Escaping the masses‚ for the anything-goes billionaire set‚ meant flying half a world away to a private ski chalet‚ in the middle of the upper Engadine Valley‚ in St. Moritz. And being whisked away from Geneva‚ by a private helicopter‚ standing by‚ waiting to fly them directly to the Chalet Toit du Allassi‚ at the top of its own slope. Passing over storybook settings‚ with pretty‚ little Alpine villages‚ Marci studied the scenery below and the gusts of the brisk‚ mountain air and snow‚ swirling
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painting struck me in color the most; the contrast between the pastels like colors in the sky vs the richness in color of the earthly world. The temptation of St. Anthony is an often-repeated subject in history of art and literature; a bibli-cal myth concerning the supernatural temptation faced by Saint Anthony in the Egyptian desert. St. Anthony was tempted by the earthly desires who‚ are presented as devils and demons. Grunewald distorts the figures to intensify the violence and aggression that
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1. St. Augustine wrote "Confessions" out of a desire to share the mysteries and circumstances through which he received and sustained his faith‚ and his sustained battles against earthly temptation. Furthermore‚ he chooses at various points to point out the fallacies of learned people as they "observe the covenanted rules of letters and syllables‚" while at the same time ignoring what the author perceives as the true gift of faith in action (11). In many ways‚ Confessions is a symbol of St. Augustine’s
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St. Anthony of Padua Priest and Doctor of the Church Feast Day: June 13 St. Anthony of Padua was born at Lisbon‚ Portugal in 1195 as Ferdinand de Bulhões to a nobleman of Lisbon‚ Martim Vicente de Bulhões and his wife Teresa Pais Taveira‚ half-third cousin once removed of King Afonso II of Portugal. His parents sent him to the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. At fifteen‚ he entered the Order of Regular Canons of St. Augustine against his parents’ will. He was moved to the convent of the Holy
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Definition Essay: Love Everyone has felt it at one time or another‚ be it for an individual‚ pet‚ or even a non-living item. That feeling is love. By definition‚ love means strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties. Love is felt in diverse intensities; it may devour your whole being‚ or maybe it’s just a little crush. Some people search for what look their whole lives for love‚ while others may look to fall in and out of love on a regular basis. Of course‚ here we are
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Love: What It Really Means What is love? When someone tells you that they love you‚ how are you supposed to respond? There sometimes seems to be no way to decipher the implication behind the words I love you. When one loves someone or something‚ to what extent is their desire? It would be ideal if the English language could have more words for love. Love is so complicated in and of itself‚ that even if you were to have different words; it would still be challenging to clarify. Because the English
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the Basilica of Maxentius 333 Construction of Old St. Peter’s in Rome 337 Conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity 391 Christianity made the state religion of the Roman Empire 476 End of the Roman Empire Ca.530 St. Benedict’s Rule written 612 Monastery of St. Gall founded 800 Charlemagne coronated as Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in Rome 816-17 Synod in Aachen Ca.820 Ideal plan for the Monastery of St. Gall drafted Monastery: A monastery is a building
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St Augustine has made himself known for three reasons. His teenage‚ Catholic life and his accomplishments are the three reasons. First is his teenage life. Augustine was born on November 13‚ 354 in tagaste‚ numida‚ Africa. His parents were Patricus and Monica. In his teen years‚ Augustine went to Carthage‚ but wasn’t focused at school. He went to parties that darkened his pride and mind. Then took mistress when he was eighteen and in 383 he went to Rome and made a school. By hearing St Ambrose preach
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The city of St. Louis highlighted its issues with the help of Harland Bartholomew and city plans; however‚ highlighting the issues was the easy part. Coinciding with the issues‚ the city of St. Louis had to find solutions to their numerous problems. The three main issues and solutions highlighted by the 1917 and 1947 plans were slum clearance‚ public housing and expressways. It is important not only to explain each of the main issues‚ but also explain how federalism played a role in St. Louis. Slum
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Of course this 1970s setting was not popular for all critics. In a New York Times article by Vincent Canby in 1973‚ titled “The Gospel According to ‘Godspell’ Comes to Screen: The Cast‚” Canby criticized the over emphasis of a hippie Jesus. He states‚ “‘Godspell’ pretty much reduces the story of Jesus to conform to a kind of flower-child paranoia that was probably more popular three or four years ago than it is today: the only way to survive in this world is to drop out of it‚ which‚ if you think
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