Wonders of the Ancient World There are Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. However‚ the list we have today was not established until the end of The Middle Ages. This list includes: the Great Pyramid‚ the Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ the Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ the Temple of Diana at Ephesus‚ the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus‚ the Colossus of Rhodes‚ and the Pharos of Alexandria. There have been several different lists over the years that have included different wonders. The Great Pyramid
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“Ozymandias” “Ozymandias‚” Shelley’s famous poem‚ reveals the impermanence of human achievement. The poem describes a crumbling statue‚ a “colossal wreck” in the form of a long-lost king. The reader of the poem is thrice-removed from Ozymandias‚ as the speaker relates a story he heard from a traveller who encountered the statue in the desert. A plate beneath the statue reads “Look on my works‚ ye Mighty‚ and despair!” Though Ozymandias presumably means that other mighty kings should despair at their
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Rights and Morality The statue looks like the final chapter in a Warner Brothers cartoon; Bugs Bunny has finally gotten the best of Elmer Fudd. Instead of destroying the gun with a finger down the barrel‚ resulting in a face full of soot for the violent hunter‚ it looks like the famous rabbit decided to gift wrap the weapon. The bullet would likely end up shooting towards the air‚ hitting a branch‚ and knocking out the violent man who aimed to murder with it. While the statue is no cartoon‚ it did
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final paper‚ because it shows Greek’s first nude youth male during Archaic period on ca. 600 BCE. My piece of art is Marble statue of Kouros (male youth) which is characteristically depicted nude with the left leg striding forward and hands clenched at the side. This noble figure of a youth is one of the earliest freestanding marble statues from Archaic Greek‚ Attic. This statue was made with Naxian marble in ca. 590–580 b.c. Around 600 BCE the first monumental figure sculptures appear in Greece
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Carlos Museum at Emory University‚ I was amazed by the many works I saw from ancient times. They ranged from ancient Greek/Roman statues‚ Indian carvings‚ Egyptian mummies‚ to even Central American relics which we haven’t learned about in class. The piece that stood out to me the most‚ and what I will focus on for the rest of this essay‚ is the Aphrodite (Venus) statue‚ which is a Roman copy of the Greek original from the 1st century CE. Upon arriving at the Carlos Museum‚ Aphrodite (Venus)
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the commander. The poses of both major figures also fit their roles in society. Ehenua is depicted standing tall in a strong‚ aggressive pose holding his eben sword. This emphasizes his place as a fierce warrior. Oba Akenzua‚ on the other hand‚ is seated in a pose of leadership and royalty‚ giving a sense of quiet leadership‚ radiating confidence and poise. This reinforces his role and the political and spiritual leader of Benin. The Oba is depicted on his throne making offerings to the ancestors
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helps the person know the ability of muscle power and force that they have in their hands. This will help notify the individual of what activities they can do or withstand. Provided each participant will be able to determine their grip strength in a seated and standing position‚ while being able to compare and contrast their results with the
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it is recognizable that it is a king for some of the symbols seen on him. Such as‚ the headdress which is called nemes which was only wore by kings or goddesses‚ having a cobra on his head which is a symbol of being a king‚ and the position he is seated in which is a static pose for kings in the Egyptian art. The sphinx of Senusret III has nine different symbols under his head. It also has a beard which is something unusual for sphinxes. His eyelids are heavy. The headdress worn on his head and the
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pieces out of all the amazing sculptures and paintings in this museum. I finally made the decision to write about two different pieces‚ from two different cultures‚ time periods‚ and even mediums. The first piece I chose was a sculpture titled “Marble Statue of a wounded Amazon.” The second piece is a painting by Joos Van Cleave titled “The Last Judgment.” I found it difficult to decide which piece of Greek art I wanted to focus on. I took over sixty pictures of Greek art at the museum‚ and probably
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What about the examples that are happening around us. For example‚ the Statue of Liberty has been through a chemical change. It was first a dull brown color‚ and now it is a green color. That happened due to a chemical change. During the Revolutionary War America and France became close friends since the people of France were seeking freedom. So‚ to honor that friendship France gave the U.S. a gift. It was a sculptor’s statue which was called Liberty Enlightening the World. Where the
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