At one point in time it was believed that there were multiple equestrian statues during the time before the Christianization of Rome. The equestrian statues were created as a representation of their imperial leaders. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius created around 173-176 C.E and located in Musei Capitolini‚ Rome‚ Italy is the only surviving equestrian statue from that era. The Equestrian Statue of General “Mad” Anthony Wayne‚ located in Freimann Square in Fort Wayne‚ Indiana and created
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J AMAZON.COM Expanding Beyond Books eff Bezos‚ the CEO of Amazon.com‚ was pleased that his three year-old online start-up‚ www.amazon.com‚ had gone from being an underground sensation for book-lovers on the World Wide Web (WWW) to one of the most admired Internet retailers on Wall Street. To date‚ his attempts to transform the traditional book-retailing format through technology that taps the interactive nature of the Internet has been very successful. Although his company garnered rave reviews
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between Britain and Greece on whether the “Elgin Marbles”‚ also known as the “Parthenon Marbles” should or should not be returned to the rightful owner. It is important to understand what the Elgin Marbles are and the history of them. I will bring forward a few points on why I think they should be returned back to Greece. Keywords: britain‚ greece‚ elgin‚ parthenon‚ return The Elgin Marbles I think the Elgin Marbles‚ also known as the Parthenon Marbles should be returned back to Greece. These classical
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Amazon Dividend policy Amazon.com (NASDAQ.AMZA) had one of the best performing stocks of the internet era. When their stocks collapse in the early 2000’s along with their peers‚ when the internet boom briefly turned broken‚ Amazon decided to broaden its original scope‚ going beyond the book market and include all things e-retail. The company also went in new directions with initiatives that eventually led to the cloud-computing pioneer Amazon Web Services and a host of other business ideas. The
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Syringe  Glass Flask  Calcium Carbonate  Hydrochloric Acid Variable Factors The factors that could slow down or speed up this reaction are:  The size of the Calcium Carbonate (marble) pieces This will affect how fast the acid reacts with the marble‚ the smaller the pieces‚ the bigger the surface area so the reaction can take place faster.  The amount of Calcium Carbonate The more calcium carbonate there is‚ the more carbon dioxide will be produced
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The Statue of Liberty is among one of the most renowned landmarks of America. Standing 305 feet tall‚ it is truly a beacon of accomplishment of Americans. It was built in the 1880s‚ and still stands today on Liberty Island. There are empowering words at the base of the Statue of Liberty that state “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore” “Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden
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Tragedy at Wounded Knee Response Indians in America from the beginning of the new world have always been mistreated. Our American government has run them off their lands massacred thousands and taken their means of life. We killed off all their buffalo made them migrate to camps or reservations were the ground was unable to grow the Indians crops. So the Indians no longer had buffalo to live off or land that was sufficient enough to grow food they were not able to survive the way they were able
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selected is “Statue of a Lion” and has the accession number AO 19520‚ AO 19824. "Statue of a Lion” originated from Mari; however‚ it is currently housed in The Louvre. Showcased in the piece I have chosen are characteristics that aid classifying this object as a 2nd millennium B.C. Mesopotamian art. Characteristics that support its classification are the physical features‚ purpose‚ and comparanda works. Damaged artifacts can appear to have diminutive value‚ this mind frame is obsolete. “Statue of a Lion”
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REDEEMER STATUE. Next‚ Brazil is the home to the World’s biggest Rain forest; Amazon Rain forest. In Addition‚ Brazil has one of the best soccer team in the world because of their successes and support. These three things play a main role in Brazil’s Economy. Brazil is not only home to the world’s biggest Rain forest or the world’s best soccer team it is also the home to one of the Wonders of the World. The Christ the Redeemer Statue is a statue of Jesus Christ. This statue is one
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When approaching gallery 166 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I couldn’t help but notice the magnificent sculpture of the “Bronze statue of Camillus (acolyte).” As I began to study some background information on the early Imperial period of Roman culture‚ one would learn that there was an evident revival. The Romans were building at a fast pace and religious sacrifices were becoming more common. Throughout this Roman period‚ a Camillus (male) or Camilla (female) was the freeborn child of the religious
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