Clown Statue I had met a new friend‚ Jair Rodriguez. He was new to my school and him and I became friends very quickly. He wanted us to get to know each other better so he invited me over to his house for a sleepover. At first‚ I was not so sure that if I really wanted to go to his house because I had only known him for a week or so. He begged me all day long‚ and I finally gave in. The day of the sleepover finally came and he came to pick me up at 7:00pm. I met his parents‚ Betty and Rafael‚
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The Bronze Age → Dark Ages Greece Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates Egypt - Nile : flooding every year which makes the soil fertile In the 4th millenium‚ settled clusters of people 1. Predynastic 2. Old kingdom - known for grandiose architecture (pyramids) 3. First intermediate 4. Middle kingdom - brief‚ unspectacular 5. Second intermediate period - started around 1800 B.C.‚ Egypt is experiencing a decline‚ irregular floods‚ people losing trust in the government. Hyksos
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At around 20BC a statue was created in celebration for Augustus’ victory over the Parthians. This statue is known as the Augustus of Prima Porta‚ and was created in the image of Augustus in Prima Porta‚ Rome. A man named Tiberius commissioned the creation of this statue in honor of Augustus‚ and depicts himself as a hero of the particular battle on the breastplate of the artwork. As previously stated‚ the statue is in commemoration to the victory over the Parthians. The Romans lost many battles
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Michelangelo’s David "David" is the great sculptor of the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo ’s masterpiece‚ created in 1501-1504‚ academy of fine arts collection in Florence now. The statue is considered to be the western art history one of the male human statues to boast about. As 2.5 meters high‚ even the base is 5.5 meters high‚ with the whole piece of marble. Michelangelo live from 03/1475 to 02/1564‚ he was an Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ poet and engineer of the High Renaissance
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Medrano felt in the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto.Lupe is good at everything‚chess‚spelling bees straight A’s‚perfect attendance‚and she even has her own shelf in her room built for all of her awards that she had won.The only things she had never won at were sports.She tried to beg her body to run as fast as the other girls‚but she could never do it.Then one day she wanted to win something to do with sports.Lupe said “I wish I could be good at something‚anything‚ even marbles!”Lupe knew she would
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A. Study Of Compressive Strength Of Concrete By Partial Replacement Of Cement With Marble Dust Powder[4] Abdullah Anwar‚ Juned Ahmad‚ Meraj Ahmad‚ Khan Sabih ‚ Ahmad Syed ‚ Aqeel Ahmad Abdullah Anwar & his teammates stated that marble dust powder is now days intensely focused research topic in which many problem related to environmental well as civil engineering are associated. They stated that Marble dust powder is settled by alleviation then drop away‚ which end up in environmental contamination
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“Who Owns the Elgin Marbles?” – The Précis “Who Owns the Elgin Marbles?” this question continues to linger in some minds today‚ and just so happens to be reviewed in the respectfully titled article written by John Henry Merryman in 1986. In this article‚ Merryman‚ in the most unbiased way possible‚ assesses both Britain’s and Greece’s side of the argument pertaining to the ownership of the Elgin Marbles and whether they should be returned to Greece after being removed from the Parthenon by Lord
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I will compare Subway and Panda Express. Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwich (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor’s Associates‚ Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 40‚229 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 11 September 2013. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator globally. Subway’s main operations office is in Milford‚ Connecticut;
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In the past 10 weeks‚ I have learned an enormous amount of knowledge regarding healthcare policy and law. The most surprising piece of information I have learned was the Anti-Kickback Statue. This is a criminal statute that prohibits the exchange of anything of value‚ in order to persuade referrals of patients to certain physicians. In my opinion‚ I never knew this was an actual law. I also did not know how serious the federal government was when it came to this law. In other words‚ the physicians
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The Greeks and the British are still battling over ownership of marbles sculptures from 2‚400 years ago. Parthenon Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the Greeks‚ who believe these sculptures belong to them because they were originally located in the Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens. Elgin Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the British. The British believe they are the rightful owners of the marbles sculptures because British ambassador Thomas Bruce‚ who was the
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