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    Havisham

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    after being jilted at the altar many years before the poem is set. Through out Havisham we learn that there is more underlying problems to Havisham than what was once acknowledged. Hatred completely destroys Havisham and that instead of helping her to get revenge‚ it makes her worse which results in her hating all men. In the first stanza of the poem‚ we immediately learn about Miss Havisham through her gritty honesty. She is expressing the pain of being jilted at the altar as she reveals her personal

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    Theatre 101 Worksheet 4 Roman Theatre Concept/Lifestyle: Blood thirsty‚ competitive- The Romans were competive with their plays‚ like today Americans are competitive with their sports Variety entertainment- short comic plays‚ dancing. singing‚ juggling‚ tightrope-walking‚ acrobatics‚ trained animals‚ gladitorial contests‚ animal baiting‚ water ballets‚ mock sea fights and a host of other events. Competitive arena- Romans built theatres both in Italy and abroad. In the time of Platus‚ all theatres

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    A Simple Soul

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    Noemi Solano Professor Oropesa Humanities 60-H April 1‚ 2013 “A Simple Soul” Gustave Flaubert’s short story “A Simple Soul” is about a woman of a simple mind yet a devoted heart‚ named Felicite. Although she suffered from the tremendous loss of her parents early on in her life‚ she continued to love unconditionally‚ even until her last breath. When she was 18 years old‚ she fell in love with a young man that left her for a rich‚ old woman “in order to escape the conscription…” Following this

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    How Soccer Changed My Life

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    that working hard to contribute to a team effort is vital to the success of a club and that losing or winning a game is not the most important thing‚ rather learning and improving from it. At the age of 10‚ my parents encouraged me to volunteer as an altar server in the church. Good thing they did because this helped me to overcome stage fright and to see life from a bigger perspective‚ a world where everyone deserves a good quality of life and freedom. The high point of this lesson came when I participated

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    His Attendants. A mosaic dating back to 547 CE‚ it is found within the church of San Vitale in Ravenna‚ Italy. The material used in creating the piece is glass‚ known as tessarae‚ set in plaster. (Davies 246) The scene is one of two which flank the altar of the church. The other image is Empress Theodora and Her Attendants.(Davies 254) It is unknown who the artist was behind “Emperor” (the piece was likely from an imperially run workshop)‚ but that won’t stop our understanding of this work. Formal

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    Sacrifice: Research Paper

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    some aspect of sacrifice in the way they either live their daily lives or who and or what they praise. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary definition of sacrifice is an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially: the killing of a victim on an altar. It’s been written in textbooks and historical novels for centuries that different cultures specifically had blood offerings‚ whether it is to the sun which they worshiped‚ or to the “god” they believed in. Even in the Bible it states that God sacrificed

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    Benin Art

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    Altar to the Hand (Ikegobo) of Ezomo Ehenua 18th–19th century Nigeria; court of Benin Brass Here we have an interesting piece from modern day Nigeria. Press play for a formal description‚ the historical background‚ and an explanation of the meaning of various aspects of this object. Formal Description: This sculpture is truly a remarkable work in many senses. As a whole‚ it is sculpted in the round. The figures on top of the piece are also sculpted in the round. The figures surrounding

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    San Vitale

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    San Vitale Description of Building The Basilica of San Vitale has long been considered the sister to Hagia Sergios and Bakchos basilicas in Constantinople. But the plan and elevation differs from the Hagia Sergios and Backchos. Ambulatory and gallery zones were not vaulted. As a Result greater emphasis is given to the core‚ the center baldachins‚ and the chancel – “the parts of the building where the mosaic decoration‚ the richly veined marbled revetment of the piers‚ and the most elaborate capitals

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    Flash Through the Past Throughout the span of history‚ every age in time has had various levels of affiliation with religious structures. While the forms‚ shapes‚ and mediums of these artworks may differ through time‚ the symbol that each represents is the uniting factor. This commonality is observed in several art pieces‚ namely that of the Parthenon‚ Hagia Sophia‚ arch of Titus‚ Sant’Apollinare Nuovo‚ Amiens cathedral‚ and the boundary stones within the complex of Djozer. Initiating the path

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    Tet Holiday

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    family’s members are living anywhere‚ they have to return their home to enjoy Tet. In this occasion‚ parents buy new clothes for children sothat they can wear them when Tet arrives. Besides‚ traditional families have family altar‚ to memorize ancestors. During Tet‚ the altar is cleaned and new offering are placed there. In the day leading up to Tet‚ each family often cook traditional food and cake such as Banh Chung‚ Banh day‚ which symbols to the Earth and the Sky in Sounthern‚ and Banh Tet‚ which

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