A Gap of Sky In ”A Gap of Sky” by Anna Hope we meet the young woman Ellie, a complicated girl, with some very serious problems. First of all her life is very affected by her serious use of drugs and the consequences of this use the following days. Her lifestyle is far from normal and very extreme, since we are able to interpret this after only one afternoon in her company. Unfortunately, this day is quite important, since she has to finish a hand-in for the next day, or else she will be kicked out
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Running Head: Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour Louis Rodriguez Jones International University Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour [pic] Broken Glass By: Victor F. Gonzalez Dated: 7/27/2012 Artist Victor F. Gonzalez and I quote “Forget for a moment what country
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largest temple of the ancient world because of the competitive nature that the Greeks had with the rest of the world during that time. What is amazing however is that it has been rebuilt three times. Its’ final demise was in 262 A.D (The British Museum). Another amazing ancient wonder was the Statue of Zeus that was created in 432 B.C, very close to the time when the Temple of Artemis was built. It is a statue of Zeus that was made of the ivory and gold-plated bronze. It was erected at Olympia
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Tutankhamun’s tomb is the only royal tomb in Egypt to have escaped the discovery of looters and was discovered by archeologist Howard Carter. The death of Tutankhamun was a sudden tragedy that til this day has yet to be solved. The cause of the famous teenage king’s death has been a long drawn out mystery with a range of theories as to how he met his end. There are no historical records explaining the cause or circumstances of his death, nor is there no positive evidence to suggest how he died. However
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England, who was responsible for compiling the Ninety-one Cataloging Rules, based on the rules which he had created with his assistants in 1839, and for the construction of a new library building with the world famous Round Reading Room at the British Museum Library. Panizzi felt that a large catalog needed a consistent manner in which to serve the reader. “The larger the library is, the more you must distinguish the books from each other, and consequently the more fully and more accurately you must
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The British Museum As the renown of ancient Greek and Roman societies exploded in Europe in the eighteenth century, the western elite developed a strong admiration for the accomplishments of the classical era, most evidently grace and purity of classical architecture. More and more new buildings were built in the style of the old, and a neoclassical revival was born. Many of Europe’s greatest buildings hail from this period; London in particular is brimming with impressive neoclassical architecture
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organized tourism program of the Peranakan Museum as a participant and be able to create critical consciousness as well as to use chosen concepts and theories to evaluate the helpfulness of the tour guide after the visit. The Peranakan Museum installed in the previous Tao Nan Chinese School (constructed in 1912) sightsees the culture of Peranakan societies in Southeast Asia. The best and most inclusive assortments of Peranakan objects are owned by the museum. Peranakans’ distinctive visual arts and
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This piece of work by Erik Jones is called ‘Detail of Eve’, Erik looked very seriously at the way in which he could portray mental issues and try to promote awareness of them within his artwork, without having to use words. Erik uses subtle light tones, against harsh, shocking red for the eyes and dark red for the lips. Erik Jones uses colouring pencils as a background base colour before painting over the top of it with acrylic or ink, colouring pencils are transparent which is hugely important.
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to have them. The second reason is that if the Marbles were to be returned to Athens, than they would be taken care of much better, and damaged much less. The fact and the matter is that the Marbles have suffered considerable damage in the British Museum. If they were to be returned to Athens, then they would be looken after more suitably, and therefore kept in much better condition. The third reason is quite self-explanatory. The reason they belong in Athens is because they are Greecer’s elgin marbles
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THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE PRESENTED TO PROFESSOR LEE CASTILLO FOR BIBL 471 – B03 BY REV. JOSEPH T. WHITAKER, III LU23755920 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY LYNCHBURG, VA JUNE 21, 2014 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUN
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