Venus and Serena Williams Venus and Serena Williams are nationally known tennis players‚ who have made their mark in history by being the first African American sisters to play against each other. Venus and Serena started at an early age working towards Olympic medals‚ coveted awards‚ and national championships. By the time Serena reached aged seventeen‚ she had fifteen career titles‚ and Venus had twenty-five career titles by the time she reached age nineteen. Venus and Serena are professional
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painting remains in Florence and is hung in the Uffizi Gallery (“Birth of Venus by Botticelli”). This was made during the time of the Renaissance in which people had become more open minded. Venus was one of the first non-biblical nude figure in Italian art. This was very different than works done by other painters because before this painting‚ not many nude women were painted in Italy (“Birth of Venus” 2). The Birth of Venus was the first big painting done on a canvas during the Renaissance in Florence
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called that because she was born from white foam produced by the severed genitals of Ouranos. Venus was the Roman goddess of love‚ beauty‚ sex‚ fertility‚ prosperity‚ and victory. She was named Venus because “Venus” means “love‚ sexual desire.” Venus was also born from white foam‚ but it was produced by the severed genitals of Caelus. Aphrodite had many symbols‚ some being doves‚ roses‚ and conch shells. Venus also had many symbols‚ some being doves‚ roses‚ and snakes. Aphrodite rules over all love
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Maria Sharapova blasted Serena Williams on Saturday for the American’s controversial comments over a high-profile rape case and even criticised the Wimbledon champion’s colourful private life. In an astonishing attack on the world number one‚ which comes just two days before Wimbledon gets underway‚ Sharapova told Williams to keep her opinions to herself as the bitter relationship between the two was laid bare. Williams‚ the 16-time Grand Slam title-winner‚ was forced to apologise for her comments
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Angolo Bronzino: An Allegory with Venus and Cupid 1540-1550 57 ½ x 46” This strange and erotic painting‚ was painted by‚ Angolo Bronzino somewhere in the mid 1540’s. Its obscure images‚ exaggerated poses‚ and graceful forms are characteristic of the mannerist period. It is said to have been commissioned by Cosimo de Medici the Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ which was then given as a gift to King Francis‚ who was known for his “lusty appetites”. This is a very dynamic
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Othello‚ a Story of Rejection‚ Prejudice‚ Envy‚ and Revenge The play “Othello” moves around the story of a Moor who has just run away with the beautiful Desdemona and leaves Venice to command the Venetian armies against the Turks on the island of Cyprus. Othello is accompanied by his new wife and his lieutenant‚ Cassio. When they arrive‚ they find that the weather has destroyed the Turkish fleet. Iago‚ the evil antagonist‚ repeatedly tries to destroy Othello because he is upset Othello gave
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"RAWR!" You hear as a giant three hundred foot Venus fly trap comes falling out of the sky. You’ve only heard legends of the Venus fly trap known as John. She goes around destroying entire planets which it why Mars‚ Jupiter‚ and Planet X is now just a figment of the imagination. As John goes rampaging through you start seeing the Nova Squadron forming a huge shield using the galactic rift fleet. Now let’s go back to the birthplace of John. John was a science experiment that came from the planet
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How Wrath‚ Envy & Sloth Impact Modern Society Thou shall not murder‚ thou shall not steal‚ and thou shall honor thy mother and father. These are three of the Ten Commandments which have been given to society from the Bible‚ and that depict sins against God. There are also the seven deadly sins set by society which include: lust‚ greed‚ envy‚ sloth‚ wrath‚ gluttony and pride. These seven deadly sins are not in the bible or sins against God‚ but in their own ways can be just as deadly with similar
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In The Myth of Mars and Venus‚ Deborah Cameron explores the claims about gender and language and its consequences in today’s society. Cameron titles her book a ‘myth’ due to two reasons. The first sense is the commonly known definition of a myth: “a widespread but false belief” regarding the notion that men and women have different ways in using language to communicate with each other (Cameron‚ 3). ‘Myth’ is also used in the sense that it is a story of the identity of an individual and what has shaped
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Separate standards Representations of Sarah Baartman marked a new tendency toward linking the savage to raw sexuality (Abrahams‚ 1998: 227). Baartman‚“The Hottentot Venus” was representative of primitive sexuality and ugliness. She became an icon of the commodification of the female black body and the exploitation of female black sexuality (Ruiz‚ 2013: 137). Fascination with Baartman stemmed from the stark difference of her body from the standard body shape that was expectant of woman in Britain
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