Maggie McGowan Mrs. Hunnicutt Block IV 11 December 2012 The Cunning Athena The myth of Pallas Athena inspired many artists to create marvelous pieces of art. Athena’s myth is about how you can’t run away from your problems and not to be so self-centered. For when Zeus swallowed Metis‚ his intension was to not have his two children born to him because they were going to defeat him. Zeus didn’t know that one way or another; Athena was going to be born. This myth inspired Jacopo Tintoretto to
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really wanted to find similar objects to what we had studied in class so I would have a sound basis of comparison to work with however nothing in the first few galleries caught my eye. There was a sculpture titled ’Unknown Man’‚ that reminded me of the Kore found in Ancient Greece. However‚ there was not sufficient information to write about it‚ so I moved on. The third gallery had a Book of the Dead‚ divided into three chapters. There was a large crowd around this exhibit‚ so once again I moved on.
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encompasses the Māori cultures beliefs of the universe‚ how they came into existence‚ the Gods‚ Te Reo‚ Tikanga‚ Marae and access to whānau‚ hapū and iwi (Durie‚ 2005). The Māori Creation myth is the foundation of the Māori world view. It begins with Te Kore – The Nothingness‚ which evolves into Ahorangi and Ihorangi the female and male potentiality. These potentialities combined and Ranginui‚ the Sky Father and Papa-tū-ā-nuku‚ the Earth Mother were created. (Hyland‚ 2003). Through the birth of their
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HUM 2210 Study Guide: Exam 2 Identify the Following Art and Architectual Works Works of Art aligned to Cultural Periods Minoan Period Bull-leaping fresco from the Palace of Minos‚ Knossos‚ Crete‚ ca. 1500 B.C.E. Priestess with Snakes‚ Minoan‚ ca. 1600 B.C.E. Mycenaean Period Lion Gate‚ Citadel at Mycenae‚ c.a. 1500-1300 B.C.E. Funerary Mask (gold)‚ possibly of Agamemnon‚ c.a. 1500 Greek: Archaic Period Funerary Krater with “Geometric” Decoration‚ c.a. 750 B.C.E
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Japan and the West: Sakoku and Isolationism Japan has been one of the few examples in history of a major world power successfully adopting an ideology of isolationism. There were a number of events that led up to this exclusionary tactic‚ but the end result came about in a form of foreign policy known as sakoku (literally "closed-country")‚ which “culminated in the expulsion of the Portuguese in 1639‚ the eradication of Christianity‚ and the establishment of the Dutch monopoly” (Toby 323). This
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Classical‚ sometimes called the Severe Style‚ which is exemplified in the sculptures for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Here the figures are mainly lifelike but drapery forms are plainer (a change from the archaic Ionian chiton to the more austere peplos for women)‚ and there are deliberate attempts at depiction of emotion in faces and of different ages in rendering of bodies. These innovations were foresworn by Phidias‚ in his design for the Parthenon‚ and replaced by a more idealized realism in
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Markedsbeskrivelse Novo Nordisk‚ Sydafrika Vi har fået til opgave‚ at lave en markedsbeskrivelse af Novo Nordisk A/S i Sydafrika. Novo Nordisk er en virksomhed‚ der producerer insulin til diabetikere‚ men vil forsøge at komme ind i det Sydafrikanske marked‚ med en medicin der forbygger HIV/aids. De vil dog sælge medicinen billigere til kunderne i starten‚ da de i fremtiden håber at Sydafrika kan få stabiliseret deres økonomi. Dermed vil Novo Nordisk kunne få den tabte fortjeneste tilbage 10-20
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The Coca Cola Company The company that I have chosen for my course project is the Coca Cola Company. The reason for my selection is simple‚ I am impressed with growth associated with Coca Cola and plan on further researching and analyzing how such growth of this magnitude is possible. The company was founded in 1886 by John Pemberton as a simple soft drink‚ created solely out of curiosity. John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ mixed together the caramel flavored carbonated drink and initially starting
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Japanese Final Particles and Self-Expressions in Japanese Gay Males Masataka Murakami Haverford College Swarthmore College Abstract Japanese final particles are a gendered‚ optional linguistic feature that is added to a word in a sentence or to the end of a sentence to express subtle nuances commonly in the spoken language. In terms of frequency of use‚ final particles such as zo‚ ze‚ and na are strongly masculine‚ that is‚ they are used most frequently by male speakers whereas wa‚ no‚ and
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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