Photography with Joe

The Photo #9590 1. Subject & Styling The person is dressed in a sweet, doll-like aesthetic : long wavy hair, a gingham-pattern dress, puffed sleeves, and soft accessories. There’s a small stuffed animal tucked under the arm — adding a playful, whimsical feel. The peace-sign hand gesture gives the image a cheerful, approachable vibe. The hair partially covering one eye adds a sense of mystique or stylized cosplay fashion . The choker necklace and the pearl necklace suggest a mix of cute and classic elements. Overall style: kawaii / cottagecore / playful cosplay hybrid . 2. Pose & Expression The subject is smiling brightly, giving the image warmth. Hand is raised with a peace sign, fingers slightly curved — the gesture is confident but relaxed. The shadow of the hand on the wall creates a subtle doubling effect , adding depth and a second point of interest. 3. Composition The shot is framed from about mid-thigh upward, capturing enough of th...

: 🏰 Canadian Medieval & Renaissance Events — Scholz’s Master List 2026 (with Official Sites & APA Citations) Ontario 🧝 Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival — Elmira, ON (June 6–7 2026) One of Ontario’s first festivals of the season, still teaching through play. What began in the late ’90s as a teacher’s dream now fills Elmira with archers, jesters, and moral pageantry. Its “Education Day” tradition continues — schoolkids learning history by laughter. 🌐 Official Site: robininthehood.com APA Citation: Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival. (n.d.). Home . Retrieved November 1, 2025, from https://www.robininthehood.com/ 👑 The Royal Medieval Faire — Waterloo, ON (2026 Date TBA / last held Sept 20 2025) Since 1998, Waterloo Park becomes a single-day kingdom of wit and pageant. University drama grads mingle with jesters and knights; Shakespearean improv meets small-town theatre magic. A civic ritual wrapped in chainmail and joy. 🌐 Info Page: therenlist.com APA Citation: ...

It seems you have to go quite far forward in time before the concept of the Mongols as a “warrior race” really appears. For hundreds of years, biology and culture were treated as clearly separate, even in relatively unenlightened eras. There are some general references in popular works, but in most cases “race” referred to cultural traits, since “race” and ethnic heritage were once synonymous. For example, The Queenslander (Brisbane), 19 June 1897, described: “Casan was a born soldier, … and, like all his race, could endure hunger, thirst, fatigue, and cold.” Here we see a Victorian/colonial newspaper retelling a Mongol/Tartar biography in explicitly racialized terms — “like all his race” — a clear shift toward the modern biological sense of race. It’s only by the late 19th century, in the era of racial science and Social Darwinism, that “race” is reframed as biological destiny. That is the world of the Queenslander line above: still leaning on cultural stereotypes of steppe en...