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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hinges.[1] The lower jaw could be moved by pulling on a string which passed through a hole in the upper jaw to connect to the lower.[1] The mask also contained locks of hair on either side of its head‚ a beard on its chin‚ and a pair of bullock’s horns.[1] Between the Ooser’s eyes was a rounded boss‚ the meaning of which is unknown.[2] The Ooser was hollow‚ allowing someone to place their own head within it‚ potentially permitting it to be worn as a mask whilst being supported on the shoulders; there
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“The Pit and the Pendulum” is a good example of Enargia. He does this when he writes “I now observed-with what horror it is needless to say-that its nether extremity was formed of a crescent of glittering steel‚ about a food in length from horn to horn; the horns upward‚ and the under edge evidently as keen as that of a razor...appended to a weighty rod of brass…” (The Pit and the Pendulum). This makes the reader to feel as though they too are in the torture chamber. Many of his poems also show use
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too close for my money” said Mrs. Brand. Soon after the meteor was saw all the electricity was out. Les Goodmans car was starting on its own‚ the lights were flickering in Charlie’s house. Most of all the two supposed aliens were among them.Pete Van Horn went into the town to see if any of the lights
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Victoria Triana Dr. Liana Andreasen English 1301 P55 11/16/2014 Lessons learned from life After reading both “Willi” by E. L. Doctorow and “Redemption” by John Gardner I found that both stories have similar experiences. Both Willi and Jack from Redemption both are faced with difficult experience that changed their lives forever. In the story of “Willi” E. L. Doctorow Willi is a young thirteen year old who is torn by the actions of his parents. He loves both of his parents deeply‚ but after his
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located along the side of the instrument. In order of pitch range (highest to lowest)‚ the brass instruments most commonly found in an orchestra are the trumpet‚ horn‚ trombone‚ and tuba. The following listening examples will help convey the individual characteristics of these instruments‚ in particular their distinctive timbres. Trumpet Horn Trombone
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in order for it to be moral. God would have not created the command in the first place if He thought it would not help to preserve order in society‚ making it reason enough to prove the Divine Command Theory. By denying the conclusion to the first horn of the DCT‚ I have resolved the Euthyphro
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Kevin De Ornellas The Country Wife ENG302C2 1. William Wycherley A Shropshire lad‚ born 1641‚ died 1715. Educated in France and at Oxford. First play‚ Love in a Wood‚ 1671‚ was set in St. James’s Park Was favoured by the King’s mistress‚ the Duchess of Cleveland. Annoyed Charles II by secretly marrying in 1679. His most famous work is The Country Wife‚ probably performed first in 1675; the play’s first edition was published in 1675. 2. Critical reputation. Wycherly’s
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One day after Jim makes Laura dance with him‚ Jim accidentally breaks the unicorn menagerie. The unicorn now is with out a horn‚ making it just a plain old horse. At one point Laura revealed that the unicorn was her favorite animal because the horn made it unique from the rest of the glass menagerie she collected. However‚ when the horn gets broken off Laura is seemingly happy because the fact that Jim just danced with and kissed her now made her a normal person. It is then revealed
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Dizzy Gillespie lived a full life beginning from his birth in Cheraw‚ South Carolina‚ on October 21‚ 1917‚ to his death in Englewood‚ New Jersey‚ on January 6‚ 1993. The jazz trumpet player is known for helping cofound bebop jazz‚ playing with puffed cheeks‚ playing a custom trumpet that had its bell bent at a 45 degree angle‚ and so much more. Dizzy Gillespie’s contributions to the jazz world go far beyond all that he touched and remains a crucial pioneer for jazz music. Dizzy Gillespie‚ born
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