There as few as 200 Guarneri violins still left‚ meaning that they fetch high prices at auctions and are highly prized possessions of their owners. For the every day violin player‚ a Stradivari or Guarneri price tag is way out of their reach but fiddlers all over the world delight in researching about their beloved instruments. One can dream of owning one of the world’s most prized and most expensive violins‚ after all what is life without a dream? For serious musicians‚ a highly sought violin
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World Civilizations 7 October‚ 2013 Kushite burials: their impact and origins‚ The kingdom of Kush is one of the most unmentioned and ignored of all ancient Nubian civilizations; surprising‚ due to the fact that Kush overthrew the Egyptian government and had control for it for some time. The Kingdom of Kush had an interesting culture‚ which can be seen by observing some of the burials discovered in the capital of the Kushite kingdom‚ Kerma. To better understand the culture if this kingdom one
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Analysis Essay “The Gift of the Magi” September 29‚ 2008 Prompt: O. Henry makes a statement about gift giving in his short story “The Gift of the Magi.” State what he says about gift giving and [discuss two ways he uses the story to make his statement.] In “The Gift of the Magi” O. Henry makes the statement that the wisest gift are those from the heart. He makes this point by [creating admirable characters] and by [using an allusion to the Magi.] [O. Henry’s statement that the
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the weather‚ rain‚ thunder and lightening and he also defeated Vritra and it was apparent that the people based their lives on Indra‚ and completely believed in him. 3. Their economic life centered on their cattle and cattle was a prized possession because they provided meat‚ milk‚ and butter. Cattle were so important that the Aryans even used them as money. The number of cattle a person owned measured an individuals wealth‚ so the cattle imagery was the sign of wealth and power.
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Maggie Jiang Mr. Lunn Pre-AP English 9 December 2016 Sympathy for A Cyclops "Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about” (Mass). Every being on this world has their own struggles‚ their own hardships‚ that they must face. However‚ few receive the sympathy they deserve. No one thinks about feeling sympathy for a horrific monster. Polyphemus the cyclops from Homer’s poem‚ The Odyssey is an atrocious creature who deserves sympathy. Although he was cruel to Odysseus’s men
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he is talking to a little child. And he says that as he is giving her money‚ which makes their interaction seem almost of a grown grandparent giving money to his precious‚ favorite young granddaughter. All of which makes Nora seem more like a prized possession than an equal partner in marriage. This is how Ibsen first introduces Nora to the audience‚ as a simple minded‚ obedient trophy-wife. Little does the audience know‚ though‚ this is but the role Nora plays in the
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Mcmurphy breaking the picture window was a turning point in the story. The picture window was a prized possession of Nurse Ratched. It was the difference between her and the patients. She was on one side of the window while the patients were on the more unfortunate side. In a therapy session‚ R.P breaks the window‚ in the movie and in the novel‚ to get cigarettes. The glass breaking wasn’t only a turning point in the story‚ but also for Mcmurphy. McMurphy became a larger than life character to the
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character named Walt Kowalski. Walt is a racist‚ lonely‚ troubled Korean War veteran‚ and a retired auto worker from a Ford Motor Company factory. After losing his wife‚ the only important things he has left in his life are his dog‚ Daisy‚ and his prized possession car‚ a 1972 Ford Gran Torino. Throughout the film‚ Walt has to put his racist views aside to help his Hmong immigrant neighbors stay safe from the local gang in their crime filled neighborhood in Detroit. At first Walt can not stand his neighbors
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under her eyes showed that. She was worried‚ for the holiday season was fastly approaching and Noelle had nothing‚ but herself to offer her husband. Well she also had two little lanternfish tucked away. Though the fish would look hysterical on the prized china Dan uses every non-denominational holiday they celebrate. Noelle really wanted to get a beautiful squid that would help show the elegance of the plate. Noelle continued to think of her predicament. As Noelle did everyday‚ she checked on her
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Throughout the world‚ there have been millions of refugees fleeing their homes. Refugees are people who are forced to leave their home because of the fear that they are unsafe. When they are forced to leave‚ they leave behind many dear possessions. When that happens their lives start to turn “inside out”. But‚ when they mourn those losses and finally accept that those losses are gone‚ their lives finally start to go “back again”. In the novel “Inside Out and Back Again”‚ Ha; a girl who just turned
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