Elgin Marbles Research Paper
(Elgin Marbles)
Art 1010
“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
As an educator, I spend more time than I ever would like to count. Specifically dealing with issues of property seem to take more time than teaching math facts. When teaching human language, the words Mom, No, and Mine must be a global phenomenon that has been impacting generation upon generation. All the way from the Elgin Marbles of Ancient Greece to the pencil that dropped in the hallway in my first class, people seem to fight over what is “fair” when they want something that they once had in their possession. For this case, I don’t really know what …show more content…
Not only that, but the way in which the horses seem to be under control of the humans who are riding them, in fact they at times even seem to be together in battle working under the same team and understanding. This is a long way from several of the art works we saw earlier, especially arts in the caves like “Wounded man, disemboweled bison” where we have man clearly petrified by the power and danger of the beasts surrounding them. However, in the Elgin Marbles we see men riding horses and battling half man/half horse beings known as …show more content…
If I wanted to make another comparison, I would compare the Greeks as a homeowner. Let us say when the Greeks first buy the home they create something that is one of a kind, and thus making it very valuable, not only in monetary value, but its something that personally its more valuable than the money and time that was put into building their home. Advisors may have said “we need more money in home defense” or “we should invest some money elsewhere instead”, but the Greeks decide to spend their time and money into this beautiful home. Now we’ll fast forward years
Art 1010
“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
As an educator, I spend more time than I ever would like to count. Specifically dealing with issues of property seem to take more time than teaching math facts. When teaching human language, the words Mom, No, and Mine must be a global phenomenon that has been impacting generation upon generation. All the way from the Elgin Marbles of Ancient Greece to the pencil that dropped in the hallway in my first class, people seem to fight over what is “fair” when they want something that they once had in their possession. For this case, I don’t really know what …show more content…
Not only that, but the way in which the horses seem to be under control of the humans who are riding them, in fact they at times even seem to be together in battle working under the same team and understanding. This is a long way from several of the art works we saw earlier, especially arts in the caves like “Wounded man, disemboweled bison” where we have man clearly petrified by the power and danger of the beasts surrounding them. However, in the Elgin Marbles we see men riding horses and battling half man/half horse beings known as …show more content…
If I wanted to make another comparison, I would compare the Greeks as a homeowner. Let us say when the Greeks first buy the home they create something that is one of a kind, and thus making it very valuable, not only in monetary value, but its something that personally its more valuable than the money and time that was put into building their home. Advisors may have said “we need more money in home defense” or “we should invest some money elsewhere instead”, but the Greeks decide to spend their time and money into this beautiful home. Now we’ll fast forward years