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    issues‚ Renwick decided on wood masked to look like stone. The cathedral itself is mostly marble‚ except for the ceiling. One main room opens at the center‚ surrounded by multiple recesses on all sides. The cathedral design does not allow for much daylight to enter through the stain glass windows. Light comes from small lamps suspended from the ceiling‚ which also lights the recesses. Some of the recesses along the side of the cathedral contain steps leading to private chapels or sculptures of saints

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    Salisbury Cathedral is the majestic pinnacle of Middle Age Gothic architecture. The connection between the design characteristics and floor plan configuration of the Salisbury Cathedral exemplifies glory while fulfilling a purpose of splendor during an era of intellectual darkness. Inside the Salisbury Cathedral‚ the unique use of pointed arches is a characteristic that commonly correlates with Gothic architecture. In addition‚ the Salisbury Cathedral’s unique structure symbolizes a crucifix with

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    In the story "Cathedral" written by Raymond Carver‚ it seems that stereotypes of the blind form barriers between the blind and the sighted. The man in the story has always had misconceptions of the blind which "came from the movies" (Carver 1). The title‚ "Cathedral"‚ is significant because it helps the man envision the life of Robert. As Robert‚ the blind man‚ entered his life‚ it was hard for the man to form any bond with Robert due to his visual impairment. The man even created a picture in his

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    DAME CATHEDRAL Notre dame cathedral means cathedral of our lady of paris in french literature.It is known a very important building in mediavel ages in france.Notre dame’s first version was a splendid church built by Childebert I‚ the king of franks at that time‚and was already the cathedral of paris in 10th century.Also having become the churchs of area of kings of Europe .On the other hand Maurice de sully was the bishop of paris at that time ‚ he wanted to give the developing a cathedral valuable

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    While all three cathedrals had their own sets of special circumstances that affected their final physical appearance‚ one cannot deny that all three cathedrals were built during the Gothic Architectural Period at around the same time and because of such‚ it is inevitable that some resemblance shall bear mark between the three cathedrals within their physique‚ for one reason or another. The reason as to why the Cathedral of Toledo and in general‚ Spanish Gothic Architecture‚ are in some ways similar

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    Examine character development as exhibited in one story The narrator in Carver’s "Cathedral" changes his point of viewat the end of the story. In the story‚ the man is seen with his wife‚ but has some arguments between each other. The following paragraphs will include the original thinking of the narrator‚ what is the key point for him to change‚ and how does he change at the end of the story. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator has his own ideas about things and will not attempt to see his

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    The Personalization of History in "Murder in the Cathedral" T. S. Eliot was born in St. Louis‚ Missouri. He went to school at Harvard and‚ after graduating‚ lived in England. It was here that he was employed as a schoolmaster‚ a bank clerk‚ and a literary editor for a publishing house called Faber & Faber. After working there for a number of years he became a director. Eliot ’s poetry shows the growth of a poet with devout religious views‚ but Eliot was always careful not to become a religious

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    The “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a story about the narrator‚ his wife and his wife’s friend Robert‚ who is a blind man that she used to work for as a reader about ten years ago. They were able to keep in touch by mailing tapes to each other. Robert’ wife just died so he was coming for dinner and was going to spend the night at their house after visiting some relatives. The narrator‚ who lack social skills‚ was not so thrilled about entertaining a blind man and was a little jealous about his

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    In “Cathedral” the author focuses on the narrator’s reality. In the beginning the narrator based his vision of Robert the blind man‚ on images he has seen in movies. The narrator uses his wife’s descriptions‚ the tapes‚ and his vision of Robert to get to know Robert. The narrator’s wife met Robert one summer in Seattle when she needed a job. On her last day of work the blind man touched her face. She tried to write a poem about it because this was something that was really important to her. She

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    The nave of Amiens Cathedral The Amiens cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France‚ its stone-vaulted nave reaching an internal height of 42.30 meters (138.8ft). The lower nave completed by the 1230’s under the direction of Robert de Luzarches. Thomas de Cormont completed the upper nave in the 1240’s and later the radiating chapels. The plan of Amiens Cathedral is like that of the other Classical cathedrals at Chartres and Reims‚ as well as the Notre-Dame in Paris: a three-aisled

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