were carved and erected. There are many different theories about the process of creating these statues‚ and most have components that are not realistic for the real world. There are some theories‚ however‚ that have great possibility to be true. For an argument to be achievable‚ it must be able to work in nature‚ not only on flat land‚ and must be able to be done with the resources provided when the statues were erected. The Moai were carved prior with obsidian tools to honor the deceased‚ then lain
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Katherine Mordan Art Survey Research Paper Prof. Lindt 10/23/11 The Colossal Statue of a Pharaoh The Colossal Statue of a Pharaoh is a piece of Middle Age Egyptian art and it was the piece that caught my eye at the MET. The statue was made around 1919b.c-1885b.c. to represent the reign of the 12th dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat II. It is made out of stone‚ a stone called Granodiorite. It was carved in Aswan
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Introduction The Statue of Liberty (officially named‚ Liberty Enlightening the World) is a monument that was gifted to the USA by France and is of a female person that represents Libertas‚ the Roman goddess of freedom. It was declared on the 28th of October 1886 and is situated on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. History Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholin was asked to design a statue to commemorate the 100th birthday of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was a team effort
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The city has voted and discussed the removal of statues because they want them gone. The article shows that
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THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty by award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is only one hour long‚ but is one of the most powerful films that I have ever watched. It’s a part of a series that Burns has done entitled “America.” Because our society today is struggling with how to respond to refugees and how to uphold the values that the Statue represents‚ the film really resonated with me. I chose the film to study the way that Burns uses archival imagery and narration‚ but the film is
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At one point in time it was believed that there were multiple equestrian statues during the time before the Christianization of Rome. The equestrian statues were created as a representation of their imperial leaders. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius created around 173-176 C.E and located in Musei Capitolini‚ Rome‚ Italy is the only surviving equestrian statue from that era. The Equestrian Statue of General “Mad” Anthony Wayne‚ located in Freimann Square in Fort Wayne‚ Indiana and created
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According to Merriam Webster dictionary online‚ a statue is; ‘’usually a person‚ animal or mythical being made from stone‚ marble‚ metal etc.. a three dimensional representation of a person‚ animal or mythical being produced by sculpturing‚ modeling‚ or casting. (Webster Dictionary Online‚ n.d.).’’ The statue of Memi and Sabu as well as the seated statue of Gudea has a great historical and cultural value in art history. Back in the Middle Ages‚ statues were used in telling stories of culture and societies
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The Statue of Liberty is among one of the most renowned landmarks of America. Standing 305 feet tall‚ it is truly a beacon of accomplishment of Americans. It was built in the 1880s‚ and still stands today on Liberty Island. There are empowering words at the base of the Statue of Liberty that state “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore” “Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden
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ISIS News Analysis Paper Did you know that the most powerful terristic group could be only a few steps away from becoming a state according to the United Nations? Who are they you may ask? ISIS that’s who. This is a very big issue that is going on in the world. A lot of people don’t know much about ISIS; I am hoping to change that. Throughout this paper I am going to touch on a few things; why I chose to research ISIS‚ how the media portrays ISIS‚ what they stand for‚ and the future of ISIS itself
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To begin‚ Isis is a very dangerous group of people. First of all Isis has nuclear weapons. Isis has nuclear weapons that they use to bomb the U.S. and other countries. Next‚ Isis has illegal weapons. Isis imports illegal weapons so they can kill as many people as possible. They use the weapons in terrorist attacks because they are fully automatic. Lastly‚ Isis believes in the “god” Allah. Isis believes that the more people they kill the better their afterlife will be because their god Allah would
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