Rick Rubio Art Humanities Professor John 2 October 2013 Cathedral of Saint John the Divine The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is simply breathtaking. From the exterior to the interior of the cathedral‚ you can find plentiful amounts of highly sophisticated bodies of work. Before laying a foot inside‚ the massive bronze doors containing forty-eight relief panels depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament catches the eyes of many. Also‚ many note the exquisite statues and carvings of
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King Alexander at only 25 years old‚ his reputation already one of greatness had led his men into Asia. To his soldiers‚ their invasion of Persia was to fight back after half a century of devastation brought onto Greece during the Persian wars between 499 and 448 BC. Alexander’s private desire‚ however‚ was to cast a shadow on the large Persian empire by winning all its lands and bringing it under his rule. Gaugamela‚ named after the village it was fought by‚ was the decisive battle in the struggle
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Almost anyone who visits in the schools of East St. Louis‚ even for a short time‚ comes away profoundly shaken. These are innocent children‚ after all. They have done nothing wrong. They have committed no crime. They are too young to have offended us in any way at all. One searches for some way to understand why a society as rich and‚ frequently‚ as generous as ours would leave these children in their penury and squalor for so long-and with so little public indignation. Is this just a strange mistake
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This is seen in several superb depictions of the youthful Alexander in the form of marble busts‚ bronze statuettes‚ coins‚ and medals. Alexander (356 323 B.C.) the Third of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ was a celebrated king of the antiquated Greek kingdom of Macedon. Alexander remains one of the most compelling and exciting personalities of classical times. Historical backdrops of Alexander have been provided by various rich sources; the three foremost depictions of Alexander appear in portraits‚ coinage
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Alexander the great is a villain not‚ a hero. Alexander lied‚cheated‚frightened‚and killed in his time of rule‚if he did all of these things why is he called Alexander the Great? Alexander killed millions of innocent people he also made millions of people scared of him‚“In 327 BCE‚ with the Persian Empire firmly under his control‚ Alexander turned his attention to India. He had some victories before reaching the Ganges river‚ which he intended to cross in order to conquer more of India”. Alexander
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Calculating Tank Volume Saving time‚ increasing accuracy By Dan Jones‚ Ph.D.‚ P.E. C alculating fluid volume in a horizontal or vertical cylindrical or elliptical tank can be complicated‚ depending on fluid height and the shape of the heads (ends) of a horizontal tank or the bottom of a vertical tank. Exact equations now are available for several commonly encountered tank shapes. These equations can be used to make rapid and accurate fluid-volume calculations. All equations are rigorous‚
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Alexander the Great Alexander of Macedon Biography King of Macedonia and Conqueror of the Persian Empire Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian‚ the Romans Pompey and Caesar‚ and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ and Olympias
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St. Clare of Assisi “Love Him totally‚ who gave Himself totally for your love”. Who was St. Clare of Assisi? Chiara Offreduccio was born in Assisi Italy on July16‚ 1194. She is known as being the saint of eye disease‚ gold smiths‚ laundry‚ and televsion. She was the oldest daughter to her wealthy parents. As a child‚ Clare was always devoted to prayer‚ at the age of 18 she met St. Francis of Assisi and heard him preach during a service at the church. Clare was of the first followers of Francis and
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History of Head Start The Head Start program was created in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. The program has celebrated over 50 years of providing high-quality services to families. Head Start has served more than 30 million children since its inception. Early Childhood Development and Health Services Early Childhood Development and Health Services program provides information related to: health‚ education‚ early childhood development‚ safe environments‚ nutrition
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Did you know that if you head a soccer ball more than 12‚000 times in a 12 month time span you will have a huge chance of losing some of your brain memory and a lot more!. This is according to a study made by the RSNA organization. The U.S soccer association is closely watching this huge conflict in the youth soccer world. This has become a huge discussion in the U.S Soccer Association. There have been studies in the past years about this issue. According to the Scientific American studies there
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