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Blind Man Blurred Vision
857 words
The narrator in Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" has
two fully functional eyes, in which he chooses
never to use to their full potential. The eyes of
the narrator are biased, insecure, jealous, and
very limited in what they choose to see. This
inability to see is made apparent when he is
forced to meet and converse with a blind man. The
narrator's perception of the world around him, and
blurred vision, is resolved by a great irony in
the story when Roger helps the narrator see past
his prejudice out...
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Divided Into Three Church Of Saint
990 words
The term Gothic style in architecture has taken
many forms. The term Gothic originated in France.
It is best known through the Gothic cathedral.
Through engineering, intellect and spirituality
these cathedrals perfectly express the medieval
mind. This style was widespread throughout Europe.
Unlike other arts, this style was not uniform in
nature nor was it uniform in date. This style has
three main chararistics that make it its own
unique style, known as Gothic. First it is known
for its pointed...
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Point Of View Blind Man
1,332 words
1) -A Choose one of the stories we have read and
rewrite from a small part of it from a different
narrative's point of view. "I like the way it is"
I said. "I get so tired of it, " Sally said. "I
get so tired of looking like a boy. " Facing her
as she sat on the dressing table, I saw her
twiddling with her wedge style pretty brunette
hair. I sighed and admired how lucky I was to have
her in my life. Back home in Boston, Sally was the
Home coming Queen at Central Boston High. We were
childhood sw...
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Great Wall Of China Put To Death
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Writing Assignment: CD-ROM reaction paper Chartres
Cathedral Inca ruins Venice Egyptian pyramids The
Great Wall of China Initially, prehistoric graves
were simple burials covered with a mound of sand
or stones and wind blew the sand away, creating a
need for a more secure burials (CD-ROM Egyptian
Pyramids). Imagine the what ifs? What if there
were no scavengers capable of digging through sand
and stone? What if the people who buried their
dead accepted the scavenging as a part of nature,
a part ...
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Catholic Church Takes Place
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Seville, which is also known a Sevilla, is known
as a large historical center in Europe. Seville
lies on the left bank of the river Guadalquivir
and 60 miles northeast of Cadiz. It is linked to
Trial, Los Remedios and other newer areas to the
west by four bridges. According to the 1988
census, the population is 663, 000. It is the
forth largest city in Spain. The average
temperature varies from 60 degrees in January to
around 100 degrees in August. Seville is a major
port as well as an important...
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Falls In Love Notre Dame
1,460 words
Our Lady of Paris The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a
tragic romance about a young deformed man named
Quasimodo, and his troubles with love, and his
master. The story starts in 1482 in Paris. The
Festival of Fools is taking place and Quasi is
crowned the Pope of Fools, for being so ugly. When
Claude Frollo, Quasimodo's master, sees him at the
procession, he immediately tells Quasi to go back
with him. A man named Gringoire sees Esmeralda, a
beautiful gypsy, performing he instantly falls in
love wit...
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Point Of View Cat In The Rain
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1) -A Choose one of the stories we have read and
rewrite from a small part of it from a different
narratives point of view. A Cat in the Rain: I
like the way it is I said. I get so tired of it,
Sally said. I get so tired of looking like a boy.
Facing her as she sat on the dressing table, I saw
her twiddling with her wedge style pretty brunette
hair. I sighed and admired how lucky I was to have
her in my life. Back home in Boston, Sally was the
Home coming Queen at Central Boston High. We were
ch...
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Narrator Raymond Carver
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In the Cathedral Cathedral Essay In the story?
Cathedral? by Raymond Carver a variety of elements
of short fiction contribute to theme. Raymond
Carver uses a great variety of elements to render
a theme that all members of society are accepted.
The point-of-view in this story puts the narrator
as a participant and the protagonist. The narrator
also has limited omniscience which keeps the
reader from seeing the blind man? s feelings.
Early on, the narrator is rude and inconsiderate.
He often makes...
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Washington D C Caught My Attention
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? Claude Monet at the National Gallery of Art?
Claude Monet is most definately my favorite
Painter of all time. Widely considered the
foremost Impressionist painter, Monet inspired
Masters like Degas and Renoir. Monet? s paintings,
characterized by their blurred lines, quick brush
strokes and interpretation of light, capture the
essence of the subject without the harsh realism
of previous centuries. Earlier on in his career
Monet? s paintings attempted to catch the
momentary light and mobility o...
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Ahead Of His Time Facial Expressions
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Donatello was quoted saying? I was the first
revolutionary. I was creating a new kind of
sculpture before the others were even born? (web).
Donatello was wise beyond his years. Little did he
know that he was so right. He had many of
breakthroughs in marble, bronze, and wood
sculpture, including the first male nude since the
Romans and the very first equestrian (horse and
rider) statue. Donatello can be considered a
genius. He rediscovered the classical past and at
the same time he took sculpting...
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Palazzo Vecchio Marcus Aurelius
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Professor Kranz Donatello Michelle Hoell Professor
Kranz Humanities 2 16 Nov. 2001 Donatello is known
as the most important sculptor of the Early
Renaissance. The author, John Pope-Hennessy noted
him as? one of the greatest artists who ever
lived? (Pope-Hennessy p. 11). Donatello was a
modest person who was very dedicated to his works.
Because of his great dedication, he was able to
create so much art in so many different varieties
(Poeschke p. 5). Donatello? s origins, his
accomplishments, and ...
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Stained Glass Gothic Cathedrals
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ART APPRECIATION STAINED GLASS I. CONCRETE
EXPERIENCE I think my interest in the combination
of glass, light and color began as a child when I
discovered the colorful images created inside a
kaleidoscope. Even as an adult, I cannot seem to
resist picking up a kaleidoscope and gazing into
the viewer as I rotate the tube to change the
design of the colored bits of glass. If you walk
into my home, it is apparent that I like to
decorate with glass. I have glass flowers,
marbles, stones, vases, balls...
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Hundreds Of Thousands Tower Of London
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The Great Fire of London A woman might piss it
out, exclaimed London mayor Sir Thomas Bloodworth
in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday,
September 2, 1666 (Kishlansky 213). At this time,
no one thought that a small fire in a small shop
on Pudding Lane would become a sweltering inferno
that would destroy over four fifths of the
medieval city. Though this devastating tragedy
obliterated many of the historical landmarks in
the city and ruined the lives of hundreds of
thousands of people, some go...
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13 Th Century Gothic Sculpture Cathedral
406 words
Gothic Sculpture In the Gothic period, remarkable
sculpture was produced in France, Germany, and
Italy. As in Romanesque times, much of it was made
in conjunction with church architecture, although
sculptured figures are also found on tombs,
pulpits, and other church furnishings. France The
great cathedral at Chartres exemplifies the
stylistic evolution of the Gothic, which can be
traced in viewing its portals. Its west entrance,
the earliest, built in the mid- 12 th century,
displays rigid, col...
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Grace Of God Blind Man
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In the Grace 2 GRACE In the story Cathedral and A
Good Man is hard to find the characters achieve a
certain type of grace in one level or another.
Although these stories seem to have nothing to do
with grace, especially A Good Man their basis is
built on the grace that one achieves. One might
think what is grace. Webster s dictionary defines
grace as, A disposition to or an act or instance
of kindness, courtesy, or clemency or a virtue
coming from God. In these stories each character
reached gra...
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Great Wall Of China Put To Death
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Writing Assignment: CD-ROM reaction paper Chartres
Cathedral Inca ruins Venice Egyptian pyramids The
Great Wall of China Egyptian Pyramids? Initially,
prehistoric graves were simple burials covered
with a mound of sand or stones and wind blew the
sand away, creating a need for a more secure
burials (CD-ROM Egyptian Pyramids). ? Imagine the?
what ifs? ? What if there were no scavengers
capable of digging through sand and stone? What if
the people who buried their dead accepted the
scavenging as a...
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Wanted To Show Roman Architecture
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People often try to imitate a finished product if
it has become popular. When this is done after
several years it is considered a revival. Usually
the artist or patron has a purpose such as
modeling after a powerful culture or religious
significance. They may slightly change or mix
other styles to make the best of past and present.
In Florence Italy there stands a baptistery. It
resides west of the Florence Cathedral, which was
modeled after the baptistery. The Cathedral began
in 1296 by Arnold ...
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Crown Of Thorns Gothic Cathedral
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The choice colors Sainte-Chapelle Sainte-Chapelle
The choice colors of the painting, the costly
gilding of the carving, the delicate translucency
of the red glowing windows, the splendid altar
carvings, the miracles working power of the sacred
relics, and the decorations of the shrines
sparkling with their precious stones lend this
house of prayer such an intensity of adornment
that entering one would think one had been
transported to Heaven, setting foot in one of the
finest rooms of Paradise (...
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Works Of Art Amount Of Time
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Sir Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren was born
under the rule of Charles I. During the year 1632
this child prodigy was born. He was born with the
gifts of mathematics. He then learned to do many
things with mathematics. Wren became a professor
of astronomy, experimented in scientist, and was
in the Royal Society of London for Improving
Natural Knowledge. Everyone must start somewhere,
and that somewhere was the Westminister School.
Wren then moved onto Oxford where he received his
degree an...
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Sonny Blues Bright Future
887 words
Student Poe Yury Airapetian Student ID: 9833967
English 103: Themes in Literature Poverty in
Everyday Use, Sonny's Blues and The Cathedral
Comparing Everyday Use, Sonny's Blues and The
Cathedral, one can conclude that they share a
common meaning. Although all three stories
consider poverty as their theme, each chooses to
elaborate it in a different manner. In fact,
Everyday Use emphasizes on the state of extreme
poverty in which certain people live. On the other
hand, Sonny's Blues contributes t...
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