Rosetta

Hatshepsut's reign was marked by a period of peace and internal development. The pharaoh established a thriving art scene, pursued innovative architectural projects with the help of esteemed eighteenth dynasty architect Senenmut, and facilitated successful foreign trade expeditions (Britannica). One of Hatshepsut's greatest achievements during her rule was the construction of her mortuary temple Deir-el Bahri, located in Thebes. At the time, Deir-el Bahri was an architectural novelty. The…

coming to the United States was a choice that made her life so much better for her and her family in Honduras. Now 26 years has passed and she does not fluently speak English. She has tried, I remember seeing the “Ingles Sin Barreras”, similar to Rosetta Stone, cassettes and videos, but learning another language as an adult is hard, but not impossible. She can speak English somewhat but to some people her English is incomprehensible, to others they can pick up some words and have a decent…

What reasearch question(s) is/are the speaker(s) trying to address ? Why do these lootings and destructions occur ? Is this practice always intentional ? Is it understandable (but not necessary excusable) ? Is it an old and widespread practice practice ? What can be done save the human common heritage ? Who can do it ? What is nature of the data that she uses to address the questions ? Many different types of data are used by Dr. Rousseau : frescoes, journal articles recounting looting or…

Relationship Dynamics of the World’s Most Famous Music Couple: Shawn (Jay-Z) and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter David J. Dzumba PSYC 2600: Interpersonal Behavior University of North Texas Relationship Dynamics of the World’s Most Famous Music Couple: Shawn (Jay-Z) and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Abstract There are many famous couples in the music industry, but none as successful as Beyoncé and Jay-Z . They have been together 15 years, married nine of those years, have three children, and earned $107.5…

Frederick Douglass stepped up on the stage, wringing his hands nervously. Even though he had practiced this speech several times before today, he was still anxious. A small crowd of people had gathered outside to watch him, and slowly more joined, wondering what he was going to do. Knowing that this was for the greater good of his country, Frederick let his worries float away and allowed his voice to take over, ready to inspire America one word at a time. Although he was born a slave, Frederick…

Ancient Mesopotamia is located in-between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river in Europe. With-in Mesopotamia is Babylonia which was located where the two rivers meet, with-in Babylonia is Akkad and Sumer. Akkad was located in the northern part of Babylonia while Sumer was located in the south in the channel of the river system. According to Robert A. Guisepi in his article Sumeria, Ancient Sumeria (Sumer), A History of Ancient Sumer Including its Contributions; Sumer was “broken by river…

Policies dividing states already troubled by discrimination and gross systemic inequality are perplexing and illogical, more so in countries already plagued by multiple types of division. A special case of this type of rule is the Republic of India, in which the country is divided politically as the cause of different regions taking on different identities through the recognition of multiple languages as being national. This has led to many regions institutionally standardizing different…

Extra-Terrestrial: What are Humans? Every 80’s and 90’s kids remember their favorite childhood blockbuster E.T, the Extra-Terrestrial. The story of an alien who was abandoned in California and had to experience the curiosity, love, compassion, friendship as well as the aggressive, threatening, and horrible aspects of humankind. This 1982 Universal Pictures film is a science fiction movie, but does it have to be science fiction? Could there be a day that we, the human species, find and…

The importance of the social pyramid was so everybody could understand and do their part, so their country could prosper, and not collapse like Rome’s. The social pyramid was as follow: pharaoh, officials, priests, scribes, artisans, and lastly, peasants and farmers. It was important that everybody did their job, so they uphold their empire. The Egyptian’s genius was shown in the house’s design, which were made to stay cool, built with thick walls and small windows at the top to keep out the…

the Fertile Crescent in now modern day Iraq, and Syria the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived for thousands of years. Despite it being such a great civilization researchers have only recently translating cuneiform when Napoleon found the Rosetta Stone on his conquests. Again war in Iraq and conquest have assisted the discovery of many clay tablets in Iraq. These clay tablets telling the story of Gilgamesh, a story that contains friendship, and great grief, that allows researchers to go…