In 1982 a restoration was done on the 305 ft. green lady that we all know as the statue of Liberty. This restoration cost 87 million dollars to do! The statue was in good condition because her skin is made out of copper‚ but with driving winds‚ and whipping rains her torch wasn’t holding up so well. The torch is where the restoration took place. The statue of Liberty was originally brought to America in the late 1800’s. It was presented to us by the French as a gift of friendship. It was designed
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Marble Statue of a Youthful Hercules‚ a Roman marble sculpture from A.D. 69 to 98‚ Flavian dynasty‚ depicts the Greek Mythology hero: Hercules . In contrast‚ Commemorative Portrait of a Chief (Lefem)‚ an African wood sculpture from 19th to early 20th century‚ is an portrayal of one of the rulers of Bangwa chiefdoms . Both sculptures contain concepts of the power and strength using the idealized male figure and reflect the physical perfection of the beauty of the ideal
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This paper is going to compare two statues: statue of Memi and Sabu and a seated statue of Gudea. Both figures have been purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and are displayed there. I will start with writing about the origin and the age of both figures‚ and then compare materials used to create them‚ as well as the style and function of both of them. The first piece‚ The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu‚ originates from Egypt and it is a 4th Dynasty figure of a couple
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scholarships. At Oriel College‚ there is a statue of Cecil Rhodes that has caused extensive protest recently‚ as people are angered at the representation of someone responsible for the abuse and slaughter of the native South Africans for personal gain. Many students argue for the removal of the statue because it represents racism‚ but Oxford insists on keeping the statue due to donors who threaten to withdraw their gifts if it is taken down. The statue of Cecil Rhodes should be removed from Oriel
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Statue of Liberty Color Change There have been many discussions on why the Statue of Liberty has changed color over the years. The true color of the Statue of Liberty was a reddish-brown‚ copper. Now‚ it is a blue-green color that most people recognize it for. The true reason for the color change is chemical reactions due to aging. Indeed‚ statues age just as people do‚ and like people‚ it changes in appearance over time. The Statue of Liberty‚ being made of copper and being outside‚ has experienced
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The Votive Statue of Gudea had powerful meaning for the people of Mesopotamia. It was a sign of hope and help the people know that there will be more food for the people. This statue shows a lot of sign of respect to Judea. As they worship Gudea‚ the people hope to have more resources. This statue shows a connection of the mortal being and the God communicating with each other to make sure the people of the Mesopotamia is living nicely. While the statue has symbolic figures‚ it has to mean to the
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We bought some tickets and flew to Michigan. In Michigan airport‚ our family picked us up‚ I had not seen them before either. It was great to meet them. We did not do much that day‚ as the flight had made us tired. But the next day‚ we went to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island‚ which is in New York Harbour. I took quite a few pictures
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As we all know‚ nowadays in many countries‚ families tend to have fewer members than in the past. However‚ many people think that large families are better than small ones. Thus‚ this essay will write about the advantages and disadvantages of a large family. I think the greatest benefit of a big family is people can help each other. For example‚ in the free time‚ the elder brother can teach his younger sister how to do her homework‚ housework or the grandparent can share their own experiences
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The Large Ant as an Ineffectual Critique of Human Moral Nature What is “human nature”? Do a natural set of behavioral paradigms govern our morals at the most basic level? And more importantly‚ are those prescribed behaviors inherently good‚ or naturally evil? The Large Ant by Howard Fast depicts human nature as leaning toward the latter. Many other artistic and literary works seem to take this position‚ arguing that because humans have the capacity to commit evil deeds‚ they must themselves be
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where you are from‚ it is important to remember that place’s history. However‚ the question is should you build statues to honor the parts of your history that you aren’t proud of? There are statues all over the southern parts of North America of Confederate generals‚ and some people consider these statues to be very offensive. On one side of the conflict‚ people argue that the statues are offensive and were put up to remind minorities (specifically African Americans) what could happen to them‚ or
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