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She was the goddess of love and one of the twelve main gods and goddesses. According to an article by Marie Benedicte-Astier from The Louvre Museum, the Venus de Milo was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos and was donated to the museum in 1821 by King Louis XVII. The statue is actually several pieces of marble that are put together using pegs. The original statue was also adorned…

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil” stated British philosophical poet James Allen. Since the dawn of time humanity has sought to find order in the world, to find means by which one could determine the future. In this endeavor many across time and culture have pointed their discerning minds to dreams. Dreams have been believed to hold the secret to future…

Knowledge is power; power can lead to corruption. The renowned author Tom Clancy once noted that “The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people” (Clancy). Both of our main protagonists, a narrator whose name is not stated, and Robert, from the novels The Celestine Prophecy By James Redfield, and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown bear distinct…

The period of the Italian Renaissance, immediately following the Middle Ages saw a great rebirth of interest in the classical learning and ancient Greco-Roman values. In a society with strong political stability and growing prosperity, there was a development of new technologies–including the printing press, a new approach to astronomy and the continuous discovery and exploration of new continents–was followed up by a flowering of philosophy, literature and especially art. The new styles of…

Most countries around the world wanted to regulate transactions between countries within the world trade market around the mid to late-1800’s. For this reason, the gold standard was implemented. The gold standard specified that the government would exchange any amount of paper money for its worth in gold. This meant transactions no longer had to be done with heavy gold bars or coins, and could be easily handled with paper transactions. Countries had to separately elect to follow the rules of…

Medina, Deserie Period:3 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis left an everlasting legacy on not only the White House but women, the 60s era, a presidential widow widely known for her fashion symbol and elegance. Jacqueline Bouvier was born in South Hampton New York July 28, 1929. Her parents divorce at the age of 10. Early age Jacqueline…

The biblical archaeology is concerned with the recovery and investigation of material remains of the past events, happenings and culture to illuminate the periods and descriptions in the Bible, especially from the Old Testament. An understanding of the Biblical archaeology requires knowledge of the Bible as the object of research. Many archaeologists have gained interest in uncovering the Bible happenings through various sources of evidence that they can find with relation to the Bible itself.…

Street Art Versus Museums: The Role of Context in Exhibition The concept of integrating urban life and art has come to play a central role in a movement of artists for whom the city walls act as the canvas to their limitless imaginations. These artists practice street art - the creation of unsanctioned visual art in a public space outside the context of traditional art venues. Since the birth of this art form during the late 1960s in New York, these artists have often been in dissonance with…

As we grow up, we are given two choices: to be the “real us”--riddled with self-doubt and overcome by troubling experiences--or to be the facade that we present. However we choose to present ourselves, it is common knowledge that time doesn’t wait for anyone. In fact, life is what happens to us when we are busy making other plans. And so as we live, caught up in our reality of homework and first kisses, of new hellos and old goodbyes, of laughing and crying, we are too busy rushing to notice…

Beautiful. Bold. Colorful. Real. These are just a few of many words that can be used to describe one of Mexico’s greatest artists, Frida Kahlo. Kahlo was an eccentric Mexican surrealist that lived a tumultuous life. In addition to her struggles throughout life, Kahlo was known for being herself. She did not conform to societal stereotypes, she was unapologetic, and she was comfortable with her sexuality. She knew exactly who she was and learned not to take people’s opinions to heart. She was a…