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    "Art is not what you see‚ but what you make others see"-Edgar Degas. In the 17th century art In Europe‚ Gianlorenzo Bernini gave us a beautiful painting "Saint Teresa of Avlia in Ecstasy" 1645-1652. We also look at a another well done painting by Caravaggio "The Conversation is St. Paul" in 1601. Looking at both of these paintings we see they both have a huge influence on Baroque art. Taking a closer look at each painting gives us a better understanding on how important these two paintings really

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    The Boondock Saints movie exhibits and demonstrates many possible causes and reasons for social deviance. One example of this is shown in the Subjective view of deviance through a Constructionist Theory. The Subjectivist believes that a deviant person is a conscious‚ feeling‚ thinking subject and that one should understand the experience of that person. From a Constructionist perspective‚ deviants are actively seeking meanings in the deviant activities. The brothers in the movie are seeking meaning

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    St. Nicholas Attention!!! Santa Clause is a lie! Most people already know that it’s our parents who put presents underneath the tree and there is no fat guy in a sleigh with magical flying reindeer‚ that gives presents to good little children around the world. The shocker is the lie goes deeper than that. St. Nicholas wasn’t fat or jolly‚ and didn’t own any reindeer. Therefore‚ Santa Clause isn’t real‚ period. No what’s‚ ifs‚ or buts‚ about it. Nicholas was born a monk and became a bishop that did

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    some mistakes but the biggest mistake he made was to choose to die. His family will suffer for it. In a time when his family needed him to be strong‚ he failed them. This makes us think‚ what is worth dying for? Christian martyrs are recognized as saints for a reason. They gave up their life for their faith. They made the ultimate sacrifice to God. Faith is something that is worth

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    Halloween In The 1930's

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    October 31st was the night before All Saints’ Day‚ thusly it was originally referred to as All Hallow’s Eve‚ and later it was called Halloween. The name has persisted for hundreds of years despite the drastic evolution of the holiday. Many other ancient Gaelic traditions play central parts in the celebration.

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    and deep devotion‚ further separating the two in both ideals and motives of pre-Civil War 1863. However you may slice it‚ Brown’s actions were proved to be “the errors of a fanatic‚ not the crimes of a felon” in his self righteousness (Doc A). ‘Saint John’ Brown was sung of as often more than Jesus to both black slaves and abolitionists. To them‚ instead of murdering innocent

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    In Saint Athanasius’‚ On the Incarnation‚ he presents to us his theology‚ which explains that Jesus Christ is both God and man‚ why he became man‚ and how his becoming a man brought us salvation. A priest named Arius claimed that the Son of God and the Holy Spirit are not God‚ but rather the highest creatures. Athanasius rejected this idea and he used his writings to offer his arguments against Arianism‚ and to defend his belief in the Trinity. His target audience were the non-believers of the divinity

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    Saint Dominic De Guzman (1170-1221) “I tell you‚ whatever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine‚ you did it for me” Matthew 25:40 “Do not weep‚ I shall be more use to you after death than I ever did in life” Saint Dominic De Guzman Dominic was born in Caleruega‚ Spain. He is from a noble family who helps poor and victims of war. As a child he was compassionate to others. Dominic was influenced to do good deeds‚ to preach and to help the need by his beloved

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    Saint Peter Saint Peter‚ also known as Simon Peter‚ is featured prominently as an early Christian leader‚ one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament. Wikipedia About 282‚000‚000 results (0.14 seconds) Search Results Saint Peter - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter‎ Saint Peter (Latin: Petrus‚ Greek: Πέτρος Petros; died AD 64 or 67)‚ also known as Simon Peter

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    Crash Reflection Paper In the movie Crash‚ they show a lot of different values‚ myths‚ rituals‚ networks‚ and symbols used by people in the movie. They also show many bias and prejudices other wise known as stereotypes that many people in the world use today. Trust was one of the biggest values I saw throughout in the movie‚ for example after the two young men drew handguns and carjacked the Cabots’ vehicle‚ they returned home and the wife Jean was still upset‚ and even though a locksmith was

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