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    took the pottery world by storm during her lifetime. She won several awards and is the most well known ceramist of her time. She was also the creator of an extravagant vase called the Scarab Vase. "It’s the Mona Lisa of ceramics‚" said Ronald Kuchta‚ the art director of the Everson Museum (ARTS : Thieves Take $500‚000 Scarab Vase). Robineau was born in Connecticut in 1865 and died in New York in 1929. In her early life‚ she became interested in china painting. Samuel Robineau‚ who was also very

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    Niobid Painter‚ named after his most famous glazed ceramic vase paintings‚ is one of the most well known vase-painters of classical Athens Greece and is appreciated for his soft and balanced work of art. In the Red Figure Amphora with Musical Scene‚ in the scene that is believed to be the first of the two‚ the women in the woman’s quarter of the house‚ are elaborately dressed and are preparing far a music session. The scene depicts a seated woman relaxing while fingering a barbiton. Directly above

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    personal information can cause serious troubles to people’s life and selling others’ information for commercial purposes has long been regarded as unethical behaviour in business world. With the backdrop of the recent privacy violations committed by the Octopus Card Company ‚wherein they sold the personal information of users to corporations‚ we thought it was of the utmost importance to increase awareness about the severity of the issue by providing users’ with thorough research on the issue as well as

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    Greek civilisation (a) The Minoan civilisation (around 3000-1450 BC) (i) The Minoans lived on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea from about 3000 BC. (ii) We call them Minoans after their king‚ Minos. (iii) They traded with the ancient Egyptians and the people living in the Fertile Crescent; they knew how to write‚ make pottery and jewellery‚ and build palaces. They developed their own civilisation which we call the Minoan civilisation. (iv) The Minoan civilisation ended when the

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    technology that we know of to move stones weighing 50 ton in order to arrange them in a specific location which is now known as Stonehenge. The next wonder that will be explored is the Nile which is the longest river in the world. During the period of the Minoan civilization the myth of Atlantis was in the center of this time period. The last wonder that will be explored is the Parthenon. This facility suffered severely from destruction‚ but has rich history especially to multiple religious populations.

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    the size of the vase‚ the amount of distilled water in the vase and the room temperature. 

2.    Cut the stems of the pompons‚ alstroemeria and sunflowers in a slanted angle using the scissors provided. Fill the 12 vases with equal amounts of distilled water. Label three vases each as 0‚ 1‚ 2 and 3. The three sets of vases correspond to the three species of flowers. Place one stalk of each type of flower inside the vases labeled as 0‚ 1‚ 2 and 3. Add one teaspoon of sugar to the vases labeled 1‚ two

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    issues created by the development of the technology. In 2009‚ the government realised that there was a need for reform of the PDPO and conducted the public consultation. In 2010‚ due to the strong public reaction with regards to the incident involving Octopus Holding Limited for its unauthorized sale of the personal data of its customers‚ it reflected the necessity for the reform of the Ordinance. In June 2012‚ the Legislative Council passed the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance which tried

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    Vance Watrous claims many things about this piece-- which some are reasonably true. In his article‚ “The Origin and Iconography of the Late Minoan Painted Larnax‚” he address this Larnax and asserts that the piece depicts a “hunter pursuing a deer on its left panel” (Watrous‚ 299). This statement is universally understood as fact-- there is a hunter and a deer on the left panel. For the most

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    Michael “Chuck” Jacobs 9/19/2012 ENG 261-ND1 Mrs. Kaylor Sir Arthur Evans and the Palace of King Minos In the early 1900s‚ an archaeologist and scholar by the name of Sir Arthur Evans discovered the Palace of King Minos. After Crete claimed its independence‚ Evans purchased five acres of hilly land‚ which he and his assistants began to excavate. This project kept his attention for about thirty years. In this period of time‚ he and his team made many discoveries that are related to the epic

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    had finished their work. If they did their work properly‚ Jiro gave reward‚ that was given by praised them directly like said “good job”. So‚ it was like an intrinsic reward for the employees. Fifth‚ Jiro chose the best dealer‚ such as tuna dealer‚ octopus dealer‚ shrimp dealer and rice dealer.

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