The Art Institute of Chicago is an artistic architectural structure that graces Michigan Avenue in Chicago‚ Illinois. At the entrance of the Art Museum‚ stand two guardian lion statues. Lion statues were status symbols for great dwellings that were placed outside of main entranceways to promote good and to stop evil from entering in. As I entered the building‚ I sensed myself going back into an era‚ into a past where people traded ideas and learned from each other. It is a past where we find works
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Context: While Offred and Ofglen were doing their routine walk to fulfill their duties‚ they encountered two young Guardians at the checkpoint. A checkpoint‚ where the Guardians’ purpose is to ultimately perform daily police force and do menial labor. Typically‚ they’re young or old men‚ who are unfit to render the tasks that are taken by the Angels. Nonetheless‚ at this precise checkpoint‚ Offred finds herself taunting one of the Guardians by making eye contact and following a synchronized hip movement
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entirely possible that the Etruscans borrowed this practice from the Campanians‚ and then the Romans borrowed it from them. The last possible origin of gladiatorial fighting during funerals is that both the Etruscans and the Campanians borrowed this practice from some unspecified Greek tribe. This is possible because in the early sixth century and late seventh century B.C.‚ Greek settlers began settling down in southern Italy and built cities. These Greek cities were able to advance quickly and became
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Maddie Goetz Orthotists and Prosthetists What Orthotists and Prosthetists Do Orthotists and prosthetists design‚ fabricate‚ and fit patients for medical supportive devices. Some of these devices include braces‚ artificial limbs (feet‚ legs‚ hands‚ and arms) and other various medical or surgical devices. The goal of making these devices is to allow patients to improve and regain mobility and functionality of the target area. Orthotists and prosthetists can work in both orthotics and prosthetics‚
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represents Joseph Stalin)‚ his desire for power‚ and the stupidity and ignorance of the other animals in Animal Farm. First of all‚ Joseph Stalin and Napoleon used many similar tactics to rise to power. ¨Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union for more than two decades‚ instituting a reign of terror while modernizing Russia and helping to defeat Nazism.¨ Napoleon helped manor farm get rid of Mr. Jones. ¨The secret police remained the most powerful
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This can be seen in many types of literature. Where there is a character that is figuratively blind compared to others around them. One example is in “Antigone” written by Sophocles. In the story‚ Antigone‚ there are two distinct characters that are blind Antigone and Creon. Antigone was sent to death by Creon because she tried to give her brother a proper funeral when Creon said not to. In jail Antigone said she had no other choice but to kill herself and so she did. She was blind to the fact that
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During the election of 1796 two parties emerged. The Federalist who were formed by Hamilton and his associates to promote shared political ideas who believed in a strong centralized government and felt the Constitution was open for interpretation. The Democratic Republican party who Thomas Jefferson and James Madison lead and believed in state rights‚ strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ and limited government. After looking at both sides I believe Hamilton and the Federalist is the best side
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Holly Gubser Ms. Wilson English 11/ Period 3 1 May 2014 McCarthyism and the Crucible Throughout history there have been many events that are direct parallels of each other. These parallels are evident in Joseph McCarthy’s‚ McCarthyism and in Arthur Miller’s‚ the Crucible. McCarthyism was the fear of communism that was created by the Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy. This was a time of fear after the Second World War in the years 1950 through 1954. McCarthy had conducted hearings accusing people
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By developing clinical political landscapes devoid of authentic human relationships‚ Orwell’s darkly satirical novel 1984 (1949) and Lang’s silent German Expressionist film Metropolis (1927) challenge our faith in the future of humanity. An anticipation of the destructive industrial modalities of the Weimar Republic‚ Lang presents a world built on shameless exploitation and systematic oppression of the working class. Writing in shadow of World War II‚ Orwell projects a much more nightmarish vision
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Scipio is an example of the typical Roman character and culture through the way he portrays his dominance and power. Though he is new to his soldiers‚ he has no trouble building his credentials and earning his armies’ trust because by right he possesses that power as the Roman general. Scipio motivates his armies by making a point that they‚ the Romans‚ are the top dogs and their enemies are weak and can be easily defeated. Hannibal‚ the Carthaginians military commander‚ despises the Romans for abusing
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