Venus de Milo is a marble sculpture designed and created by Alexandros of Antioch. The sculpture is believed to resemble Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love. She is presented with a beautiful face‚ wavy pulled back hair and a draped cloth resting at the waist. Venus de Milo is filled with mystery due to her missing arms and where she was found. There are raised questions if Venus de Milo is Aphrodite or if she is the sea goddess‚ Amphitrite. The mysterious sculpture has raised this question. What was
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Is the United States still the place that people around the world aspire to live due to its focus on life‚ liberty‚ and equality? This paper will investigate the phenomenon of the American Dream by reflecting upon Tocqueville’s evaluation of early America and examining tenets that support the persistence of the American Dream. Tocqueville’s America Alexis de Tocqueville traveled from France to America in 1831 in order to observe the United States’ prison
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The cause of De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is overuse of the wrist. Repetitive motions irritate the surrounding areas of the wrist and thumb tendons causing inflammation‚ triggering pain when the thumb moves. De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is also known as trigger finger – the noted consequence is the snapping sound when the finger or thumb attempt to move. The most common case of the condition has to do with occupational‚ sports or home hobby activities involving repetitive functions. The second most
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a) Josquin des Prez (or Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez; French: [ʒɔskɛ̃ depʁe]; c. 1450/1455 – 27 August 1521)‚ often referred to simply as Josquin‚ was aFranco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He is also known as Josquin Desprez and Latinized as Josquinus Pratensis‚ alternatively Jodocus Pratensis. He himself spelled his name "Josquin des Prez" in an acrostic in his motet Illibata Dei virgo nutrix.[2][3] He was the most famous European composer between Guillaume Dufay and Palestrina‚ and is usually
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1500’s. Specifically Rio de Janeiro‚ the subtropical coastal environment makes an ideal place for agriculture‚ economic and industrial growth. Discovered on 1 January 1502 by a Portuguese expedition in Pedro Alavares Cabral’s fleet‚ Rio de Janeiro or "January River" is home of the Tupi‚ Puri‚ Botocudo and Maxakali people. On 1 March 1565‚ the city was properly founded by the Portuguese. The French and Portuguese fought over Rio until 1567; Portuguese governor Mem de Sa expelled the French fighting
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Position Paper The two articles and the recording all relate through giving helpful suggestions on employee engagement. Each gave different responses and examples on how to perform engagement in an organization. From friendly “thank you’s” to video blogs‚ engagement within an organization has become popular. Also learning the personalities of others and their work ethic bring great achievement within a company. Engagement brings successful results‚ because when people feel appreciated they
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Position Paper- Palliative vs Curative care. According to the World Heath Organisation (WHO‚ 2011)‚ Palliative care is an approach‚ which aims to improve quality of life of patients and families who are crippled with life threatening illnesses. Alternatively‚ curative care is an approach that aims to prolong life through technological advances and medicine. It seems that the best approach to health care‚ would be to improve the quality of life as well as prolong life‚ through a combination of
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Introduction Multiculturalism‚ and the position of the Islam specifically‚ has been subject to numerous debates in Europe. In the Netherlands‚ aversion to Islamic communities has been observed‚ where politicians like Geert Wilders received substantial support for their campaigning for measures against these communities. The impact of greater cultural diversity on gay rights is significantly present in this discussion. Moreover‚ a shift in the position of the gay community and gay rights in politics
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Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra‚ born September 29‚ 1547‚ was a Spanish novelist‚ dramatist‚ and poet. Cervantes was the author of the novel Don Quixote‚ a masterpiece of world literature that was a great influence to other renaissance writers. Cervantes was born to a poor family in a town called Alcala de Henares. His father was a surgeon who made little money to support the family . Without the means for much formal education‚ Cervantes became a soldier. On his return
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Chile Chile is located in South America‚ its neighboring countries are Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ and Peru. And its capital is Santiago de Chile. Chile’s most representative historical site is the Memory and Human Rights Museum‚ which was made to conmemorate all the victims of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Here you can look at different types of things such as: letters of love‚ letters asking for help‚ torture artefacts‚ and many other things. Pinochet`s dictatorship a horrible and desastrous
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