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    ECOWAS is one the five regional pillars of the African Economic Community (AEC). ECOWAS has three official languages: English‚ French‚ and Portuguese. MEMBER STATES ECOWAS has currently 15 members‚ namely: DATE COUNTRY STATUS NOTES 28 May 1975 Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Cote d’Ivoire‚ Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea-Bissau‚ Liberia‚ Mali‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Sierra Leone‚ Togo Full members 1977 Cape Verde Full member 28 May 1975 Guinea‚ Niger Suspended members Guinea after the 2008 coup d’état.

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    pieces: first the Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer from Greece during the 1st century B.C- 1st Century A.D during the Late Hellenistic period‚ and second Demedji and Hennutsen from Egypt during 2465-2438 B.C. The Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer is located in the Northern end of Gallery 162‚ which contains Greek and Roman Art. The statue of Demedji and Hennutsen is located in the Southern end of Gallery 103‚ which contains Egyptian Art from the Old Kingdom Dynasties. The Bronze statue of Artemis

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    Title : Bronze sculpture in the renaissance THESIS : Preston Smith the thinker‚ bronze sculpture portrait of the idea of accomplishment through education‚ its gesture and stance by sculptor Glenna Goodarce 1985. Governor of Texas 1968-1972 Lt. Governor of Texas 1962-1968 State senator 1956-1962 House of representative 1944-1950 Graduate of Texas Tech University 1934. Honored with distinguished alumnus award 1969 This bronze sculpture‚ portrays the idea of accomplishment through education. Preston

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    Shang and the Mesopotamia civilization depend on Bronze. In Shang‚ the Bronze is made to tools for agriculture ‚ Bronze tools make the planting process more efficient‚ thus the civilization own more foods and goods for domestic trading. Same thing happened in Mesopotamia‚ people use bronze to make tools and produce more goods. Since the Mesopotamia people is better at international trading through ocean‚ bronze has a deeper significance for them‚ bronze helps the people to trade further into the ocean

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    The Trojan War – Fact or Fiction? The Trojan War. Confined totally to the pages of Homer’s The Illiad‚ the indulgent fantasy of a Greek poet who lived over two and a half thousand years ago- or a historic fact at the centre of the most famous quarrel ever? The Illiad is the ancient tale of a mighty city called Troy that lay at the edge of Asia Minor whose prince abducted Helen‚ the most beautiful woman of all time‚ from the king of Greek Sparta‚ causing the Greeks to send an army in a thousand

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    ‘Strange places crammed with observation’: reporting the site‚ by David Frankel 25 5. Early Cypriot prehistory in the light of recent developments‚ by Nikos Efstratiou 33 6. Fifty years on: evaluating SIMA’s contribution to Aegean Early Bronze Age archaeology‚ by Jeannette Forsén 43 7. Kalopsidha: forty-six years after SIMA volume 2‚ by Jennifer M. Webb 49 8. SIMA’s contribution to Cypriot

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    Classical Greek Sculpture Analysis Riace Bronzes (Statue A) This classical Greek sculpture is titled the Riace Bronzes. The Riace statues are two life-size bronze statues each weighing nearly a ton. Statue A which is depicted above is of a young warrior‚ while statue B which is not depicted is of an older warrior wearing a helmet. In this analysis I will be concentrating on Statue A. The sculptor of this statue remains unknown; however most experts

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    the Shang differed and compared in many intricate ways through the division of power and social classes throughout their states‚ the division of labor‚ as well as the technological advancements. The Shang Dynasty had many remarkable advancements in bronze metallurgy while the Zhou mastered more intricate designs and founded iron metallurgy. The two dynasties had different rivers their society’s depended on‚ and similar geographical locations. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) had a prosperous

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    Teresa Heflin Literature of the American West 22 April 2013 Examining a Work of Art The Rattlesnake is Frederic Hemington’s newest bronze work. This piece is located in the Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth‚ Texas. Hemington created this bronze work in 1904 to tell the dramatic story of the American West. The Rattlesnake is Frederic Hemington’s 12th and final bronze piece‚ however many consider it one of his best. Hemington created this piece later in his life; it shows the fierce motion of the

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    the Greek world under Alexander the Great in the late fourth century B.C. During this era‚ bronze‚ cast from alloys of copper‚ tin‚ lead‚ and other elements‚ was employed tremendously for dynamic compositions‚ displays of the nudity‚ and graphic expressions of individual identities. Surpassing marble with its tensile strength‚ reflective characteristics‚ and capability of embracing the finest details‚ bronze statues were produced in thousands and served as vehicles for the transmission of culture

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