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Name and Description Wilcox N. 502 is a hydrophoros, or a statuette of a woman holding a hydria atop of her head that was traditionally used for transporting water, made from fired clay standing at 23 centimeters in height. The figure is from an unknown Greek provenance and has been dated to the early fourth century c. CE. Most likely created using a mold. How it Was Made This bust of a woman was likely made in Italy by some kind of professional sculptor or craftsman during either the end…

organization. Later in her life she contributed generously to this charitable organization. After World War II ended in 1945, Audrey and her mother moved to Amsterdam. While she was in Amsterdam, she studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell. She moved to London in 1948 to continue training with Maria Rembert. When Hepburn asked Rembert about her future, Rembert assured her that she could have a great career in ballet. Rembert also told Hepburn that her height (five feet, seven inches) coupled with her…

societies is a theme most often evident in modern day media as an issue to start debate. Racism, genocide, gender inequality and religious prejudices all exist within many popular and critically acclaimed texts. The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Montana 1948, First Native and Pink Pig, and Fruitvale Station, all revolve around this theme and together have connections between one another as conflicts between societies arouse. The official English dictionary defines genocide as the ‘deliberate killing…

to the white Afrikaners in South Africa. Nelson Mandela described apartheid as ‘a poison that bred moral decay in all areas’ and it was this poison that he spoke of which dominated South African society from 1948 to the early 1990’s. Apartheid was implemented by an Afrikaner government in 1948 named the Nationalist Party under the leadership of DF Malan. Afrikaans ideology was that they were to unite all Afrikaners to withstand both the English and Africans on behalf of the Volk. Their ideology…

National Congress (1940).3 He led many peaceful protests and armed resistance against the National Party tactics in racially dividing South Africa. His commitment to helping black South Africans grew stronger with the election of the National Party (1948). The African National Congress (ANC) under Nelson Mandela had…

Describe and evaluate the development of the NHS in Britain. The history of the NHS; an organisation established after discussions lasting over a century on the provision of the health services to meet a long recognised need (Rivett, 2015). Britain’s national health serves was established in the wake of the second world war (1939-1945) amid a broad consensus that healthcare should be made available to all, just after world war II the country was in a turmoil in terms of people’s health their…

The liberal order ruled Italian politics from 1860-1922, and centered around the long standing tradition of trasformismo, coalition forming to develop a flexible, centrist party. Unfortunately, this system had the potential for tyranny by the majority to run rampant, which allowed the rise of fascism in Italy. The liberal order existed in a parochial political culture and a church that did not support the government. It allowed for oligarchic rule in a highly centralized, corrupt state, a…

Road.(1942)”. Hurston was charged with molesting a 10-year-old boy in 1948. She was able to prove that she was out of the country at the time of the incident, but she suffered immensely from this false accusation. She also wrote “Tell My Horse”, her study of Caribbean Voodoo practices, in 1938. Another book she wrote was “Moses, Man of the Mountain,(1939)”. She finally went on to publish a novel called “Seraph on the Suwanee (1948)” in the next following…

Meaning of Freedom The meaning of freedom can be interpreted in many different ways. The Bill of Rights has provided a structure for citizens of the United States to follow in order to be able to exercise their freedom in those ways. The entity to consider is how we manage our personal freedoms with those of the people around us. In a sense, how we interact with each other as cooperative citizens to evoke what our freedom entails. Preference or Purpose Individuals have a preference for their…

First, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Article 16(2) of the UDHR states that ‘Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses’, and the persons involved must be at ‘full age’(Assembly, 1948). Second, the United Nations declared Convention on Rights of the Child is an international treaty to protect the civil,…