Have you ever wondered how Michelangelo Buonarroti made the statue David? Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ poet‚ and engineer of the high renaissance. It was believed that rivalry between city-states of renaissance Italy and the splendors of Milan provoked the Florentine authorities to commission colossal figures to rein the rooftop of their cathedral. The David for Florence Italy is the symbol of republican liberty‚ a young boy with the help of God overcome his tyrant. For
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can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.” (2)The quote above is in the introduction‚ "The Statue That Didn’t Look Right". The quote if in between the end of three of the author’s examples of rapid cognition and right before the author admits that snap decisions can also betray us sometimes. It represents the introductory tone of "The Statue That Didn’t Look Right and of the entire book itself. (3)The quote’s significance
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Tower symbolizes the United Kingdom. The Statue of Liberty‚ officially known as Liberty Enlightening the World‚ represents the United States and incorporates into American life. This statue stands tall as the universal symbol of freedom and liberty‚ welcoming those who seek shelter to escape oppression and injustice in their own home countries. The Statue’s history‚ design‚ symbolic meanings and implications are of significant importance‚ making the Statue of Liberty the face of America.
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Professional Boxer Conceived Roy Jones‚ Jr. has an expected total assets of $45 million. Jones is an American proficient boxer and performing artist. As an expert‚ he has caught various world titles in the middleweight‚ super middleweight‚ light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Roy Jones has earned his total assets from his title wins as expert boxer. He started as an expert on May 6‚ 1989‚ thumping out Ricky Randall in 2 rounds in Pensacola at the Bayfront Auditorium. He is the main boxer in history
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Muhammad Ali is a well-known boxer and civil rights activist. He was born on January 17‚ 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay‚ Jr.. Clay started boxing at the age of 12. In 1960‚ he won the gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer. In 1964‚ he became the heavyweight champion. After his heavyweight title win‚ he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. As a member of the Nation of Islam‚ alongside Malcolm X‚ he fought for equality and civil rights for minorities. Two years later‚
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The American Revolution got rid of the King‚ or the dictator‚ and replaced it with the idea of people participating in the political process. In the painting La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck‚ poor people taking down the statue of King George III with ropes. Everyone was involved in taking down the statue‚ but the poor people seemed to be doing most of the work (Doc.A). The rich whites were treated with more respect than the slaves and poor whites. This picture has no words but we
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The novel‚ Animal Farm‚ was written by George Orwell and published in 1946. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a political satire of a totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship‚ in all probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian Revolution of 1917. The animals of the "Manor Farm" overthrow their human master after a long history of mistreatment. Led by the pigs‚ the farm animals continue to do their work‚ only with more pride‚ knowing that they are working for themselves
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“A father tell his son about the Statue of Liberty” In the whole world‚ people are searching for Liberty and no discrimination of who they are. Everyone have different cultures colors and religions. America is known for having many different races and cultures in their country. In the 60’ties racism and discrimination was a big problem‚ not to mention the time where white people had black people as slaves. Because of all this ignorance the KKK got created. KKK was a group of people‚ who hated
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The name of the artwork I viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is‚ Marble statue of Dionysos leaning on an archaistic female figure. The statue was created between 27 B.C to A.D 68‚ which was during the Augustan or Julio- Claudian period. The original artist is unknown‚ but Vincenzo Pacetti restored it. This artwork caught my attention because the size of the sculpture was different from other artwork in the room. The work is guiding viewers’ attention to a primary focal point‚ which is the bend
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It’s an important milestone in history everywhere not only the United States. Some appreciation seems justified. The eight foot statue of Benjamin Franklin that stands in front of Boston’s French Second Empire Style Old City Hall has been there since 1856. It was Boston’s first public statue of a person. This piece of art has been there for centuries. Not only is this statue representing history‚ it has now become history itself. Not only that‚ but it was one of Boston’s firsts. Meaning that this sculpture
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