Bet-Nahrain. Lamassu is a Neo-Assyrian and/or Akkadian term used to designate a creature‚ combined of a winged lion or bull figure with a human head. As protective deities‚ it was a larger than life statue block that was placed on either side of a late Assyrian palace. It was usually depicted as a "double-aspect" figure‚ apparently possessing five separate legs when viewed from an oblique angle. This allowed for two simultaneous depictions. It appeared to be standing guard when viewed from the front
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Show Some Respect Michel de Montaigne once said‚ “There is‚ nevertheless‚ a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us‚ not only to beasts that have life and sense‚ but even to trees and plants” (Foglia). Respect is the catalyst in the formation of a stepping stone on the path through the forest of life‚ creating bonds with all living creatures along the way. It is through respect that the other six of the seven teachings are formed. Instilled in the youth of my time‚ or
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hristopher David White was born in Bedford‚ Indiana in 1976. He began his career in the arts through drawing and painting. In2008 when he started to work heavily with clay‚ and received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Indiana University in 2012. His work has been featured on several art publications‚ including Juxtapoz‚ Beautiful Decay‚ My Modern Met‚ and This is Colossal. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally‚ and held within numerous private collections. His sculptural
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of literature. In his novel‚ David Copperfield‚ Dickens combines mastery storytelling‚ humor‚ pathos‚ and irony with sharp social criticism and acute observation of people and places‚ both real and imagined. Several are the aspects that make David Copperfield a great literary work‚ but characterization seems to be the secret that has contributed to the success of that novel; namely David the protagonist of the David Copperfield. Unlike other Dickens’s children‚ David was given qualities such as;
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Reflecting on the Youthful David Andrea del Castagno’s The Youthful David aka David with the Head of Goliath is truly a unique work of art. It is one of a kind in that it is the only painted shield that can be attributed to a master artist (Art in Tuscany‚ 2012). The artist’s chosen subject is the biblical story of the young Sheppard boy David who fights and defeats the giant Philistine warrior Goliath. This masterpiece was done in tempera on leather over a wooden shield. It is a product of the
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wrong. Religion continues to be important and associated with positive outcomes in adulthood. In late adulthood spirituality is usually present by a sense of connectedness with God or higher spiritual being. They often have high religiosity which incorporates spirituality by regularly attending church or other religious activities. Death is the final transition in one’s life. No one can escape it. In late adulthood issues involving death arise like organ donor‚ living wills and funeral arrangements
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discuss sex purely for procreation. Therefore from 1820 to 1860‚ the era became known as “Early Victorian True Love” where sex was perceived as an act of true love triggering reproduction and not pleasure. However‚ from 1860 to 1892 an era identified as “Late Victorian Sex-Love” was established and sex converted into desire and economic gain. Consequently‚ in 1892 different interpretations of intercourse inaugurated new identifiers such as heterosexual‚ homosexual and ‘New Woman’. To begin‚ Jonathan
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adjust ourselves to people and the workforce around us. We as humans‚ have many years. The choices we make at a young age have a lot to do with the future‚ that includes the four to five years after high school graduation‚ middle adulthood‚ and our late adulthood. Each one transitions to another‚ not necessarily as perfect as one could be‚ but including many roadblocks and challenges along the way. High school graduation is coming up‚ and along with many other students‚ i’m afraid. I’m afraid of
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The following interview was conducted over several sessions with “Jean” who is in the late adult stage of life. Jean resides at an assisted care facility in Sherman Oaks‚ California. She is a widow‚ her husband of over 50 years having passed away some six years ago. She had an elder brother who also is deceased. She has three adult children and six grandchildren‚ four of whom are adults. She is 83 years old and is in Erikson’s eighth and final stage of psychosocial development. Erikson characterized
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After reading the essay Fallen in Late by Kate Zernike‚ I saw that some researchers made some good points on how cell phones have enabled more people to fall behind schedule‚ and have provided a new crutch the chronically tardy. James E. Katz‚ a professor of communication at Rutgers University‚ says “the cell phone has changed the nature of time and relationships. Just by calling and changing the plans your are able to change being late to being on time.” pg.236. I can agree
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