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    Persian called the Hanging Gardens as a “Paradise”. Traditionally they were said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon‚ near present-day Hillah‚ Babil province‚ in Iraq. The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia was made of gold and ivory by the Greek sculptor Phidias (5th century B.C.). The statue has been lost without a trace‚ except for reproductions on

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    legal‚ but it is illegal to import it elsewhere. I aim to discuss reasons for preventing elephant poaching altogether. Elephants are poached for their ivory tusks. These can be made into ornaments‚ piano keys‚ pool/snooker balls et cetera. Until plastics were introduced ivory was an extremely popular substance. Around twenty tonnes of ivory was smuggled out of African countries last year. Recent studies show that elephants aren’t only killed for their tusks‚ but also for their meat. Scientists

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    fighting that is going on. Conrad’s Heart of Darkness‚ deals with the account of Marlow‚ a narrator of a journey up the Congo River into the heart of Africa‚ into the jungle‚ his ultimate destination. Marlow is commissioned as an ivory agent and is sent to ivory stations along the river. Marlow

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    When Marlow’s ideas of Kurtz are merely about his voice and influence‚ our framed narrator praises the ivory-obsessed tradesman’s ‘“ability to talk‚ his words–the gift of expression‚ the bewildering‚ the illuminating‚ the most exalted and the most contemptible‚ the pulsating stream of light‚ or the deceitful flow from the heart of an impenetrable darkness’”

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    Art‚ Sculptures‚ Painted Vases‚ Bone and Ivory carving. Ancient History Topic – Sparta to the Battle of Leuctra Part A – Source Analysis Name of source – Pyrichios Date - After the 6th century Description – A carving of 4 men on a stone‚ appear to be that the men are dancing or stretching whilst being nude on the event of which the stone has carved to show its love of art. What Evidence does this source provide about the past? – This art work shows the culture of Ancient Sparta that entertainment

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    Heart of Darkness: Cruelty David Yu In Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness the Europeans are cut off from civilization‚ overtaken by greed‚ exploitation‚ and material interests from his own kind. Conrad develops themes of personal power‚ individual responsibility‚ and social justice. His book has all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale - mystery‚ exotic setting‚ escape‚ suspense‚ unexpected attack. The book is a record of things seen and done by Conrad while in the Belgian

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    oseph Conrad‚ in his long-short story‚ ³Heart of Darkness‚² tells the tale of two mens¹ realization of the hidden‚ dark‚ evil side of themselves. Marlow‚ the ³second² narrator of the framed narrative‚ embarked upon a spiritual adventure on which he witnessed firsthand the wicked potential in everyone. On his journey into the dark‚ forbidden Congo‚ the ³heart of darkness‚² so to s... Heart of Darkness Contrasting marlow and kurtz and the theme of evil in "heart of darkness" Contrasting

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    materials used by the Inuit was the Serpentine. Because of its very soft material and diverse colors‚ the Serpentine was the medium to use for carving their Inuit art. Some of the other carving materials used were the caribous antler‚ a walrus tusk ivory and the brittle‚ and porous whale bone that is found scattered on the northern coast of Canada. Animal figurines became one of the most carved subjects. The men carved the sculptures from the stone they would quarry by hand‚ oil and polish their works

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    example of this can be seen when the leader of the Ivory Coast bet the leader of Ghana on whose nation would be more prosperous in twenty years. At the time Ghana had been under a government run economy while the Ivory Coast ran under a free market system. By the end of the twenty years the poorest 20% in the Ivory Coast were exponentially richer than their opposition‚ but eventually they swapped systems and as expected‚ Ghana surpassed the Ivory Coast. (Basic Economics‚ Sowell) Examples of this can

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    fifth century A.D. The Olympic Games were held every four years in honor of Zeus. Zeus was considered to be the Father of gods and men. The statue is 2481 years old and used for people in Greece to worship Zeus. The statue was made from Ebony‚ Bronze‚ Ivory‚ Gold. Phidias set up a workshop west of the Temple at Olympia where

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