Barack Obama`s victory speech The just reelected president‚ Barack Obama enters the stage a few hours after he announced his victory‚ supported by his family. He is going to deliver his victory speech which turns out to be one of his best speeches ever. It seems to be no ending to the cheering‚ but when the audience finally stops clapping‚ the first thing Obama says is thank you. He says that the task of perfecting the union moves forward‚ and that it moves forward because of the people of the
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Victory Stele of Naram Sin-2250 (2-13) According to Artlex Art Dictionary‚ iconography is the pictorial representation of a subject or the collected images illustrating a subject. It can refer to both content and subject and‚ in art history‚ can represent a visual record of subject matter or historical events (“Iconography”). One of the most significant examples of royal iconography is the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (figure 1). A stele is a carved stone block or pillar used to commemorate
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Morris Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama‚ now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president‚ won on November 7‚ 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning‚ Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7‚ 2012 giving thanks
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How far was Labour’s election victory in 1945 due to changes in social attitudes during the second world war? (24 marks) After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945‚ they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative
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Nike‚ Greek Goddess of Victory In Greek mythology‚ Nike was a goddess who personified victory. She was the beautiful goddess of strength. Her great speed enabled her to be victorious. This is why she is also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. Nike is the daughter of Pallas‚ a Titan and Styx. She had three brothers‚ Kratos (Strength)‚ Bia (Force)‚ and Zelus (Zeal & Jealously). Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Her symbols include a wreath or sash to crown a victor‚
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Phillip Robinson English 032 February 11‚ 2014 Paragraph 1 Learning A Valuable Lesson In Life On May 27‚ 2011‚ I came to know of a lesson that was indeed learned the hard way. I was asked to leave my home and never return. This day was and still is the hardest day I have ever come to know. It was emotional and most of all‚ it opened my eyes to a world that I had not yet known. The day started out like any other day in my life. I was on vacation at the beach getting ready to come home. I
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of the United States wanted a Constitution that would reflect this — a document that could clearly illustrate the rights of their citizens‚ and would prevent their new country from having a fate similar to Great Britain’s. They wanted a more perfect union. Can a more perfect union exist? Alexander Hamilton‚ George Washington’s right-hand man‚ wanted a government that could gain the same power that Great Britain achieved‚ so he built a financial plan that drew inspiration from Britain’s government.
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In reading more about the Winged Victory of Samothrace‚ I was able to learn about the Greek goddess after which the statue is created. Victory was a goddess that would appear after a great triumph‚ whether it be athletic or war based. Upon her arrival she would bear a wreath‚ trumpet‚ or fillet to the conquerors. In return‚ wine‚ or milk would be offered to the goddess as a libation. This statue is extremely complex‚ and in reading about it I learned a great deal about how difficult it would be to
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my favorite movie. The whole family sat around the television‚ watching a movie‚ eating popcorn and having an enjoyable time. Just being with my family that night made me feel so much better. I know that no matter what problems life throws at me‚ I can always count on my family for support and solace. Furthermore‚ I greatly cherish my family because the guide me through the paths of life through their religious and moral guidance. My parents have been Christians since birth and my dad is a pastor
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not only honor the goddess‚ Nike‚ but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Modern excavations suggest that the Victory occupied a niche in an open-air theater and also suggest it accompanied an altar that was within view of the ship monument of Demetrius I Poliorcetes (337–283 BC). Rendered in white Parian marble‚ the figure[3] originally formed part of the Samothrace
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