Venus of Willendorf June 13th 2011 Found sometime during 1908‚ George Grant MacCurdy an Anthropologist unearthed a palm sized figurine of a woman. This woman has been given the name Venus of Willendorf. Willendorf was a nearby village in Australia‚ where the palm sized artifact was found. Venus of Willendorf’s place in history has been debated over the years. Technology advancements have made a more possible guess to her age being somewhere between 24‚000-22‚000 BCE. (pg.1) Venus of Willendorf
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Aaron Cooper 12-11-11 Stephanie Newton Venus Of Willendorf One of the most famous and oldest female figurines is the “Venus of Willendorf.” This figurine is made of limestone‚ stands about 4 ¼ inches high‚ and was found in Austria. It dates back to 28‚000 -25‚000 BCE and is from the Paleolithic period a.k.a. the Old Stone Age. The artist exaggerated many of the female body parts making them look almost ball-like. The exaggerations include the breasts‚ buttocks‚ stomach‚ and genital area
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7 Principles of Ergonomic Interior Design Ergonomics as a science strives to bridge the gap between man and his surroundings. The knowledge gained in this endeavor is most commonly applied in the workplace setting. That is‚ it is thought that by applying ergonomic principles to the design of the workplace and tools‚ greater functionality can be achieved‚ yielding higher productivity and lower incidence of worker injury. Of course‚ all this is true. But seldom considered‚ by comparison‚ are the practical
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Venus Williams was born on June 17‚ 1980‚ in Lynwood‚ California. Her father was a former sharecropper who introduced Williams to tennis on the public courts near Compton‚ LA. She turned pro in 1994‚ and has since won seven Grand Slam titles‚ including five Wimbledon championships‚ as well as four Olympic gold medals (three with her sister‚ Serena). Williams lives in Palm Beach‚ Florida. She was born Venus Ebony Starr Williams on June 17‚ 1980‚ in Lynwood‚ California. Since turning pro in 1994‚ Venus
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Using the plot design element in A Family Supper‚ Kazou Ishigurd depicts a meaningful story. A son’s mother past away through eating a Fugu two years ago when the son was in California. Two years later‚ the son decides to come back which makes his father feels so cheerful. So the father decides to prepare for a family meal‚ includes a special fish. Unfortunately‚ the son knows his mother’s death. At the supper‚ the son knows his father was retired because of a failed firm. And worse still‚ the seventeen
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sun would finally come out and shine it’s beams of light to the planet of Venus. I so dearly missed seeing the sun‚ especially when it would shyly come out from behind the clouds‚ and look over the world‚ so warm and comforting. I never really noticed how essential the sun is to us‚ how it immediately brings life to the moment‚ but now having to live seven years without it‚ I can’t help but see what a miserable life Venus was to live in. Day after day‚ rain and more rain. Venision legends say‚ the
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Ethical Considerations and Applying Design Principles Ethical Considerations As a programmer you have to think about ethical issues that may appear in our user interface design. I believe we should think about these ethical issues early in the design process‚ even before building a prototype or developing the interface. The requirements should cover ethical issues. Ethical concerns raised by features of the system should be considered in the very first phases of systems development. If ethics
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Effects of Using Birth Control Pills From time to time‚ women face the difficult choice of either using birth control pills or resorting to other contraceptives. The choice and preference on the desired method varies among people depending on one’s health and advice from medical experts. While Planned Parenthood explains that the use of birth control pills has no negative influence on a woman’s health‚ certain sections of the society still hold the opinion of zero-tolerance to birth pills because
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For the first time it appears in front of humans’ eyes‚ Venus of Urbino is always on the controversy‚ because it has a lot of groundbreaking painting skills and it has a lot of mystery. Who is the woman in the painting? Why is she in this erotic pose? Who is she staring at? Moreover‚ Titian‚ who creates this art work‚ demonstrates not only the social issue during the time he creates this masterpiece but also illustrates his ideology in this painting. Specifically‚ Titian vividly describes his confidence
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and against using Utilitarian principles in the workplace. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that proclaims that the morally right course of action in any given situation is the one that produces the greatest amount of pleasure over pain for everyone affected (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich &Ferrell 2008).This is evident in business decision making processes done by analysts‚ legislators and managers‚ for instance on deciding to invest resources in public project‚ to minimize cost by using foreign labors
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