entire building into a space ship and I think that the real symbolism of the faith within Bramante’s Tempietto is the crucifixion spot honoring the sacrifice given by the apostle Peter, this would be the floor of the room. I would also bring the elegant altar that was made in reverence to Peter also. I would design this as a simple cathedral setting, even installing digital stain windows. Organ hymns would be playing and pews would be set before the altar.\r\n\r\nThe viewer would be able to see ancient religious influences within each of this objet d\'art. Sappho’s poem sharing with us the adoring worship of her goddess. Showing the joy and beauty within praise of divine beings. Cave 20 conveys the immense devotion that can be spent in seeking enlightenment through meditation. The Christianity portion of the museum has various aspects of its religion entwined in its presentation. The crucifixion spot demonstrating and honoring the ultimate sacrifice in the name of faith. St. Augustine’s Confession would lastly establish humanities doubt in faith. As the reader continues, he/she will realize that doubt is a huge part of faith.\r\n\r\nThe idea of this museum is to inspire hope. The ideas of spirituality is a trait of human existence that has impacted humanity in several different ways, but this place is to show the beauty of people’s artistic creation inspired by religion and glorify the spiritual path that our ancestors have traveled. It is to represent the harmony of worship, the endurance of faith and the promise of salvation.','Temple of Faith','','inherit','open','open','','1417-revision-3','','','2011-05-11 20:20:40','2011-05-12 02:20:40','',1417,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1423',0,'revision','',0),(1424,7,'2011-05-11 20:28:39','2011-05-12 02:28:39','&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so.<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below.</span> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<em> </em>\n\n<em> </em>\n\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Let us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”</span>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\n</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\n\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.” </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone.</em></strong>\n\n<em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a></em><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “<strong>OH my! </strong>Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Though the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan.\"</span>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" /></a>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong> →</strong></span></h1>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"340\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: \"As we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">In my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “</span>\n\n<em>On the door</em>:                  <strong>REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em></strong>\n\n<strong><em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" /></a></em></strong>CHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\n\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English.\n\nNevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\n\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\n\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\n\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\n\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks:<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Please note the sign on the door:</span>\n</em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"298\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of ten years, plant     trees;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.</strong></em></span>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Confucius</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of Chaucer\'s work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as \'the first finder of our language.\'  Now on to the red door across the hall!”</span>\n\n<strong><em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em></strong><em> </em>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em></span>\n\n<strong><em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">VOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">The Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">Voice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than <span style=\"color: #800080\">Confucius</span>, himself! </em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “I’m speechless!”</span>\n\n<strong><em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">VOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">The Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “</span>\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>With this the guide\'s last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em></span></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “</span>\n\nCONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”</span>\n\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\n\nKANT: To be is to do ….\n\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\n\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\n\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\n\n<strong> </strong>\n\n<strong>Citations</strong>\n\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\n\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\n--- Gāius\n\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. Wilson Quarterly. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 1993','The Village of Lux et Veritas’ (Latin for Light and Truth)               The Time Capsule Passages','','inherit','open','open','','1388-revision-11','','','2011-05-11 20:28:39','2011-05-12 02:28:39','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1424',0,'revision','',0),(1430,7,'2011-05-11 20:33:40','2011-05-12 02:33:40','&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so.<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below.</span> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n<!--more-->\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<em> </em>\n\n<em> </em>\n\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Let us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”</span>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\n</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\n\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.” </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone.</em></strong>\n\n<em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a></em><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “<strong>OH my! </strong>Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Though the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan.\"</span>\n\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" /></a>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong> →</strong></span></h1>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"340\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: \"As we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">In my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “</span>\n\n<em>On the door</em>:                  <strong>REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em></strong>\n\n<strong><em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" /></a></em></strong>CHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\n\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English.\n\nNevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\n\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\n\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\n\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\n\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks:<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Please note the sign on the door:</span>\n</em>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"298\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of ten years, plant     trees;</strong></em></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.</strong></em></span>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Confucius</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of Chaucer\'s work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as \'the first finder of our language.\'  Now on to the red door across the hall!”</span>\n\n<strong><em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em></strong><em> </em>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em></span>\n\n<strong><em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">VOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">The Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his dicples collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">Voice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than <span style=\"color: #800080\">Confucius</span>, himself! </em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “I’m speechless!”</span>\n\n<strong><em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">VOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">The Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”</span>\n\n<strong><em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “</span>\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>With this the guide\'s last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em></span></strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”</span>\n\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\n\nKANT: To be is to do ….\n\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\n\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\n\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\n\n<strong> </strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Citations</strong></p>\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\n\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\n--- Gāius\n\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\n\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\n\nSpence, Jonathan D. is George B. Adams. CONFUCIUS. Wilson Quarterly. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 1993','The Village of Lux et Veritas’ (Latin for Light and Truth)               The Time Capsule Passages','','inherit','open','open','','1388-revision-14','','','2011-05-11 20:33:40','2011-05-12 02:33:40','',1388,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=1430',0,'revision','',0),(1425,7,'2011-05-11 20:29:17','2011-05-12 02:29:17','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Preview and Opening Night Gala</strong><em> </em>\r\nIf you have been supplied with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear (glasses or contacts) please be ready to use them when directed to do so.<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Our GUIDE shall provide commentary seen in blue font below.</span> Other comments from characters, visitors, or imaginary friends are identified individually in standard black font. And the tour begins:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Village of Lux et Veritas - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110427/biosphere2-at-20-years-old-110427/\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosphere-2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"709\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “Time Capsule Passages, an exhibit designed to provide our surviving civilization with access to selected artifacts, is scheduled to open tomorrow. Tonight, we, of the Antiquities Committee, distinguished members of our government, and the prominent associates of Information and Dissemination of Intelligence and Opinion Trolls (I.D.I.O.T.s  - a.k.a. the  press) shall enjoy a preview of this exciting and, dare I say, astonishing exhibit. The Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology is key for obtaining the complete immersion experience.  The eye-wear and headsets are both embedded with integrate microchips designed to monitor, measure, and interpret brainwaves of the wearer and adjust the visual, audio, and sensory effects for the museum visitor. So be prepared for the experiential immersion into the time, place, and environmental effects of the artifacts’ origin.</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1399\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Immer-vision 3D Holographic -  http://blog.alexkelleher.com/page/5/\"]<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/neurosky-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></span>[/caption]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Now, let us refer to our colony maps.  As we depart our public meeting and exposition hall (1) and pass through the (2) Entertainment Center Lux et Veritas, we arrive at the communal dining hall (3).</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note the sign above the entryway!”</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>An artist of exceptional greatness of vision has filled these forms with new life</em>. (Janson).</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villa2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a></p>\r\nhttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/moore/rome/image/general-view-great-frieze-dionysiac-mysteries-villa-mysteries-pompeii\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1404\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24pomp.xlarge2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" /></a>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/arts/design/24pomp.htm</p>\r\n\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nero cast as Apollo in dining room at Moregine</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"524\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em> </em>\r\n\r\nThough this photographic reproduction of another first-century     fresco from a dining room at Moregine contains a mythological     theme and is rich in color, the differences when compared to the Mysteries     frescoes are an important aspect to consider as well.Each panel exhibits     life-sized models or portraits of the human form (Dionysus phallus     excluded) that are clearly grounded in a realistic setting. In contrast, the     Apollo, frescoes from a building just south of Pompeii, features small     figures float or stand on work features small figures float or stand on     pedestals with voluptuous, colorful fabrics swelling about them. Above     these figures are miniature landscapes set in a perspective, imitating a     coffered ceiling.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thematically, each work is     divergent. The Apollo fresco is clearly secular in nature while the     Mysteries frescos are based on the cult of Dionysius, a documentation of some of the religious     rites in the 1<sup>st</sup>century A.D. and depicts sex as a sacrament.</p>\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Guide: This time marks the beginning of the end for the 500 year old republic; of social and political discord in the Roman Empire. The Empire had grown to most of the, known world and the communications and supply lines between the outlying regions and the center seat of power in Rome began breaking down. The Empire spent vast amounts of money putting down revolts and in wars. In 64 AD, Nero was Emperor and the infamous fires consumed nearly all of Rome. Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, the Praetorians murder his successor and eventually Vespasian is crowned Emperor. In 70 AD Tito succeeds Vespasian and begins a campaign which Jerusalem and Jews spread in Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Greece. The rise and fall of emperors, conquests and losses of territory, and key catastrophic natural events marked these times, specifically, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We find these images useful in our community’s efforts to connect with our ancestry, study classical style, and to aid in the fulfillment of our communities push to increase our population growth with a bit of erotic art. As an artist, I find the style, use of color, and theme a snap-shot of the times when mortality, morality, and the cycle of life were explained through mythology; a time of proving mans resilience in the face of natural disasters – much like our own situation, don’t you think? The frescoes of the Villa of Mysteries are an important body of work for future generations as a way to scrutinize mans quest for immortality and explaining the unknown while offering a glimpse into the artistic mastery during a monumental era in world history.“ <em> </em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The GUIDE next leads the first visitors through a passageway to the entrance of <strong>The Palatine Chapel (area 4 on our map)</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now we shall venture forward into a setting of medieval charm and romantic chivalry with the artifacts from Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel; on your map this will be area (4). Please do not attempt to bring along holographic imagery from the dining hall. This would clearly be an affront to Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Let us pause to read the placards here before entering the exhibit and study the photographs of the original chapel.”</span>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"499\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><address>The Palatine Chapel in Aahen, Germany,     constructed between 792 and 814 A.D. and designed by Odo of Metz, is     revered as an example of the Carolingian era with influences of the Classical, Byzantine and Pre     Romanesque eras. The majesty and grandeur of this Chapel     was an important part of Charlemagne’s palace at Aahen.</address></div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1410\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imagespalatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"398\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003184</p>\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"607\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><address>The     history of this grand structure which includes: the part it plays in the     development of the Carolingian style and the incorporation of the     Classical, Byzantine and Pre Romanesque eras, the connection to a venerated     world leader, and the connection to a developing and changing Christian way     of life. The Palatine Chapel in Aahen was preserved in a time capsule by     way of meticulous renderings, historical documentations, photographs and     selected artifacts and now may be studied and enjoyed for generations to     come.</address></div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOratory of Palatine Chapel  (left) <a href=\"http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/\">http://elisabethdemoreau.wordpress.com/lost-tomb-2/</a>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"621\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><address>Note the differences and similarities between the     Germigny and the Palatine Chapels built in about the same time.  Germigny’s rounded apse compared to the     Palatine’s eight-sided structured apse, the placement of the alters, the view     of the clerestory, and the simply designed interior as opposed to the     Palatine’s elaborate interior. Though both structures exhibit hints of the     Byzantine style, the Palatine Chapel exhibits a departure with its rounded     columns and classic capitols.</address></div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nAnd Germigny-de-Pres Oratory(right)<a href=\"/www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876\"> http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/germigny-des-pres-photos/slides/xti_6876</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/170px-Loire_Loiret_Germigny_tango7174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"227\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: ”As we step into the towering structure that holds the Palatine artifacts and with our the Immer-vision 3D Holographic devices synchronized, notice the reverent, hushed, and whispered prayers of the faithful, the brilliant hues of the sun-pierced stained glass windows, the aroma of burning incense not quite masking that oppressive body odor and a distinct hint of the Byzantine elements in the architecture.” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The octagonal central space which conveys an unrelenting feeling of compartmentalization, creating a space unlike an ordinary church of its time and its 16-sided ambulatory are topped off with cupola, rising 102 feet above the floor. For centuries, this tower was the tallest in Europe. That mosaic-lined dome of the Palatine Chapel is now displayed in the dome of this building (4). Originally there was a series of groin vaults opposite the entrance to the chapel. In the center of the room are examples of the high quality brass from the Chapel in decorations: doors, railings, and the like.  The original frescoes of the Chapel were destroyed by fire but replaced with mosaic replicas in 1882. These mosaics now installed in the dome of this building carry the same stylistic quality and iconoclastic representations as the original fresco. The vaults, remarkable for the absence of transverse arches—Odo’s own innovation and quite unique at the time—are supported at the angles of the octagon on large piers.. Images of the Palatine Chapel before dismantling for this exhibition are found on in various locations throughout the exhibition room.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">We are now entering a replica of one of the side chapels and Charlemagne’s biographer will explain the political and social atmosphere of the time.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Einhard represented in a holographic image steps from the shadows, footwear squeaking, robes swishing, confidently strides into the midst of the visitors and begins in a reticent tone.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200px-Königsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a></em><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg</a>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"3\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nEINHARD:   “At the time of the construction of the Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne was expanding his kingdom by conquering large territories, creating stable safeguard from future Muslim aggression and established Frankish control in Iberia. During this time, the days of the dark ages, the feudal system was formed and a class system emerged, leaving the poor even poorer than before. Trade routes were established, there was a marked emphasis on education, music and poetry gained new audiences, and there was discord between the Byzantine (dominant language was Greek) and the Roman Churches (dominant language was Latin). Veneration of icons (iconoclasm) was condemned across all of Christendom. However, the Islamic culture and the Byzantine civilization thrived resulting in societies that surpassed the European developing cultures vastly. It was during this time of relative calm in the land that the Church was gripped in an architectural fervor with 16 new cathedrals and 232 monasteries built during Charlemagne’s reign.”\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “<strong>OH my! </strong>Charlemagne has arrived:  regal yet accessible, brilliant in battle and domestic affairs yet illiterate until his death, a man ahead of his time in a land loath of progress.  Do you see him ascending the original throne in the upper gallery of the chapel, the royal space in the Emperors\' own private Chapel?”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Though the chapel does resemble S. Vitale in Ravenna, a distinctively Byzantine architectural example of the day, as many historians speculate, the Palatine Chapel is more Roman than Byzantine and historians note these influences of ancient Roman there are certainly contemporary influences of Visigoth, Moorish, Byzantine and even Armenian. The overall design is much more complex than that of other churches of the day.  One of the most important Carolingian, a style attributed to Charlemagne’s reign, contributions to Western architectural traditions is the addition of the west work to the church as noted in this reproduced floor plan.\"</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AaachenChapel-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" /></a>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong> →</strong></span></h1>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"340\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: \"As we depart the Palatine Chapel exhibit, a comment attributed to Roger Stalley, once professor of History at Oxford University comes to mind. Paraphrasing Professor Stalley, the Palatine Chapel was copied in later times but it was an extraordinary tribute of its own time.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">In my own opinion, there is an intriguing combination of styles, expressions of religious faith, and contrasts between the relatively simple exterior and a stunning interior.  To stand in the place where Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire received his sacraments and to actually witness this event is a little slice of paradise for an the artist/historian; one to be preserved for posterity in our village of the <em>Lux et Veritas</em> in this, the Time Capsule Passages.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:    Our journey through time and space within the Time Capsule Passages delivers us to the door of our new interactive library; a living demonstration of The Canterbury Tales; section (5) of our map.  Upon entering, please find your seat in this theatre-in-the-round with the audience in the center and stage with actors revolving on the parameter. “</span>\r\n\r\n<em>On the door</em>:                  <strong>REMEMBER “Things are not always as they seem…” Phaedrus of Rome (Gāius)</strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now, if you have studied Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales, please feel free to interact with the players. These holograms love a good challenge and a willing fool.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>As everyone is seated, the lights dim and period instruments provide a lively audio introduction while the players enter the rotating stage surrounding the centrally placed visitor gallery.  A remarkably lifelike hologram of Geoffrey Chaucer enters last, walking from scene to scene while setting the stage for his audience with one of his most arrogant articulations:</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chaucer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" /></a></em></strong>CHAUCER: “It was I, Geoffrey Chaucer, who created these tales between 1387 and 1400 and none other! Yes, I know the speculations about the meaning, content, sequential arrangements, language, and completeness but even the elementary level child or mentally inept person can see the genius in these works are incomplete; or where they?? Ha! I shall never divulge it!”\r\n\r\nIndeed, The Canterbury Tales are a collection of works, a brilliant and a sophisticated example of rhetorical forms, linguistic styles, diversity, and history for, I am “the first finder of our language” (Cooper).  Is it my use of Middle English that confounds ye? Simpletons! For this reason, my masterworks must be delivered here in 22<sup>nd</sup> Century English.\r\n\r\nNevertheless, it is my hope this presentation is an accurate translation of my manuscripts and that it portrays the everyday life of the common man, an overview of the political and religious climate of the day, and a cultural equivalent of that advice you read upon entering hither, ‘Things are not always as they seem…’ (Gāius). Some critics assert that contemporary works of note at the time of <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> may be found in works such as Juan Ruiz’ <em>The Book of Good Love</em> or <em>Decameron</em> by Boccaccio and works which acted in many instances as inspiration for some of my work. In <em>Decameron</em>, the main characters are all young, unsullied, affluent and each of the seven women and three men have traditional names very much the literary stereotype. But my protagonists are of a differing sort; most were simply middle class much like myself. Yet others use Dante Alighiere’s poem <em>The Divine Comedy </em>in comparison to my work; likely due to our mutual and less than a stellar opinion of Churchmen. In my work, I present significant and extraordinary short story examples, two expositions in prose, and a religious facet with a distinct secular bent vis-à-vis the worldly pleasure and/or vises against spiritual aspirations. But it is my innovative use of the General Prologue that provides the reader detail never before used in literature.  Dante related his journey in the first person and it was less prolific in his style though his work is quite unique, if not terrifying.”\r\n\r\nIt was an unstable and chaotic time in English history when I created this work; a time of technological advancements in the literary genre.  My stories are among the first works of English literature to mention the use of paper as a medium, a fairly new development that allowed for distribution on a broad scale.  The Western Schism mired down the Catholic Church in controversy at a time when Christian authority in Europe was already under heavy fire. The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 and various other conflicts marked the end of King Richard II reign and a desperate time for me,” continued Chaucer while rubbing his neck, “as many of my close friends were executed. These complex and tumultuous political events forced me to move to Kent. But that is of no concern now!”\r\n\r\nThat perceptive fellow, George Loomis, stated,  ‘I have adduced in this paper justify our rejecting any notion of Chaucer as either a sycophantic timeserver, who merely echoed the sentiments of his patrons and associates, or of a cheerful philosopher who looked upon the follies and struggles of mankind with an amused detachment’ (Loomis).  So some critics do know a thing or two about real talent!”\r\n\r\nI have been advised that there are no known surviving manuscripts in my own hand; the work of some tyrannical clergyman, no doubt! However, there are eighty-three originally circulated hand-copied manuscripts that are in this very museum’s archives. Of these, fifty-five are complete manuscripts and twenty-eight are fragments; a number, I am told, that it is surpassed only by the 116 manuscripts of <em>The Prick of Conscience</em> collection of poems. Scholars agree that these numbers are a clear indication of the popularity of the<em> Canterbury Tales. </em>Now, my virtuosity shall entertain you! Behold, The Canterbury Tales!”\r\n\r\n<em>The actors deliver an impressive performance with Chaucer advising the audience of unspoken thoughts and agendas. As the play ends, the lights go down. When the house lights come on, like Elvis, Chaucer has left the building. The audience, though reluctant to leave their seats, are urged on to the next venue as the Guide speaks:<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Please note the sign on the door:</span>\r\n</em>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"298\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of ten years, plant     trees;</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>if in terms of 100 years, teach     the people.</strong></em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Confucius</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “The most meaningful aspects of Chaucer\'s work, in my own humble opinion; the enduring appeal and broad-based audience no matter their socio-economic status. Throughout the centuries, Chaucer has been studied, applauded, criticized, defended, praised, and finally honored with the designation as \'the first finder of our language.\'  Now on to the red door across the hall!”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The doors open automatically as the visitors approach. The interior space is dim compared to the well lit hallway and it takes a moment for everyone to adjust their vision to the light. </em></strong><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>GUIDE:  “We are entering the Analects of Confucius Virtual Library. It’s the Immer-vision 3D Holographic headset and eye wear providing this experience and your own reaction to what you are seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling that will enhance the experience for you.  Now follow me and be prepared to be amazed!”</em></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The scenery changes as the Ancient Chinese country side, mountains, rice paddies, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and more all pass slowly by the visitors as if they were flying low on a magic carpet and a voice is heard:</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">VOICE : The Analects are, in fact, a compilation of moral and ethical insights from the Chinese philosopher K’ong Fu-Tzu (551–479 b.c.e.), better known as Confucius -a Latin form of his Chinese name, supporting set principles for individual conduct and the ethical administration of government and community; guiding principles for a just and compassionate world.  The virtue of <em>Jen</em> refers to humanity, good, or reciprocity while the term <em>Tao</em> speaks to the correct obligations, actions, and conduct of individuals, families, and governments. Rituals, ceremonies, and group activities and the performance that encourages a link to that world which is beyond daily life are referred to as <em>Li</em>.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">The Analects emphasized the importance of independent thinking, identifying models in an abstract, universal style; a style was relevant to diverse cultures. As humanists, our values are reflected in a moral and righteous behavior; however, Confucius teachings hardly ever referred to gods and spirits. The wisdom of Confucius taught that tradition was essential, that respectfulness of one’s’ elders was important, and that the exercise of <em>Li </em>was to be honored<em>; </em>not simply performing ceremonies by rote, but applying a fitting reverence to the ritual.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “At this time, while we are following the meandering path of the Yellow River, allow me to explain some key points. After Confucius died, his collected and transcribed his teachings. These teachings spoke of measured and judicious thought, action, and deed build strength of character and a superior human being. They encouraged developing qualities such as: to experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; to hold one’s elders in high esteem; to encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; to manage subordinates evenhandedly; to contribute to social improvements, and to mindfully set good examples.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The scenery changes again as the visitors float softly down onto a field of red poppies; poppies as far as the eye can see only ending where the southern branch of the Kunlan Mountains and past the Gansu Corridor at the west bend of the Yellow River.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">Voice: “The crumbling of the Zhou dynasty, in power since 1027 B.C.E. and the relocation of the capital farther east by the leaders of the Zhou dynasty placed the kingdom in danger; an unsafe, precarious position brought on by the aggressive Mongols and Turkic horsemen from Central Asia, as well as, escalating conflicts among the autonomous Chinese states. However, China’s trade and its urban growth continued throughout this period. Interestingly, the Chinese intellectual minds during this time produced some of China’s oldest ethical and spiritual tenets, paralleling similar developments in Greek philosophy of the same time.  During the Qin Dynasty, the Analects along with other important texts were the victims of the famed book-burnings and the wars of the Qin Dynasty; records dating back over 1000 years before the Han Dynasty were lost.  Once gaining power, the Han Dynasty reinstated Confucianism, Confucian texts, and the Confucian scholars/official, leading to a great period of prosperity, technological developments, and agricultural advancements.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>The visitors slowly approached the entrance to a great palace and floated down to join a group of Chinese peasants preparing for a special guest, none other than <span style=\"color: #800080\">Confucius</span>, himself! </em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “I’m speechless!”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Heard in hushed tone from the crowd of visitors:</em> “it’s about time!”</strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “This was not part of our rehearsal yesterday! There must be a malfunction in the equipment!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCOUS speaks:  “The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “What? Wait a minute… you’re just an apparition; a hologram! You can’t insult me like that!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS: “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “Now look here Mr. Confucius! You keep THAT up and I’ll permanently disable your holographic imagery!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS:  “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">VOICE:  “Very outspoken and often at odds with authority, Confucius had a reputation of “… at once more austere, more pompous, harsh even, and as a reinforcer of the status quo…” (Spence).  But, Confucianism is touted as a key power behind East Asia\'s economic phenomenon, in the 21<sup>st </sup>Century.  And in the time of Confucius, Chinese historian, Ssu-ma Ch’ien (145-89 B.C.E.) described the scholar as a commoner yet a master of many who studied his philosophies. One might compare Taoism to Confucianism as Taoism second only to Confucianism as the most influential religion or philosophy among the Chinese people. The Taoist scriptures, written in the sixth century B.C.E. are, as with The Analects of Confucius, are a collection of moral and ethical codes intended to guide people in their everyday lives.  The Tao Te Ching [DOWduh jing], <em>Classic of the Way and Its Working</em>, and the Chaung-tsu [jwahng tzoo] are held in high esteem throughout the world, remaining prominent significant work of literature down through the centuries. The primary printing was in 1926 and consisted of 1,120 volumes, a significant number compared to the twenty books of the Analects.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">The Analects were written as they were delivered, in a dialog form and they cover a range of ideals from a humanistic approach, ideals as mentioned earlier: Experience profound affection for one’s fellow humankind; hold one’s elders in high esteem; encourage camaraderie with others who are virtuous; obligate oneself to a lifetime of scholarship; manage subordinates evenhandedly; contribute to social improvements, and mindfully set good examples. These are a great asset to this new colony; a guide to live by. “</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE: “I’m sure you are right in these facts but I am the expert here so let me speak!”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS: “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>With that, the visitors AND the Guide suddenly find themselves floating through an elaborately decorated hallway.  The Analects of Confucius are printed in black ink over images of  the Chinese artistic style of  landscapes that are known for their simplicity and beauty. At the end of the hall is yet another door; an unimpressive, double set of sliding doors with no handles.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “As you recall upon our first encounter, there are many surprises. The last encounter was a surprise to me! Now it is your turn to be astonished! “</span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>With this the guide\'s last pronouncement, the white doors slowly parted from the middle and the visitors reacted with a collective gasp. </em></span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “While we were honored to have been chosen to design a museum for the four proposed works: The Villa of Mysteries (religion), The Palatine Chapel (architecture), The Canterbury Tales (literature), and Confucius’ Analects (philosophy) it became clear to us that all of the proposed works for this project were viable and important. Therefore, prior to departing with the components to construct our museum and the artifacts to place in the museum, we sent a virtual army of technicians, videographers, historians, archeologists, holographic experts, actors, and writers out  to capture the essence of each work so that our future generations may benefit from them. “</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080\">CONFUCIUS nudging on e visitor states:  “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GUIDE:  “The <em>Lux et Veritas</em> Time Capsule Passages exhibits are completely compatible with the Immer-vision 3D Holographic technology; therefore, the experiential immersion encounters beyond these doors will deliver all the same quality as you have felt today with our four exhibits. The only difference is that the actual artifacts could not be brought along with us. It was the only thing to do; this is way it should be …”</span>\r\n\r\nSOCRATES: To do is to be….\r\n\r\nKANT: To be is to do ….\r\n\r\nHAMLET: To be or not to be….\r\n\r\nSINATRA: To do be do be do…\r\n\r\n<em>A near riot ensues with the visitors congratulating the Guide, Confucius, Hamlet, themselves, and any of the numerous spectators awaiting them as they rushed to deliver the great news! </em>\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Citations</strong></p>\r\nJanson, H.W.  <em>History of Art</em>, Prentice-Hall. 1983, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.  Pg 188/189\r\n\r\nVitruvius, \"The Decadence of Fresco Painting,\" in <em>the Ten Books of Architecture</em>. Trans. Morris Hicky Morgan (New York: Dover, 1969): 210–211. Text modified by James Allan Evans.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGāius Iūlius.  <em>Phaedrus Biography - (c.15 bc–c.ad50)</em>. <a href=\"http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html\">http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/5145/G%C4%81ius-I%C5%ABlius-Phaedrus.html</a><em> </em>\r\n\r\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-871155-7\r\n\r\n--- Gāius\r\n\r\nLoomis, Roger S.<em> Was Chaucer A Laodicean? </em><em>Chaucer Criticism-The Canterbury Tales,<strong> </strong></em><em>An Anthology.</em> Edited by Richard J. Schoeck and Jerome Taylor. Notre Dame Books. Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  1960. Pg 291\r\n\r\nCooper, Helen. <a href=\"http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/\"><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></a><em>.</em> Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1996. 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