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- 7531: Augustus Of Primaporta
- ... steal away his position as a human demi-god. His face is warm and inviting, exhibiting an almost warm, fuzzy feeling in the viewer once again, without threatening his power to command and control the great civilization of Rome. The shoulder-clasps of the cuirass (breastplate) are in the form of sphinxes: the Sphinx was the image on Augustus' seal (later he used an image of Alexander, and finally his own ...
- 7532: Early American Settlements
- ... as the larger family to which all individual families were subordinate." So even though the harsh laws of early times often were often unfair, in the long run they were beneficial. Without such laws this great country of America might still not exist.
- 7533: Art 3
- ... for the sake of beauty and perfection. When I look at Michelangelo's art I see a cold, solid mass of marble carved by the skilled hands of a master, Rather than this work of great beauty, capable of eliciting a deeply emotional response. I look at it in terms of the techniques Michelangelo used the understanding he had of the human form, to render a piece ultimately comprising precision and ...
- 7534: Corporate Welfare
- ... the budget bill signed by President Clinton. In return, the three automakers have contributed to certain politic campains in excess of $300,000 in contributions. Moreover, companies such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin have had great help from corporate welfare in return for contributions. On the other hand, corporate welfare is causing much coruption among companies and politicians which is only fooling the economy. It is estimated that the federal government ...
- 7535: A Tale Of Two Murders
- ... Poe has been the center of many critical studies; most trying to dissect his mind and get into the heart and meaning of his work, "Criticism now tends to ask, not whether Poe is a great writer, but why" (Buranelli 132). Poe's characters in both "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado" confess of murder. Not only do they both commit murder, but they also escape external punishment ...
- 7536: A Brief History Of The Blues
- ... Alan Lomax cites some examples of very similar songs having been found in Northwest Africa, particularly among the Wolof and Watusi. p. 233) The word 'blue' has been associated with the idea of melancholia or depression since the Elizabethan era. The American writer, Washington Irving is credited with coining the term 'the blues,' as it is now defined, in 1807. (Tanner 40) The earlier (almost entirely Negro) history of the blues ...
- 7537: And The Band Played On
- ... could be an antidote for the AIDS virus, but because it is not scientifically proven to work it is therefore not legal to be sold. If this was really true, I think it would create great panic in the world because people would revolt against the government and chaos would be all around. After watching the movie, And the Band Played On, I find myself believing that one day I would ...
- 7538: Egypt 4
- ... human torsos and human or animal heads. They were also represented by symbols, such as the sun disk and hawk wings that were worn on the headdresses of the pharaoh. Burying there dead was of great religious concern in Egypt. They believed they had to preserve the corpse so that theyre ka or spirit could enter the afterlife. They would mummify their dead bodies in order to preserve them. They ...
- 7539: Artists Works
- ... side, there sits a limp body staring at the reflection of herself in the water that she sinks in. The setting sun glistens off the back of her head, but she just wallows in grim depression and boredom. The canyons trap her in the barren wasteland as she sits motionless, without movement, struggle, or life. This mysterious figure looks so vacant that it might as well be dead. Nothing is happening ...
- 7540: Architecture 2
- An architect designs and sometimes supervises the construction of buildings. Anything from tunnels that run far beneath the ground, to skyscrapers that tower above it, architects have always had a hand in building these great structures. Yes, you too can be an architect! But how, you ask? Just read on, and you will find out! Architects have designed the greatest buildings in history, from the stoic World Trade Center in ...
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