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    Araspreet Kaur February 19‚ 2013 Mr. Sakowich Period 7 Medieval Churches The Medieval Church had a large role in the Middle Ages and everyone’s daily life revolved around the church. In the Middle Ages‚ when there was a weakened government‚ the church rises in power and becomes more of a political role. The church had all control over the people. Peasants worked for no pay on the church land. Also‚ the church didn’t pay any taxes which saved them a lot of money making them

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    The authors of "Raymond’s Run" and "Cathedral"‚ both use a first person point of view in their short stories. In "Raymond’s Run"‚ by Toni Cade Bambara‚ the first person point of view shows how the narrator is dealing with the situations around her and maturing in the process. In "Cathedral"‚ by Raymond Carver‚ the reader can see the change in the narrator’s understanding of the blind man through different situations that happens throughout the story. Both authors have similar purposes in mind when

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    Cathedral” by Raymond Carver This minimalistic story is written by the famous author‚ Raymond Carver. Carver was born in 1938 in the small town of Clatskanie‚ Oregon‚ to an alcoholic father who worked at a sawmill and his mother who worked as a waitress. After graduating from high school‚ Carver and his family moved to California‚ where he did not continue his education until 1958‚ where he started taking writing classes with the writer John Gardner‚ who introduced him to the fascinating world

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    Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” explores the evolving interaction between a disparaging narrator and his wife’s blind friend‚ Robert. The relationship Robert upholds over the years with the narrator’s wife‚ as well as Robert’s inability to see‚ breeds discomfort within the narrator’s already prejudiced mind. Judgement towards disability and race appear at the forefront of the interactions and internal monologue of the narrator. When confronted with Robert’s disability‚ the narrator expresses discomfort

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    Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture was brought about by Romanesque architecture. This unique style of architecture flourished and thrived around the high and late medieval period‚ but was succeeded by the Renaissance architecture. The Gothic style of architecture may not have been here for very long but it was still an inspirational piece of work for most groups and nations to come to build up from. Gothic architecture was known as “French work” during this period of time‚ having originated

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    these ideas come from? Who could possibly think and imagine the images we see for all this work? Mike Salisbury might be the answer to these questions. Mike Salisbury started the first five years of his career as an art director for West‚ the Sunday supplement of the Los Angeles Times‚ in 1967. Because of production costs and failed revenue the magazine was terminated. Before that loss Salisbury had it full of vital visual delights of vernacular artifacts‚ ranging from orange-crate labels to blue

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    Greece’s Parthenon and Rome’s Pantheon are two iconic temples that exemplify the values of the cultures in which they were built. The Parthenon is a marble building that was built between 447 BC and 432 BC and stands 45 feet high and 228 feet long by 101 feet wide. The Pantheon is made of limestone‚ brick‚ and pumice. Its dome is 142 feet in diameter and 71 feet in height. The height of the section below the dome is also 71 feet. I chose these two temples because I want to improve my knowledge of

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    THE BASIS OF THE GOTHIC STYLE Tom Bender * March 26‚ 1964 Top Award Winner – 1964 National Architectural History Student Competition A building is more than an assemblage of materials to provide a shelter for man. It is an expression of the society that created it‚ its forms shaped by the outlook‚ values‚ orientation and maturity of the society‚ and reflecting the nature‚ strengths and weaknesses of the various aspects of the society. It in turn shapes and directs the society in its role as

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    lasting effect on architecture and design today. The enduring values of medieval art and architecture can be split up into five major styles‚ early Christian‚ Byzantine‚ Islamic‚ Romanesque and Gothic. The most influential period was the Gothic‚ which is known for its significant change from classical architecture; this change from classical architecture aided in the Gothic era’s transformation to its own identity. The Medieval period is known for its constant warfare and battle‚ and most people feared

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    Thomas Savoie Prof. Hatley January 11‚ 2015 Words 875 A Blind Man’s View In Raymond Carver’s story‚ Cathedral‚ the narrator is never named but he is descripted by how he describes the blind man. He is described as very vulgar‚ not being able to hold his tongue. He tells you that he has never seen a blind man let alone tried to have a conversation with one. He is very ignorant to the fact of all the things blind people can still do and the extra pleasures of life that they have. In this story the

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