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    圣经箴言 Proverbs of Solomon (Holy Bible) (勤劳)Lazy hands make a man poor‚ but diligent hands bring wealth. (勤劳)He who works his land will have abundant food‚ but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. (勤劳)A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing. ()Dishonest money dwindles away‚ but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. (少言)When words are many‚ sin is not absent‚ but he who holds his tongue is wise. (少言)A perverse

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    Masaccio’s "Holy Trinity" is one of the most intellectually and deeply moving pictures ever painted. Located in the Florentine church of Santa Maria Novella‚ it is remarkable for its early naturalism which initiated the Renaissance painting style‚ but also for the way it incorporates the material world with deep metaphysical significance. The "Holy Trinity" is both the most rational and mysterious of images in that it creates the convincing illusion of space within a painting. Tommaso di Giovanni

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    College Tuition Satire

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    ********* Ms. Lambo AP Language April 13th‚ 2015 College Tuition Satire Even when life seems to be changing rapidly and it appears that nothing stays the same‚ we know there is one thing that will almost always remain constant: the rising price of college tuition. For the past thirty years this issue has been plaguing the United States and college students alike. In recent years it has become even worse – in fact‚ the cost of college tuition today is 400% more than what it was thirty years ago. The

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    Drugs: Americas Holy War

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    In the article “Drugs: America’s Holy War‚” Arthur Benavie speaks of the social problems that can arise with the use and supply of illicit and illegal drugs. He begins asking the reader‚ who’s the enemy in this war on drugs? I asked myself in the beginning if is it even realistic to assume there is an actual war on drugs. Benavie explains that society is constantly reminded of the harmful effects of certain drugs such as marijuana‚ heroin‚ LSD‚ ecstasy‚ cocaine‚ morphine‚ methamphetamine‚ amphetamines

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    Five Holy places in India

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    5 holy places in India Bodhgaya Buddhism 1) Bodhgaya (Buddhism) :- Bodhgaya is located in the gaya district of Bihar state of India. Visited by Buddhists from all over the world‚ Bodhgaya is the most sacred place of Buddhism. The Bodhi Tree at bodhgaya is the place where Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment. Mahabodhi Temple is the temple built in 3rd century at the very place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. Char-dham Hindhuism 2) Char-dham (Hindhuism):- Char-dham are the four sacred

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    so creatively uses satire to talk about how the church is ran by hypocritical people‚ such as the Pardoner‚ is pure genius and should be treated as such. He even has a quote where the Pardoner says that he really doesn’t care about the people and they can all go to hell and pick blackberries for all he cares. This is so sarcastic and ironic that people actually tried to find the Pardoner‚ only to be told that Chaucer couldn’t remember where he was from. He once again uses satire to reach his audience

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    The holy trinity 1. Introduce the artist’s name‚ painting title and the mediums used in a ‘ show stopper’ sentence The painting of the holy trinity‚ painted by Masaccio‚ Is illustrated in a fresco style. 2. Introduce the subject matter of the artwork. The holy trinity painting by Masaccio has a religious subject matter because it is a painting of Jesus on the cross‚ with god the father behind him‚ and Mary and john at his sides with two patrons at the feet at both Mary and john. At the bottom

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    Animal Farm as Animal Satire

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    political satire which was written to criticise totalitarian regimes and particularly Stalin’s practices in Russia. In order to provide background information that would reveal causes led Orwell to write Animal Farm‚ Chapter one is devoted to a brief summary of the progress of author’s life and significannot events that had impact on his political convictions. Chapter one also presents background information about Animal Farm. Chapter two is devoted to satire. In this chapter‚ definition of satire is presented

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    Masaccio s Holy Trinity

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    Masaccio’s Holy Trinity HUM – 104 Linda Igielski Frank Demos January 26‚2014 Painter Tommaso de Ser Giovanni‚ born in 1401 and soon died at the age of 26 years old with the nickname of Masaccio‚ was commissioned to work on the Brancacci Chapel in Florence‚ Italy in 1425. One his famous works was “The Holy Trinity.” Masaccio painted this extraordinary fresco right before he left for Rome in 1426. The painted fresco reached 22 feet high and depicts a classical Roman architectural setting

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    Muslim Holy Day Eid

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    Common greetings during this holiday are the Arabic greeting ‘Īd mubārak ("Blessed Eid") or ‘Īd sa‘īd ("Happy Eid"). In addition‚ many countries have their own greetings based on local language and traditions. Typically‚ Muslims wake up relatively late in the morning—always after sunrise—and have a small breakfast (as a sign of not being on a fast on that day) of preferably the date fruit‚ before attending a special Eid prayer (salah) that is performed in congregation at mosques or open areas

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