In the essay, “The Peter Principle”, Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull argue that no matter what the job or position is, there comes a time where every job gets filled by someone who isn’t competent enough to fulfill their role completely. This article is extracted from the book called The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong. With having every right to speak about the issue, Peter and Hull specified certain examples to convey their point clearly. Laurence Peter was a Canadian educator
The mask of Agamemnon, the bust of Trajan Decius, and the statue of Ekkehard are three ancient pieces that share several key characteristics including their rich history and the importance of the people represented buy these works. On the other hand, however, in terms of the visual aspects and composition each piece varies moderately from the other. The visual, stylistic, historical, and cultural aspects of every art piece is exhibited by each person that the pieces showcase. The historical content
Words have power beyond measures. Used often to inclifct emotions such as fear, sadness, sympathy, or joy, they have the power to connect individuals globally. The words from one man in particular have told the horrifying story of his life in the internment camps during World War II. The book Night was a memoir he wrote about the experience. The book solely focused on his time in the camp and the harsh reality he faced. In much detail, he described his life, his feelings, and his struggle of survival
Even when they tried to make these places relevant to history, they do a well, not so good of job. For something to properly preserved and have the background information on it is if someone died there. Unless you are in a museum which technically that’s their main job. What happens when that piece is in the open for the public to see? On most artifacts like that, you’re lucky to even get a plaque that has the name of what this item is. The government decides what’s important when it comes to projects
Comparing the Statue of Gudea and The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu entails discussing ways in which they are similar. Both works are statues of stone, and both are ancient in age. Both statues are of similar size. Beyond that, there is very little about them that strikes me as similar. In contrasting them, it is easy to list their differences. Gudea is from the Neo-Sumerian period in the region of Mesopotamia, while The Royals is from the Old Kingdom in the Egyptian region. Gudea is made
sacrifices and lots of wine is consumed during the whole party. Music would constantly play throughout the city and worshippers would come from all over Egypt to go to her temple in the middle of town and leave offerings such as, amulets, bronze statues, and mummified
Memorials can be considered to be modern fossils that can be viewed at any time, rather than just by an archeologist in a lab. How these memorials come into being is also very essential to maybe how we view them and think about them on a daily basis. Some questions that linger in the minds of people across the country are who/what do we choose to memorialize, what choices would we make today, and where is the memorial’s location and how it used. All these questions and the answers to them help to
Monuments are spread across the United States, all of which honor a memorable historical event or person. The mall of Washington D.C. contains vast amounts of statues in order to pay respects to the thousands of lives lost in wars, cherish our previous presidents and their previous achievements, or esteem previous figures who have shaped our history. For a monument to successfully honor an event or individual, the creators need to carefully consider its design, relation to visitors, and appeal.
In the United States of America, we have many monuments to remember certain groups of people. But the question is, do we remember them enough? In this paper I will be discussing the history of Missouri, and the monuments it has put up to remember that history. The monument and historical sites put up in Missouri reflect the history of the state well, but there could be improvement to some aspects of them. The history of Missouri deserve to be remembered. The state was named after the original Indian
I chose to go to the Martian Luther king jr museum and decided to express my opinion on the statue The Stone of Hope. The stone of hope is a statue of Martin Luther king jr who was an iconic civil rights activist in his time. This statue has many different elements in this “replica” like statue compared to the actual statue in Washington D.C. The medium of this statue is granite and has a certain technique that appears to be a chiseling method. Which the tactile qualities of the sculpture are smooth
• Name of exhibit: Greek Sculptures in 5th Century B.C.E. • Artifact 1: Hermes Kriophoros, or the Ram Bearer, is a Greek bronze statuette belongs to the period of about 510-490 B.C.E. The statue represents bearded Hermes holding a ram in his left arm, both are carved in great detail. He is wearing a typical short, belted Greek tunic and a small-brimmed hat. The wing on his right foot was lost but the left one is still intact with detailed curves. It seems that the sculpture used to hold a herald’s
In life, there are people, ideas, and moments that determine the future. Items like this shape how the world is perceived and determines what happens in the future. To honor them, people build monuments and memorials for them. With consideration of an event or person's significance, design, culture, and the economic effects that building a remembrance for one creates a place for people to recognize and remember important moments in history in order for people to learn, progress, and change in their
rose quartz. This stone spreads unconditional love, hope, and forgiveness. During the civil rights movement, people used a great deal of these qualities to fight hate with love. Martin Luther King Jr. will be standing on a pedestal before the other statues as if he were giving his speech again. He will be made of moss agate since he was able to change our world and create new beginnings for us. Our country has learned and grown so much from our past
2023. Introduction The Statue of Memi and Sabu 2575–2465 B.C, from the Old Kingdom of Egypt, and the Seated Statue of Gudea 2090 B.C.E, from the Neo-Sumerian period show how different cultures and time periods have used sculpture to show status, power, and relationships (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.a; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.b). The Statue of Memi and Sabu at the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows two people holding each other close. The statue is thought to have been made
Shaya’s posit is interesting, particularly in relation to Vergil’s representation of Augustus. Vergil’s representation is not a perfect image of Augustus. In fact, Vergil often directly connects Augustus to the violence Augustus committed, or that ancestrally or historically has been committed. This particular monument to Augustus is not a polished and perfectly “good” version. Although the wording is beautiful, it is not what makes it so fascinating. It is, like Shaya says, the public's willingness
The intended purpose of the statues of Memi and Sabu and Gudea differ based on their respective cultures and historical contexts. The statues of Memi and Sabu were created during the Old Kingdom period in ancient Egypt. Their statues depicted pharaohs, such as Khafre, and were crafted with a high level of naturalism and detail to serve as symbols of power and piety. They were intended to represent the pharaoh’s divinity and make a connection between the divine and earthly realms, as well as commemorate
The Robert Gould Shaw monument in Boston is one of the most significant monuments in America because of the way that it depicts history, culture and elements that built the American social order from the ground up. A close analysis of the information presented in the poem provides an overview of how the American society shapes up through history and how people change to accommodate new ideas. In fact, the placement, expression and context of the poem support the views by Robert Lowell’s that the
MYSTERY: RINGING ROCKS [USA] A. Introduction of Essay (with Thesis Statement) [5 Marks] Ringing rocks is known as one of the mystery places in the world. When the rocks are struck with a hammer or another rock, they sound as if they are metal and hollow, and ring with a sound similar to a metal pipe being struck. The rocks themselves are composed of diabase, the same type of rock that makes up most the earth's crust. The viewpoints of three researchers are being presented briefly in this assignment
a monument should be an honor that is respected with the highest marrot, no matter how unimportant one man thinks it is. The monument was not only a statue of the man but represented Main aswell, this could also show the disrespect for the state he lived in. Along with the neglect the statute was given, it also got its unwanted attention. “The statue was vandalized, repaired, and then ended up in a warehouse where it was eaten by rats”(source F). Just because something has no value personally doesn
The attention to detail once again plays a large role in Venus. At first glance it is a contemporary piece that seems calming to the eye, but in reality, it is an eye-opening view into our society’s consumerism. The closer you get, lots and lots of colorful bags create this piece. The women in the middle is another intriguing add on to the piece. Where she is in the middle of the, so our eyes are first drawn to her, and then to the others surrounding her. Jordan might have wanted us to first look