When the girl in “Children of the Sea” speaks of growing used to Villa Rose‚ the themes of a facade of comfort and infinity are introduced‚ both of which become symbolized by the banyan tree‚ the mountains‚ and the stream. This idea of the façade of comfort is symbolized by much of the natural landscape of Villa Rose. The little stream that runs by the girl’s home in Villa Rose is a constant reminder that even stereotypically peaceful‚ comforting things like a stream are rarely perfect. To the girl
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Pompeii‚ the ancient Roman city of Campania‚ Italy‚ lies on the southeast of Naples and at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius. “The frozen city”‚ perhaps became famous after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii‚ however‚ did not start as a Roman city. The city is believed to have first been inhabited by a mixed population of Oscans‚ Greeks and Etruscans. It was at the end of the 5th century that the Samnities‚ an Italian tribe conquered Pompeii and its surrounding cities. The
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The Mystery It was Halloween night and I was throwing a Halloween party. My two friends Ella and Rachel were staying the night. I couldn’t wait because we were going to tell scary stories. Rachel started she told the story of the hand. Ella sat a thought for a minute when it hit her the story of the girl that got murdered a hundred years ago. She told us we would have to go to the grave yard to make it fun. We arrived at the grave yard a spent a half hour looking for the grave of Mary Louise
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other sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about social class in Pompeii and Herculaneum. ______________________________________________________________________________ The social classes in Pompeii and Herculaneum are created using a hierarchy with each class determining your social‚ legal and political privileges. A variety of archeological and epigraphic including architecture‚ plaster casts‚ graffiti‚ and statues throughout Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal this along with source A and B. Source A
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of the changing methods of 19th and 20th century’s archaeologists in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Changes by archaeologists like Fiorelli‚ Spinazzoa and Maiuri have impacted and contributed to the discovery and knowledge of the past and attracted many archaeologists‚ historians‚ scientists and even tourists from around the world. Giuiseppe Fiorelli was an archaeologist who is known for the methods he used in the excavation at Pompeii. The top down excavation was one method of Fiorelli’s. Before Fiorelli’s
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Pompeii‚ as a typical Roman colony provincial towns‚ was self-administrating in local matters‚ but subject to imperial decree from Rome. However‚ the emperor rarely interfered except where the empire’s security or local order was threatened. After the revolt in the amphitheatre between Pompeians and Nucerians in AD 59 the emperor‚ Nero‚ dismissed the two chief magistrates‚ had two more elected and appointed a law-giving prefect to supervise them. The inhabitants did not rail against such interference
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Pompeii and Herculaneum Students learn about: Non-examinable background • stages of occupation • brief historical overview up to and including the eruption of AD 79 • early discoveries and brief history of the excavations • representations of Pompeii and Herculaneum over time Examinable content: 1 Geographical context • the physical environment: the geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum • plans and streetscapes of Pompeii and Herculaneum
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beautiful poem above. The personal touch of the displays in the 2nd floor gallery brought an intimate ambience to the whole exhibit‚ and it brought to light another aspect of a renowned writer apart from his professional excellence. Jose Garcia Villa is one of the most eminent Filipino writers of all times‚ and the Rizal Library and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies collaborated to bring to the Ateneo de Manila University a collection of Villa’s books and papers from his own personal
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There are many organisations that exist to keep the amazing cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum alive. They run continuous projects that aim at the restoration of these two sites to help keep them available for as long as possible for future generations to see and future archaeologists to excavate. Without these NGO’s‚ Pompeii and Herculaneum would most likely not be visible to us today. Excavations have been taking place in Pompeii and Herculaneum since before the 1800s. The attempts at preservation
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a for sale is a drama written by Sacha Guitry. In this drama Juliette puts up her villa for sale.some customers come to see the villa but they do not buy it. after almost a month‚ Juliette gets a call saying a lady will come to buy it. a french couple Gaston and Jeanne come to take a look at the villa. while waiting for the owner of the villa‚ gaston indicater that he has no intention of buying a villa. Juliette enters and gives a complete discription of the villa.after much bargaining Juliette
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