not only honor the goddess‚ Nike‚ but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Modern excavations suggest that the Victory occupied a niche in an open-air theater and also suggest it accompanied an altar that was within view of the ship monument of Demetrius I Poliorcetes (337–283 BC). Rendered in white Parian marble‚ the figure[3] originally formed part of the Samothrace
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Morris Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama‚ now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president‚ won on November 7‚ 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning‚ Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7‚ 2012 giving thanks
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Factsheet briefing on gender issues in migration and urbanisation as they relate to poverty Produced by UN Women as a supplementary briefing for the Consultative Group meeting 6 December 2011 Hanoi GENDER AND MIGRATION International context and standards: Michelle Bachelet‚ Executive Director of UN Women: “The absence of legal and social protections in many countries – and failure to implement and monitor gender-sensitive labour and migration laws where they exist – makes care workers vulnerable
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New Kingdom‚ our great and benevolent Ramesses II ruled not only Egypt‚ but other Asiatic colonies to the North and to the East. I‚ Akash‚ am a royal scribe that has been tasked in foretelling the facts that not only led to our Pharaoh’s glorious victory at Kadesh‚ but as well as his massive state-building projects that will remain standing for decades. Throughout the Egyptian lands‚ with Nubia‚ Kush‚ and Elephantine in the South to Ramesseum in the North near Luxor‚ the Great God-King has established
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win the “currency war”? A study on the article “One more such victory” from “The economist” Anul 2011 Facultatea de Finanțe‚ Asigurări‚ Bănci și Burse de Valori One more such victory The emerging economies are winning the currency war. No one is celebrating The article we are commenting on today appeared in the online edition of “The Economist” on October‚ 1st and is called “One more such victory”. It brings out the situation of some emerging economies that seem
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Barack Obama`s victory speech The just reelected president‚ Barack Obama enters the stage a few hours after he announced his victory‚ supported by his family. He is going to deliver his victory speech which turns out to be one of his best speeches ever. It seems to be no ending to the cheering‚ but when the audience finally stops clapping‚ the first thing Obama says is thank you. He says that the task of perfecting the union moves forward‚ and that it moves forward because of the people of the
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Pyrrhic Victory Sir Edward Thomas Pickerd‚ administrator of Norfolk Island‚ addressed the couple on the road beside the cemetery. “Good morning‚ Sir Arthur and Lady Hastings. I am Sir Edward. May I tell you about Bartholomew Kelly? The couple nodded. “He was born in Kilmurray‚ County Cork‚ in 1816. His mother was a streetwalker‚ his father but one in a sea of faces‚ all named ‘Kelly.’ His life ended here in 1845‚ hanged with other convicts for attempting the piracy of HMS Governor Phillip. “At five
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ENGL 2‚ MWF 12:10 Jordan Morgan November 9‚ 2012 “A Pyrrhic Victory” Analysis For years there has been the never-ending controversial issue regarding condom being distributed within the United States high schools. January 8‚ 1994‚ Anna Quindlen publishes her article‚ “A Pyrrhic Victory‚” in the New York Times‚ where she states that not allowing condoms to be distributed in high schools is self-defeating‚ harmful to students‚ and inconvenient for parents. Quindlen attempts to persuade readers
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retailers as stores within stores. Now it looks like Nike has a chance to reach a crucial objective: double its sales to women by the end of the decade. How to Sell to Women Nike Goddess began as a concept for a women-only store‚ and there’s a reason why. Many of the retail settings in which the company’s products were found were a turnoff to female customers: dark‚ loud‚ and harsh – in a word‚ male. In sharp contrast‚ the Nike Goddess stores have the comforting feel of a woman’s own home. How
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in Vietnam is on event had many events which has impacted our history ever since the Vietnamese got independence from the French. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the Vietnam War led to many effects. The main reason why the Vietnam War occurred is because the Vietnamese wanted independence from the French. At first Vietnam was controlled by the afranch. Then‚ Ho Chi Minh fought the French and won. Then the Vietnam split into two countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The
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