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    The cathedral is of great technological advancement because of all the logistic and tools that were needed to make them possible‚ especially gothic cathedrals. The gothic cathedral revolutionized architecture of the time; church officials wanted their cathedral to be better than the surrounding cities so a competition of a kind started up. This competition helped to improve the structures and reach heights unheard of the time. One of the amazing thing about the new gothic churches is that as they

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    as Patrick Henry the opportunity to speak out against the discriminating behavior and actions towards American Colonists. In his most famous speech known as “Speech to the Virginia Convention”‚ Henry illustrates the need to act out against the British and convince the Virginian delegates to send troops to fight back against the British. In his speech‚ Henry uses rhetorical devices‚ questions‚ and emotional and logical appeals to help persuade action and revolt against the British. Patrick Henry

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    St. Peters Basillica St. Peters Basilica in Rome is one of the most influential Christian sites found within contemporary society. This building‚ complete with an obelisk‚ an enclosed piazza‚ a central façade and a dome‚ is the work of several architects and programs throughout the Early Christian‚ Renaissance and Baroque periods. The importance of St. Peters Church is its foundation on a necropolis with the tomb of St. Peter‚ a Christian martyr and the first pope of Rome. When considering the plan

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    St. Augustine A doctor and bishop to his church‚ St. Augustine is best known for his autobiography Confessions. The term augustinianism evolved from his great influence during his day and ours. As a boy‚ Augustine had no idea where his rebellion would lead him. On the 13 November‚ 354 AD‚ in Tagaste (modern day Algeria)‚ Augustine was born. Patricius‚ Augustine’s father‚ while holding a position as an official in the city‚ remained a pagan until converting on his deathbed. Augustine’s mother

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    things were created. One example of this was the amazing Gothic cathedrals that were created by architects during medieval times. Quite a few Gothic cathedrals were built all over Europe and other areas that took years to complete and a lot of tax money. Tourists still travel to these cathedrals that were built over 500 years ago. It is truly remarkable how these structures were built without today’s modern technology. Gothic cathedrals were built during the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages was also called

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    Michael Patrick MacDonald

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    Michael Patrick MacDonald was born and raised in Southie‚ what he calls “the greatest place to live.” While he may have been able to look towards the bright side and find the good in Southie‚ this is not something that many people can do. Southie is the area with the highest concentration of impoverished whites in the United States‚ with eighty five percent of its residents living in extreme poverty. With sky-high crime rates and the fact that there is nowhere that will be completely safe‚ Southie

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    Douglas Hunter Professor Glenn English 102 February 11‚ 2014 Response Paper As I begin to read “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ I cannot comprehend what is going on. The story starts off with a husband named Robert telling the reader about “this” (par.1.) blind man who has been long term friends with his wife and will be coming to visit due to the tragic death of the blind man’s wife. Through the way that this man speaks of the blind person gives the appearance that the husband is not very fond

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    The Blindness of the Non-Blind The short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver displays one man’s new found understanding and acceptance of a blind man over a relatively short period of time. The narrator represents the story’s dominant theme of overcoming fear and prejudice of the blind through personal experience as well as mutual respect. The narrator who remains nameless throughout the play holds deeply unfounded beliefs and stereotypes of what a blind person should be‚ yet through various stages

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    From the beginning of time‚ beautiful cathedrals have been towering above buildings; still survive with their astonishing appearance. In doing this paper I was never aware of anything called “Gothic Cathedrals”. Only by 1400 has the Gothic been the universal style of building in the western‚ its creative thought was in northern France in an area. The Gothic Age marked the end to an age of chaos‚ mostly caused by the sacking of the Vikings. In this time; a very religious age‚ with money throughout

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    In the Cathedral by Raymond Carver we read‚ the wife said‚ “a blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to.” (Raymond Carver‚ the Cathedral) This statement above is the perfect embodiment of a completely dysfunctional relationship. This statement clearly illustrates a dying relationship between the two. In the Cathedral Carver majestically brought the story to life by portraying two working class individuals struggling with every day’s challenges. In the cathedral‚ the story portrays

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