Moscow is the capital of Russia‚ its political‚ economic and cultural center. It was founded 8 centuries ago by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky. Historians have accepted the year of 1147 as the start of Moscow’s history. Gradually the city became more and more powerful. In the 13th century Moscow was the center of the struggle of Russian lands for the liberation from the tartar yoke. In the 16th century under Ivan the Terrible Moscow became the capital of the new united state. Though Peter the Great moved
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PayPal Merchant Services: Harvard Case Services Marketing Submitted by Introduction PayPal • Founded in December 1998‚ PayPal is a leading global online payment company. • Purchased by eBay in October 2002. • Over 100 million registered accounts globally and available in 55 markets. • PayPal has a local presence in 13 countries outside the US‚ including UK‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Austria‚ Belgium‚France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Ireland‚ Netherlands‚Switzerland and China. • Supports
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Achilles is one of the main characters that participated in the Trojan War‚ it no the most important. He was born from the newly married Thetis and Peleus. Beforehand though‚ Poseidon and Zeus with in love with Thetis‚ however‚ Prometheus warned them of the prophecy that said that the son of Thetis would be greater than his father‚ so the two gods decided to withdraw and then Peleus and Thetis conceived Achilles‚ the greatest of all Greek Heroes. When he was born‚ his mother‚ Thetis‚ wanted him
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exhibition space. Admission price is ten euros and the museum is open daily. The museum contains multiple galleries filled with a diversity of displays. The Gallery of the Slopes showcases artifacts that were founded on the slopes of the Acropolis. The Archaic Gallery gives visitors the opportunity to view three-dimensional exhibits such as statues. On the 3rd floor in the Parthenon Gallery‚ one can observe an informative video presentation about the Parthenon‚ and visitors are informed on how democratic
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INTRODUCTION Art is everything. It’s impossible to look anywhere in this world and not see an artist’s creation or some aspect of art. It allows everybody to express themselves in any way necessary. Art doesn’t discriminate or stereotype or hate‚ it provides an outlet for all emotions under the sun. Without art‚ the world would be without color‚ design‚ literature‚ music‚ poetry‚ dance‚ everything. In 1495‚ Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Last Supper on the wall of the
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culture (architecture). In Chichu Art Museum‚ Tadao Ando made a radical decision to create an underground space to create minimal changes to the current natural environment‚ exposing only very basic geometries as the openings for the underground gallery. He transformed the site into a natural work of art‚ interfacing with the internal works of art. On the other hand‚ Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater transforms the original site into a beautiful monumental landscape and brings nature into the house
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Advanced Modeling 1 Objectives Gain an understanding of more advanced modeling techniques Understand primary key selection Learn how to build a physical database from a logical model 2 Agenda Unary or recursive relationships Entity integrity: Keys Interesting design cases Converting logical model to a physical model 3 Last Class Review JOINS ANSI and traditional join syntax DML insert update delete 4 Unary‚ Recursive‚ Relations A relation where source
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Swing Low‚ Sweet Chariot Swing Low‚ Sweet Chariot‚ John McCrady‚oil on canvas‚1937.The piece’s subject is clearly stated not only in the title; Swing Low‚ Sweet Chariot. But‚ the illustration is a clear depiction of the famous hymns message; when death is upon a good soul the angels will come to take them home. The scenery offers many focal points. Such as a small wooden shack filled with a three person family and doctor watching an older man on his death bed. Above the shack are a group of angels
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When approaching gallery 166 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I couldn’t help but notice the magnificent sculpture of the “Bronze statue of Camillus (acolyte).” As I began to study some background information on the early Imperial period of Roman culture‚ one would learn that there was an evident revival. The Romans were building at a fast pace and religious sacrifices were becoming more common. Throughout this Roman period‚ a Camillus (male) or Camilla (female) was the freeborn child of the religious
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Museum of Modern Art in New York Roxanne Briano The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is the world’s leading modern art. Its exhibits have been a major influence in creating and stimulating popular awareness of modern art and its accompanying diversity of its styles and movements. The museum’s outstanding collections of modern painting‚ sculpture‚ drawings‚ and prints range from Impressionisms to current movements. Moreover‚ there are exhibits of modern architecture‚ industrial design‚ sculpture
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