Audrey Pfeifer Artwork: Human–headed winged lion (Lamassu); 883–859 B.C.; Neo–Assyrian period‚ reign of Ashurnasirpal II; Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)‚ northern Mesopotamia; Alabaster (gypsum); H. 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. ! 1 Audrey Pfeifer ART 111 Professor Scheriff 13th November 2014 Ashurnasipal II – Human-headed Winged Lion (Lamassu) Ashunasipal II was one of the great‚ if not the greatest‚ king of Assyria and ruled from 883-859 B.C.E.. He was one of the earliest conquers of Assyria and he
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protagonist who falls madly in love. Though not all protagonists are handsome men/women; such as Beauty and the Beast‚ King Kong‚ and Penelope‚ all these stars lack the appearance of normal people. Their appearance ranges from a beast‚ an ape‚ or a pig‚ but true love is what can set them free. There are major differences and similarities between each film‚ but only one major theme; love. King Kong is about the giant gorilla that is captured by Carl Denham’s crew and taken to New York City. That’s just
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to the lion of Nemea Tifo’n son and Equidna‚ knocked down the fields devouring to the people and to the cattle‚ it was therefore‚ invulnerable. The first task of Hercules was to kill it. Leon had like mulberry a cave with two entrances‚ Hercules plugs one of them and enters by the other to surprise the fierce one. He embraces it tightening it until drowning it‚ later with the own claws of Leon he skins it and he takes for if same his skin and its head like helmet. Zeus placed to the lion within the
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Kings‚ by the definition from Merriam-Webster‚ are male sovereign heads of state who legitimize their rule through claims of divinity and shared blood relationship with their predecessor. Tyrants‚ on the other hand‚ punish their subjects in order to maintain their power and override any means of change that would challenge their reign. However‚ both‚ whether real or legend‚ find their way in Greek mythology and culture as well as Roman mythology and culture‚ at times playing key roles‚ with some
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plot is in which way what happens is revealed and how the events of a story are arranged. Plot is shaped by many things for example experiences and interactions between characters. In the of the short story by Alberto Alvaro Rios titled “The Secret Lion” the plot revolves around two twelve year old boys that are new to junior high school. It talks about how the boys see the world through children’s eyes and how as time passes reality starts to sink in and starts to change how they view their surroundings
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Being a great fan of Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam I’ve always been inspired by him. I’m one of those lucky ones who had the golden opportunity to meet him in person when I was in 9th grade. I was ignited by his thoughts and views and I thought Vision 2020 was the best action plan we could have for our beloved country- INDIA. But then today while I was writing this post my Dad happened to have a look at what I was up to. He asked me what my vision for India was. I said all the great things that I had read
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A Web quest Go to HYPERLINK http//www.politicalcompass.org www.politicalcompass.org and click on take the test. Take the test to find out where you land on the political compass and plot it here My Political compass Economic Left/Right 0.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian 0.87 Q Do the results surprise you Why or why not A No‚ they do not surprise me‚ because I dont really know a lot about political issues‚ they dont really spark my interest. However I do feel that
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Lion Of The Desert’ Movie Summary Between two world wars‚ a struggle for freedom took place in Libya within the African desert. The movie Lion of the Desert"‚ is a historically accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader‚ Omar Mukhtar‚ teacher by profession‚ guerilla by obligation. Mukhtar committed himself to a war that could not have been won in his own lifetime. He skillfully led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931. This movie takes place during the
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known as European or Eurasian cave lion and cave bear. European cave lion lived from about 370‚000 to 10‚000 years ago. From the paintings and the fossils that have been found we can say that cave lion is much bigger that the normal lions that we know today. Rounded‚ protruding ears‚ tufted tail‚ and perhaps faint‚ tiger-like stripes are the common thing between all of the lion caves. Mountain lion was living in Europe until the last European Ice Age. Cave lion lived in the same time pried that man
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They deserve to finally be heard and understood. Characters with mental disorders are not the only ones being recognized: mentally healthy people are too. The film Lion‚ directed by Garth David‚ and A Beautiful Mind‚ directed by Ron Howard‚ each exhibit characters that are one of two types: mentally stable or mentally ill. In the movie Lion‚ the protagonist—Saroo—is played by Dev Patel. His adoptive mother‚ Sue
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