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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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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been proven that the Wounded Warrior Project only spends about 60 percent of the donation on the veterans. This is nothing compared to some of the other projects like the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust Spends about 96 percent and Fisher House spend 91 percent on the vets. This just comes to show us just how much this foundation cares about our United States Veterans. Army Staff Sergeant Erick Millette said‚ “Their mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors‚ but what the
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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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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is a compilation of accounts covering a period in American history which should be remembered with shame by all descendants of the Europeans who settled this land. The truths contained within this book show the attempt at the genocide of the Indian nations‚ which rival that of the Holocaust during World War Two. The parcels are too strong to ignore. Beginning with the long walk of the Navaho where children were stolen and sold into slavery and many died during the
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Scott McCulloch THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty is a neoclassical monument that stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. It was given as a gift from France in 1886 and has become a world famous icon. The statue is of great political significance‚ symbolising the ideals of the age it was constructed and reflecting the principles of the American Declaration of Independence‚ a constitution that modern America still has as its political compass. It is also architecturally significant
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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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A Contextual and Iconographical Analysis of the Statue of Osiris The Egyptian people‚ much like many other civilizations‚ were very spiritual and religious. They had many gods and worshiped each of them in many ways. One of the most notable Egyptian gods was Osiris‚ ruler of the Underworld. One of the many ways the Egyptian people showed praise to Osiris‚ and many other gods‚ was to create decorative statues of him. To understand the object and its spiritual connections‚ it is necessary to
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Directed by Joe Berlinger.2009.Amazon Rainforest Ecuador: Entendre Films‚2009.DVD According to Phillip Berryman‚ the current president of Ecuador Rafael Correra has placed “extractive industries central to their developmental strategy” during his tenure as president (Berryman 2016‚
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shoulders. I also noticed that the two people were Mexican. This statue by Jose Jimenez is said to be endorsing illegal immigration on campus. It had been rumored that organizations had been trying to do away with the statue. The statue is not meant to be offensive or promote illegal immigration. It is meant to tell the story of a man crossing into another country in the search for a better lifestyle. By the title of the statue I was able to assume that both of these people were crossing the border
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