noted architect Charles A. Platt (1861–1933). It is an imposing structure‚ finished in stucco with powerful wooden detailing at the principal doorways‚ roof cornice and porch. It is a large rectangular mass‚ two full stories in height‚ seven bays long‚ with projecting wings. It features a simple pitched gable roof and a two story porch on the west wing with large Doric order piers.[2] The Mallows‚ also known as Alida Chanler Emmet and Christopher Temple Emmet Estate‚ is a historic home located at Head
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Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
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England. This particular arrangement of stones is known as The Merry Maidens. Though the stone circle Merry Maidens may not be as widely known as other stone circles‚ it is still quite interesting and unique nonetheless. Merry Maidens is a late neolithic stone circle located two miles south of the village of St Buryan in the United Kingdom. It is less popular than renowned Stonehenge and considerably smaller in size.The Merry Maidens is one of the few true stone circles in Cornwall which is very unusual
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The film “Nosferatu” is a horror story about a vampire and its relationship with a young couple. The film is a product of German expressionism and uses misshapen views of reality‚ symbolism‚ eroticism and shadows to enhance the dark mood of the film. German expressionists‚ through certain patterns and styles‚ sought to show that reality could be seen through emotion. Their intent was to arouse feelings in their audience‚ for example through the use of vibrant colors and shapes or distortion. Many
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built the ramp for him. However‚ the porch was not something that was ready for him. He needed to be able to see the porch. I did not know this‚ and I had no planned on doing this
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on their porch judging a woman walking down the sidewalk who does not saying anything. As well the humors idea of a man teaching his female killer to shoot a gun. In the beginning of the novel the narrator starts with the introduction of porch sitters. A group of people who talk about others in their community without any knowledge of what they’re going through. It’s understanding that the first chapter can come across as “ a little sententious at the start” (Tompkins.) Since the porch sitters talk
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The porch built into the foremost structure of many homes in the Southern United States represented a free space to share current local and/or international news‚ recent happenings in the community‚ entertain local audiences both young and old with stories‚ and debate on a number of topics. This in mind‚ it is no coincidence that Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the 1937 novel and best known work by Zora Neale Hurston‚ begins by describing the setting on a porch: “The sun was gone‚ but he had left his
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Despite the difference in era‚ both girls (the cottage maiden and the narrator of “The Seduction”) bare the same burden. Although there is not another woman that we know of in “The Seduction”. Eileen McCauley wrote “The Seduction” in the 1980’s much later than “Cousin Kate” in the 1800’s. At this point in
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Lanval begins with Lanval leaving the city after the king did not give him any gifts. On his journey he encounters two girls sent by a fairy maiden to bring him to her; they fall in love and Lanval returns to the city promising not to speak of their relationship. However‚ after Queen Guinevere antagonizes him‚ he speaks of his love who claims has a more beautiful appearance than she does. This obviously upsets her‚ and she asks the king to put Lanval on trial. To escape punishment‚ Lanval must show
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Perceval’s mother instructs him to never “withhold [his] aid” from a lady or a “maiden in distress” (Lawall 1333). She says that “he who does not yield honor to ladies‚ loses his honor” (Lawall 1333). If Perceval wishes be honored‚ he should “serve ladies and maidens” (Lawall 1334). Perceval obeys his mother’s words. At his first encounter with a maiden‚ he greets her and seeks to please her‚ albeit clumsily. When the maiden at King
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