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    enter the fold of Jesus and save their soles from sin. Some of the children went right away. People of the church prayed for the other children until they went to the altar. Hughes did not go because he was waiting to see Jesus and the light. Hughes and Westley were the only children left. Westley became tired and went up to the altar to save his sole from sin. Hughes was still waiting to see the light and Jesus. The congregation continued to pray for Hughes. Hughes was waiting to see Jesus. Jesus

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    tongue" (30). Keats puts himself into the story of the urn in the fourth stanza. He shows the cruelty and pain of the sacrifice by comparing the sacrifice of a cow‚ to a "green altar" (32). This comparison shows the irony in the sacrifice because the red-blood color associated with sacrifice contrasts the green altar. Keats gets involved in the scene‚ and senses the pain of silence in the procession‚ "Will silent be; and not a soul to tell / Why thou art desolate‚ can e’er return" (39-40).

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    which in the movie can be seen‚ is overpowered by Paganism‚ as the images appear and the perverse use of Othello’s killing of Desdemona is a dark ritual as in if one recalls the wedding in Venice contrary to which Othello puts out the candles of the altar. The sound of the Cyprus winds‚ shouts of the echoing footsteps‚ slamming doors‚ they become so really loud‚ moving shadows therefore distorting the human figure. Characters are separated by tremendous distances‚ yet there is an increasing feeling

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    Romanesque After the decline of the Roman Empire‚ the building of large churches in Western Europe gradually gained momentum with the spread of organized monasticism under the rule of Saint Benedict and others. A huge monastery at Cluny‚ only a fraction of which still exists‚ was built using a simplified Roman style‚ stout columns‚ thick walls‚ small window openings and semi-circular arches. The style spread with monasticism throughout Europe. The technique of building high vaults in masonry was

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    All cultures are built off of some type of belief. This belief influences daily life in the culture. It sets common rules and guide lines in which the people should act. The belief also influences activities and architecture. The beliefs make the culture thrive. This is true for the Ancient Greek culture. Their culture relied on their Gods. This is also known as Greek Mythology. Greek mythology had a huge influence on the Ancient Greek culture. The Ancient Greece civilization started on the island

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    rearrange the furniture. Others decorate the peach branch and kumquat tree with colored lights and small balls. Some families also paint their homes to give it a new look. The oldest member decorates the altar with fruits‚ chung cakes and flowers. He also hangs cau doi couplet next to two sites of the altar. Finally‚ people usually organize Tat Nien parties before Tet. Tat Nien is the celebration of the last session of a period. Each person can have many parties of all kinds like that for about one week

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    Chapter 18 summary From laon Cathedral as an important example of Early Gothic (1140-1194) to Nicholas’s altars and shrines provide an idea of how sumptuous were the furnishing of Gothic churched. The birthplace of Gothic art and architecture was Saint-Denis‚ where Abbot Suger used rib vaults with pointed arches and stained-glass windows to rebuild the Carolingian royal church. The west façade of Suger’s church also introduced statue-columns on the portal jambs‚ which important example of Early

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    added that the skeleton may be from a later period and was simply buried at the site. While archeologists wrestle with the question of human sacrifice or not‚ because there are ancient literary sources claiming human sacrifices took place on the altar‚ Romano agrees‚ or even if the boy was buried there as a form of honor for his sacrifice‚ one thing is certain: sacrifices of animals in nature have taken place there and it is simply a matter of continuing excavation efforts to deduce whether or not

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    Great Expectations (Prompt 2) Miss Havisham is a wealthy‚ but odd old lady who lives secluded with her daughter Estella Havisham. Miss Havisham was left at the altar by her fiance and lives her life dwelling in the past‚ hung up on losing the love of her life. She wears her wedding dress (that is now yellowing from age) and has every clock in her estate stopped at the exact minute that she found out that the man she loved‚ left her. The reader will quickly notice that Miss Havisham is a

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    looking for Jesus when he was 12 years old.] The Court of Israelites Only Jewish men were allowed to enter here. They would see the altar of sacrifice and the offers being made to God. At the time of Jesus‚ animal sacrifices were an important part Temple worship. The Court of Priests This was exclusively reserved for priests. In this area was the altar on which the birds and animals were sacrificed. Only domestic animals would be sacrificed. This included pigeons and doves‚ the offerings

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