is used to refer to the period of European art” (Antiquity 1). The church architecture is fundamental to this period; “the Romanesque and Gothic churches were built on the foundations of Carolingian architecture. Charlemagne’s early Romanesque architectural achievements were continued by the Holy Roman Emperors Otto I-III‚ in a style known as Ottonian Art‚ which morphed into the fully fledged "Romanesque” (Romanesque Art). The church is one of the most iconic buildings in this period‚ where there are
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Abstract I am looking at the possible meaning of “Rip Van Winkle” and why Washington Irving may have written it. What was the purpose of this story? Rip Van Winkle I believe that Washington Irving’s purpose for writing “Rip Van Winkle” was to show a progression of aging and how easy it can be for the elderly to become disconnected with an advancing world. Rip Van Winkle starts off by leading a rather laid back life. He does basically what he wants to do‚ as long as he is
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Life of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children
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(Antonie van Leeuwenhoek) Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft‚ Holland on October 24‚ 1632 to Philips Thoniszoon‚ a Dutch tradesman that made baskets‚ and Grietge Jacobs‚ the daughter of a brewer. He is also commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"‚ and considered to be the first microbiologist. They lived in a comfortable home until his father and two of his sisters died when Anthony was just eight years old. Also‚ his mother was left with five young children. Therefore‚ Anthony was
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Rip Van Winkle Essay The story‚ “Rip Van Winkle”‚ written by Washington Irving‚ has many different elements of a mythology. The story takes place in the Catskill Mountains where the protagonist of the story‚ named Rip‚ wanders off in hopes of fleeing from his nagging wife. He then encounters very peculiar men who offer him a drink and he soon finds himself waking up in the same spot twenty years later. All of these aspects (set in the past‚ mysterious characters‚ and strange environments)
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Rip Van Winkle and Romanticism Rip Van Winkle is the main character of the story‚ described as a "simple and good natured man . . . . a kind neighbor‚ and an obedient‚ henpecked husband. (pg 39)" Rip was a favorite amongst the townsfolk because he helped everyone with their activities‚ but had‚ "an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. (39)" He refused to work on his own house and property because everything would fall apart no matter what he did. He felt like all his wife did
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Mar-Juani Thompson Message: Why Wait Til Midnight? Song: Midnight By: Brent Jones Don’t wait til midnight When there is no sunshine You are a stranger Until there is danger And that aint right You say that You love me And cant live Without me Then why do You call me Only when you need me [Luke 8:13 “Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it‚ but they have no root. They believe for a while‚ but in the time of testing they fall away”]
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In Van Gogh’s childhood‚ he was born and raised in a religious Dutch Reformed Church family in southern Netherland. Affected by his family‚ Van Gogh was also a religious person‚ even had the experience as missionary when he was young. In the later year‚ he turned to God in hope of a resurrection from the torture of depression. Van Gogh continued the serving for God while painting at the same time. For these reasons‚ there are numerous underlying religious meanings dedicated to The Starry Night. One
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Rona Goffen’s “Icon and Vision: Giovanni Bellini’s Half-Length Madonnas” shows how Bellini‚ and most noticeably his Madonnas‚ represent the ways that Eastern‚ Byzantine and Greek‚ styles effected the western Italian style. Goffen explains the long history of connection with Byzantium which made eastern art not unusual‚ but a popular style. Bellini
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It was a Saturday and we were playing Van Wert in a regular season basketball game and it was close. It was a Junior varsity game. We were only playing two quarters due to the lack of numbers. The game didn’t count for much but we were giving it our all. Van Wert wasn’t a favorite of ours and we were doing just about anything just to win. The game was intense. The coaches were yelling. The crowd was cheering. The gym exploded with sound coming from all directions. We were equally matched. We trailed
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