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    Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was

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    The cross-cultural encounter between Europe and Africa began as Europe aggressively initiated an era of exploration of Africa south of the great savanna. Europe’s curiosity‚ exploration and greed transformed the history of African people. In the study of the cultural history of Africa‚ much innovation has been attributed to outside origins and influences. Historians and archaeologists have learned a great deal about the developments that emerged from the European influence in Africa. The age of exploration

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    Riace Bronzes Analysis

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    The Riace Bronzes‚ also called the Riace Warriors‚ are two full-size bronzes cast about 5th century BC. The two statues are hosted at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria. Since their discovery in the coast of Riace Marina (RC) in 1972‚ they represent one of the most significant sculptural masterpieces of the Greek art in the world‚ thanks to their outstanding manufacture. In addition to their extraordinary realism‚ the Bronzes have become one of the most important

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    Bronze Statue Research

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    500 BCE‚ art has been either destroyed and repurposed to create new art‚ or for war ammunition. The purpose of this essay is to show the link between the repurposing bronze statues and schools cutting art and design programs from schools‚ as well as the drastic consequences of doing so. In ancient Greece‚ it was very common to have bronze statues melted down to create ammunition for war or other weapons. Due to this there are pieces of history that are lost forever. Even today there are techniques and

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    Service Encounter

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    Service Encounter: A service encounter is defined as the period of time that a customer interacts with a service (Shostack‚ 1985). The definition of a service encounter is broad and includes a customer’s interaction with customer-contact employees‚ machines‚ automated systems‚ physical facilities‚ and any other service provider visible elements. It involves all the activities required to perform a service. Transactions: 1. Info 2. Parking 3. Booking 4. Entry 5. Waiting 6. Finding Seat

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    Sample Service Encounter Journal Entries We all have a number of such encounters each week‚ including (but not limited to) restaurants‚ banks‚ airlines‚ dry cleaners‚ doctors‚ dentists‚ libraries‚ photographers‚ tutors‚ travel agencies‚ theaters‚ pest control agencies‚ phone companies‚ automotive mechanics‚ insurance companies‚ attorneys‚ accountants‚ and copy centers. Those doing this assignment are to keep a “journal” of your service encounter experiences. The purpose of the journal is to identify

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    Alien Encounter

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    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2174136/Aliens-Well-probably-close-encounter-century-says-leading-physicist-warns-governments-ready.html “Aliens? We’ll probably have a close encounter this century says leading physicist who warns government to be ready” was written by Fiona Macrae in July‚ 2012. Macrae is a science reporter at the Daily Mail. She studied medical microbiology at Edinburgh University before training in journalism in Cardiff. This had been the first article I have

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    I will be giving a report on my best service experience and any recommendations that could have made my encounter better from one of ten service encounters that I conducted throughout the semester. I will also be including my worst service encounter experience from one of those ten service encounter forms mentioned a moment ago as well as any recommendations that could have made the encounter one of my best. On May 7‚ 2004 I had to take my son‚ Darian‚ to see an allergy and asthma specialist in

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    The ancient empire‚ Benin‚ became civilized because of record keeping on trade‚ the developed complex institutions and the leadership specialized workers. The Benin empire rose to power back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were

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    CREATING A DRAMA AT TGI’S FRIDAY Q1. What are the connections between theatre and TGI Friday’s? Is the dramaturgical analogy a good one? The service encounter at TGI Fridays can be seen as a theatrical drama. Décor has become a key element in the TGI Fridays experience transforming an otherwise bland and boring industrial type building into a theatrical stage‚ which shows that the servicescape is standard all around the world. The restaurants of TGI are remarkably similar throughout the world

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