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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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 period in Chile’s history ‚ because a lot of people suffered terrible losts and
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History of Psychology Paper Jessica PSY/310 May 3‚ 2010 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any and all assistance of any kind‚ which I received while producing this paper
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Carlos Juan Finlay was born in current day Camagüey‚ Cuba to Edward Finlay and Eliza de Barrés on December 3‚ 1833.6 His father was a physician who had specialized in ophthalmology and fought along with Simon Bolivar. Although Finlay’s father was from Scotland and his mother was from France‚ they tried to embrace the Cuban culture and changed their names two years after arriving to Cuba. When he was 13 years old‚ Finlay was sent to France in order to start the first stage of formal education. He
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* Running Head: Purpose and History Paper * * * * * * * * * * Purpose and History Paper * Joseph Ford * CJA/234 * August 20‚ 2012 Robert Major * * * Prison development dates all the way back to the early Roman times and even then there were forms of punishment for criminals. In today’s society we have come a long way from the Roman times with the way prisons are ran and punishments are enforced. With this development
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Upside Down is an amazing movie‚ written by Juan Solanas‚ which tells the story of Adam. A kid born in the world below and whose curiosity and drive leads him to explore beyond his world’s limit. One day he meets a young girl from the above world called Eden‚ they quickly become friends‚ and begin meeting each other on a daily basis in the same spot. As they grow this relationship becomes stronger‚ and finally fall in love with each other. This leads them to break the law and enter into each other’s
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know Hernando De Soto was the first to see the Mississippi river? De Soto was born in Spain. He might was born in the year 1496 or 1501. His real name is Fernando. In 1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay Florida. He grew wealthy as a trader as a trader of Indian slaves. Hernando sailed for Spain. He started from Spain. He went to Tampa Bay. He discovers the Mississippi river. It ended when he was going back to the Mississippi river. His death is on May 21‚ 1542. De Soto joined
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Olympus de Gouges was a French social reformer and writer who challenged the convention views of many important topics‚ but most notably on the role of women as citizens. Gouges dedicated her life to reforming the political and philosophical views held by many in society about the status of women by working to achieve representation and full political participation. Among other topics‚ De Gouges also advocated for human rights‚ slave emancipation‚ rights for single mothers and orphans‚ and free
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Professor Frank Nobiletti Khuong Nguyen History 110-3 Wed # 98 Fall Semester 2012 History Research Paper The United States is the current super power in the world. To make sure that the country retains the status‚ the president can learn many lessons from its history in terms of tactics‚ strategies‚ and goals. This would assist him to become the best and most effective president he can be for the Americans. However‚ the purpose of this paper is to provide a background report explaining
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and social theorist‚ Simone de Beauvoir laid the foundation for the second wave feminist movement and significantly impacted the lives of many women‚ from all races and walks of life. There were many philosophical theories and ideas that advanced from Simone de Beauvoir. She incorporated various political and ethical ideas into her work but the main focus was on feminism and equality. Her work was usually based on gender inequality‚ freedom and ambiguity. Simone de Beauvoir believed that “One is
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