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    The Parthenon Marbles‚ known also as the Elgin Marbles (pronounced /ˈɛlɡən/‚ with a hard “g”)‚ are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his pupils)‚ inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce‚ 7th Earl of Elgin‚ the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803‚ had obtained a controversial permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the

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    Reliefs from the Mastaba of Tepemankh Source 1 Mariette 1889. Auguste Edouard Mariette. Above are depictions of the construction of furniture by a group of craftsmen and the subsequent trade of their product. The source is very useful as quite a bit of information can be deduced from it. It evidences furniture as being a major commodity within Old Kingdom Industry and suggests that with their everyday possessions‚ Ancient Egyptians had somewhat consumerist tendencies. We can infer that that

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    Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Erick Jones 11/10/11 The Troubled Asset Relief Program‚ also known as TARP‚ was implemented in 2008 as a reaction to the unprecedented financial crisis that was troubling several Wall Street firms. In order to “relieve” the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac‚ in addition to these firms‚ the bailout was to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions in order to strengthen their financial sector. The bailout was later

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    sculpture of the Marble Statue of an Old Woman caught my attention instantly. This Roman copy of a Greek work depicted an elder woman that is less popular to be portrayed compared to depictions of youths. This is most likely because artists wanted to capture an eternal youthfulness of portraits. According to the description tag‚ the sculpture was actually a Roman (14-68 AD) copy of a Greek sculpture‚ dated to around the second century BCE. Marble Statue of an Old Woman‚ was a pentelic marble sculpture.

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    Standing over fifty-eight feet high is the Marble Column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis‚ known as one of the seven wonders of the world. The marble column that stands tall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is different from the rest found at the site of the temple because the capital is slightly smaller than the rest. This indicates that it did not belong to the outer colonnade. The columns at the Temple of Artemis are found to be ionic orders‚ being one of the three different types of orders

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    The Parthenon Marbles‚ known in Britain as the Elgin Marbles‚ were originally located on the islands of Greece. Whilst in Athens‚ in 1805‚ Lord Elgin stole the Parthenon Marbles and took them back to England‚ renaming them the Elgin Marbles. In recent times‚ Greece has reiterated that the marbles were taken illegally and that they ought to be returned to their rightful home‚ creating high tensions between

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    Elisa LastrucciArt History 1A 10/19/14 The Pantheon Marbles custody case The Pantheon Marbles are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures‚ inscriptions and architectural members. This collection was originally part of the Parthenon temple and other buildings around it on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Greece. They are a masterpiece for ancient Greek art and a treasure for the world. Those statues as always been part of the Pantheon complex until the Turkish conquered Greece and gained

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    [pic] DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF (BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM ORDER S.I. 15 1997   Commencement: 1st January‚ 1990. WHEREAS it is provided by section 45(l) of the Companies Income Tax Act‚ section 38(1) of the Personal Income Tax Act  and section 61(l) of the Petroleum Profits Tax Act that if the Minister of Finance by Order declares that arrangements specified in the Order have been made with the Government of any country outside Nigeria with

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    I was living in Marble Falls‚ Texas where the biggest changes were as trivial as a new restaurant opening. Prior to my move to the city of Austin‚ the world around me ran on a constant loop. To most people this sort of lifestyle seems miserable‚ but I wouldn’t trade that time for the world. Living in a small town as well as the city presented me with

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    Marble Champ By Gary Soto

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    In the story ‘’Marble Champ’’ by Gary Soto‚ lupe is someone that wants to be good at something other than school.But as I read I learned that lupe is someone that people would admire. This is because she’s smart‚hardworking‚and a good sport. The first reason lupe is someone to admire is because she’s smart. Shes smart by being a straight A student and by getting A’s means she studied hard and did all of her homework and stayed on top of her work. Another reason why lupe is smart is because she

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