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figures are debated among scholars. Only Botticelli himself would know the true meaning of each figure and of their placement. He creates a complicated network of detail in his painting, that show he had magnificent artistic ability. Artists of this era did not just paint anything,…

in the bill so that the mandibles can apply an appropriate cracking force. The head is large, with eyes positioned sideways, which limits binocular vision, but greatly enhances peripheral vision. They have an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed feet, with two toes facing forward and two toes facing rearward on each foot,…

The atlatl has been shown multiple times not to catapult the spears, but to throw them as you would without the atlatl; making it more or less just an extension of the spear throwers arm. Archeologists have gone through many ways that the atlatl functions, in Raymond’s paper “Experiments…

Eyes are the Window to the Soul Darkness flooded the sky, as the night air started to come in, over the dark gloomy campsite. The leaves and branches in the deathly, ancient, gnarly trees whispered tales of past campers. As the Jarvis family settled into their campsite, Noah noticed a mysterious mist spiralling across the fields towards the worn out gates of the cemetery. Dad called out to Noah’s older brother and cousin to help assist in setting up the camping gear. The forest guide had told…

Far away and long ago a kingdom stood on a hill, within it sat a contented king, a good man much loved by his subjects. His wife was adored by all for she was beautiful and kind, always willing to help those in need. His son was cheered in the streets as captain of the guard, his days were spent defending the kingdom from the many dangerous creatures that abounded in the dark forests bordering the land. His daughter was followed by the children of the kingdom as her fanciful daydreams made…

is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences,” said Audre Lorde, a Caribbean-American writer, and civil rights activist. In this quote she is saying that if we just agreed that we are different, and we won’t alway get along, then the world would be a more peaceful place. Even in today’s society people are pulled apart from others because of their differences. Even so the society today is better than it was during times like America in the 1930’s, on the Indian…

paternalism, making decisions for someone else, which set off a chain of events that led to Vashti’s deposition as queen and Esther’s coronation as queen. Throughout the book of Ether, Xerxes, as king, employed paternalism to those he ruled. The principle of autonomy is lacking in the ancient world. The next ethical principle pertains to Xerxes, Mordecai, and Esther. Xerxes and Mordecai superseded Esther’s autonomy with paternalism, when it was decided that she would join the beautiful…

Indigenous rights in postcolonial settler nations (Martens 2012, p.15). Barclay (2000, p.6-7) comments that Indigenous cultures are external to national orthodoxy and the national outlook, that they are outside spiritually and almost globally as ancient remnant cultures persisting within the modern state, that Indigenous Peoples are also, by definition, outside…

The people who you chose to be apart of your life are essential to to knowing what kind of person you are. I am a firm believer in the saying you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with. This belief has always stayed in the back of my mind when deciding who I wanted in my social circle. I have learned that it was never about the quantity of friends I had but more about the quality of the people that I was surrounding myself with. It is true friends come and go and nothing last…

1. On a scale of 1 – 10 (1 = most central part of my life and 10 = not central to my life) please rate the place of religion in your life. I would say my religion is number 9 or 10, it is the most important thing in my life besides my wife and kids. It provides a sense of fullness I can’t get anywhere else. 2. To what church or religious organization do you belong? What is the tradition and what specific denomination? I am a Druid senior priest from ADF [A Druid Fellowship]. I lead a grove…