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    Planet Venus

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    PLANET VENUS Ladies and gentlemen‚ today you are going to witness the most exceptional and gorgeous alien in the universe from the planet Venus! Venera! Let us give her a round of applause. TRANSLATION Good day people of the Earth! You once believe that my planet is your morning star and evening star. After the Sun and the Moon it is the brightest object in your night-sky. My planet is Venus‚ my name is Venera and my people are Venerians. Venus was once like earth but as the sun expands

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    Venus‚ Claudio Bravo. Venus is an oil on canvas painting done by Claudio Bravo in 1979. Through the use of oil on a canvas medium allows the artist to blend alike colors creating a variety of tints and shades. Bravo blends his colors to add value to the painting‚ through these refined changes it creates an illusion making the painting feel almost three dimensional. This painting was likely done in one sitting. Bravo’s usage of shapes defines a woman’s bodies in loving‚ feminine‚ and tender emotion

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    A Trip to Venus

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    McClain Professor Green Honors English III Final Copy 13 February 2013 My Dream Trip to Venus At last I was at takeoff. 5…4…3…2…1…0… BLAST OFF! I was screaming‚ like I was on the world’s fastest roller coaster. Then in a flash‚ I was in outer space heading towards Venus. My name is Francesca‚ I’m 18 years old and it has always been my dream to become an astronaut and make it to Venus. Finally it has come true; my dream has come true. This is the story of how my dream came true.

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    The Birth of Venus

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    F. The Birth of Venus was created on canvas with the use of tempera paint. Botticelli would hand grind a material that changes according to the light that it reflects‚ also known as pigment. The powdered pigments are traditionally mixed with egg yolk which dries quickly and stays firmly in place (Saitzyk‚ 245). During the Renaissance‚ fabric such as canvas were used instead of the popular wooden panel. As tempera

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    Venus of Willendorf

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    relative points and insights relating to sculpture of the Paleolithic era‚ specifically the Venus of Willendorf‚ through the essays of Christopher Witcombe. Venus is a term that has long been associated with artwork‚ most specifically the classical forms of beautiful women. The term Venus has also come to represent female sculptures of the Paleolithic era. The most notable of these female sculptures is the Venus of Willendorf‚ 24‚000-22‚000 BCE. The age of the figurine has been changed several times

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    Venus of Willendorf

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    Venus of Willendorf The Paleolithic era was the time of Homo-sapiens ascendancy. They were hunter-gatherers who survived off of killing animals for food and gathering things such as berries‚ nuts‚ and roots. They became more advanced than their ancestors by making tools like the hand axe‚ chisel‚ the arrow and spearhead‚ and the grinder. With some of these tools they would carve small sculpture‚ the most famous of which is the Venus of Willendorf‚ a figure representing the ideal woman. In today’s

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    Found near the town of Willendorf in Austria by an archaeologist named Joseph Szombathy‚ the approximately 4½ inch tall statue of a female figure most commonly known as the Venus of Willendorf or Woman of Willendorf is one of the earliest representations of the human figure ever created. The Venus of Willendorf possesses enlarged breasts‚ a rounded belly‚ and wide hips which all accentuate her fertility. Her arms and legs are extremely disproportionate as those are not vital to her fertility and

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    Venus of Willendorf June 13th 2011 Found sometime during 1908‚ George Grant MacCurdy an Anthropologist unearthed a palm sized figurine of a woman. This woman has been given the name Venus of Willendorf. Willendorf was a nearby village in Australia‚ where the palm sized artifact was found. Venus of Willendorf’s place in history has been debated over the years. Technology advancements have made a more possible guess to her age being somewhere between 24‚000-22‚000 BCE. (pg.1) Venus of Willendorf

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    Venus of Willendorf

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    Aaron Cooper 12-11-11 Stephanie Newton Venus Of Willendorf One of the most famous and oldest female figurines is the “Venus of Willendorf.” This figurine is made of limestone‚ stands about 4 ¼ inches high‚ and was found in Austria. It dates back to 28‚000 -25‚000 BCE and is from the Paleolithic period a.k.a. the Old Stone Age. The artist exaggerated many of the female body parts making them look almost ball-like. The exaggerations include the breasts‚ buttocks‚ stomach‚ and genital area

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    Venus Williams

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    Venus Williams was born on June 17‚ 1980‚ in Lynwood‚ California. Her father was a former sharecropper who introduced Williams to tennis on the public courts near Compton‚ LA. She turned pro in 1994‚ and has since won seven Grand Slam titles‚ including five Wimbledon championships‚ as well as four Olympic gold medals (three with her sister‚ Serena). Williams lives in Palm Beach‚ Florida. She was born Venus Ebony Starr Williams on June 17‚ 1980‚ in Lynwood‚ California. Since turning pro in 1994‚ Venus

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