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    Notre Dame Cathedral Why is the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ commenced by Maurice du Sully in 1163 and completed in the Early Gothic style in 12503‚ one of the most recognized cathedrals of its time period in the world? Made mostly of cut stone this remarkable building among its many features that set it apart; including being a tall church for its time‚ the later added rose windows in the north transept‚ and most importantly the flying buttresses‚ which were added quite early in the era. The Notre Dame

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    Margaux Ratcliff The Evolution of Stained Glass in Medieval Times MSE 1111 Fall 2017 Medieval stained glass windows are the main feature of many famous buildings‚ from the Augsburg Cathedral of Germany to the Sainte-Chapelle in France. Due to cultural significance alone‚ Medieval stained glass is an important topic to learn more about the culture of Europe during the Medieval Period. However‚ the study of stained glass has one more important advantage. Since Roman times‚ the process of creating

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    unique characteristics that are simply astonishing. Medieval cathedrals were the product of more than a 1000 years of both religion and architectural evolution. Medieval cathedrals played a major role in Christian heritage‚ the gothic and architecture. The medieval period‚ with its boundless faith and energetic spirit‚ found an ultimate expression in the cathedral Christianity plays a massive role in medieval cathedrals. Building the cathedrals requires hard work and motivation. The builders believed

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    Raymond Carver Cathedral

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    the narrator. Robert approached the narrator and helped him draw a cathedral. At this special moment‚ the narrator felt a human touch and peaceful moment. Raymond Carver ends the story with emotional seen‚ showing a blind man helping the narrator draw a drawing. This ending to the story leaves many questionable answers. I would like to support the story end with the following quote “I stared hard at the shot of the cathedral on the TV. How could I even begin to describe it? But say my life depended

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    At the end of “Cathedral‚” the narrator has an epiphany. How would you describe it? Check the definition of “epiphany” in our text’s glossary. “Cathedral” I enjoyed reading Carver’s “Cathedral.” The “Cathedral” it was an insight on how fortunate we are to see things. I mean seeing things with our eyes is something we take for granted. We also have a gift that we do not really use and that is looking past seeing with our eyes‚ seeing with our minds‚ and ears. We often look with our eyes‚ but

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    In the story “Cathedral‚” the narrator is upset because his wife’s friend‚ Robert‚ is staying overnight. The wife’s friend is a blind man and his wife just died. Robert is the wife’s former employer. The narrator is very envious of the friendship the wife shares with Robert. While the wife was working for the blind man‚ he touches her face. The wife writes about it in her special book about her experiences that happen that day. So‚ the narrator feels that the wife might have some feelings for him

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    Cathedral: A Lesson for the Ages Raymond Carver ’s short story‚ "Cathedral‚" portrays a story in which many in today ’s society can relate. We are introduced from the first sentence of the story to a man that seems to be perturbed and agitated. As readers‚ we are initially unsure to the reasoning ’s behind the man ’s discomfort. The man‚ who seems to be a direct portrayal of Raymond Carver himself‚ shows his ignorance by stereotyping a blind man by the name of Robert‚ who has come to stay with

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    John George Haigh was a 1940’s serial killer. He was born in Stamford‚ Lincolnshire but grew up in a village named Outwood‚ which is just west of Yorkshire. His parents were both members of the Plymouth Brethren‚ a conservative protestant sect. He did not have much space and had to stay within a 10 foot wall that his father put up around their garden to lock out the outside world. He claimed that he suffered from recurring religious nightmares. His strict religious parents lead him to have a

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    narrator says‚ people begin to feel the desire to go on a pilgrimage. Many devout English pilgrims set off to visit shrines in distant holy lands‚ but even more choose to travel to Canterbury to visit the relics of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral‚ where they thank the martyr for having helped them when they were in need. The narrator tells us that as he prepared to go on such a pilgrimage‚ staying at a tavern in Southwark called the Tabard Inn‚ a great company of twenty-nine travelers entered

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    La Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudí has made a momentous historical and cultural imprint on the city of Barcelona in Spain. After working on his ultimate masterpiece for 43 years‚ Gaudí died in 1926‚ leaving his unfinished monument to be fulfilled by future architects. Though the Basilica began its lengthy constructional history in 1882‚ it is to this day still in process of being completed. The Sagrada Familia Church was initially funded by the Spiritual Association of the Devotees of Saint Joseph

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