(Elgin Marbles) Art 1010 “It may be unfair‚ but what happens in a few days‚ sometimes even a single day‚ can change the course of a whole lifetime...” ― Khaled Hosseini‚ The Kite Runner As an educator‚ I spend more time than I ever would like to count. Specifically dealing with issues of property seem to take more time than teaching math facts. When teaching human language‚ the words Mom‚ No‚ and Mine must be a global phenomenon that has been impacting generation upon generation. All the
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The paper is about the book titled The Bronze Horseman‚ written by Paullina Simons (2002). The book focuses on a young adolescent girl named Tatiana and her time living in Leningrad‚ Russia when Hitler begins his invasion. She is 16 when the book first begins. She faces many trials and tribulations‚ many situations in which she has to grow up rather quickly‚ face things as an adult would have to as she becomes of age‚ and even a love interest‚ which doesn’t completely over power the story of her
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Marble Head Of a Ptolemaic Queen Daniel R. Diaz Professor Shelby Art History 101 December 11‚ 2004 This work of art is from the Greek‚ Hellenistic period‚ c. 270- 250 B.C.E. This fifteen inch marble bust corresponds to a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty according to the typical facial features of the ruling family at that time. The Ptolemaic dynasty occurred when there was a succession of Macedonian Greeks over Egypt from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. until the
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Mariela Espinoza-Leon Propaganda and Political Undertones in the Seated Statue of Hatshepsut Karen Greenwalt AH 110 Fall 2013 Final Word Count: 2145 When one thinks of ancient Egypt‚ images of seated pharaohs like king Tutankhamun automatically come to mind‚ it seems strange to think of a female ruler as the male kings were the standard of the era‚ save for a few exceptions. One the exceptions to the standard male pharaohs‚ and the first of her kind‚ was Queen Hatshepsut- the first female
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Great Britain and Greece over the Elgin Marbles has been going on for several hundred years. Ironically‚ Greece did not exist at the time of the catalyst. It all started in 1801 when the British Lord Elgin‚ the ambassador to the Ottoman Turks‚ began to move the marbles from present-day Greece to London. The marbles in question are from the world-famous Parthenon structure in the Athens Acropolis. The temple was built nearly 2‚500 years ago. The Elgin Marbles are a set of eighty yards of the Parthenon’s
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Almost everyone today recognize the Statue of Liberty‚ but not everybody know its history. Plans for the statue was first began in 1865 by Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye. In honor of the United States’ love of democracy and French-American friendship; according to the National Parks Service. Commissioned to design the work‚ Bedloe’s Island in the New York Harbor was chosen as the location by artist Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. Because of how it could be seen by boats of immigrants thousands of who
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Elisa LastrucciArt History 1A 10/19/14 The Pantheon Marbles custody case The Pantheon Marbles are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures‚ inscriptions and architectural members. This collection was originally part of the Parthenon temple and other buildings around it on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Greece. They are a masterpiece for ancient Greek art and a treasure for the world. Those statues as always been part of the Pantheon complex until the Turkish conquered Greece and gained
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Sound: The zauerli continues-the key clinks against the statue. Dominant and Subsidiary Contrast: The statue remains the dominant. The Student and her key are the subsidiary contrasts. Movement: The Student takes a key from her pocket‚ moves right to left and places it on the statue base. Character Proxemics and Position: Social‚ personal‚ intimate as the Student moves to the statue‚ then places her key on it. Camera Movement: Stationary. Camera Angle: Eye level. Lens: Wide angle. Depth of Field:
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David- Michelangelo vs. Bernini The Baroque period of the 17th century had both incorporated and rejected the ideals of the antecedent High Renaissance art. Like High Renaissance art‚ Baroque art focused on making idealized and natural artwork. However‚ Baroque art introduced a way of involving the viewer into the artwork that was new and differed from High Renaissance art‚ which instead kept the viewer at a distance. The composition and diagonal movement in the space are two of the features of
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some type of action must take place for the United States to continue on its present path of stability and prosperity. The quandary is that the U.S. has‚ from its birth‚ been known as one large melting pot. In fact‚ there is a poem written upon the Statue of Liberty indicating that this country stands for freedom and the admission of those seeking refuge. The answers to these very prominent issues do not lie in creating a large wall or creating more restrictions‚ but they lie in strictly adhering to
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