...Venus de Milo The Venus de Milo is a Greek sculpture discovered in 1820 on the Island of Milos. The name Venus de Milo comes from the sculptures perfection and discovery. Venus, which is the name Romans use for Aphrodite, and Milo, for the Greek Island of Milos where the sculpture was discovered. The Venus de Milo is famous for many reasons, but mostly for her symbolism of female beauty. When the statue was found it had no arms and was broken in half during excavation. The halves were joined and yet, even flawed, the statue is still seen as the highest beauty. Venus de Milo has a perfectly proportioned face and a waist to hip ratio of .7. This ratio is coveted by women everywhere. It is said that both Marilyn Monroe and Kate Moss were lucky enough to have the sought after figure. When the statue arrived in France in 1821 its age was argued between the classical period, or much later. Evidence proves that the statue was of much later because of its inscription of the name Alexandros. The inscriptions states that he came from a city that was not in existence until long after the end of the classical era. That city was Antioch and was founded in 270 BC. However, the base with this inscription disappeared and was never seen again. The Venus de Milo is a sculpture that is very interesting because the modern world we live in is so obsessed with a perfect form of beauty, but this depiction of Aphrodite is flawed. In this modern world women are criticized for every minute little...
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...Who would win in a battle of George St Pierre vs. Milos of Croton in the Stadium of Olympia? The sport of mixed martial arts, which has flourished in the twentieth century, can be seen as a part of an evolution of fighting which can be dated to and associated with ancient Greece wrestling. When one speaks of ancient Greek wrestling and notable figures in this sport, often the name Milo of Croton is brought into discussion. Milo of Croton and his dominance in the field of wrestling winning five Olympic record titles consecutively creates questions of many individuals today. The dominance of Milo of Croton in his field of wrestling can be related to the dominance of George St Pierre in his field of mixed martial arts. George has an astonishing twelve fight win streak since he lost six years ago. If George St Pierre and Milo of Croton were to be set down in the Stadium of Olympia to fight, the winner of this bout would undoubtedly be George St Pierre. George St Pierre would be victorious due to the abilities he possesses with his better training regimen, his knowledge of how to use his opponents weight against him, the scientific background he would possess due to new research in which he would use to prepare for the battle and daily routines leading up to the combat event. The idea of progressive load as a form of weight training to develop the human body was first used by Milo of Croton. Milo of Croton was said to have raised a newborn bull and would always carry it around...
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...of the majority of its members. Bahamian Society before the Establishment of Majority Rule 59 Novembers ago three men came together and form the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). They were Henry Milton Taylor, William. W. Cartwright, Cyril St. John Stevenson. They began meeting regularly discussing the pros and cons. They invited 7 men to join them but only 6 accepted the invitation. Henry Taylor was the Chairman, William was the treasurer and Cyril became the secretary. The party progressed in Nassau and decided to include the outer islands. When sir. Lynden Piddling came home from law school he joined the PLP party and that was the beginning of the road to majority rule. Sir Lynden Pindling, Randol Fawkes, Auther Hanna, Sir. Milo Butler Sr, Clarence Bain, Samuel Isaacs, and many other women and men planned and strategized to free there people from colonize. At that time racial segregation was a way of life in The Bahamas. The ‘blacks’ were referred to as coloured people. They were schools were coloured children were not allowed to enter. They were places like hotels, shops, and restaurants were colour people were not allowed to dine. There were also churches where coloured people were not allowed to sit in the same pews as the whites. In January 1954 the PLP held its first public meeting. In 1956 there was the first election. The Bay Street Boys started to get scared that they were going to lose so they called the U.S.A policemen saying a Negro colonist...
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...press and self-expression. The cast recreates the great "debate" between Edward Murrow, and Joseph McCarthy. Murrow was a television news broadcaster and McCarthy was A U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin. In the 1950s, McCarthy had publicly called for the removal in government offices, the career field, and basically society, of all citizens who had ever been a or associated with the communist party, even though it was not illegal. McCarthy used the power of his position to attack all those he disagreed with by hiding his attack under the appearance of patriotism. Murrow, as a TV news broadcaster, fought against McCarthy’s techniques and successfully challenged and eventually discredited the senator on his show. Murrow first defends Milo Radulovich, a man from Dexter Michigan, who is facing removal from the Air Force because of his sister's political leanings and because his father reading a newspaper. Murrow attacks McCarthy on one of his shows. A very public issue stems when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. The film is outlined by Murrow’s speech to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly cautions his audience not to waste the potential of TV to inform and educate...
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...INTRODUCTION OF COMPANY – NESTLE Nestle SA , is the world’s leading nutrition, health, and wellness company, their mission of ‘’Good food, good life’s is to provide consumer with the best tasting, most nutritious choice in a wide rang, produces a wind range of food and beverage categories and eating occasion from morning to night. Founded headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestle originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss milk company, established by brother’s George Page, Charles Page, and Farine Lactee Henri Nestle, founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, even tally expanding it’s offering beyond it’s early condensed milk and infant formula. Today the company operates in86 countries around the world and employs over 280,000 people. Their products including prepared dishes and cooking aids, milk-based products, cereals, instant coffee, pharmaceuticals and baby foods. Nestle SA is a publicly owned company, with subsidiaries across the world. It website addresses in 104 countries. It is also the world largest food and beverage company with $71 billion in annual sales and almost 230,000employees around the world. It markets some 8000 brands that include instant coffee. Remark ably, its products are sold in every country in the world, including in North Korea. Nestle coat of arms, the bird’s nest, which refers to his name, has become a symbol for the products being a safe care...
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...Comparing Nude Women of Art from different eras It is surprising how different female body sculptures from different ancient civilizations are. The diverse forms of human body also embody many different functions and meanings. In art, naked figures reflect a very complex set of formal ideals, philosophical concerns, and cultural traditions. In this essay I would like to compare two sculptures of nude women. The first one is the Venus of Willendorf which was built in Paleolithic Period. Another is called the Venus of Milo carved in ancient Greece. The female body of the Venus of Willendorf depicts enlarged breasts, buttocks and genital, which represents fertility, while the body of Venus of Milo, on the other hand, demonstrates beauty and perfect proportions. Despite the difference characteristics and styles between them, they both represent the different view of the perfect female form. The most widely known female figurine, the Venus of Willendorf, with only 11cm in height, is possibly the smallest female nude sculpture we know. It is one of the most obese representations of the Paleolithic statuary. The Venus of Willendorf can be dated back to approximately the Paleolithic period, around 28,000 to 25,000 BCE. According to some analysis, it was obvious that it had once been “painted with red ochre”, a symbolic substance commonly found in connection with burials and grave goods from the same time period. It was made of Oolitic limestone. Her thighs are also large and pressed...
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...As Milo and Tock continued on their journey, they came to a fork in the road. As they carefully chose a road to take, they noticed that it lead to a sign that read “Left is your lucky way!” Tock noticed that the message was written on top of other words. They both didn’t think much of it. As they walked on a dirt road they noticed that it got darker faster than the two other roads. In the middle of the road, there was a sign that informed them that happiness is an hour away. Since Milo and Tock were driving, they can see ahead of the road since they had headlights on. “BEWARE OF THE ATROCITY THAT WILL HAPPEN BEYOND THE DOME!” Milo read out loud with a scratchy voice. They didn’t understand because there was no dome. So they...
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...BLACK TUESDAY IN THE BAHAMAS(APRIL 27, 1965) (Events inside and outside of The House of Assembly and aftermath of Black Tuesday are excerpts from "The Quiet Revolution" by Dame Dr. Doris Johnson.) Possibly the greatest event in the movement towards Bahamian Independence was Black Tuesday. This event culminated in 1967 but started with the 1962 General Elections. The 1962 General Elections was the first elections where all Bahamians including women, were allowed vote: universal adult suffrage. Surprisingly, the United Bahamian Party won the elections over the PLP. The UBP had 21 seats and the PLP had 8. Roland Symonette became the country's first Premier. Historians have hypothesized as to why the PLP lost the elections despite overwhelming support from the majority of Bahamians. Firstly, the PLP complained of UBP job threats. Workers complained that they were threaten with being fired if they voted for the PLP. Also, the UBP campaigned on the grounds that they had done a good job of improving the Bahamian economy; and that change now would frighten the American tourists and investors who were just now coming back from the 1958 General Strike. The UBP suggested that the PLP were not knowledgeable enough to run the country and if the PLP were to gain control of the government, the economy would be ruined. Additionally, the PLP complained that the UBP had arranged the constituency boundaries in such a way as to give themselves an unfair advantage. This "fixing" of the constituency...
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...came in full support of Sir Lynden O. Pindling, who was inside of the House telling the House that the governing white merchant known as the Bay Street Boys would not listen to the voice of the people and reasoning with regard to the Boundaries Commission report for that year. After the House denied the motion formed by the PLP to have the constituencies redrawn under the United Nations, Lynden Pindling publicly declared that the Bay Street politicians as dictators. The distribution of seats in favor of the Family Islands was not acceptable to the PLP when the majority of the population lived in New Providence. Before Mr. Pindling went inside, it was said that he was scared to go in and do what he did, so much that he needed coaxing from Sir Milo Butler to go ahead with the plan. Inside we could hear Mr. Pindling accusing the ruling United Bahamian Party of dividing some areas into political units to give their group an unfair advantage. Mr. Pindling took the ceremonial mace and tossed it out of the window into the crowd of people below. "This is the symbol of authority, and authority on this island belongs to the people and the people are outside." said Pindling. It was an act of deviance in the pursuit of liberty and...
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...1b) Write a detailed account of the Black Tuesday events of 1965 in The Bahamas. Black Tuesday was an incredible turning point in the Bahamas and will always be remembered in Bahamian history. The events of that fateful day, coined Black Tuesday by Arthur Foulkes, a borrow expression from the American name of the day Wall Street Crashed. Black Tuesday will forever be considered the most significant event in the struggle for majority rule. On that day ,27th April,1967. Sir Lynden Pindling, then leader of the Opposition, during a heated debate over boundaries threw the mace out the window. It all started with the formation of the first political party, Progressive Liberal Party (P.L.P) by the late Sir Henry Taylor, Cyril St. John Stevenson, M.V.D and William Cartwright in 1953.The General Strike of 1958 showed Bahamians what power they had in numbers following this, the British government made changes to the electoral system. The land qualifications were abolished. Women also pushed for the right to vote. In 1961 this was granted and in the 1962 General Elections women voted for the first time. Though the P.L.P expected to win now that women voted they did not. Instead they only won 8 of the 29 seats. In an effort to change the electoral system the P.L.P called for change in the constituency boundaries. The principle of majority rule had been one for which the P.L.P fought long and hard for in the early years of the party, one of its objectives was to see...
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...One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Many classic novels have been adapted into movies. However, to the avid reader, in many cases these movie adaptations often seem to fall short of the novel’s true meaning and depth, causing so many movie-goers to say, “The book is better.” Due to time constraints movies often cannot fit all of the detail that a book contains and can easily fall short of the expectations readers may carry seeing the film version of a favorite novel. In the case of One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, written by Ken Kesey, some key differences are created by the director, Milos Forman, both in the interest of time and to create a more fast-paced feel for the movie viewer. While several differences exist, the three most significant are in that of the characters, the overall development of the ward in which these men live, and in the point of view created by the novel’s eyes and ears, Chief Bromden. Randle Patrick (R.P.) McMurphy shows up early in the story as a brash, large redheaded man, sporting curls under his cap and broadness in his frame. In the novel he is portrayed as a large, sun-kissed man who has spent his days on the work farm, serving a sentence for crimes committed. However, within the first minute of the movie the viewer is introduced to this same character in the form of Jack Nicholson, who holds almost none of these physical characteristics. There is minimal effect on the viewer however, as Nicholson portrays the role admirably, shining in a...
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...BLACK TUESDAY “Black Tuesday” began in The Bahamas April 27th 1965.Black Tuesday took place not only inside but outside The House Of Assembly. According to Source B Black Tuesday was possibly one of the greatest events in the movement of Bahamian independence. The PLP (Progressive Liberal Party) was formed November 23rd 1953.The PLP consisted of Sir Lynden Pindling, the late Sir Milo Butler, Mr. Cyril Stevenson, Mr. Sammie Issacs, the late Clarence A. Bain, and the late Sir Randol Fawkes. The formation of the PLP was a first for The Bahamas because it introduced party politics. At this time the majority group in the House was the Bay Street Boys, who later formed the UBP (United Bahamian Party). As mentioned by Source B around the time October 1956 at that time, only a few men, those who owned land, could vote. In addition, a man could vote in as many placed as he owned land, every company that owned land could vote, no woman could vote, and 21 years was the qualifying age. The PLP sought to change this desperate state of affairs and the UBP fought them every inch of the way. Between 1959 and1961, the Women’s Suffrage Movement took up the cause of votes for women and in July 1961, the act of voting for women became law. This was a huge step toward majority rule. The 1962 general election was the first election were all Bahamians including women were allowed to vote. Surprisingly though the UBP won the election over the PLP. This was because workers were threatened to...
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...came in full support of Sir Lynden O. Pindling, who was inside of the House telling the House that the governing white merchant known as the Bay Street Boys would not listen to the voice of the people and reasoning with regard to the Boundaries Commission report for that year. After the House denied the motion formed by the PLP to have the constituencies redrawn under the United Nations, Lynden Pindling publicly declared that the Bay Street politicians as dictators. The distribution of seats in favor of the Family Islands was not acceptable to the PLP when the majority of the population lived in New Providence. Before Mr. Pindling went inside, it was said that he was scared to go in and do what he did, so much that he needed coaxing from Sir Milo Butler to go ahead with the plan. Inside we could hear Mr. Pindling accusing the ruling United Bahamian Party of dividing some areas into political units to give their group an unfair advantage. Mr. Pindling took the ceremonial mace and tossed it out of the window into the crowd of people below. "This is the symbol of authority, and authority on this island belongs to the people and the people are outside." said Pindling. It was an act of deviance in the pursuit of liberty and...
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...This is because is Milo Minderbinder is exactly the kind of people that “they” like, Milo is a capitalist and an opportunist, plain and simple. He exploits his fellow soldiers just like “they” do. Milo really has no enemies in the war, he is willing to work with anyone that can make him more money. He even goes as far to have Germans bomb American bases so he can corner the market on military planes. This gets many Americans killed, after this Milo is finally court martialed. But he gets off because he convinces “them” without capitalism the U.S. would not be as great as it is. Lieutenant Scheisskopf is another man who “they” like, he is has no since of morality and only cares about his parades. He is the one who is responsible for Clevinger being charged with messing up during a march and is also probably for responsible of Clevenger’s disappearance. But he is still is promoted to Colonel than finally...
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...The film depicts the main character, Rocky Balboa, in a lower class neighborhood of Philadelphia, highlighting his surrounding environment, occupational value, friends and peers as impoverished. The first important part of the early exposition is the scenes showing Balboa at work, as a loan shark for a larger operation. This job requires Balboa to confront and physically assault debted customers if unable to make their respective payment. This lays the groundwork for the journey of achieving the “American Dream”. Balboa working such a low-end, odd job just to make ends meet symbolizes the working class, more specifically the lower class. This gives insight to the struggles these people face everyday, not only through Balboa’s work as a loan shark, but the dock worker in a dirty environment who is unable to pay his loan in the same scene. Many signs throughout the early exposition align with the reasoning within the rhetorical framework. For example, Rocky attempts to go to the boxing gym but because of his lack of success and low amount of money, Mick gives Rocky’s locker to someone else. This exposes how America views poor people, and illustrates the intolerance of poor people in society. Though America creates programs and means of financial aid in order to help the poor, there is a general understanding of American society that the rich are celebrated and the poor are considered disgraceful in the public eye. This does not reinforce my own opinion, it is just a fact of some...
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