Kevin Asubonteng 04/15/2014 Short Objective Response Paper The marble statue of Aphrodite‚ which is also known as Venus Genetrix‚ is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is a Roman copy‚ which was created in the Imperial period‚ approximately between the first and the second century A.D. The original sculpture was Greek‚ made of bronze and is dated to the late fifth century B.C.E.‚ which is the Late Classical period. The museum approximates that its creator is Kallimachos
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Wilton House is one of the few institutions that possess some of the Arundel marbles‚ and numerous other sculptures. The Arundel marbles are from classical Rome. These possessions reinforce the idea that some objects are collected based on their rarity‚ rather than their intrinsic value. This provides the owner with a certain amount of social persuasion and power because people who visit the Wilton House and see the marbles will be provided with a unique experience. The experience cannot be obtained
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12/17/2013 Professor Andersen Amazon.com Amazon is one of the largest companies selling products online. They specialize in vendors and/or have individuals send an item to the Amazon company warehouse and Amazon.com can sell the product. This company is versatile and sells all items from sleep wear to cook ware. Basically‚ vendors‚ individuals‚ and Amazon’s warehouse can all sell goods and make it available to do so. Like all companies‚ Amazon has policies and procedures to protect both the
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Amazon is the world’s biggest e-commerce retailer. They were founded in 1994‚ being the first online retailer to secure one million customers in 1997. They are based out of Seattle‚ Washington but have locations in 18 U.S states and 14 international locations. They currently have over 88‚000 employees and are still growing. Amazon sells pretty much anything you want on their website‚ from DVDs and video games to shoes and sports equipment. When Jeff Bezos‚ founder of Amazon.com‚ started Amazon all
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the Parthenon Marbles. In the 19th century‚ Lord Elgin removed Marble sculptures from the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens and sold them to the British Museum where they have been on display since. Arguments of both legal and moral standing have been put forward by both parties‚ in regard to where the Marbles
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Walter C. Gwin Sr. HUMN-B21 Elgin Marbles I will take the position that the Elgin Marbles should remain in the British museum. Ancient artifacts are a means of understanding a culture’s value system‚ their beliefs and their worldview. It is important that these artifacts be preserved as much as possible. The Parthenon is “the greatest of all Greek temples. It was built in the old Doric order‚ even though it was built in the middle of the classical age when the Ionic style was coming into vogue”
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The Elgin Marble is a collection of ancient Greek stone sculpture and architecture. Lord Elgin was the first person who acquired in Athens in between 1801 to 1805. The temple was built for dedication to goddess Athena and it also represents the beginning of democracy. Lord Elgin carried out the work by acquiring 21 figures depicting battles and decoration of the Parthenon. He also acquired the treasures‚ architectural features and objects from other buildings. However‚ the Elgin Marble was illegally
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Amazon strategies to manage its inventory Amazon .com called itself "Earths Biggest Bookstore” because it has been ranked as the best consumer e-business. It sells books‚ music over the internet. From both market and supply chain management point of views‚ Amazon has some challenges and strengths. Managing inventory is one of the company opportunities to overcome its financial barriers regarding the warehouses and shipping costs. Amazon follows some strategies to manage its inventories. It had the
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Can Amazon book a spot in South Korea? 1. Introduction of Amazon.com‚ Inc. With the technological development the last decades and the rise of computers and Internet‚ new business concepts have emerged‚ including electronic business (e-Business) and electronic commerce (E-commerce). Being a first mover and pioneer in the fast growing E-commerce sector‚ the American-based company Amazon.com‚ Inc. revolutionized the entire industry‚ which lead to major “creative destruction” (Schumpeter‚ 1942). Founded
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Case 4: Amazon: One E-Store to Rule Them All 1) The CEO of Amazon.com‚ Jeff Bezos‚ effectively employed both intuitive and systematic thinking when he developed the Kindle for sale. Through Bezos’s creative idea in the Kindle‚ one can see that he makes decisions that seem to be based off of intuitive thinking. With this approach‚ people make decisions according to their past experiences and gut feelings‚ as opposed to analyzing all of the facts. Bezos took a risk in the creation of the Kindle
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