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    battles‚mythology‚ and the ruler of Ancient Greek. Some examples of rulers of Ancient Greek are Polycrates‚Periander‚Evagoras‚etc. What Material Did They Use To Build Sculptures. They built the sculptures out of entirely used bronze or marble.It was easy to use bronze and marble because it was very easy to form and was very durable.Chryselephantine (kris-elefan-tin)Sculptures used gold that often were in leaf form that were used to build the hands and the

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    “The Waldorf Astoria was the world’s first skyscraper hotel and today still exudes the glamour and grandeur of a luxury hotel.” Built In 1893‚ Multi-Millionaire William Waldorf Astor opened the 13-story Waldorf Hotel on the site of his home at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street in New York City. The hotel was designed by renowned architect Henry Hardenbergh (Hardenbergh is best known for his hotels and apartment buildings‚ some of which include: The Dakota apartments‚ The Vancolear‚ The Plaza

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    The bronze set of bells is personified to be screaming. They are screaming because Poe personified them to be‚ and when the bronze is heard it means there is danger. In this case the danger is fire. The bronze set of bells are also “filled with fear” by shrieking. Poe personifies the iron bells when he says “To the throbbing of the bells” and “To the sobbing

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    both made the same media casted bronze. The fourteen year old dancer has been portrayed wearing a bronze vest and shoes‚ a cotton skirt and satin ribbon a combination which displays different surface qualities thus creating a strong contrast of tactile texture. This is emphasized by Ragans R. (2002: 203) by saying: What an unusual combination of textures! The figure of the Young dancer is cast in bronze. Even the vest and the ballet Shoes she wears are bronze. To that degas added a skirt made

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    Berlin. The base of the column is quadrangular‚ each vertex having a bronze sculpture symbolizing Law‚ War‚ Justice and Peace. Originally there were nine steps leading to the base‚ but due to the sinking of the ground fourteen more steps were added. On the main face of the base‚ which faces downtown Mexico City‚ there is the following inscription: "The Nation to the Heroes of Independence". In front of this inscription is a bronze statue of a giant lion led by a child‚ representing strength and the

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    wasted my life‚” it is revealed that the character has worked hard his whole life. The main character appreciates the small things in life. He notices the bronze butterfly‚ over his head‚ asleep on the black tree trunk. In addition‚ the cowbells in the distance can be heard. This demonstrates that he now appreciates the small things in life. The bronze butterfly

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    which not only captivated but enticed me with their unique beauty and grace. This made it quite difficult to pick just one work of art. However‚ as I passed through each exhibit and entered into Weatherspoon’s outside sculpture garden‚ I noticed one bronze sculpture in particular which held my attention and left a significant impression on me. This sculpture was Lunalilo by Deborah Butterfield. Deborah Butterfield is an American sculptor born in San Diego‚ CA‚ on May 7th‚ 1949 (artnet). This talented

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    The impact of the connection between Europeans and indigenous people was beneficial to Europeans but a tragedy of many for the native people. A respected person named Christopher Columbus went on voyages to find a way to travel to Asia but he ended up meeting the Indies in Central America. He was recognized by other explorers that wanted to explore America. Europeans called the new territory the New World but there were already developed societies. Europeans saw America as a new place to seize new

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    he result if European exploration in the early modern time period between 1450 and 1750 negatively impacted the foreign nations that it came in contact with by exhibiting various failed labor systems‚ countries restricting foreign interaction as well as trade and the rise of the Portuguese in the Atlantic Slave Trade. One effect of the expansion of Europeans was various unsuccessful labor systems in the Americas‚ Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa‚ a Spanish missionary‚ expressed his opinion about the

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    organization. Their mission is to improve access to education‚ health‚ promote and protect the rights of children‚ young people and women‚ and to provide opportunities for income generation. Between 2008 and 2012‚ SUFA is supporting development projects in Benin‚ Côte d’Ivoire‚ Ghana‚ Kenya‚ Uganda‚ and Nigeria. They have recently sent over 100 laptops to Uganda with the help of the USA’s One Laptop Per Child organization. In the past five years‚ SUFA has helped Mozambique reduce poverty from 70% to 55%

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