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    The Church of Santa Costanza and The Dome of the Rock are both central-plan architectures. The Church of Santa Costanza (c. 350) was originally built was a mausoleum for Constantine’s daughter and is one of the earliest central-plan Christian buildings that has survived. The rotunda in the center is surrounded by an ambulatory‚ a barrel-vaulted passageway‚ with an attached narthex. In order to support the dome and arcade of the rotunda‚ each arch is being held up by a pair of columns (with Composite

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    perversion of the (already perverted) homosexual lifestyle. At the risk of generalizing‚ I would argue that many transsexuals then find that they need someone or something that will not judge them and only treat them with the respect they need. La Santa Muerte helps to fill the void left by society in many North American transsexuals. With most people not liking what they do not understand or ca not explain‚ this makes transsexuals the perfect target for them and the Church. People cannot explain

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    The rooftop was iced with a cushion of snow‚ merging with the creamy-purple twilight sky. Shovelled into the rooftop snow‚ a pale red sign read “Land Here Santa”. The sign was flaking and the wood was splintering‚ but it still brought the same vibrancy to the little cottage. The cottage itself was built with rich auburn brick with a white lining. An extensive string of sprightly festive lights ran along the eave of the roof‚ illuminating the street‚ spreading warmth through a bitter morning. A snowflake

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    What goes through your mind at the very moment you know it’s over? You probably ask yourself‚ “How did it come to this?” Your mind starts racing‚ thinking about all the choices you made and all the things you could have done differently. In A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes‚ Captain Jonsen was surely asking himself the same questions when his fate was sealed. Captain Jonsen’s failure to rid himself of the children‚ his bad reputation‚ and trusting Emily to tell his story ultimately lead to

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    This world‚ the earth‚ seems crazy at times to me. We hear about Christians being persecuted‚ tortured and/or killed for their faith in God. Most of these occurrences happen in other countries but the United States is not free from persecution of Christians. Christians in the United States are even bullied by people like atheist Richard Dawkins who believes that Christians should be mocked and belittled for believing in God. This scares me sometimes because I am a Christian and I believe people

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    olive-colored eyes are large and her look is nobel and calm. As she steps in a half moon‚ in her right arm‚ she holds a small child‚ and on her and the child’s head‚ rests a golden crown and steps on a half moon. This is the image of Our Lady of Santa Anita‚ from a town in Jalisco‚ Mexico named after her; she is best known to look out for the sick and for miracles. It is common for people in the town to devote hope on the image to help with their sickness. For this reason‚ there are annual parades

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    St. Joan of Arc was born on January 6‚ 1412 in Domremy‚ France. She grew up in poor family to Jacques d’Arc her father. Picking the veggies and fruit in gardens to earn money. At 16 three voices came to her in the garden and told her to talk to Charles the French dauphin. She traveled to Vaucouleurs the French stronghold near her home town. She told the captain of the garrison about the voices she heard. He didn’t believe her and sent her home. She came back in 1429 and asked again. The captain

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    What if one day you woke up and your life was completely flipped upside down? In the Netflix series‚ Santa Clarita Diet‚ a family of three experiences the unthinkable dilemma of the undead. Based in Santa Clarita‚ California‚ the show starts off with any “normal” family of three. The parents‚ Shelia and Joel‚ are realtors in the neighborhood‚ while their daughter‚ Abby‚ is your typical teenage high school student. However‚ the family doesn’t stay normal for long before Shelia’s abrupt death and resurrection

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    Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita By Diego Rivera Diego Rivera was born on December 8‚ 1886 in Guanajuato‚ Mexico. His love of art showed early on as he began drawing as a child. Around the age of 10‚ Rivera was able to study art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. One of his early influences was artist José Posada who ran a print shop near Rivera’s school. In 1907‚ Rivera traveled to Europe to further his art studies. There‚ he became friends with other leading artists

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    lives. Joan‚ the main character of the film Joan of Arc lived amidst this mindset in France thru the 1400s. Joan believed she was sent by God to liberate France from the English. Many people perceived different feelings towards Joan and what she stood for. Throughout the film of Joan of Arc‚ John a knight and vassal to Sir Robert shows various emotions towards Joan and her beliefs. In the beginning of the movie‚ John does not believe Joan’s visions. When John first meets stowaway Joan at Sir Robert’s

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