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    In "The Virgin Suicides‚" Eugenides uses the motif of boundaries to express how the girls are enclosed in this environment that they are living in and want to escape but have people that keep them restrained for example their family‚ friends‚ and even strangers. Mrs. Lisbon is holding the girls captive in their own house because she does not want them to express their sexual identity and tries in every way possible to keep them in the house. where is the background “A few weeks after Mrs. Lisbon

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    What Was The Satanic Cult

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    Subculture: Satanic Cult The Satanic Cult derived from the belief of Satan‚ a biblical figure in the Christianity religion. Satan is the complete opposite of Jesus. The Bible explains that God created Satan as a cherub‚ the most powerful of God’s angelic helper. Also‚ Satan is often referred as “Lucifer” in the Bible. He was originally created as a perfect being and described as being wise and completely righteous. However‚ pride caused Satan to fall. However‚ Satan desired to be a God instead

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    Virgin and Child Scuplture After several visits to the information desk and walking through about two dozen different galleries‚ I finally found the sculpture of Virgin and Child. She stands on a pedestal totaling approximately 6 feet tall‚ but the sculpture alone is only about half the height. There is a placard on the pedestal citing historical information. The sculpture is French Gothic and is made from marble. She was sculpted somewhere between the years 1325 and 1350. It is also noted

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    Cult leaders and their abuse of power By: Anonymous Although power should be used with virtue by those with those with good intentions‚ many of the world’s most powerful people use power in ways that purposefully harm other people‚ the most famous example of this case being Adolf Hitler during World War II. More generally‚ this includes some past (and present) members of the Royal families‚ some political leaders as well as a few religious leaders who have used their power to manipulate

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    French Gothic Cathedrals

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    the Gothic cathedral. As the famous architectural style‚ the Gothic style was originated from France. In this essay‚ French gothic and English gothic have been selected to demonstrate how two historical periods can have many differences but still remain true to their own religious variations‚ architectural features and functions and meanings to create insightful parallels. Five of the French cathedrals and one of the English cathedrals have been selected to represent French and English gothic periods

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    Aspects of Gothic Literature December 2012 Contents Gothic elements in some pre-eighteenth century literature……………………….page 3 The Gothic in Literature of the 20th/21st Century……………………………………...page 6 Transgression and Excess………………………………………………………………………..page 9 Structure of Gothic Literature………………………………………………………………..page 11 GOTHIC ELEMENTS IN SOME PRE-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE Horace Walpole The Castle of Otranto (1764) 21st century gothic style * Originate from a Germanic

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    captivate modern audiences‚ which is illustrated in physical theatre company Zen Zen Zo’s reinterpretation of The Cult of Dionysus (Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company‚ 1992). This play‚ adapted from famous Greek playwright Euripides’ original play ‘The Bacchae’‚ was reinterpreted by director Simon Wood whilst still sustaining the pertinent ideologies and the relevant themes of this era: control‚ revenge and power. The performance effectively utilises

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    the cult of violence draw their inspiration from a grossly twisted and misfounded inter-pretation of saint Tulsidas’s lines‚ ’Dhol‚ Ganwar Shudra Pashu Nari‚ Sakal taran ke adhikari’ (Drum‚ lout‚ untouchable‚ beast and woman‚ they

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    of a story is by far the most important aspect because it is what sets the mood and tone. A haunted house at night creates a different sense of danger and mystery compared to a setting with a small little house and bright skies. Gothic means darkness and to be truly gothic‚ I believe a story must contain at least one if not all elements such as nighttime‚ supernatural‚ and fear of an unknown setting. It is because of these stories that these elements are considered scary today and I think the authors

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    Kathryn Ryan CFII/Brosh Cloisters Paper Medieval Art is characterized largely by the use of both Gothic and Romanesque architecture. As Christianity was highly significant to the middle ages‚ much of said architectural design is exemplified in the cathedrals of the time. Romanesque and Gothic architecture differ greatly from one another‚ as is displayed in a comparison of a Gothic chapel and a Romanesque chapel. The Cloisters Museum and Gardens: the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted

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