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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on. The amount of history that you pick up is immense. Its the oft remembered comment “once seen is better than ten times heard” or read. I shall never forget the battlefields of Gettysburg. You will see plays‚ art‚ churches‚ monuments‚ museums (the British museum where the Rosetta stone is housed or the Louvre where the Mona Lisa is) and famous of Stone Henge. You could in all likelihood meet different people from all parts
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to and from work and in the home. Computers are now considered the most effective‚ accurate and comprehensive means of an acquiring knowledge on any topic. From our computer we can take an aerial tour Disneyland. We can get information from the British Museum Library or from the Library of Congress in America. With the proper equipment we can sit at our computer and communicate with someone anywhere in the world. With the help of our computers we can send e-mail‚ receive electronic newsletters even
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first alcove on the right contains telephone directories of almost every country in the world — Argentina‚ Australia‚ Austria‚ Belgium‚ and so on‚ besides directories of important addresses in each country. There is also a street directory of every British town of any size‚ with the streets in alphabetical order‚ and the residents’ names‚ as a rule‚ against their number in the street‚ while in another section the residents themselves are listed in alphabetical order. Next there are technical
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The British Raj was the rule of the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. Raj is the term used when the British government stopped the Sepoy Rebellion and took control of India during the reign of Queen Victoria. Back then India wasn’t a nation it was divided into various parts which where governed by different kingdoms and different rulers‚ even if they had the same language. But just some of the kingdoms where actually powerful‚ and the ones that had it where excelled
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Elgin was tried for theft even though Greece ’s contemporary law had allowed him to remove them. The charges could not hold up in court and he was eventually and rightfully exonerated. After falling into dept Elgin had little choice in but to the British government. I firmly believe the statues should remain in Britain‚ the opposition might claim that the Greeks have a cultural right to them. But as Appiah argued in chapter 7‚ the Greeks of the 21st century are no culturally similar to the ancient
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artifacts and works of art can be seen as some of the most important elements of the past in today’s museums. Some considerations for acquisitions upon an ancient piece must be made. Research and correct installation are just the beginning parts of securing a particular artifact. Preparation of grant proposals and ensuring proper storage are two needed steps in the process of decision. The message that the museum seeks to convey to the audience is quite imperative. It is important that only the artifacts
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The British came to India in the 1600’s‚ originally to trade but eventually took over india in 1858. The British controlled India from 1858 to 1947. Britain was successful in ruling‚ they had an efficient government‚ army‚ police‚ justice system‚ and civil system‚ they constructed many infrastructures‚ plantations‚ sold lots of cloth‚ educated young wealthy Indians‚ and health and life expectancy improved. Although the British government was efficient and successful‚ it benefited the British not
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Archaeological Museum In this report‚ I’m going to write about my expressions about Istanbul Archaeological Museum and then I will focus on Egyptian tomb find which is a section of Ancient Orient Museum. Istanbul Archaeological Museum is the first museums of Turkey and also a great museum which have several collections from different cultures and periods. The museum firstly fascinates me from its courtyard‚ because I perceived the building of Archeological Museum‚ Tiled Kiosk Museum and Ancient Orient
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two feet‚ if not larger. This relief‚ opposed to the others in the Metropolitan Museum‚ has a different language‚ possibly because it is of a child and not a hero. The softness of the piece tells its own story. There seems to be sadness in her expression; however‚ this emotionless face is
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