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Saint Philip Neri is an interesting person. He was born on July 21 in 1515 in Florence, Italy. Symbols that stand for Saint Philip Neri are, the rosary, lily, and an Angel holding a book. The rosary stands for his love and devotion for God. The lily symbolizing purity and humility and an Angel holding a book symbolizing wisdom. Saint Philip Neri died on May 26, 1595 in Rome, Italy. He was canonized on March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. We celebrate his feast day on May 26. Saint Philip Neri’s…

This first report is on pages up to 115 out of 479, or Part I. Youth and Humility, of Catherine de’ Medici by Jean Heritier. Catherine de’ Medici was born in Florence, Italy on April 13th 1519. Her family was the ruling power in Florence at the time because of their successful banking business. Both of her parents died within a month of her birth, and at age nine she was sent to live in a convent until she was ready to marry. When she was 14, her great-uncle Pope Clement VII arranged to marry…

Question 1 (a) Issue: To determine if there is binding contract between Leila and Julie Leila advertises about her lost gold chain and locket in the local newspaper. Julie was on the way home when she found the jewelleries in the park, recalling that they were lost items from the advertisement she read. She went to Leila’s house to claim the reward. Leila denies rewarding Julie as she thinks that Julie should have called her first. Relevant Law In the eyes of the law, it is important to know…

family of merchants who were very important bankers and gained the account of the Roman Catholic Church. At that time the Church was the most important organization in Italy so this account was a major advantage against their many rivals. Soon Cosimo de Medici took control over florence and lead a long legacy of rule. The Medici family were huge patrons of the arts and decorated their…

in fact – seemingly sacrilegiously – include the ‘most renowned Virgin’ among these ‘girls’. The veneration of the Virgin Mary in this respect was in fact neither unheard of nor decried in the Renaissance period; even in the Late-Medieval Era, this type of imagery was commonplace (Pesce 2009: 152). However, the pre-enlightenment reverence of the physical features of the Virgin Mary can be viewed more as a stylistic and poetic custom than a sign of growing materialist and secular influences,…

Existentialism “A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.” –Internet meaning Existentialism is the idea that a man lives due to his free will and individuality. That every human define their own meaning in life. It also tackles what is human existence and that human defines their own meaning of life. This idea believes that there is no God, or any higher…

Elena is a frequent traveler to Singapore and she usually stays at The Success Hotel when she is here. Many signs are being put up in the hotel stating that they will not be responsible for the loss of items if they are not entrusted to the front desk to be taken care of. In the case of Bass Anne Hendricks v Shangri-La Hotel Ltd (2011), Bass, the plaintiff, claimed to have lost her gold and diamond ring during her stay at Shangri-La Hotel and therefore, the defendant is liable for the loss of…

Spring, summer, fall, winter and spring is one of the representative movie of director Kim Ki Duk. I appreciate what he had done in this movie and I think the movie spring, summer, fall, winter and string is a good movie. The reason why I have that thought is because director Kim Ki Duk can produce the movie with deep insight in a short period and limited budget. Furthermore, the movie can bring out the Buddhist core value, for example, the concept of reincarnate, karma etc. In the first scene…

Matt Damon Net Worth It is hard to make a list of Matt Damon’s cinematographic successes and achievements in the film industry. If we were to name the first movie that brought Damon his reputation as a great actor, it would probably be “Good Will Hunting” (1997), directed by Gus van Sant, where he starred next to the extraordinary Robin Williams (“The Dead Poets Society”), Ben Affleck (with whom Matt Damon co-wrote the script), and Stellan Skarsgård (“Breaking the Waves”). In the movie, Damon…

Often blinded by love, people find themselves in peculiar situations with their significant other. In the story, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, one of the main characters, Catherine Earnshaw, is portrayed as a spoiled girl who marries into a wealthy family and abuses her powers as a princess to often get what she wants. Nelly Dean, the woman who grew up alongside Catherine, and Cathy’s husband, Edgar both play a big part of the story as main characters. Nelly and Edgar have similar yet…