Society is a glass statue hanging on the edge of a cliff. It is only held on by thin strings that keep it from crashing. If one string was cut‚ society would slip and crack. These crucial strings are held tightly in place by an anchor. That anchor is respect. If respect were uprooted all the strings would fail and the glass statue would topple and shatter on the ground. A bad society is one without respect. Without respect people would do whatever they wanted because they would not care if
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may not actually be Nedjemu. "This little statuette was probably a quick‚ "off-the-shelf" purchase after Nedjemu ’s death." Claims the University of Memphis. Regardless of who the figure is‚ the hieroglyphs at the bottom of the base says that the statue was purchased for Nedjemu ’s tomb by his son. This work does not have a specific date‚ however its time period is the Old Kingdom‚ c. 2500-2350 BC. The Statuette of Nedjemu is a freestanding sculpture in the round. This sculpture was made out of
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The statue of David produced by Michelangelo represented the republican status of Florence at the time. In this example of David‚ he is represented as an older man with the physique of one with a muscular body and a composure from head to toe that easily emits confidence and mystery. This is all of course in comparison to the rather younger more pre-pubescent version of David done by Donatello. Key characteristics done by Donatello here allow us to assume David is represented as someone much younger
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History of Virgin Virgin Trains was born on 29th of November 1996 when it was awarded the Cross Country franchise following the privatisation of British Rail‚ the franchise will last until April 2012. Along with the Cross Country line‚ Virgin also won the West Coast franchise and took control on the 9th of March 1997‚ this franchise will end in March 2012. The West Coast line was the last but one of the franchises to be handed over to the private sector‚ all of which had been completed in less
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Virgin Group’s brand manual says "Our people come first." Virgin realizes the importance of employees in the success of the company. They develop loyalty from their own employees in order to build their reputation. Environmental and Organizational Strategic Issues Virgin Group finds new ways to lead the airline industry on environmental issues. The airline’s brand new fleet is one of the most fuel and carbon efficient fleets being operated in the world. The Virgin Group has also plan to
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Introduction The Virgin Group is one of the UK’s largest private companies. Virgin’s highest-profile business was Virgin Atlantic‚ which had developed to be a major force in the international airline business. Virgin Atlantic Airways has become Britain’s second largest airline serving the world’s major cities. On 20 December 1999 Richard Branson signed an agreement to sell a 49% stake of Virgin Atlantic to Singapore Airlines to form a unique global partnership. The cost of the transaction to Singapore
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Comparison between the “Enthroned Madonna with Saints” and “Virgin with child Enthroned” The “Enthroned Madonna with Saints” /The Ognissanti Madonna/or”Madonna in Maestà” was probably painted between 1305 -1310 for the Church of Ognissanti. The “Virgin with child Enthroned” was created around 1200- 1025. Both of them belong to the Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. The Ognissanti Madonna is much bigger/3.25 x 2m/ and it was painted for the altar of the church of Ognissanti in Florence. Both pieces of art
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beliefs. During the Paleolithic and Neolithic era studies suggest humans began to progressively engage in religious behavior. Venus figurines are small statues of woman and they have been referred to as the “mother of goddess”. This indicates an immense possibility that women were worshipped or at the least highly admired. Some would say that these statues represent actual women. On the contrary‚ there are rarely any paintings found dating back to this time of humans‚ besides human hands. Would an entire
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Virgin Active is one of the largest health club businesses in the world‚ with over 170 clubs and more than 900‚000 members spread across the UK‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Portugal and South Africa. Virgin Active is currently developing sites across Australia. The Virgin Active club located at 138 Bourke St‚ Melbourne officially opened in May 2009. Virgin Active opened its first Australian club in French’s Forest‚ Sydney in December 2008. Virgin Active offers convenient class times as well as fast classes for
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Introduction With the foundation of Virgin Records in 1970‚ the first step was taken towards what is today Virgin Group‚ which in 2007 comprised 215 companies under its structure‚ in businesses as diverse as space travel‚ mobile telephony and fitness centers. Ever since the start‚ the image and culture of the Virgin Group have been so tightly linked to the personal image and personality of its founder‚ the high-profile entrepreneur and multimillionaire Sir Richard Branson‚ that it is
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