"Reclining Pan in the St. Louis Art Museum" Reclining Pan (St. Louis Art Museum‚ 138:1947) also known as Drunken Satyr‚ a marble sculpture modeled by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli in early 16th century‚ is portraying Pan‚ the god of the woods‚ fields‚ and flocks in the reclining position. The sculpture was owned by the powerful Barberini Family in Rome‚ then purchase by St. Louis Art Museum in1947.1 Reclining Pan at the St. Louis Art Museum under discussion presents a commanding image of the
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WWII led to unemployment‚ food shortages‚ and strikes. Even though the unemployment rate dropped from twenty-five percent to ten‚ many workers would not put up with the appalling conditions. The two wars were different in some ways‚ but were also similar in other areas. World War I was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ when nineteen year old Gavrilo Princip shot both the Archduke and his wife‚ Sophie‚ in their car on June 28th‚ 1914. The assassination led to Austria-Hungary
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Roy’s The Tin Flute (originally titled Bonheur d’occasion) is a quintessential novel of Canadian social history. While Gabriel Roy’s first novel is a work of fiction‚ it very carefully and accurately depicts the times‚ circumstances‚ experiences‚ and feelings of Canadian society before World War II. Set in 1939 and 1940‚ during the first year of Canada ’s contribution to World War II‚ The Tin Flute is a harsh depiction of the all so common life in poverty found throughout Canada. The Tin Flute is
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As the women remain gathered‚ in N’Diayene‚ the strike against the French management‚ has evolved into a struggle for rights‚ not just for men‚ but for society as a whole. It is the women whom become the This particular passage exemplifies the women’s influence not only in the struggle for equality but an uprising for women. Though many of these women are old‚ they still posses the strength and the will to fight and are relentless. The women are also very resourceful and very tactful as the
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Estrada Mrs. Gourde English 1 27 March 2016 Music in the Elizabethan Era “How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night. Like softest music to attending ears!” (Shakespeare 772). In this quote‚ Romeo is referring to him and Juliet talks about their love as if it was sweet‚ soft and pure as music. Romeo’s quote might well be referring to someone playing the lute‚ which was the most common of the instruments back in the Elizabethan Era‚ because of its soft‚ tender‚ and sweet sounds it produced when played
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(Wikipedia). A second major blow to the Bolivian economy was the decline of tin production in the early 1980’s. Formerly the backbone of the Bolivian economy‚ tin production declined by 30 percent between 1980 and 1984 and during this time the world market prices also fell by 27 percent. The mining industry dominated the Bolivian economy from 1557 to 1985. In 1985‚ however‚ the international tin market crashed‚ and in 1987‚ tin accounted for only 4 percent of GDP‚ 36 percent of exports‚ 2.5 percent
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The Progressive Era reformers and the federal government did bring about many reforms at the national level. The Progressive reformers were able to bring issues such as women suffrage‚ and black rights into the consciousness of Americans‚ but these two reforms were forgotten by President Woodrow Wilson. The reformers were more successful with improving working conditions in the meat packing industry. The more successful reforms by the federal government were trust busting and the passage of child
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As I read pages 77-78‚ even though I didn’t like it‚ I found out why Amir didn’t do anything to help Hassan. All his life‚ he wanted to make his father proud‚ and he knew with the blue kite he would accomplish that. This part of the book is similar to a window. I was looking into Amir’s hardest decision in life and why he did what he did. Through Amir’s eyes‚ Baba’s praise was more important than Hassan’s safety. It gave me a view of hardships I never (and hope to never) experience. Hassan was put
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1. My experience in the Matrix is similar to your Allegory of the Cave in the sense that it has taught me how to perceive my reality and to differentiate between what is real and what is not. Your allegory talks about prisoners being trapped in a cave‚ restricted by chains with their backs towards the exit‚ only being able to see shadows produced by a source of fire. This means that the shadows are the only thing they know‚ which is their reality. Once someone is able to breakthrough and find
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The classical era was in Greece‚ Rome‚ China‚ and India‚ which came from Europe and Asia. This was between 1000 B.C. and 500 A.D. during the golden ages. The classical age was a time when the Greeks and Romans heavily influenced Europe and Asia. The legacies of the classical era still influence us today. The most influential legacies of the classical era were intellectual ideas from India and the architecture in Rome because they shaped our physical environment and helped shape our societies. Intellectual
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