of the weather. There are gaps of missing information from one era to the next‚ and as much as we may wish for it‚ no Archaeologist has ever found a didactic panel sitting neatly next to an excavated work. We are lucky when studying the statue of Aphrodite of Knidos (c.350 BCE) however‚ because while the original was lost to the ages‚ she was widely copied‚ several versions of her are still in existence‚ and there are historical writings that directly reference the statue and her creator‚ Praxiteles
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essay‚ is the Aphrodite (Venus) statue‚ which is a Roman copy of the Greek original from the 1st century CE. Upon arriving at the Carlos Museum‚ Aphrodite (Venus) is one of the first works you immediately see to the right of the Museum’s foyer. Featured boldly and prominently in the ancient Greek/Roman exhibit‚ she certainly gives off this air of beauty and elegance immediately when you first see her. The statue itself is carved out of an ivory marble‚ and depicts a woman (Aphrodite/Venus) nude
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The statues of Aphrodite and the Yogini both feature feminine beauty‚ with full breasts and revealing body. Aphrodite is mostly covered while the Yogini is mainly nude‚ but both emanate an aura of superiority above the everyday civilian‚ and thus commands an air of respect. However‚ Aphrodite’s depiction is gentler‚ focusing on her physical features. Perhaps she once held objects in her hands‚ representative of something beyond bodily appearance‚ but that is unknown. The Yogini is more aggressive
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European Journal of Information Systems (1999) 8‚ 77–94 1999 Operational Research Society Ltd. All rights reserved 0960-085X/99 $12.00 http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/ejis Information management in the global enterprise: an organising framework J Peppard Information Systems Research Centre‚ Cranfield School of Management‚ Cranfield‚ Bedford MK43 0AL‚ UK Much has been written over the last decade on managing global enterprises. While the predominant concern of this literature has been strategic
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Jeveil Lee Erin M. Schwartz ARTH 101 7 November 2014 The Myth of Isis and Osiris One of the most famous families of gods is the children of Geb and Nut‚ who are Osiris‚ Isis‚ Seth ‚ and Nephthys. People probably know of these gods more than others because of the famous myth of Isis and Osiris. Isis and Osiris is an Egyptian myth of creation. It is a very intriguing story about how they live and rule Egypt. Isis and Osiris are Gods and I will begin my essay on this family of gods. The story begins
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ISIS and the Oil Industry The oil industry became a key source of revenue for ISIS following the 2003 onset of the Iraqi insurgency. In 2007‚ AQI was making roughly 100-200 million dollars per year from oil smuggling‚ with much of the smuggled product stolen from the Bayji refinery. In 2008‚ AQI made 50-100 thousand dollars or 18.25-36.5 million per annum through its Bayji rackets. AQI operatives were also known to drill holes in oil pipelines‚ syphon the oil into trucks‚ and sell it to various
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of earth.’’ Unfortunately‚ we are having a struggle at this moment with Isis. We have been seeing people kill‚ beheaded also people killing for religion.I been seeing articles also social media talking about how could we deal with Isis. Social media says let’s throw nuclear misuse or let’s throw the atomic bomb and finish everyone for the better. Here come articles saying should we go to war with Isis? To be talking about Isis There’s going to be three main topics that I will be talking about. One
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Michael Quinones ENG 111 Mr. Branson September 13‚ 2015 Al Qaeda and ISIS September 11‚ 2001 is a day that most Americans will never forget. 19 terrorist boarded a total of four different passenger airliners with the goal of causing havoc in the United States of America. Al-Qaeda was quickly deemed the culprit‚ and in 2004 after years of denying any involvement; Osama Bin Laden the leader of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attacks. President George W. Bush correlated with other countries
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was kicked out of the terrorist group al-Qaeda for not recognizing Ayman al-Zawahiri as their leader. Instead ISIS saw Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as their leader. ISIS is very focused on acquiring more land from Iraq and Syria‚ and to do so they use methods much harsher than that of al-Qaeda’s methods. They are much more violent‚ strict‚ and ruthless. ISIS is very rich from oil refineries and ransoms‚ which raise hundreds of millions of dollars used to fund their
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Isis Nursing Horus 1. Introduction As I entered the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum‚ I began viewing the artworks‚ and it was there that I noticed a beautiful sculpture. Right away it captured my attention. It was a statute of Isis sitting with Horus on her lap. It was called Isis Nursing Horus. First‚ I liked the subject matter. It was very feminine‚ but also showed what a strong woman Isis was. There were other sculptures that I saw while viewing which were much more detailed and painted. But this
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