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    Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait‚” The Burlington Magazine 64 (1934): 117-127 Arnolfini Wedding Portrait Controversy Erwin Panofsky was a prominent art historian of the twentieth century. He also was one of the foremost proponents of iconography‚ and attributed symbolic meaning to the various elements of the Arnolfini scene. He attributed the scene to be a document of the marriage between Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife in 1434. Panofsky argues that there are symbols in the painting that point towards

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    Primary Analysis

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    Primary Analysis I: The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Analysis of the Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea‚ Ch. 7-9 In the article‚ “The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea” from chapter 7 to 9‚ by Gomez Eannes de Azurara is to explain why Prince Henry‚ the navigator of Portugal‚ wants to explore the west coast of Africa‚ describe that ships were suffering difficulties during reaching Guinea‚ and introduce how success Gomes Eannes de Azurara

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    Five Ways to Build Student’s Self-Esteem By:J.C. Sprenger Just like everyone‚ your students will have unique qualities that make up their individuality. These qualities are developed from the environment in which the student is raised as well as inheritance through the family. Each student has something unique to be offered to the classroom and to the world. In the midst of growing up‚ sometimes these special qualities often get clouded by the need to be accepted and to follow the crowd. The

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    Sociological Portrait: Milestone 2 In reviewing the different functions of education‚ of which there are several. From formal to informal each is important as the next in an individual’s development and future function in society. The function of formal education consists of learning skills and gaining knowledge‚ i.e.‚ reading‚ math‚ history‚ science‚ languages to name just a few. Outside of the more necessary function of education is socialization‚ future preparation‚ and economic functions

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    In an Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) segment‚ the reporter talked with Paul Missal about his life story‚ including the process of the Hallie Ford painting. In the first sketch of the portrait‚ Mrs. Ford wore a bright blue floral jacket and rests her hands on a wooden chair. His sketches eventually evolved into a more formal approach‚ as Missal alters the chair to an elegant cushion chair‚ maintaining the same hand placement

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    Primary Cells

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    Reference Data Sheet: BATTPRIM.PDF (1) PRIMARY CELLS & BATTERIES Many portable electrical and electronic devices are designed to be powered from batteries — and in a lot of cases‚ from primary or non-rechargeable batteries. This is the familiar kind of battery which has a fixed amount of energy stored in it during manufacture‚ and once that energy has been used up the battery is simply thrown away and replaced. There are many different types of primary battery now available‚ each with its own

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    Analysis of the archetype in O. Wilde’s novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray" The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol’s "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter‚ an analysis of the archetype in Gogol’s story was conducted‚ we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde’s novel by the same characteristics: • the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues; • reflection of

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    Primary Hyperhidrosis

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    Hyperhidrosis is a disorder characterized by excessive sweating in amount greater than what is physiologically necessary to maintain homeostasis [1-5]. This condition may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to an underlying disease or medication. Only primary hyperhidrosis (PHH) will be addressed in this work. Primary hyperhidrosis is a dermatological and neurological disorder caused by an abnormal activity of the eccrine sweat glands. A noteworthy portion of patients experiencing excessive sweating

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    Primary Succession

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    Primary Succession Primary Succession is an ecological succession process that occurs in an environment with no prior inhabitants. Primary succession is the changes in species composition over time in a previously uninhabited environment. When primary succession begins no soil exist; rock surfaces like volcanic lava and glacier scraped rock surfaces are the platform on which primary succession begins. In figure 4.4 of the text Primary succession is happening on glacier moraine after the glacier

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    Europe. The Black Death‚ the plague that reduced the population of Florence‚ and the difficulties Florence encountered by this time explain the heavy influence of gothic style in architecture and the elegance found in every artwork created in this era. Florence was one of the top European cities when it came to painting‚ because it had the greatest school of painting where many important artists assisted. Florence‚ throughout the years‚ has always been an important influence in history and art. Even

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