The Three Dead Kings

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Prior to the Danse macabre (which features Death taking with him a hierarchical medley live), The Three Dead Kings is in the form of painting, miniature, d of illumination or sculpture, three corpses addressing three young pedestrians (or three young … Read More

Angel of Grief

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Author: William Wetmore Story Date: 1894 Location: Protestant Cemetery in Rome, Italy The Angel of Grief is a monument built in 1894 by the American sculptor William Wetmore Story. It is situated on the grave of his wife Emelyn, in … Read More

Ordinal utility and preferences in the consumer theory

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Ordinal utility If the consumption of a quantity qA of a good A gives satisfaction 100 and a quantity qB of a good gives a satisfaction of 10, qA is equivalent to 10 times qB. The above example illustrates the … Read More

Beata Beatrix, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti Year: c. 1864–1870 Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 86.4 cm × 66 cm (34 in × 26 in) Location: Tate Britain, London Beata Beatrix is an oil on canvas by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, … Read More

The Lost Hour

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It was the most beautiful in someone’s life, She did not know whose life, but she was a beautiful hour, had a good feeling of contentment, fulfillment … A complaint had yet! She tried to sit in a clock and … Read More

Economies of agglomeration

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Agglomeration effects in the regional economy have advantages and disadvantages. In the business administration, agglomeration refers to the accumulation of various companies, typically at a location (so-called location agglomeration). These agglomeration leads to agglomeration effects. Economies of agglomeration applies in … Read More

Maschalismos

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Maschalismos is customary to physically prevent the dead return to the world of the living and haunt in the form of undead. The word comes from Ancient Greek and was also the term for the laws and rules governing the … Read More

Romanians

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The Romanian history means, conventionally, Romanian geographical region and history of the peoples who lived there and who, in addition to specific cultural differences and political transformations, have equipped it with a specific identity, while identity led Romania recognition as … Read More

Unfair terms in European Union

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In European Union, abusive clauses are clauses in consumer contracts that are considered void, unwritten as non-balanced for the consumer. Since Directive 93/13 of the Council of 5 April 1993, this type of clause is framed at European level. These … Read More

Payment systems

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A payment system is a “system consisting of a set of instruments, banking procedures and interbank funds transfer systems designed to ensure the flow of currency.” The term “payment system” can refer to both a system, as defined above, or, … Read More

The Kiss of Death

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Artist: Jaume Barba, or Joan Fontbernat Year: 1930 Type: Marble The Kiss of Death (El Petó de la Mort in Catalan and El beso de la muerte in Spanish) is a marble sculpture, found in Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona. The … Read More

The Useless Clock

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The clock was manufactured by a watchmaker cherished by all peers, and its fresh nickel covers glowed proudly in the light. Master had made it without any order, just for nothing … for the sake of art, but he used … Read More

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