would be like lying next to her. Realism replaced and changed Romantism and provides a great contrast of change within a short time period. The piece I choose to compare to Odalisqu is Olympia by Edouard Manet‚ which is also oil on canvas created in pairs 49 years later in 1863. The Realism in this piece is easy to see after a few minutes of observations. This woman displays in this picture was not like the one before. She is a prostate and we can see this by the way she carries herself and the fact
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HSC Unit 1: Pompeii and Herculaneum By the end of this unit‚ you will know about: • The early stages of occupation of P and H • A historical overview of P and H before the eruption • The physical environment (setting‚ natural features‚ resources) of P and H • Plans and streetscapes of both cities • What kind of sources are available (written and archeological) on P and H • The limitations and reliability of the sources‚ and how
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Long ago‚ during the time of knights and dragons‚ there lived a king named Midas. He was considered one of the richest men on earth‚ but just like the many wealthy people around‚ money did not bring much happiness to him. Unsatisfied‚ he then assumed that perhaps being the richest among the rich could be the answer to his desires for a better life. <br> <br>Once‚ our friend was sitting on his throne‚ contemplating the meaning of life like he always did at lonely times‚ when his honorable servants
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the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum‚ is the largest of only three arches to endure in Rome today. Several of the attractive sculptures on the Arch of Constantine were taken and included from other monuments. For example‚ the eight roundels set in pairs above the side arches symbolizing scenes of hunting and sacrifice‚ are from the time of Hadrian. Also‚ the eight rectangular reliefs in the attic we brought from an arch that was made in AD 176 to celebrate the numerous victories of Marcus Aurelius
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Introduction In this paper‚ different perspectives of the nature of poetic language will be illustrated by using a stylistic analysis of a poem‚ „Sonnet 55‟‚ written by William Shakespeare (see Appendix for full poem). In the stylistic analysis‚ the use of sound and rhythm to convey complement meaning by Shakespeare will be in focus here. Poetic function in poem Poetic language is a type of language that commonly found in poetry1. According to Jakobson (1960)‚ formalists believe poetic
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circular ruins in the north. Upon resting there‚ he finds that his wounds magically heal -- nor is he surprised to see this. The temple ruins appear to have one been colored like fire‚ but to now be colored ash‚ destroyed by fire. Crowning the ruins is a statue of what might be either a horse or tiger‚ made of stone. The man feels an obligation to sleep‚ and finds offerings by him when he awakes‚ which he takes to mean that the locals either "sought his favor‚ or feared his magic" (96). He then begins to
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Nadia Gondal Prof. Del Almo ARHS- 106 Perseus with the head of Medusa & Faun Teased by Children Choosing a specific piece of art to write about is not the easiest task. Art is so subjective and there are so many different types and styles from which to choose. My own personal preference tends toward the classic; structure over abstract. I would have to say the thing that most impresses me about any artwork is the skill and the craftsmanship put into a piece. When I say craftsmanship I
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1 Corruption in Local Government Abstract: Local government is the grass root level governance which is related to the development of a country. To improve governance of a state Govt. must remove corruption from all tiers of local government. In this assignment we try to our best to finding out corruption in local government with proper field investigation‚ and then we should give some recommendation to remove corruption from local government. Introduction: It is beyond doubt that
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Scot Lamothe 4/24/2013 Fine arts 204.01 Achilles and Ajax playing Dice On April 17th‚ we went to the museum of fine arts in Richmond Virginia. There I saw an ancient pot on display. The pot was a black figure amphora that is round and had an approximately height of 16 inches. The amphora is made of terracotta clay‚ and is thought to have been made around 510 BC. The pot is circular with a neck at the top which allows for pouring. The base of the neck is the widest point of the amphora which
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In October 2002 was the beginning of what seemed like the longest three weeks in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The shooting spree killed 10 people and in injuring 3 with sniper like wounds. No one wanted to believe what was happening. This horrific attack lasted 23 days. It all started in the late afternoon on October 2 2002‚ when a victimless shot was fired through a window of a Michaels Craft. Then again at 6:30 p.m.‚ James Martin‚ a 55-year-old was shot and killed in the parking lot of a grocery
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