not only honor the goddess‚ Nike‚ but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Modern excavations suggest that the Victory occupied a niche in an open-air theater and also suggest it accompanied an altar that was within view of the ship monument of Demetrius I Poliorcetes (337–283 BC). Rendered in white Parian marble‚ the figure[3] originally formed part of the Samothrace
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Morris Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama‚ now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president‚ won on November 7‚ 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning‚ Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7‚ 2012 giving thanks
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HISTORY SUMMARY 1865-1990 1865-1900 In the years following the Civil War the United States was transformed by the enormous growth of industry. Once‚ the United States was mainly a nation of small farms. By 1900‚ it was a nation of growing cities‚ of coal‚ steel‚ and of engines and fast communications. Though living standards generally rose‚ millions of industrial workers lived in crowded‚ unsanitary slums. In the north‚ industrial violence was common and occurred on numerous occasions.
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New Kingdom‚ our great and benevolent Ramesses II ruled not only Egypt‚ but other Asiatic colonies to the North and to the East. I‚ Akash‚ am a royal scribe that has been tasked in foretelling the facts that not only led to our Pharaoh’s glorious victory at Kadesh‚ but as well as his massive state-building projects that will remain standing for decades. Throughout the Egyptian lands‚ with Nubia‚ Kush‚ and Elephantine in the South to Ramesseum in the North near Luxor‚ the Great God-King has established
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win the “currency war”? A study on the article “One more such victory” from “The economist” Anul 2011 Facultatea de Finanțe‚ Asigurări‚ Bănci și Burse de Valori One more such victory The emerging economies are winning the currency war. No one is celebrating The article we are commenting on today appeared in the online edition of “The Economist” on October‚ 1st and is called “One more such victory”. It brings out the situation of some emerging economies that seem
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Barack Obama`s victory speech The just reelected president‚ Barack Obama enters the stage a few hours after he announced his victory‚ supported by his family. He is going to deliver his victory speech which turns out to be one of his best speeches ever. It seems to be no ending to the cheering‚ but when the audience finally stops clapping‚ the first thing Obama says is thank you. He says that the task of perfecting the union moves forward‚ and that it moves forward because of the people of the
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Cheyanne Ervin APUSH‚ Period: 2 Ms. Check 14 January 2013 Chapter 16: Conquering a Continent‚ 1861-1877: * Essential Question: What factors helped advance the integration of the national economy after the Civil War? Section 1: The Republican Vision: * Integrating the National Economy: * Reshaping the former Confederacy after the Civil War supplemented a Republican drive to strengthen the national economy to overcome limitations of market variations that took place under previous Democratic
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meaningful? After reading “1865-1914: A Brief Overview”‚ I must admit that I already possessed knowledge of the historical occurrences and changes in society that occurred between 1865 and 1914. However‚ because I obtained this knowledge from a United States history course‚ I was not necessarily aware of the changes in literature that were taking place during this time period. From this article‚ I have learned that literature was undergoing an evolution between 1865 and 1914‚ and that there was
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ENGL 2‚ MWF 12:10 Jordan Morgan November 9‚ 2012 “A Pyrrhic Victory” Analysis For years there has been the never-ending controversial issue regarding condom being distributed within the United States high schools. January 8‚ 1994‚ Anna Quindlen publishes her article‚ “A Pyrrhic Victory‚” in the New York Times‚ where she states that not allowing condoms to be distributed in high schools is self-defeating‚ harmful to students‚ and inconvenient for parents. Quindlen attempts to persuade readers
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Title: “The South Since 1865” Author: John Samuel Ezell Publisher: The Macmillian Company‚ New York Length: 511 Reading Time: 2 weeks Reading Rating: 6 (1=very easy; 10=very difficult) Overall Rating: 7 (1=poor; 10=Outstanding) SCOPE The South Since 1865 delivers an entertaining account and perspective on the drastic changes in the South. This book is an excellent resource to students‚ educators and history enthusiasts. In reviewing the book‚ the principal criteria included content
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