singles titles and numerous Olympic gold medals. Serena Jameka Williams was born September 26, 1981 in Saginaw Michigan. She is the youngest of five daughters. Her father Richard and mother Oracene Williams have two daughters, Serena and her sister Venus, which became two of tennis great champions. Serena’s father was determined to see his two daughters succeed in tennis so when he moved his family out to Compton, California he trained his two daughters. He used tennis records and videotapes to…
Rough Draft In mythology Venus was the goddess of love, sex and beauty. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. However, Roman Venus had many abilities beyond Aphrodite. She was a goddess of victory, fertility, and even prostitution. This paper will inform you much about the goddess of beauty and love, about her descendants and loves, Her times of worship and coming to Rome and her many showings in art. Family Venus had two main divine lovers her husband Vulcan…
and the goddess of love, Venus, is frequently used as the perfect woman to gaze upon. Titian met the viewers’ attention when using Venus in his piece Venus of Urbino, 1538. However, another art painting attracted more attention when depicting a nude woman in a similar style of Venus, Olympia, 1863, by Edouard Manet. Manet’s use of a nude woman is considered blasphemy due to comparing a low class woman to a goddess. The viewers want to fantasize the ideal woman like Venus, but do not want to…
Venus factor is one of the most influential and effective diet plan specifically designed for women. This diet plan has become so popular among women in such less time, the reason is its promising results. Venus factor diet program is an absolute game changer, and a best way to lose weight effectively in no time. If you want to enjoy a lean body, free of extra pounds and fats, then it is highly recommended to try venus factor diet program. This program helps to loose weight without all the…
The two prehistoric figures, Venus of Laussel and the Cycladic female are both appear to be women. However, the woman figure is completely different. The Venus of Laussel is woman who does not contain a face but has big breasts and legs. Compared to the Cycladic, the Venus of Laussel is thicker. The Cycladic figure possesses a face that is not very clear but you are still able to see where the eyes and mouth are supposed to be. As stated in Gateways of art, “the female Cycladic figures look…
Women can be strong and beautiful without having to be sexualized by the media. Should women show a little skin to promote a brand or themselves and their sport? Although this paper is about women and the things they go through to remain thin, I have to say that men have been sexualized as well. Sports players such as Derek Jeter, David Beckam, and Rafael Nadal have all been part of the pretty boys in sports image. With respect to Wimbleton female tennis players have been playing in small…
The above diagram illustrates the volcanic activity on Venus, it indicates how activity this planet has been and still is. There is no evidence of plate tectonics on Venus along with no long linear volcano chains. There are also no clear subduction zones. Rifts are very common on Venus and they look much like the mid-ocean ridges on Earth. Volcanoes on Venus are much more regional and less organized then here on Earth. Volcanoes on Venus seem to have simple and fewer eruptive styles than the…
Tiziano Vecellio, better known as Titian, painted Venus and Adonis in about 1554; during a period known as the High Renaissance. Venus and Adonis is a workshop copy of one of Titian’s earlier paintings of the same name, created as a part of a six-piece series commissioned by King Phillip II of Spain. Titian called the paintings in this series ‘poesie’, or poems, because each illustrates a mythological story inspired by ‘Metamorphoses’ by the Roman poet Ovid. Titian’s other works in this series…
The name “Venus” typically brings to mind the Roman goddess of love and adoration. Ironically, in regards to the poem “The Venus Hottentot”, by Elizabeth Alexander, and the play “Venus” by Suzan-Lori Parks, the use of the name is more like a cruel joke. The experiences of Sarah Baartman do not evoke thoughts of adoration, but of exploitation and abuse. Both authors portray Baartman as a victim, yet the poem illustrates it through much more emotion and heaviness. The play, on the other hand, has…
Theme By Kassie Rain. It's always raining. That's the problem in the story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury. In the setting, Venus, no one ever sees even a glimpse of sunlight. But, finally there is a chance! For the first time in seven years, the rain is going away. Everyone is excited and waiting. Even a frail girl named Margot. Margot is the only kid in her class that knows what the sun looks like. She is the only one that knows what it feels like, what it is like, and her classmates…