He was born on 8 September 1915 in Romblon‚ Philippines.[1] González‚ however‚ was raised in Mansalay‚ a southern town of the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro. González was a son of a school supervisor and a teacher. As a teenager‚ he helped his father by delivering meat door-to-door across provincial villages and municipalities. González was also a musician. He played the violin and even made four guitars by hand. He earned his first peso by playing the violin during a Chinese funeral in
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Grace Marks “Gone mad is what they say‚ and sometimes Run mad‚ as if mad is a different direction‚ like west; as if mad is a different house you could step into‚ or a separate country entirely. But when you go mad you don’t go any other place‚ you stay where you are. And somebody else comes in.” (Pg-33) Grace Marks was convicted of the murder of her employer‚ Thomas Kinnear‚ and his housekeeper and mistress Nancy Montgomery which took place in Kingston‚ Ontario in 1843.Tried and convicted
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Gothic Architecture Gothic Architecture is a very interesting topic that I chose because of its unique style. It was originated in the 12th century France to the 16th century‚ and it was also known as Frankish work. Gothic Architecture came from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. This style was mostly used by cathedrals builders. This type of architecture is commonly seen in Europe mostly in cathedrals‚ abbeys and churches. It is also common for castles‚ palaces
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Gothic fiction combines the elements of Horror and Romance. This genre consists of fear‚ darkness‚ heroes‚ villains‚ and love. If you ask me those are very contrasting subjects. The name “Gothic Fiction” comes from medieval architecture. That is why this style of writing took place mostly in the medieval era. The writing style puts emphasis on atmosphere‚ using its surrounds to build suspense in the reader. Horace Walpole is believed to be the inventor of the genre. His first
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literature that grab the readers attention and keep them interested‚ especially in gothic literature. In gothic literature‚ authors use different literary elements to create many gothic elements in their stories or poems. The main goal of any gothic author is to entertaining the reader by using different ways to implement fear. In "The Fall of The House of Usher"‚ Poe creates suspense‚ uses symbolism‚ and uses gothic elements to keep the reader interested and to make the story interesting. Edgar Allen
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“A Moment Of Grace” In the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"‚ Flannery O’Connor utilizes the theme as a literary element to create multiple features of her characters in the story such as those of Bailey’s mother known as the Grandmother and The Misfit. The Grandmother considers herself as a proper southern lady that is upright and wise but not until the story takes a tragic turn does she begin to realize that she is not who she thinks she is. As the story begins‚ The Grandmother is complaining
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Samantha Oh AP Euro DBQ Essay Period 9 10/28/07 Pilgrimage of Grace The Pilgrimage of Grace started because many people were dissatisfied with King Henry VIII’s actions. The King’s decisions to form a new religion sparked a controversy with the devout Catholics‚ but others were angry‚ not necessarily with the religion aspect‚ but just with the mannerisms of the King. For example‚ the King’s decision to make a new religion without a Pope was not revered by some
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Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era‚" the English Renaissance created stimulation in art‚ architecture‚ literature and music of whole of England. The transition in the England was accepted with reluctance and it was rather a medley of the forgotten Gothic and the naïve Renaissance. No field in England was untouched by the revolution caused by Renaissance. The English literature was marked by the works of poets like Edmund Spenser and John Milton‚ playwrights like William Shakespeare and Christopher
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Beacon Hall Cautiously walked I towards the grand old mansion‚ where I read the name aloud ’Beacon Hall’. The vulgar and vile house had the look of an old run down Gothic church with arched stained glass windows. The doors and windows reminded me of a church I once visited called ’El Monumental’ in Barcelona. I breathed in deeply smelling wet oak wood reminding me of winter fires and roasting chestnuts. The area was in an old abandoned town by the forest and the old lake‚ as I went into the house
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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 death and eternal damnation;
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