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    Joan of Arc was a significant part of the French war. Though‚ she was named a saint twenty years after her death‚ she was an eloquent warrior as well. In 1425‚ at thirteen and a half years old‚ she began to hear supernatural characters she called her “voices” or her “counsel”. Consequently‚ after this phenomenon‚ she was tried and told the judges this; “I see them with these very eyes‚ as well as I see you.” Nevertheless‚ Concluded by the judges‚ the “voices” were thought to be a condition of religious

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    Trevor Bailey English 101 Mr. Read July 14‚ 2013 Home Home is a place where most experience ultimate comfort‚ security‚ and emotional ties. As reading Joan Didion’s “On Going Home” you can feel the tone and passion she has towards home‚ especially proven when she states‚ “Days pass. I see no one. I come to dread my husband’s evening call‚ not only because he is full of news of what by now seems to me our remote life in Los Angeles‚ people he has seen‚ letters which require attention‚ but

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    Joan of Arc: God’s Messenger "As to whether victory was my banners or mine‚ it was all our Lord ’s‚" Joan of Arc‚ 1431. Joan of Arc‚ also known as the Maid of Orleans‚ was a ferocious figure in history. Fiery in spirit‚ and possessing a devotion to God that rivaled even the most pious in nature‚ she was truly a stronghold in the history of France. The change she caused was due to many factors‚ chiefly to her religious devotion‚ claimed messages from God‚ military success‚ crowing of the Dauphin

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    LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor‚ Op 13‚ 1st Movement Commonly known as the Sonata Pathétique‚ this work was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old‚ and was published in 1799‚ with a dedication to his friend‚ the Austrian Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. The Pathetique hails from the early part of Beethoven’s career‚ a time when traditions of the Classical periods are still dominant and composers at the time were spinning out highly technical‚ exquisitely formal

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    Beethoven’s passion for the piano sonata refused to dissipate. The next three piano sonatas‚ written over the span of three years‚ have consecutive opus numbers: Op. 109 in E major‚ Op.110 in A flat Major‚ and Op.11 in C minor. Beethoven clearly approached his last three piano sonatas as a single project. In the letters to Adolf Schlesinger dated 30 April 1820 and 20 September 1820‚ Beethoven mentioned that: “I am also very willing to sell you some new sonatas‚ but at no other price than 40 florins

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    I believe the true character of Joan Of Arc was a messenger of God. Joan Of Arc was a peasant girl raised in the village of Domrémy in north eastern France. She had no education or any form of training in combat. She was brought up with good moral and regularly attended church masses and confession. Joan was messenger of God. Joan was a messenger of God as she was hearing revelations and angelic voices from saints. Joan starting hearing these voices at the age of thirteen‚ these voices told her

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    movements. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a large-scale composition that is played rather than sung. 3. What is a coda? A coda will use music from the movement‚ typically doesn’t does not add anything to the "argument". 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe each part. The three parts off sonata are Exposition‚ Development‚ and Recapitulation. Exposition is the first part of the sonata‚ where the composer will bring

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    In 2003 a man known as Simon Hall was jailed after the brutal murder of Joan Albert in her home after an attempted burglary. Joan had suffered at least five stab wounds from a carving knife from her own kitchen‚ she was found dead in the hallway. He initially claimed he was innocent and although admitting to burglary‚ he claimed it was at a different place and therefore it was impossible for him to have killed Joan. Unfortunately for him however‚ forensic investigators had found fibres on her body

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    In the graphic novel Messenger The Legend of Joan of Arc it tells the story of the infamous Joan D’Arc. The comic begins with the end‚ it shows the conviction of Joan D’Arc. Joan is defending herself‚ even when she knows that she may not make it out of the courtroom a free woman she takes it in stride. It is through her confession that you learn about Joan and her childhood. Throughout the graphic novel the artist’s use of realistic art style with dramatic shadows‚ along with the use of religious

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    Home Home is a place where most experience ultimate comfort‚ security‚ and emotional ties. As reading Joan Didion’s “On Going Home” you can feel the tone and passion she has towards home‚ especially proven when she states‚ “Days pass. I see no one. I come to dread my husband’s evening call‚ not only because he is full of news of what by now seems to me our remote life in Los Angeles‚ people he has seen‚ letters which require attention‚ but because he ask what I have been doing‚ suggests uneasily

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