The Mesha Stele (popularized in the 19th century as the "Moabite Stone") is a black basalt stone‚ bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha‚ discovered in 1868 at Dhiban (biblical "Dibon‚" capital of Moab). The inscription of 34 lines is written in the Moabite language. It is the most extensive inscription ever recovered that refers to ancient Israel. It was set up by Mesha‚ about 850 BC‚ as a record and memorial of his victories in his revolt against the Kingdom of Israel‚
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Will Fontana 1/6/010 Immigration poem Ellis Island Here I stand so famous and remembered‚ I closed in a day in the month of November. My doors are open‚ and are often called gold‚ Once you past this door you’ll never be sold. Thousands upon thousands come everyday‚ The immigrants come through the NYC bay. The second-class people never go through me‚ While some people wait and never get through me. I closed in the years of 1954‚ But it didn’t take long to polish up my doors
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Years ago in Memphis‚ Egypt‚ archaeologists unearthed the ancient tomb of the Apis-bulls and could hardly believe what they found. Leading to the tomb itself was a broad paved avenue lined by lions carved out of stone. To enter the tomb‚ one walked through a long and higharched corridor cut into solid rock. It extended for 2‚000 feet and was 20 feet wide and 20 feet tall. Many recesses along each side of the corridor had been carved into the rock and each held the ornately entombed remains of
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question is an example of a stele‚ which is a relief carved slab of stone that appears in many cultures as either a relic of worship or of royalty. In this case the stele is a part of a shrine to the deity Vishnu‚ the preserver‚ in his form as the Trivikarma‚ Lord of the three worlds‚ who is the central god in the Hindu polyphony. Like many powerful beings‚ Vishnu is depicted with the aid of symbols in order to physically portray his awe-inspiring powers. In this stele he is a royal figure‚ adorned
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4 March 2012 Digressions in Beowulf At first glance‚ the beginning of Beowulf seems confusing. The chapter talks about some other ruler when the story is about Beowulf. A reader might think that the unknown author of Beowulf put the Scyld section in by accident or just to explain the times before Beowulf was born‚ but it was no accident. The story of Scyld is the story of Beowulf. Scyld opens the poem because he is used as a foreshadowing figure to show what will happen to Beowulf in the future
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Art History I‚ Response Essay The piece I have chosen for this Response Essay is a Hydria Offering (Funerary Water Pitcher) attributed to the Mound Painter; it is dated c. 340-330 BC. This particular piece is located at the British Museum in London. The material is ceramic and is one of the best examples of a funerary pitcher that would be placed in a tomb. The vessel is symmetrical and has a sense of purpose‚ to commemorate the death of the occupant of the tomb with the presenting of gifts
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If you ever walk through a cemetery‚ you will probably notice that not every gravestone is going to be the same. Instead you are going to find unique gravestones that are all different shapes‚ sizes‚ and materials depending upon when the person was buried. This is because material culture and social expectations have changed over the decades. The data that we collected from Woodbine Cemetery gives us good insight into some of the trends over time and may lead to some explanation of why the gravestones
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Disorders affecting the immune system Graves Disease When you think about diseases and disorders that can attack the immune system one of the first ones that might pop into your mind is Graves’ disease. You may not know what it is or how it effects the immune system but you have heard about it‚ after reading this paper you will have a better understanding of the disease and how it affects your body and your everyday life along with how to manage the disease. Graves’ disease is an immune system disorder
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Grave Encounters I will be writing my review on a film titled ‘Grave Encounters’. This film is about a group of paranormal investigators who go to investigate an abandoned psychiatric hospital that is supposedly haunted. The cast and crew of this movie are Sean Rogerson who plays the lead investigator Lance Preston‚ Ashleigh Gryzko who plays as the investigator Sasha Parker‚ Juan Rideinger who plays as the investigator Matt White‚ Merwin Mondesir who plays as the team camera man T.C. Gidson‚ and
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Ashley Johns Lennis Polnac English 1302‚ Synonym 11701 14 July 2010 An Analysis of “The Grave” The grave is the story of a young girl named Miranda who goes exploring and hunting with her brother Paul‚ one afternoon. Upon trespassing onto private property that their family had sold‚ and inspecting some empty gravesites‚ both Paul and Miranda find hidden treasures inside the empty earth. Both had something the other sibling admired‚ Paul a thin‚ golden ring and Miranda a silver dove. After
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