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    American Art project part one Declaration of Independence/ John Trumbell Declaration of Independence. The image of the Declaration of Independence was commissioned in 1817 and hung on October 5th 1818. The painting holds great Historical context. Looking at the picture you can see shear Historical Context in the painting‚ the powerful and history changing moment when one document changed the course of history. The painting is a time in history that shows change that man can make.

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    Review of the exhibit at the Art and Science of Medicine Exhibition at the science museum. On the 12th of February‚ I and my group travelled to the Science Museum and went to the 5th floor to visit the Art and Science of Medicine Exhibition. We individually had to decide on an area of interest in which we wanted to critically examine in order to look at the development in that field. In addition‚ we also had to examine the interaction between medical and social models with in that area as well

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    Marble Statue of the Diadoumenos Waqas Yaqoob Professor Vitali 12/8/2010 Art History 1 Marble statue of the Diadoumenos is a Roman statue by Polykleitos from the Flavian period‚ A.D. 69-96. Polykleitos was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Next to Phidias‚ Myron and Kresilas‚ he is considered the most important sculptor of Classical antiquity. He was of the school of Argos‚ a contemporary of Phidias and‚ in the opinion of the Greeks‚ his equal.

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    exactly forty-four years before I was born‚ makes me connect with it even more. Finally‚ after 9 years of looking up facts and watching documentaries‚ I visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Farmington Hills‚ Michigan. According to the Wall Street Journal‚ this museum in particular “may be the most provocative museum of them all” (“What They’re Saying‚” par. 1). Just driving past the building makes a strong statement due to the museum’s exterior wall which resembles the barbed wire fences from a

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    they experience is lack luster. The Sutliff museum is full of timeless treasures‚ offering a wonderful insight to 19th century history and the underground railroad. Unfortunately‚ the current promotional material does not do the museum justice. It appears out date and doesn’t grab the attention of an audience. I’d like to rebrand the promotional material for The Sutliff Museum so that it reflects an updated‚ fresh design that draws people to the museum. My intent is to design two brochures‚ an information

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    The text describes the Amish as an example of folk culture in the United States. This assignment will require the use of the internet to gather information on the Amish way-of-life as an example of folk culture. You will gather information on the Amish‚ using various sources (internet‚ books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ etc…)‚ and compare it to what you know about pop culture. You need not research case studies about pop culture‚ because you yourself are a living testimony to pop culture. I. The

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    lots of mild action violence‚ though battles on the museum floor usually have a humorous edge. Story Summary Greatness has eluded Larry Daley. Attempts to make a name for himself have left this down-and-out dreamer and divorced dad in need of a job and desperate to earn his 10-year-old son’s respect. Larry feels a sense of urgency now that his ex-wife is set to remarry‚ so he grudgingly accepts a menial night-watchman position at New York’s Museum of Natural History. Cutbacks have forced the curator

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    Jack & Priscilla Andonie Museum located on LSU’s campus. The museum began with an LSU alumnus‚ Jack Andonie‚ whose goal was to fill the museum with collections of LSU sports relics. He was a devoted fan with a passionate love for LSU. Andonie collected 13‚000 LSU sports related items. The vast collection began to take over his home and his wife‚ Priscilla Andonie‚ forced him to make a decision between “Me or the stuff.” Arousing the construction of the museum in 2004‚ Jack Andonie decided

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    Fourth Floor The Nazi Assult 1. The first exhibit that I experienced was a film on Hitlers’ rise to power. It showed how he played on the fears of the people by using propaganda to promote himself to becoming Chancellor of Germany. Ever though he lost the election‚ Hindenburg on January 30‚ 1933 appointed Hitler Chancellor. 2. The next thing that caught my interest was a film on anti-Semitism. This film showed the roots for people’s natural fear of the Jews from the times of Christianity

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    Anthropology Dr. Jean Marcus November 16‚ 2012 Cobb Museum Paper The Cobb Institute Museum at Mississippi State University displays items from the Old World and the New World. When I visited the museum I noticed a wide variety of artifacts. The Old world side contained pieces from many Old World countries‚ while the New World side featured a lot of pieces that are from local areas. Since there was such a vast number of artifacts at the Cobb Museum‚ I have decided to focus on the clay vessels and

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