Is It Her Twin or Sister? An art collector in 1913 made a discovery that has baffled many historians for some time now. Huge Blaker‚ an English art collector found the Isleworth Mona Lisa shortly before World War I. The Isleworth Mona Lisa is a painting of‚ what looks to be‚ a young Mona Lisa. This painting has been identified as a Leonardo da Vinci painting‚ but some historians believe that this cannot be true. With some differences in the paintings they believe it may have been another
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The Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is perhaps Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous of paintings. It is an oil painting‚ painted on poplar wood. The painting is most famous for the smile of the woman‚ which people have been trying to decipher for a long time. Many believe that the portrait is that of Da Vinci himself‚ while many also place a lot mystic connections with this painting. The portrait depicts a woman’s bust‚ with a distant landscape that is visible in the backdrop. Leonardo used a pyramid design
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Guantanamo Bay while Cuba has “ultimate sovereignty” (Kaplan 384)‚ which simply does not make any sense. If Cuba truly had ultimate sovereignty they would also have the official power to make legal decisions and judgments‚ something they clearly do not. All this claim‚ that the U.S has jurisdiction while Cuba has sovereignty‚ does is bring up the question many people have “where is Guantanamo bay?” a simple‚ but quite complex question. Guantanamo bay is everywhere‚ but it is nowhere. Guantanamo bay can
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The Pirate Bay Case Study 24 06 2009 Introduction The Internet has served as a medium for peers to share any kind of files‚ like pictures‚ videos‚ music‚ books‚ etc. However‚ in order for peers to be able to exchange files‚ a platform is needed. There are many platforms available that serve as a bridge technology so that peers can share files with other peers around the world. These platforms only serve as a connection devise and not as a piracy store. As a result of the existence of these
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the prison in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba I feel that the United States should close the prison in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba because it is a drain on our nation’s economy‚ not to mention the man hours put into the efforts to keep the prison running. The prison in Guantanamo Bay has been used for the last ten years holding suspected terrorists and third country nationals who allegedly had conflict against the United States. This essay will help you understand how closing Guantanamo Bay will benefit the United
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influenced and altered our appearance. Lisa Kramer‚ Auguste Toulmouche and Pablo Picasso all used the mirror to symbolize a reflection to which figures can practice harsh self judgment or vanity. The overall message communicated by these three artists have been greatly impacted by the historical context of their time. It effected the way the artists represented the figure’s distortion of self and demonstrated subjects harsh self-judgement or vanity.
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Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)is an essential base for the United States of America and should stay open for many reasons. Some people believe the base is unethical‚ not on american soil and costs to much‚ and for those reasons want it closed. I would argue because what those terrorists did was unethical and they should get a taste of what they did. Gitmo needs to stay in Cuba because I sure don’t want a terrorist escaping and knocking at my door. An article from boston.com‚ “Obama orders Guantanamo Bay closed
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Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is murky. It is polluted by chemicals and litter pollution. As the community that lives in the watershed‚ we must clean up the pollution and to stand up to the pollution and making it stop. The bays water quality has deteriorated and dropped significantly because of the pollution. Special species have disappeared because of all of the pollution. In my opinion‚ the Bay’s water quality would improve if everyone participated in a water clean-up and prevented future
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Subic Bay Subic Bay‚ Philippines The Port of Subic‚ Subic‚ Zambales‚ Philippines‚ is located in the vicinity of Subic Bay‚ one of the Philippines’ finest harbors and most strategic base. The Port of Subic is one of the busiest‚ largest‚ historical and most important of the ports in the Philippines. "Subic Port"‚ or the "Port of Subic" or "Subic Bay Port" is one of the Philippines and South East Asia’s Major Seaport’s‚ and also one of the Philippine’s Most Developed and busiest ports. The Port
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Guantanamo Bay As part of the United States judicial system‚ Guantanamo Bay detention center was formed under the Bush administration‚ in result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Guantanamo Bay is a detainment facility that the United States designed to detain terrorists‚ and enemies caught during war. The facility also is used for the U.S. to interrogate criminals‚ and terrorists with military tactics. This detainment facility is located on a United States naval base in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. The
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