One of my favorite pieces of art that we have studied so far is the statue Kritios Boy. I am very intrigued by the background history of this statue. It is believed to have been created by the sculptor Kritios hence the name of the statue. The Kritios Boy is one of the first statues to focus on how a person actually stands. The term for this is contrapposto. According to Google‚ Contrapposto is an Italian word meaning counterpose. It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure with most
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Nomination of Creative Hero: Alan Turing Team B: Teresa Pike‚ Gabriel Berumen‚ Kara Kahler‚ Gary Hopson‚ Tammy Jager PHL/458 April 13‚ 2015 Courtney Moore Alan Turing Alan Turing‚ founder of computer science‚ mathematician‚ philosopher‚ codebreaker‚ and visionary before his time (Hodges‚ 1995). Turing is known for developing the proof which states that automatic computation cannot solve all mathematical problems‚ concept also known as the Turing machine (BBC History)‚ he played a vital role in deciphering
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William J. Bennett‚ a great spokesman for American conservatives‚ has powerfully argued as the title indicates in his article "Against Gay Marriage." One does not have to agree with Bennett to appreciate the strength and goodness of his mind. Still‚ although he raises serious objections to same-sex marriage‚ his argument overall reads more like an outline‚ lacking specifics and expert opinions‚ referring to only one organized‚ careful study‚ and committing a number of logical fallacies which muddy
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Olivia Brasacchio U.S. History Block 4 05/08/12 “A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible” Thomas Hardy. The purpose of the War Powers Resolution act of 197 3 was to ensure that both Congress and the President share in making decisions that could potentially get the U.S. involved in hostilities or imitate danger. U.S. Presidents have consistently agreed that the War Powers Resolution Act is an unconstitutional violation
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KEY: Short Story Analysis of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Title: “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” Author: Ray Bradbury Famous for writing science fiction‚ especially for the novel Fahrenheit 451. Setting General Time: Civil War (1860- 1864) Specific Time: April‚ begins at midnight and lasts for about 30 min. the night before a battle General place: the South‚ Tennessee Specific place: battle site‚ near the church at Shiloh‚ by Owl
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CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………….3 Chapter I. Word-formation and its basic peculiarities……….……5 1.1. Affixation in the English language……………………..…….7 1.2. Degree of derivation…….…………………………...……….7 1.3.Homonymic derivational affixes……………………...……..18 Chapter II. Prefixation in the English language…………………28 2.1. Prefixation. Some debatable problems………………...……28 2.2. Classification of prefixes…………………………..………..33 2.3. Productive and non-productive word building
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The General Assembly First Committee Main Submitter: Libya Question Of: Revisiting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in the 21st Century THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY‚ Keeping in mind that nuclear weapons pose a significant threat to the general well-being and safety of the world‚ Noting the destruction that may be caused by the use of nuclear weapons; Observing that it is possible that certain nations may hold malevolent intent for their nuclear weapons‚ whether existing or that will come
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The Scottsboro Boys All of us know the feeling of getting blamed for something we haven ’t done. With that in mind try imaging getting put in jail for years for a crime you didn’t commit. That was the case for nine black men in Alabama in the year 1931.There was so much physical evidence proving that the nine boys were innocent‚ however the extreme racism Alabama government officials had towards African Americans is arguably the biggest factor that lead to this injustice
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Phaedra any profit. Dr. Calder does not want the important statue to end up in the wrong hands of Victor Pharmalee. He wants the country of Greece to hold claim to their ancient t culture such as the boy on the dolphin‚ he does not want them to lose that. 2. Victor Pharmalee’s motivation for pursing the boy on the Dolphin is so that he can steal the archaeological find and make a profit. He wanted to get to the Dolphin before Calder so that he could inherit a large fortune. His motivations for the statue
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Work Cited Page Aretha‚ David. The Civil Rights Movement; The Trial of the Scottsboro Boys. North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds‚ 2008. Uschan‚ Michael V. Landmark Events in American History; The Scottsboro Case. Wisconsin: World Almanac Library‚ 2004. Linder‚ Douglas O. Famous American Trials. 1999. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_hrrep.html. Johnson‚ Claudia D. Scottsboro Trial. 1994. The Greenwood Publishing‚ Inc. http:// library.thinkquest
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