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An ALLUSION to the "STORY OF CREATION / BIBLICAL ALLUSION / GENESIS 1 AN ART RESPONSE" written by : Maria Jan Melisse A. Misa God created the world in many ways. god created many creatures in this world. The bible overview course traces the story of the whole bible from genesis to revelation to see how it all fits together, telling of god's wonderful plan to save the world jesus christ. So, in this spirit of considering, I want to chart an understanding of what the Bible teaches about us by looking at a passage from the creation account. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness…” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:26-27).    Now what does it mean that mankind was created ‘in the image of God’?  It does not mean that God is a physical being with two arms, a head, etc.  Rather at a deeper level it is saying that basic characteristics of people are derived from similar cha

RENAISSANCE ART By: Jan Misa VIDEOS AND PICTURES ARE SHOWN BELOW. The Renaissance was a  period  in  European history  marking the transition from the  Middle Ages  to  modernity  and covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It occurred after the  Crisis of the Late Middle Ages  and was associated with great  social change . In addition to the standard periodization, proponents of a long Renaissance put its beginning in the 14th century and its end in the 17th century. The traditional view focuses more on the  early modern  aspects of the Renaissance and argues that it was a break from the past, but many historians today focus more on its medieval aspects and argue that it was an extension of the Middle Ages. The intellectual basis of the Renaissance was its version of  humanism , derived from the concept of Roman  Humanitas  and the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy, such as that of  Protagoras , who said that "Man is the measure of all things." This new thinking became

 BUWAD    Bulad , dried fish or simply called   buwad   here in Cebu is a delight to us all. You can have it for breakfast with some garlic rice and egg, or with sliced tomatoes and red onions for lunch and maybe cooked 'sarsa' style by caramelizing the onions and making tomatoes tender before adding the star of the show. No matter what social class, everyone loves buwad and some make it as their   pasalubong   when visiting relatives from different provinces.   Tabo-an public market   easily comes to mind when you want to buy some. Here are some favorites worth mentioning: Buwad  bulinao  is cheap and quick to cook. These are small dried fishes that are crispy when fried. These really go well with sliced tomatoes, red onions, garlic, chili all mixed together with some vinegar. You can even add slices of  itlog maalat , too!  Danggit  is the most sought-after type of dried fish, tasty and hella expensive at up to Php 750 per kilo! And yes, you can also buy the  tocino  and  tap