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Poetry and the Statue of Liberty, 2004.
An analysis of three different poems about the Statue of Liberty and the freedom it represents.
2,891 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper examines how the Statue of Liberty, originally intended to represent the idea of liberty and self-rule for all people in all countries, over the years has represented political liberty, individual freedom, and an example of an immigration policy gone wrong. It looks at how three different poets have expressed all three views of the Statue of Liberty in poems, all using the statue as an icon or symbol of the meaning of ?liberty? the statue held for them. The poems reviewed are Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus", ?The Bartholdi Statue? by John Greenleaf Whittier, and "Unguarded Gates" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
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"In 1892, the United States built a receiving facility for new immigrants on an island next to the one holding the Statue of Liberty (NPS). Ellis Island was the entrance point for nearly all new immigrants to the United States. With the Statue of Liberty overlooking the facility, the statue became a cultural icon representing immigration to the United States. Many immigrant Americans developed great affection for the statue. In fact, however, Lazarus?s poem honoring the Statue of Liberty didn?t get much attention until her death. A group of people organized to raise money to put the statue on a pedestal. One person on that committee, Georgina Schuyler (U of V), came across Lazarus? poem."
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The Statue of Liberty, 2004.
A brief overview of the history and architecture of the Statue of Liberty.
831 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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The Statue of Liberty is one of the United States' most beloved and recognized symbols. Designed to commemorate the American Declaration of Independence, the statue has a unique and interesting history. This short paper describes the statue's historical significance and outlines the statue's architectural style, construction, and materials.
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"During the building stages, a lack of funding impacted the creation of the sculpture. In France, a lottery, and public fees were used to help raise funds for the statue. Art exhibitions, theatrical events, prize fights, and auctions raised funds for the statue within the United States. American Joseph Pulitzer also used the editorial pages of his newspaper to solicit funding among the American middle class (Statue of Liberty.org)."
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Chartres' "Statue of the Standing Virgin and Child", 2006.
A description and analysis of the "Statue of the Standing Virgin and Child".
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper presents a description of the Chartres statue "Statue of the Standing Virgin and Child", explaining that this work of art, in comparison with other statues of the Virgin Mary and her child, is more than a work of art dedicated to the Virgin in that it is also a realization of the humanity and humility of the woman who was chosen to be the mother of Christ.
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"There is a playful interchange, dealing no doubt with the small apple. Bur, the child seems to be touching it playfully, but still looking has his mother and the fruit. Yet, if the mother is thought to look aristocratic, the Child is just a child at this point. There seems to be no "holiness" about him. We see, in other statues and paintings, that there is usually an aura or halo that surrounds the heads of Jesus and his Mother. Here, the ivory statue seems to have been posed by a young aristocratic woman. This is totally different from the warmth that seems to exude from the way the Chartres Virgin stands, the way her folds drape loosely around her body, compared with the more Romanesque carefully pleated folds on the ivory statue. Here "she supports the infant Christ in the crook of her left arm while the voluminous sweeping folds about her body direct the eye to Him and lend visual support....This attribute adds the connotation that the Virgin is the new Eve who has come to redeem the sins of the old Eve.." "
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A Visit to the Statue of Liberty, 2007.
A personal account of a visit to the Statue of Liberty.
1,209 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 28.95
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The writer describes the significance of visiting the Statue of Liberty. The writer portrays the panoramic view of the city and the depth this experience had for him/her. The writer shares his/her thoughts about how this copper statue is a constant reminder of the enduring edifice of the American democracy.
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"The bustling rhythm of everyday life tends to distract us from actually paying attention to images we see on a regular basis. For instance, few New Yorkers really take into consideration anymore the existence of one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, the Empire State Building. They see it as a mere and constant presence on the city's urban landscape. Although it is hard to admit it, the Statue of Liberty unfortunately seems to enjoy the same treatment. There are New Yorkers who have never been to Ellis Island to enjoy the close up view of Lady Liberty or, on the contrary, to experience the far away image of Manhattan. Last summer I was determined not to be one of those people that would settle for less than the entire experience of freedom the Statue of Liberty enshrines."
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Statue of Ptah-Khenui, 2002.
An analysis of the statue of Ptah-khenui and his wife from the Old Kingdom, Fifth Dynasty.
1,188 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper briefly describes the statue and what it is made off. It looks at the significance of this sculpture and what it reflects of the society at that time.
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"The statue of Ptah?khenui and his wife is from the Old Kingdom, Fifth Dynasty, 2488?2400 BCE, and is found today in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The statue is made of painted limestone and stands 70.1 cm high (almost three feet). The work was discovered in 1936 in Giza, Egypt. This work of art is interesting first because it is so well-preserved and second because it suggests something about both the art of the time and different social attitudes as expressed through art. The work is often compared to the statue of Menkaure and His Queen in the same museum, and the two statues do seem similar in that the pose is much the same. the fact that the pose is associated with royalty makes it appropriate for Menkaure and His Queen, and the fact that the same pose is used for Ptah-khenui and his wife suggests that commoners deliberately imitated the royal class, though other elements in the work show that these figures are not royalty at all."
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Votive Statue of Eanatum and the Torso of Apollo, 2004.
An analysis and comparison of an ancient Sumerian sculpture and one from the Hellenistic period.
1,776 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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The 'Votive Statue of Eanatum' is an example of a Sumerian sculpture that depicts a worshipper praying to a god, whereas the 'Torso of Apollo' (or Dionysus) is a very good example of a typical human sculpture of the Hellenistic period. This paper shows how the Sumerian and Greek sculptures differ artistically in some aspects due to the great time difference of their creation, yet they also seem to have several similar attributes. The paper also describes the historical settings in which the works of art were produced.
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"After the death (323 BC) of Alexander the Great, his extensive empire was dissolved into many different kingdoms. This fragmentation was symbolic of the diversity and multiplicity of artistic tendencies in the Hellenistic period. It lasted up to 3 centuries, ending in 31 B.C. The variety of artistic directions makes a general statement about the sculpture of the period rather difficult. There was a tendency toward classicism; a tendency toward idealization, but also a tendency toward realism. The Hellenistic period was, above all, a period of eclecticism. Art still served a religious function or to glorify athletes, but sculpture and painting were also used to decorate the homes of the rich."
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Statue of Limitations, 2001.
"This research examines the concept of the statute of limitations from a historical perspective.
5,175 words (approx. 20.7 pages), 17 sources, £ 93.95
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"This research examines the concept of the statute of limitations from a historical perspective. The research will set forth the origins of the concept in Western culture and its evolution from Roman to English law, and then discuss major features of its transfer and application in the American legal system, with a view toward identifying how it was viewed by various legal authorities in the US and various uses to which it has been put.
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"This research examines the concept of the statute of limitations from a historical perspective. The research will set forth the origins of the concept in Western culture and its evolution from Roman to English law, and then discuss major features of its transfer and application in the American legal system, with a view toward identifying how it was viewed by various legal authorities in the US and various uses to which it has been put.
The concept of the statute of limitations is deceptively simple. In the popular mind, the term refers to the amount of time during which a plaintiff may pursue a cause of civil action in court or, in criminal law, the amount of time that must elapse before a defendant is legally excused from the criminal liability associated with a crime. It is of course a truism of television court...."
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Statue Of Akhenaten, 1986.
This paper analyzes a fragment of ancient Egyptian portrayal of king (14th Cent. B.C.) looking at style, deformities, humanism, perspective; prevailing social, political & spiritual conditions of his kingdom.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, £ 54.95
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" The purpose of this research is to discuss a fragment of a statue of Akhenaten.
What has remained of this portrait is the nose and the mouth. The work is from Tell el Amarna and is dated from 1379 to 1362 B.C. The fragment is of limestone and is probably one of the thirty statues that the king, also known as Amenhotep IV, built for the Aten temple at Karnak, or it was at least carved at about the same time (Lloyd 177).
Statues which are more complete works of this type exist and all have the same thick, protruding lips and round noses. These statues give us a better idea of what the pharaoh looked like. He had an elongated, gaunt face. His limbs were slender but his stomach and hips were wide. Portraits of him were almost caricatures because of the expressionistic exaggeration of form(...)"
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The Pax Romana:Augustus? Personal Beliefs, 2004.
A discussion of the Pax Romana, the unprecedented era of peace and tranquility that existed in the civilized world after the first emperor Augustus assumed control circa 31 BCE.
2,693 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper discusses the Pax Romana that began under the rule of Emperor Augustus, and demonstrates that this era of relative peace and prosperity was ushered in due to Augustus' wise political maneuverings and his unwavering faith in the high value of morality in Roman life. Augustus firmly believed that the wicked and evil people of the world had undeniably corrupted Roman society and culture, which led to the civil wars that plagued the Romans during the waning years of the Republic. Under the imperial rule of Augustus, he desired to restore morality to the people and thereby ensure a lasting peace. A brief history of Augustus is given at the beginning of the paper, telling of his early life and adoption by Julius Caesar as his appropriate heir. Ancient sources are heavily quoted in order to give an extensive background into Augustus' character and the emphasis he put on honor and ethical living. As Emperor, Augustus' foreign and domestic policies are examined in order to demonstrate how his actions would set the foundation for years of peace throughout the civilized world. His peaceful dealings with the "barbarians" in the Middle East and his desire to firmly establish a Northern border in Central Europe would help outline the Roman Empire for all people and establish a strict yet orderly system of enforcing the borders and keeping the citizens safe. The paper ends with an examination in how Augustus' personal beliefs were reflected in the policies that he created as Emperor. The main point of this section summarizes that due in large part to Augustus viewing himself as the moral savior or Rome, he desired that his legacy be as a unifier, not a conqueror, so many of his policies were created as a way to keep Rome secure and stable long after Augustus' own death.
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"When Octavian became the emperor Augustus, he brought about drastic changes to Rome's political and social environments. Augustus' foreign and domestic policies during his reign created safety and security for the Roman people that were unparalleled at the time of their initiations. As Augustus began to consolidate his power in Rome as emperor, the city and its territories entered into an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity that would be dubbed the Pax Romana, literally translated as the Roman Peace. This concept was directly linked to Augustus' handling of foreign nations and domestic affairs, transforming potential problems into subdued and passive situations that would hold for nearly 200 years after Augustus' death. The Pax Romana was a period of time that was directly inspired by Augustus' own personal beliefs and early experiences; Augustus realized that without order and control over Rome and her territories, the civil wars, violence and political unrest would control Rome, just as it did when he was growing up into adulthood."
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Julius Caesar and Augustus, 2007.
An analysis of why Augustus was able to found a stable and enduring
monarchy while Julius Caesar failed.
1,416 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper discusses how, although both Julius Caesar and Augustus improvised political strategies to support their respective dominance of the Roman world, Augustus was successful while Julius Caesar was not due to the respect that Augustus paid to the formalities and conventions of Roman political life. The paper looks at how Julius Caesar relied on the overt exercise of power and relegated the senate to a marginal position in the state and how, in comparison, Augustus employed power in covert ways and understood that he could retain absolute power as long as he paid "lip service" to republican values.
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"The office of "dictator" in the Roman Republic was a position that granted its holder extraordinary powers. It was thus rarely granted by the state, and usually in times of emergency when a unified command was critical to the survival of Rome. However, given the echoes of absolute royal power in this office, Romans carefully limited the powers of the office to six months or the duration of the emergency; whichever was shorter (BGT 26-27). Julius Caesar, in his calculated political improvisation in a time of Civil War, relied heavily upon repeated grants of the dictatorship to give a veneer of legitimacy and legal authority to his supreme military and political power. In February 44, Caesar finally decided to assume the dictatorship for life as a matter of convenience (BGT 160)."
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Greek Statues, 2008.
A comparison of Greek statues - the kouros of the Archaic period and the depiction of Demosthenes from the High Hellenic period.
1,529 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper discusses the evolution of Greek statues over the centuries. It presents an overview of Greek statuary, focusing on the Archaic period and the High Hellenic period. The paper specifically focuses on and compares the kouros of the Archaic period and the depiction of Demosthenes from the High Hellenic period in order to understand how the changes came about.
Table of Contents:
Overview
The Archaic Period: the Kouros
The High Hellenistic Period: Demosthenes
Comparing Statues
Conclusion
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"The kouros was never intended to represent a single individual. Instead, such statues were intended to represent a group of people, being that of idealized male youths at the height of their sexually attractive state. However, the statue of Demosthenes is clearly a representation of a single individual. It does not merely represent a group of people, being an idealized representation of the group "philosopher." Rather, the statue of Demosthenes is what Pedley calls a "psychological portrait" (352) of a living being, unlike the ambiguous kouros who exists suspended outside of time."
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The Restored Republic of Augustus, 2005.
A discussion on the usefulness of the restored Republic of Augustus and the settlements of 28-27, 23 and 19BC.
3,916 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 30 sources, APA, £ 73.95
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This paper focuses on the nature of the constitutional changes under Augustus and the response of various aspects of society. It attempts to determine why Augustus continued to alter his powers and roles within the state until 19BC, and what, if any, underlying purpose or intention can be observed.
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"It is also significant and worth noting the way in which the settlements served to link Augustus to the idea of the Republic. The Res Gestae ends with the grant of the title Patrem Patriae, illustrating the significance Augustus placed on this title, which is a perfect example of 'his greatest political achievement having promoted the development of a patriotism that combined the legacy of the Republic and his own accomplishments in preserving that legacy' thus linking the two intrinsically in the political culture. However, the settlements are more than simple assertions of his links to and reverence for ancestral customs. Through the settlements and accompanying propaganda there is a deliberate attempt to establish Augustus as the saviour of the state. This important image of Augustus is highlighted by many events and sources."
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Augustus and the Roman State, 2005.
A review of the Roman state under Augustus and constitutional power at the time.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 24.95
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This essay argues that the ancient Roman historian, Tacitus' critique of the Roman state under Augustus and his successors is essential to an understanding of how in Roman times constitutional power was subtly modified to create an imperium that was disguised under the "fictions" of republican or representative authority. The paper also discusses the views of Anthony Esler in his discussion of the history of Rome under the Empire.
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"The Masking of Imperial Power: Augustus and the Roman "Compromise" The ancient Roman historian Tacitus, in his critical review of the recent history of his state, cynically examined the "compromise" by which Augustus Caesar reconstructed the Roman state after decades of Civil War."
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