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This painting is one of many versions of the biblical story of Judith beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, a well-known female painter of the Baroque period. Although she gained acclaim as a painter, few women of her time had the opportunity to become an artist, a privilege afforded to her in part because her father owned a studio and painted, as well. In the Bible, Holofernes, an Assyrian bully and enemy to Israel, slaughtered his way into the city of Bethulia, a town at the entrance…

Pretty One Day, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls and Naked. At first he had five kin: Lisa, Gretchen, Amy, Tiffany, and Paul, however his sister, Tiffany, submitted suicide as of late. In addition, Sedaris moved on from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1987. Not just is he all that much celebrated for his comical inclination and mocking style in his compositions, additionally the majority of his distributed books are hits. In any case, who is the individual behind every one of these…

Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of this year, the US Supreme Court has still been operating with eight justices instead of appointing a ninth. The reason for this being a lack of response from the Senate to President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland. This failure to acknowledge the President’s motion has sparked outrage across the country, bringing rise to the Constitutional provisions associated with the appointment of Supreme Court Justices. Several issues…

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Olga Rozmarynowska HIS 159 Dr. Elaine Sullivan February 25, 2018 Arsinoe II Outline Cult of Queen Arsinoë II in Egypt and the ancient Mediterranean: Why was this an important cult promoted by the Ptolemies? How was it promoted in Egypt? How was this Egyptian cult spread across the larger Mediterranean? Why was it popular outside of Egypt? Research question: How was the cult of Queen Arsinoë II established and how did it amass such a large-scale following throughout the ancient world? Thesis…

Throughout this exhibition, I have created one specific theme—to take you through the technique of gilding and the material of gilt bronze. Gilding or Ormolu is a “decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to a solid surface such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.” In this case, the exhibition will revolve around gilt bronze Asian artwork. Let us take a tour through multiple pieces and learn about the gilding technique, and how the material has held up…

When the 20th century started, life started to change and improve, and public education was one of the many things that started to improve and become popular. Education was almost null and void before the start of the century. Since jobs did not require any amount of education, there were no real need for schools. The turning point for education came around 1877-1917. During this time, education was part of America’s focus point to try and improve attendance, graduation rates, and curriculums of…

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German American architect that designed buildings and exhibitions, yet what made Ludwig different from other architectures is that he designed the furniture that was implicated in these structures. He was a designer in the 20th century and designed his products in the modern movement style. Ludwig was one of the most, if not the most influential designer during the 20th century period. He was one of the leading figures in the modern movement; he pushed this…

disabilities, 12% were English language learners (ELL), and 4% were both ELL and had a disability. At the end of the 2008-2009 school year, data from two standardized achievement tests, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System English Language Arts (MCAS ELA) and Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP), were collected and analyzed. The findings showed that there were significant measurable gains from the previous school year. When the student population…

Critical Analysis of Social Media Social media has been used in various contexts to refer to the many forms of web-based platforms and technologies that are used by people globally to interact socially with one another online. Some of the most prominent examples of social media that are commonly used to date are Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Tumblr and Google +, with Facebook, Youtube and Twitter being the most popular, while Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram LinkedIn being the fastest…