Oval

although slight, are still obvious indicators of the inspiration of their predecessors of medieval art. Some of the similarities are the shape of the face as well as the placement of the hands. Medieval paintings typically showed the Virgin Mary with an oval shaped face and/or head. Moreover, the position of the hands and arms in Rafael’s painting are also very similar to how the medieval paintings characteristically displayed the Virgin Mary’s arm and hands. Many of the women depicted in…

two existing buildings. In c173, the “Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius” was built during the Aurelian art period. Therefore, in c1540, Michelangelo had to implement the dominating statue in “Capitoline Hill.” The floor area is encompassed in an oval, not a circle because it alters the viewers’ perspective, therefore, giving them a psychological response. In the Roman location, it is on the same road as St Peter’s Cathedral. Therefore, Capitoline Hill was strategically placed in the line of…

The Oval Portrait is a framework story- a story inside of a story. A man and his servant break into a chateau for the night because the man is injured. The room is very lavish and full of vignette portraits. He sees one portrait of a beautiful young woman and…

"The blue topaz has remained one of the most popular gemstones in the United States because of its vibrant blue color" (Branstrator). The blue topaz is the birthstone of those who were born in December. The blue topaz has also been a part of history, dating back to the Egyptians (Topaz History). The blue topaz is one of the most unique, fashionable, historical, and incredible gemstones on planet earth. The Blue topaz is found in the enormous crystals in pegmatite dikes (Topaz). Pegmatite dikes…

Charles Booth Professor Warner Greek Roman Humanities 11-25-2014 Golden Age Architecture of Greece The Second half of the 5th century B.C. was the Golden Age of Greece. During this time frame some of the most beautiful art and architecture were created. This was due to the minds of the scholars that lived during this age. It was also during this period that geometry and its Golden Ratio inspired many brilliant minds to craft some of the most fascinating artifacts in existence today,…

structure called the oval window in and out. This is passed onto the cochlea, which is a fluid-filled snail-like structure that contains the receptor organ for hearing. The cochlea contains the spiral organ of Corti, which is the receptor organ for hearing. It consists of tiny hair cells that translate the fluid vibration of sounds from its surrounding ducts into electrical impulses that are carried to the brain by sensory nerves. As the stapes rocks, back and forth against the oval window, it…

Who was the inventor of football you might ask? It was Walter Camp. He was born on April 17, 1859, in new haven, Connecticut. He attended a school named Yale from 1876 through 1882 .Walter camp was also very known as the father of American football. The first game of the sport was in Nov.6, 1869. He died on March 14, 1925. The creator of basketball was the one who introduced the helmets to American football. The sport is still really famous and the crowd goes…

Commentary After reading H.P.Lovecraft’s The Rats in the Walls, I was inspired to write this trilogy of short horror stories. It was the ending sentence that fully made me want to write thrilling and intense short stories, “the rats they can never hear; the rats, the rats in the walls.” – (The Rats in the Walls). I used prose-fiction as my literary form for Didn’t I, Click and Answer. These stories are for young adults and older because of the gory content the horror stories contain. My…

The corruption that grew within the Nixon Administration blinded the Oval Office of its legal and ethical obligations in upholding the Constitution of America. As a result, due to the overwhelming amount of evidence incriminating President Nixon of his involvement in the Watergate burglary, President Richard Nixon was forced, and became the first and only president in the history of the Unites States of America, to resign his post. Even after his decision to resign, President Nixon delayed…

The stronger the geomagnetic storms, the stronger the auroras; meaning that the aurora ovals will further expand towards the equator. During strong geomagnetic storms, the Northern Lights are able to be seen by most of northern United States. (Space Weather Prediction Center) Most of the time, however, the Northern lights are typically seen…