As I began reading the story The Marble Champ by Gary Soto‚ I realized that the main character‚ Lupe Medrano‚ often compares herself to others. As a result‚ she feels badly about her athletic abilities. She seems to think that she’s only good at something in which she can win. Right at the start of the story‚ Lupe’s accomplishments are impressive. But all Lupe seems to notice is that she cannot run as fast as the other girls in school. Another example of Lupe comparing herself to others
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The Present and Forward Fate of the Elgin Marbles The Parthenon marbles are works of art taken from the Acropolis of Athens by Lord Elgin and brought to England while Greece was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.. Lord Elgin received permission from the Sultan to remove the statues at a price less than what it takes to transport them. Money was not the main motive for Elgin in acquiring them‚ there were wealthy bidders who attempted to buy them from him but he refused. Once in England many
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The Parthenon Marbles Dispute Several art museums around the world have been created with the sole purpose to culturally enlighten and entertain us. An appropriate example is the local Nelson Atkins Museum‚ right here in our own backyard of Kansas City‚ where collections from Asia‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Japan increase our understanding and appreciation for different geographical regions. In England‚ the British Museum is arguably one of the best in the world at displaying this kind of internationalism
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Wilton House is one of the few institutions that possess some of the Arundel marbles‚ and numerous other sculptures. The Arundel marbles are from classical Rome. These possessions reinforce the idea that some objects are collected based on their rarity‚ rather than their intrinsic value. This provides the owner with a certain amount of social persuasion and power because people who visit the Wilton House and see the marbles will be provided with a unique experience. The experience cannot be obtained
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the Parthenon Marbles. In the 19th century‚ Lord Elgin removed Marble sculptures from the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens and sold them to the British Museum where they have been on display since. Arguments of both legal and moral standing have been put forward by both parties‚ in regard to where the Marbles
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Walter C. Gwin Sr. HUMN-B21 Elgin Marbles I will take the position that the Elgin Marbles should remain in the British museum. Ancient artifacts are a means of understanding a culture’s value system‚ their beliefs and their worldview. It is important that these artifacts be preserved as much as possible. The Parthenon is “the greatest of all Greek temples. It was built in the old Doric order‚ even though it was built in the middle of the classical age when the Ionic style was coming into vogue”
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The Elgin Marble is a collection of ancient Greek stone sculpture and architecture. Lord Elgin was the first person who acquired in Athens in between 1801 to 1805. The temple was built for dedication to goddess Athena and it also represents the beginning of democracy. Lord Elgin carried out the work by acquiring 21 figures depicting battles and decoration of the Parthenon. He also acquired the treasures‚ architectural features and objects from other buildings. However‚ the Elgin Marble was illegally
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine which type of alcohol (ethanol‚ butan-1-ol‚ or propan-2-ol) contains the most energy per gram. It was expected that if we burn three alcohols (ethanol‚ propan-2-ol‚ and butan-1-ol) for 2 minutes‚ then butan-1-ol will release the most energy per gram (J/g) because butan-1-ol contains more carbon atoms than other alcohols which means more energy is required to break its chemical bonds and more energy will be released when new chemical bonds are formed
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century. After that‚ the sculptures were bought and placed in the British Museum by the government in 1816 including 247 Parthenon frieze‚ 15 metopes‚ and 17 pediments. I think that was the reason why the sculptures were called with the name Elgin Marbles. Greek government has requested the return of the sculptures to Athens‚ but the British Museum has refused to return them with the reason that the sculptures are protected better in Britain. In my opinion the British Museum should return those sculptures
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