Mystery of the Propylaea The Propylaea (ca.437-432 BCE) is considered one of the mysteries of Ancient Greece. The structure was the gate to the Acropolis which was built during the Periclean building endeavor, the rebuilding program for Athens whic Continue Reading...
Museums in Paris The Louvre Museum can be categorized as one of the world's largest and most magnificent museums. It also marks a monument and an attractive sightseeing location for tourists from all over the world. Standing near the River Seine and Continue Reading...
Traveling Project Time Traveling Byzantine Architecture -- the Hagia Sophia In all my travels, no structure can bring about as much awe and respect as that of the Byzantine Hagia Sophia, an immense temple that merges East and West in a conglomera Continue Reading...
In contrast, the exterior was almost undecorated" (25). Another significant church that was built contemporaneously with the Hagia Sophia was the cruciform Church of the Holy Apostles (536-546), which featured five domes (Nickel). Figure 3. Cross-d Continue Reading...
Reading The Sound and the Fury can be frustrating for the reader, particularly the reader who is used to the linear march of time and the orderly unfolding of the events. Classic chronology provides a sense of order and a sense of time for the read Continue Reading...
Thus, it is a primary duty by Sikhs to keep their hair in best condition and long, as a symbol of faith of God's will and importance of humility and acceptance; 2) Khanga, or wooden comb, is used, because it can be easily worn easily in the hair at Continue Reading...
it, too, has the rails coming in beneath the fine, old Beaux Arts building, for which tunnels beneath the city were built, removing millions of cubic yards of earth. it, too, heralded and celebrated the new, electric railroad track with its electrif Continue Reading...
It features an effigy of the home outside of Paris where she grew up, rendered in pale pink marble. But something is terribly wrong - the house has been enclosed behind an imposing mesh iron cage, clearly meant to ward off visitors. Above the entran Continue Reading...
17 With wide-embracing love 18 Thy Spirit animates eternal years, 19 Pervades and broods above, 20 Changes, sustains, dissolves, creates, and rears. 21 Though earth and moon were gone, 22 And suns and universes ceased to be, 23 And Thou wert left Continue Reading...
The skene or 'tent' was the building that was directly behind the stage, and this was where the actors of the drama could enter or exit from. It would usually be decorated as a temple or a palace, and it would have at least one set of doors from whe Continue Reading...
Greek Temple Architecture From Its Inception Through the Hellenistic Period Present day Greece still retains the Greek temples, shrines and sanctuaries of the pre-Hellenic period. The modern world of architecture and historians regards these temples Continue Reading...
Law of Marginal Productivity comes to Macy's In theory, the more demand there is for a good or service, the more a producer wishes to provide this good, and that producing in bulk lowers costs. Even when consumer demand is down, a supplier can also Continue Reading...
finance and financial entrepreneurship. The basis of the article is on a discussion that was held on this subject among four leading lights of financial entrepreneurship in the United States - Michael Milken, Lewis Ranieri, Richard Sandor and Myron Continue Reading...
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Homer in Hollywood: The Coen Brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? Could a Hollywood filmmaker adapt Homer's Odyssey for the screen in the same way that James Joyce did for the Modernist novel? The idea of a high-art film Continue Reading...
conventional wisdom has always stated that hedging strategies and life insurance are ill-matched partners. The belief has always been that the philosophical motivation behind employing one is diametrically opposed to that of the other. Insurance com Continue Reading...
The anonymity of exile does not provide her with the conditions in which to live the purposeful life she intended for herself. Her spiritedness and independence of mind, which contributed to her erotic rebellion, are displaced, and in many respects Continue Reading...
Shopping Tourism in Hong Kong Item Page Number Tourism in Hong Kong Shopping Tourism in Hong Kong Urban Tourism Destination Marketing Shopping Tourism Questionnaire Design Shopping Tourism in Hong Kong Shopping tourism is a major aspect of t Continue Reading...
Homer was a legendary Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the major Greek epics the "Iliad and the Odyssey," as well as the comic mini-epic "Batracholmyomachia" (The Frog-Mouse War), the corpus of Homeric Hymns, and various othe Continue Reading...
Second Temple Period According to the Jewish history, the Second Temple period started in 530 BCE and ended in 70 CE and this is the period during which the Second Temple existed in Jerusalem. The sects of Judaism that include Zealots, Essenes, Phar Continue Reading...
On December 14, 2004, Germany was told it must "introduce a system that allows drinks makers, including beer and soft drinks producers, to do business fairly across Europe. Germany must giver drinks makers a longer period to prepare their businesse Continue Reading...
Lighting Techniques in Art The human mind is only capable of sight by means of taking light through the eye and interpreting that within the brain. Although people did not fully understand the scientific properties of light until relatively recently Continue Reading...
Frost's Poetry And Landscape The Rise of Modernist Poetry Between the years of 1912 and 1914 the entire temper of the American arts changed. America's cultural coming-of-age occurred and writing in the U.S. moved from a period entitled traditional Continue Reading...
Michelangelo’s Pieta was completed in 1499 when the sculptor was just 24 years old. The artist’s Last Judgment—the enormous fresco covering the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel—was completed more than 40 years later in 1541 wh Continue Reading...
The Carnevale and Sensa festivals were outlawed and the Book of Gold, which had recorded the names of patrician families of Venice for more than four centuries, was burned. Before leaving Venice Napoleon instructed his men to take twenty paintings Continue Reading...
Symbol in Frost, Welty Symbol of Journey in Frost and Welty Welty's Journey is Transcendental/Social Frost's Journey is Satirical/Inspirational Style Both Frost and Welty Use Satire in a Gentle Way Welty's Style Moves From Satire Towards Compa Continue Reading...
It also set up a conflict between labour and capital, a variation of the old conflict between peasants and nobility. Because it was based on a competitive "free" market, capitalism inherently sought labour-saving and time-saving devices by which it Continue Reading...
However, his work was not always well accepted and the there was a public outcry at the minimalist and bare design of this building. Another aspect of his designs that should be mentioned was his fondness for the use of natural materials in his bui Continue Reading...
From time to time, however, Las Vegas illusion and Las Vegas reality do intersect (uneasily). When ugly newsworthy incidents occur, e.g., when a dozen tourists are killed by a drugged-out schizophrenic speeding in his car toward them on a Strip sid Continue Reading...
protagonist of the book "The Scarlet letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, in one of the most painful but meaningful moments of her life. The woman we get acquainted with is "characterized by a certain state and dignity, rather than by the delicate evane Continue Reading...
Bibliographical Criticism on The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeIn Oscar Wildes Dorian Gray, the title character leads a secretive narcissistic and hedonistic life that gives his soul a hideous character while his exterior remains pristine and Continue Reading...
Comparing and Contrasting The Birthmark and Hills Like White ElephantsHawthornes The Birthmark and Hemingways Hills Like White Elephants are two stories with a similar theme and dissimilar treatment of that theme. Each represents a relationship betwe Continue Reading...
Reciprocity Treaty (1854) Introduction The 1854 Reciprocity Treaty is one of the most famous economic treaties in Canadian history. The Reciprocity Treaty was a trade treaty that was signed between the economy of the United States and what was then k Continue Reading...
Artworks Caravaggio: Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi -- "The Calling of St. Matthew" Caravaggio has painted a Baroque masterpiece that depicts the reality of being a tax collector at the moment when Matthew is called by Christ t Continue Reading...
Brunelleschi's Architecture The religious architecture of Filippo Brunelleschi in Florence in the early 1400s established a new Renaissance aesthetic by blending religious symbolism with mathematical and classical principles that he drew from vi Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement Contact With Arab SENSORY INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT Law Enforcement Contact with Arab-Americans and Other Middle Eastern Groups Chapter eight is a very diverse chapter. It explores everything from describe the historical backgroun Continue Reading...
London Housing The research was undertaken to study the link between inequality and depravity, poverty and crime in the housing structures of London. The study found that there is wide spread economic disparity in London. This divide is evident in t Continue Reading...
fractions (Math) Concept/topic: Students will learn fractions in a hands-on manner to prepare them for dealing with this mathematical concept on paper. Lesson goals/objectives: Students will be able to identify fractions. Standards (CCSS and othe Continue Reading...
