It’s an important milestone in history everywhere not only the United States. Some appreciation seems justified. The eight foot statue of Benjamin Franklin that stands in front of Boston’s French Second Empire Style Old City Hall has been there since 1856. It was Boston’s first public statue of a person. This piece of art has been there for centuries. Not only is this statue representing history‚ it has now become history itself. Not only that‚ but it was one of Boston’s firsts. Meaning that this sculpture
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One of many Daniel Chester French’s most famous works was the 1920 statue of Abraham Lincoln. The statue weighs 170 tons and is composed of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. Its dimensions are 30 feet from the floor‚ 19-foot seated figure (with armchair and footrest) upon an 11-foot high pedestal. This figure of Lincoln gazes out as if he is looking at you and is constructed a slightly downward expression. Lincoln has his hands resting on the sides as well as his coat unbuttoned. From observing
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are clear. Construction began in 447 B.C.‚ and ended in 438 B.C. The Parthenon was purely a temple to Athena‚ up till the 4th century. The building held many treasures‚ the most magnificent being a statue of Athena in full armor holding Nike‚ Goddess of Victory‚ made purely of ivory and gold. This statue was lost and eventually destroyed in the 5th century‚ Athens now being a province of the Roman Empire. In the 5th century‚ the building was turned into a Christian church. It remained this way for
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Importance of Plebeians In the play Julius Caesar‚ the common people might as well be the most important people to the outcome of the play. Basically whoever has the plebeians support will win the fight‚ they just go for what is appealing to them. They change their minds all time in the play. They are just ignorant people who want “bread and circuses”. The plebeians first show their fickleness in the very first scene of the play when they are speaking of Caesar’s triumph over Pompey. They were
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The American Revolution got rid of the King‚ or the dictator‚ and replaced it with the idea of people participating in the political process. In the painting La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck‚ poor people taking down the statue of King George III with ropes. Everyone was involved in taking down the statue‚ but the poor people seemed to be doing most of the work (Doc.A). The rich whites were treated with more respect than the slaves and poor whites. This picture has no words but we
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“A father tell his son about the Statue of Liberty” In the whole world‚ people are searching for Liberty and no discrimination of who they are. Everyone have different cultures colors and religions. America is known for having many different races and cultures in their country. In the 60’ties racism and discrimination was a big problem‚ not to mention the time where white people had black people as slaves. Because of all this ignorance the KKK got created. KKK was a group of people‚ who hated
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMERS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CORRUPTION BY RAJESH CHINTHAMBI 2014 REGISTRATION ASSIGNMENT 2 INTELLIGENCE IV (INL401F) TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic page 1. Introduction 3 2. Definitions 4 2.1 Forensic investigation 4 2.2 Criminal investigation 4 2.3 Surveillance 4 2.4 Suspect 4 2.5 Information 5 2.6 Crime Intelligence 5 2.7 Informer
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Meliksetian Art 101 August 7‚ 2013 The two art works that I’m going to be talking about are Statue of Venus (the Mazarin Venus)‚ and Gravestone with a Woman and Her Attendant. The Statue of Venus is from the Roman culture‚ it’s located in the room called The Art of the Trojan War. It’s located in the center of the room is the first thing you see once you enter the room‚ on the left side of the statue in the left corner you see The Relief with Achilles‚ Thetis‚ and Worshippers. Gravestone with a
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What kind of impact do statues and memorial sites have on people when they see them? It usually gives them a historical background on who and what the person and event were. Memorializing significant people in history is important because of what they’ve done in America. In this essay I will be writing about many sources that are reasonable when it comes to memorializing those people or events in history. They all have a purpose to be created. They have to portray the actual history that happened
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The United States Marine Corps Memorial “bka” Iwo Jima Statue is one the world’s most impactful monuments is built to symbolize the honor we give to our countries men who have fallen protecting the United States of America. This symbolic concrete cast bronze structure was created by‚ Felix de Weldon in memory of the American Marines who fallen for our country since 1775 dedicated in 1954. Standing at thirty-two feet tall and a flag pole of sixty-feet tall. The Swedish granite base it stands upon
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