Asymmetry

Relief with Winged Genius (Apkallu) (Figure 1) is a Neo-Assyrian (1000-612 BCE) carved stone wall relief from the Northwest Palace in Kalhu (modern-day Nimrud), Iraq. It is 78 1/2 inches tall, 39 inches wide, and 6 inches deep and was carved during the reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE). Now in the Near Eastern art collection of the Walter’s Art Museum, Baltimore, the wall relief depicts a winged genius, who was a benevolent and protective deity, holding a cone in his right hand and a…

Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a novel with adverse themes, transitioning between those of decadence, idealism, social upheaval, illusion and identity; all of which exemplify the falsehood of the American Dream. Such themes contrast and are also similar to poems written by John Keats, such as ‘Ode on Melancholy’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’. Both writers consolidate these themes in various manners, which are open for creative exploration. Though Fitzgerald depicts…

Beyond Economic Growth: An Evaluation of Contract Farming from a Gender Perspective Contract farming is a mode of agricultural production based on an agreement between buyers and producers that has become increasingly popular across countries, because it has been proven to be rather effective in promoting farmers’ productivity and in accurately orienting agricultural products to a target market. As a wealth of empirical studies have shown, contract farming schemes can indeed raise the income and…

Sophia Loren once said, “Beauty is how you feel inside and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical”(Sophia). The meaning of beautiful has changed over the years. In recent years being beautiful for a woman means to be slim with big breasts and big gluteus, and a young looking face. Even normal effects of aging, such as wrinkles, makes a women feel less beautiful. In order erase these imperfection people are not only willing to spend money on creams, but are also willing to go…

The primary test showing of an association between naturally visible piezoelectric marvels and crystallographic structure was distributed in 1880 by Pierre and Jacques Curie. Their analysis comprised of a decisive estimation of surface charges showing up on extraordinarily arranged precious stones (tourmaline, quartz, topaz, natural sweetener and Rochelle salt among them) which were subjected to mechanical anxiety. These outcomes were a sound representative for the Curies ' creative ability and…

Hirschey(2009) explains the law of diminishing returns “As the quantity of a variable input increases, with the quantities of all other factors being held constant, the resulting increase in output eventually diminishes (Hirschey, 2009, pg.253). This is illustrated within the table, as it is seen that at a certain point, paying an additional employees, reduces output. Milestone IV Market Structure Deloitte operates in an oligopolistic market structure. In Fundamentals of Managerial Economics,…

During the early eighteenth century, France experienced radical social and political change with the decline of the Baroque and advent of the Rococo. Prior to this transformation, France was ruled by the absolutist monarch Louis XIV, who used the extravagant style of the Baroque to reflect his absolute power – demonstrated most prominently through the Palace of Versailles. The King’s “large-scale royal work projects” nearly bankrupted the nation and characterized the Baroque as “a period of…

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Born to be Bad Parental influences and social experiences throughout childhood essentially construct an individual’s reality. Children expect that what their parents had once taught them about life will be similar to what other children had been taught by their parents. For example, a child who is witness to a violent, alcoholic parent may believe this to be regular behavior. Since the child was exposed to this type of environment, they may turn to violence and…

skull, brain, muscles, organs, and other parts of the skeleton as “throwbacks” the earlier forms of humans and primates. Anomalies, named as ‘stigmata’ by Lombroso, could be expressed in terms of abnormal forms or dimensions of the “skull and jaw, asymmetries in the face, etc, but also of other parts of the body” (Sabbatini). Lombroso also throughout his medical career made a list of specific characteristics: “slope of forehead, ears an unusual size, excessive reach with the arms, strongly…

(Coila) Usually people are satisfied with the outcome of their operation, but the procedure needs to be well thought through, because the procedure can cause disappointment. (Pletcher) “People who undergo breast surgery may experience contouring or asymmetry problems, while those undergoing facial surgeries could simply not like the result.” (Pletcher) Many people go into their operation expecting unrealistic results, such as the surgery will make them look like a movie star, or solve their…