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    status of the person the shrine is dedicated to. The sun discs are a representation of the sun god Aton‚ who was the primary deity during the reign of King Tutankhamun. The outer box is a subtractive method gilded wood box in the round with relief carvings on each of the four sides. The roof of this box is also decorated with

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    of music‚ and of tapping feet. This was a beautiful sound to Ana‚ that is why she said‚”It sounded like poetry”(Fanning 20). Unlike in “Ovatniah” Marie is in Alaska‚ with her grandmother where they are carving. Marie’s mother wants the ivory that Marie’s grandmother carves with. This special carving ivory is hidden by the Alaskan snow on an island. The fact that the snow is covering the ivory is why setting affects the resolution. Textual evidence to support this is‚” Anaq stopped near a large rock

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    Admittedly‚ I never truly looked at amazing pieces of Art. I recently did research on two interesting pieces of Paleolithic art‚ The Venus of Willendorf and The Venus of Laussel. It was fascinating to learn about each piece of art and what the story is behind each one. Archaeologist Josef Szombathy found a unique masterpiece in 1908‚ The Venus of Willendorf. Joesef found the sculpture near the town of Willendorf in Austria. The incredible sculpture must have been created somewhere else due to the

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    working with his family making plastic flowers for a 10 cents a bag. But his interest in these precious stones were awakened at the age of 16 when he had his first job at a workshop that carved Chinese religious icons. Then at 17 he received this carving machine‚ and began selling small

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    The term “Native American” doesn’t just refer to just North American Indians‚ but South American and Mesoamericans too. What’s interesting‚ though‚ is how many similarities the three regions’ various cultures share. In North and Mesoamerican native cultures‚ the people built earthen mounds‚ for both religious and burial purposes‚ as well as a show of power. In North America they were built sometimes as just a plain‚ earthen mound while in some areas they were built in animal designs. In Mesoamerica

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    Tang Sancai

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    as the symbol of wealth. The natural postures of horses reflects changes from preceding dynastic traditions.I also saw animal shape potteries nearby. The pottery absorbed the advantages of Chinese painting‚ sculpture and carving. It features animal figures‚ exquisite techs‚ carving traces and smooth lines. We can see the high quality craft in

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    The details provide a plot that is easily understood. The setting is basic‚ and the actions of the characters are straightforward. The play starts early in the morning with a loud ruckus‚ but after that the author does not go into detail about the length and time of the play. The play seems to take place over a long period‚ but in reality‚ only a short amount of time passes during the course of the story. “The brevity of the plots soon intensifies the drama of the events that unfold‚ while the kinds

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    Becoming Naomi León‚ written by Pam Munoz Ryan‚ is about a young girl named Naomi Soledad León Outlaw‚ who deals with lots of struggles getting through her unexpected life. Naomi‚ the main character and narrator‚ grew up in a small town known as Lemon Tree‚ California for most of her life. She lives with her Gram and brother‚ Owen‚ in the Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho Park. Owen was born with some health problems‚ however; his Gram helped him conquer those problems by taking him to a therapist. One

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    Masjid Wilayah Assignment

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    made of wood as can be seen on doors‚ windows and grille in the wall of the mosque. Frame in the female prayer hall and the pulpit is made ​​of carved wood. Subtle and unique carvings can be seen on the walls of cement rock finish‚ while a paved cement ceiling was formed and carved according to the mold. Motif wood carvings that adorn many of the mosque is shaped clouds that are tired of the forms of five kinds of fragrant flowers like flowers stabbed bull (gold flower)‚ Cempaka‚ ylang‚ cape‚ jasmine

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    Nestle And Alcon

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    talks about Nestle which is the world’s largest food company trying to assess whether a part of Alcon which is one of its major non-food holdings should be carved out for a public listing or not. There were many reasons mentioned in the case for this carving out like the heads wanted the market to reflect the full value of Alcon and only food and beverage analysts follow Nestle group and so on. The case tries to evaluate whether it was needed at first‚ if yes then what impact would such an event have

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