painted Saint Agatha from 1635-45; the medium used to paint the portrait was oil and tempera on canvas. This devotional image shows the saint contemplating God while tenderly holding the pincers‚ the instruments of her sufferings through which she achieved her sanctity. The way in which the saint is modeled with soft sfumato (an almost invisible rendering of the transitions from light to shade) and emerges from a dark background is characteristic of Furini’s work. Francessco Furini’s piece Saint Agatha
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Saint Simon Claude Henri de Rouvroy‚ comte de Saint-Simon‚ often referred to as Henri de Saint-Simon (17 October 1760–19 May 1825) was a French utopian socialist thinker. Saint-Simon was born in Paris. He belonged to a younger branch of the family of the duc de Saint-Simon. He claimed his education was directed by Jean le Rond d’Alembert‚ though no proof of this exists; it is likely that Saint-Simon himself invented this false intellectual pedigree. At the age of sixteen he was in America helping
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International Education Journal‚ 2006‚ 7(4)‚ 391-399. ISSN 1443-1475 © 2006 Shannon Research Press. http://iej.cjb.net 391 Contributions of Islamic scholars to the scientific enterprise Yasmeen Mahnaz Faruqi Flinders University‚ School of Education faru0001@flinders.edu.au This paper presents a discussion regarding the role that Muslim scholars played in the development of scientific thinking in the Middle Ages. It argues that the Muslims were not just the preservers of the ancient and Greek knowledge
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Historical and Contemporary Perspectives of Scholars about Hijab The most prominent justifications for veiling entail‚ quite simply‚ the idea that veiling is prescribed in the Qur’an (see Arat 1994; Dragadze 1994; Hessini 1994; Sherif 1987; Shirazi-Mahajan 1995 for reviews). Several Muslim Scholars place a strong interpretive emphasis on a Qur’anic passage (S. 24:31) that urges women “not [to] display their beauty and adornments” but rather to “draw their head cover over their bosoms and not
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Saint Nicholas Leaving a pair of shoes out on December 5th may result in them being full of gifts the next day. Saint Nicholas is known for his generosity of gift giving and is the one responsible for the treats in shoes. Although the celebration of Saint Nicholas is intended to recognize his holiness‚ it has been almost transformed into something else. Many children just take advantage of the fact that they get candy‚ and they don’t have any interest in learning the history of Saint Nicholas.
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Thomas Valotta Mr. K HSB4M1 July 15‚ 2014 The Saints and the Roughnecks: A power Discrepancy After wild high school experiences and memorable nights out with teenage friends‚ there comes a time to grow out of this lifestyle and into responsible‚ young adults. This was definitely the case for the two gangs within the town of Hanibal‚ the Saints and the Roughnecks. Most members of the two gangs are now respectable men who have achieved college degrees and started their own families‚ although
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Saint Monica Saint Monica‚ mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo is most famously known for the conversion of her husband‚ Patricius‚ and Saint Augustine. She was born in Tagaste‚ North Africa and is known to be of Berber origin because of her name. There she was born and raised by her mother and father. As soon as she was old enough‚ her parents arranged her marriage to a Tagaste official. Saint Monica’s marriage to Patricius was difficult in many ways imaginable. Not only was he much older than
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The Loran Scholars Foundation awards many young people with awards every single year. The foundation gives up to 32 students the Loran Award as well as‚ about 94 other awards. The Loran Award grants a student with $100‚000 over the four years of their degree‚ which also includes summer internships‚ mentorship and a network for students to be a part of. The Loran Scholars Foundation looks beyond just the marks and ranking of students and looks into their character as well. This foundation looks for
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The Saints and the Roughnecks was an analysis in the delinquency of two groups from two different socioeconomic groups. The Saints were from privileged families and‚ despite being more delinquent than the Roughnecks‚ were viewed as being normal rowdy teenagers. The Saints are the upper class boys. These boys get good grades and they do a lot of extracurricular activities. So‚ people think they are good kids. They escape class and do reckless things on the weekend. They never got caught because
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Saint Joseph There is no certain date when Saint Joseph was born‚ but he was said to be born around 100 BC. Saint Joseph is one of the three people in the Holy Family‚ also including Mary and Jesus. Saint Joseph was the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. Although he was a humble person‚ Joseph came from a royal lineage. His genealogy marks him as a descendant of David. Saint Matthew said that Joseph was the son of Jacob‚ but Saint Luke said he was the son of Heli. He was a carpenter
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