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    "Venus: Our Sister Planet?" Venus is known as the jewel of the sky. It was thought to be two different planets by ancient astronomers and thus referred to as the morning star and the evening star. Early astronomers also referred to Venus as Earth ’s sister planet. Both are considered young planets due to the low number of craters and both are similar in size‚ and their chemical compositions are similar. The surface of Venus has many features‚ which are similar to the Earth such as canyons‚ volcanoes

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    sculptures. Prehistoric art is represented through tan‚ white‚ brown‚ and black colors. Sculptures during pre-history were mostly represented of women and their fertility. These female figures were called Venus statuettes. The two artworks named Standing Female Figure Wearing a Strap and a Necklace and The Venus of Dolni Vestonice share the same symbolism‚ aesthetics‚ and time period‚ but have physical differences. The artwork Standing Female Figure Wearing a Strap and a Necklace is from the Early and Middle

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    Basin – huge circular basin more than half as wide as Mercury’s radius * Visited by Messenger and flyby done by Mariner 10 * Photographed scarps (ridges) on the surface * Discovered weak magnetic field that suggests iron core Venus * As seen from Earth * Orbital period of 225 days (Earth days) * Distance from Sun: around 0.7 AU * Slow‚ retrograde rotation * Reflective cloud covering makes it appear very bright in the sky * Visible by the

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    Men are from Mars and women are from Venus is a very popular book by John Gray that suggest that men and women are so different that they might as well come from different planets. I believe that men and women are different because of our biological make-up that makes us think differently and view things in different aspects. However‚ I do believe that we are all human beings‚ and I don’t mean that in a philosophical way but in the way that as humans we all have the same needs. I think that social

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    The book “men are from mars and women are from Venus” is written by an American writer‚ popular marriage counselor and seminar leader‚ John Gray. This book has sold more than 50 million copies according to the CNN. Hence this was considered a high ranked book in 1990’s and was sold in the best seller list for 121 weeks. This book is a piece of unique handiwork which teaches how to handle relationships and understand them by accepting the differences of man and women. Each and every couple should

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    different points in our lives. This was briefly explained by William Golding in his article‚ The Way of Thinking. He smartly classified people based on their way of thinking and embodied the three groups in the statuettes found in his headmaster’s office—Venus De Milo‚ Leopard‚ and The Thinker. The first statuette embodied those who do not question; third-grade thinkers as he likes to call them. Stampede in nature‚ these are the ones that haven’t really understood their core beliefs evidently making them

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    This review critically reviews the book “Men Are from Mars‚ Women Are from Venus” written by John Gray‚ Ph.D. in 2002. John Gray is an American author and relationship counselor. This book is about the relationship between women and men. The book states that most of common relationship problems between men and women are a result of psychological differences between the genders‚ and that each gender accepts and propagates their own society and customs‚ but not to those of the other. The book

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    Alessandro Di Mariano Di Vanni Filipepi was a remarkable Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance era some of his more famous works are “Primavera” and “The Birth of Venus.”. He was born 1445 Florence‚ Italy- died May 17‚ 1510‚ Florence‚ Italy.May 17‚ 1510‚ Florence‚ Italy. I have chosen “ the discovery of the body of Holofernes” for it has a dark but comical feel when I look at the painting. Like the characters overemphasize expressions on their faces‚ but the colors are what really brought

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    Veronica Lopez Professor. Meliksetian Art 101 August 7‚ 2013 The two art works that I’m going to be talking about are Statue of Venus (the Mazarin Venus)‚ and Gravestone with a Woman and Her Attendant. The Statue of Venus is from the Roman culture‚ it’s located in the room called The Art of the Trojan War. It’s located in the center of the room is the first thing you see once you enter the room‚ on the left side of the statue in the left corner you see The Relief with Achilles‚ Thetis‚ and

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    Why men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Are there any differences on how women and men talk? This is a question many people ponder on everyday. It is easy to assume that because English belongs to the person who uses it‚ men and women would likely to talk the same way but that may not be the case. Linguistics experts had proven that shown that men and women communicate in different ways. Speech style‚ word use‚ and body language are apparent between men and women. Women focus more on making

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