experienced a transformation. Sculptors broke away from the previous representations of the human body and learned to use contrapposto‚ or counterpoise‚ to portray the people in a more natural way‚ revealing an individual’s character through the work. The Bronze Statuette of a Veiled and Masked Dance is a Hellenistic sculpture currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It was made between the third and second century B.C. in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ and displays the skill of an unknown sculptor
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Have you ever wondered what drove modern humans to abandon bronze for iron? In this paper I will present the reasons for and the techniques used to develop iron into a useable metal that is far superior to bronze. Topics will include‚ when iron was first used‚ the accidental discovery of steel‚ and why bronze was replaced by iron. First though‚ let us look at the origins of iron. The Iron Age began around 1200 BC‚ according to Scarre‚ in southwest Asia (2005:434). It is know however that iron
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Cross-Cultural Encounter in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s The River Between ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Shivnarayan Assistant Professor of English‚ LDM College‚ Parli Vaijnath 431515 India ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION In The River Between‚ Ngugi critically examines and evaluates‚ primarily through the aspect of Christianity the cultural clash
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After reading this assignment‚ I get to learn about the monument that marks the spot where the mayflower found the Indian winter supply of corn and stole it. The spot is called today Corn Hill .This precious corn played a major role in keeping the pilgrims alive through their first winter. They were desperately hungry‚ cold and afraid; they had no other choice but taking the corn and save their lives. In the text‚ it was also stated that they wanted to leave something for the Indians in exchange
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It was a conventional evening at the Gladwyne Pharmacy. Preparing for our closure‚ I was organizing the register receipts from the day to save myself from ancillary labor the following morning. 6:57PM: only three more minutes before I can finally return home after an extensive‚ demanding afternoon. Contrary to the ordinary occurrence‚ our regular last-minute customers were not swarming in the door. Initially‚ I took this as a good sign: today may mark the first time I get off work punctually. But
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It was a Saturday around four or five o’clock. The sun was shining as bright as it could‚ with a slight breeze. The weather felt like the beginning of summer‚ end of spring‚ yet spring had not even started yet. Then the clouds came to darken the scene. The accident took place at the McDonalds just off the highway in Lake Town. Kyle was working another normal day at work; nothing too exciting had really happened all day. Kyle could not wait to get off at ten. He was thinking about playing Diablo
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Name: Ho Yee Lam Student ID: 17226643 1. Wen Fong‚ “The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from The People’s Republic of China”‚ London‚ Thames and Hudson‚ 1980. The Bronze age collections provided by the China’s Cultural Relics Bureau are shown in this book. The catalogue not only displays a wide range of tools and objects in that era‚ many details‚ drawings‚ graphs and maps are also included. 2. Ying Wang‚ “Bronze Age China: Style and Material”‚ UK‚ Cambridge Scholar Publishing‚ 2010
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Dreadful Examination Results Tempts Dad To Take Drastic Measures Mid term results day approached in a flash. Right before my eyes came Thursday. I was already thinking of excuses to escape a flogging‚ for I knew that nothing good was heading my way. The knife cutting tension grew by the minute and nervousness engulfed everyone’s face. Even tears seemed to be struggling out of some children’s eyes. In a matter of time‚ we would be receiving our examination results. Every year‚ the atmosphere
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The night was cold‚ a thick fog hung outside‚ which I could see from my window. In the moonlight‚ the fog appeared like clouds descending on the earth. How I wished I could go out and be amongst the clouds‚ but here I was trying to catch some sleep‚ which was eluding me .My mother had just put me to bed wishing me sweet dreams‚ but sleep was miles away from me. I paced the floor up and down‚ clutching the shawl to myself and switched on the Television to see if there was any interesting programme
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