I chose to write about the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty serves as a symbolic fixture of the principles America was founded on. She represents freedom‚ liberty‚ and opportunity. The location of the Statue of Liberty is an amazing feat in itself‚ it is right in the middle of a very wide and a very deep Hudson river‚ and at the time it was brought there‚ with the limited technology‚ was amazing. Adding to the location‚ The State of Liberty as everyone knows is right next to the old
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made to this statue while the king still lived (Smith‚ 1922); the statue of Gudea was created in 2090 B.C. (Met Museum‚ ND). The initial impression upon viewing the statue was this was someone of great importance to themselves as well as others. The figure sat strong and erect with the hands clasped together‚ which within itself causes intrigue and sparks curiosity. Gudea‚ was king of the kingdom of Lagash in the late 3rd Century (Leon‚ 1904). He was devoted to temples and statues of the gods
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Image Ten [Opportunity Statue] In chapter ten of Habitudes‚ Dr. Tim Elmore talks about how we have to manage our time and manage the opportunities that come our way. We only have “86‚400 seconds each day to use or abuse.” Elmore talked about the statue called Opportunity. He has hair on the front of his face‚ but he is bald in the back. This illustrates how we have to grab the opportunities when they are coming at us because once they pass there is nothing left to grab on to. Elmore mentioned
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For over 150 years the marbles of Greece have been placed in the British museum‚ they are recognized as the Elgin Marbles. The Elgin Marbles continue to be the main point of an ongoing debate that will basically determine the historical influence of an important culture. Some of the sculptures that were removed were the marble figures‚ metopes (sculptures in high relief) and friezes. To this day the Greek government has correctly requested the return of the Elgin Marbles a few times while the British
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At one point in time it was believed that there were multiple equestrian statues during the time before the Christianization of Rome. The equestrian statues were created as a representation of their imperial leaders. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius created around 173-176 C.E and located in Musei Capitolini‚ Rome‚ Italy is the only surviving equestrian statue from that era. The Equestrian Statue of General “Mad” Anthony Wayne‚ located in Freimann Square in Fort Wayne‚ Indiana and created
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the Parthenon Marbles‚ also known as the Elgin Marbles‚ from Lord Elgin on July 11‚ 1816 through an Act of Parliament (1). The Parthenon marbles consist of 115 panels of frieze and 92 mesotopes of which the British Museum owns 56 panels of the frieze and 15 mesotopes. The museum also owns 17 pedimental figures‚ and thus houses about half of surviving sculptures of the Parthenon while the other half is in Athens (2). The legal circumstances surrounding Lord Elgin’s removal of the marbles is questionable
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this lab was what is the best height that will give the marble the potential energy to hit the target cup. Energy is the ability to do work. Potential energy is the energy of position and kinetic energy is the energy of motion. In order for the ramp to be successful‚ the ramp had to have the right amount of potential and kinetic energy. If you have too much potential energy than the marble would have too much kinetic energy and the marble would not land inside of the target cup‚ it will go right
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Clay Marble Final Essay Everybody changes through their lives somewhat‚ some more than others. Dara changed a lot through the entire story. She has grown and changed from all the people and incidents she has been through. There are particular people and incidents that helped her change‚ and grow. Some examples of people and incidents that did help her grow and change where Jantu through her whole Journey and death‚ Chnay going through looking for her parents and who they were in trouble with
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Donatello’s David I have chosen Donatello’s David as the source of analysis for this paper. David was designed and created by Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ but he was known as Donatello. Donatello was an early Renaissance Italian painter and sculptor from Florence. He was known for utilizing perspective illusion in his work. David was perhaps one of the greatest sculptor created during the Renaissance period and was also the first large-scale bronze nude statue of that time. David was a nude
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chemical to clean your floors and start to notice that it is eating away your floors. If you have this expensive type of floor in your home your best bet is to learn how to clean marble floors properly. Marble is a soft‚ porous natural stone and taking special care of this type of stone can be challenging but if the marble is taken care of properly it will make any room elegant. Tip One Sweeping often is sometimes a little daunting‚ but will help out your floors so much. It is recommended that you
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