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to come into the building. In Gothic cathedrals, light was used as a building material. The walls of cathedrals were no longer made from stone, but from glass. Stained glass windows were intended for an illiterate audience. The message of the North Rose window at Chartres Cathedral in France is conveyed through intricate colors, symbols, and figures in panes of glass, the circular pattern, and the sacred mathematical code hidden within, which come together to reveal a biblical story dedicated to…

Edward was around 12 and Richard was nine. C. Incidents a. The wars of roses- York family become the reign family of the England. b. The death of George Duke of Clarence - Richard III spread the prophecy which says that “G” of Edward heirs will be the murderer of the king. II. The unexpected death of King Edward IV A. The…

Imagine being 19 years old, playing baseball in the minor leagues and then one day being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma; a type of cancer. Well, this is what life was like for Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo is a three-time All-Star who helped lead the Cubs to the 2016 World Series (Florida shooting: Cubs' Anthony Rizzo sends support to his high school). Anthony Rizzo grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Right out of high school he got drafted onto the…

you in the rose garden at noon!” Exclaimed, her father. As she walked the stone path through the garden, the roses stood still as if they anticipated the meeting. There he stood, under the shade of the glass gazebo. Handsome with dark curly hair, crisp blue eyes, a straight nose and a nice mouth. He was very tall, well-built and slightly tanned. There, waiting patiently, dressed in a grey petticoat and trousers, and a linen blue shirt was Christian Mc Alister. “Good day, Lady Isabella Rose,” he…

The Mysterious Love Story Of Miss Emily In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Emily Grierson is not your average southern lady, this made her well-known in the small town of Jefferson. Miss Emily obsessed over love, gossip, and the dead bodies of the men that held a place in her heart. Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Homer Barron, Colonel Sartoris, and Judge Stevens, each of these men that was involved in Miss Emily’s life left a lasting impression. The first man that Emily Grierson laid her eyes…

In the end of the book, Rose of Sharon’s final act represents humanity and generosity. Rose of Sharon has just had one of her greatest fears confirmed: She has had a stillborn baby, and she believes it is a result of her sins. She is devastated at her loss, as the baby was her light at the end of the tunnel…

“Rose of Sharon, Junior, and I carried our twenty-dollar bill and our five dollars in loose change over to the 7-Eleven and bought three bottles of imagination. We needed to figure out how to raise all that money in only one day. Thinking hard, we huddled…

entitled “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather focus on two main characters. Both Faulkner and Cather use their characters to prove a point or an outcome of a theory. Williams Faulkner uses Emily as his main character. Emily is a beautiful girl who used to live with her father. On the other hand Willa Cather used Paul as his main character. Paul is a high school student who also used to live with his father. Both stories focus on one main factor. In “A…

A Rose For Emily In William Faulkner’s, A Rose For Emily, Faulkner illustrates a southern town that is rapidly changing to fit the times. Emily Grierson is an old fashioned woman who watches her town alter around her but, her tenacious attitude towards change prohibits her from adjusting to a new lifestyle. Faulkner portrays the change in the social structure of the American South in the early twentieth century with Homer Barron, Miss Emily’s house, and the townspeople. Homer Barron was a dark…

William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" is a story that addresses the symbolic changes in the South after the civil war. Miss Emily's house symbolizes neglect and poverty of the new times in the town of Jefferson. The rampant symbolism and Faulkner's descriptions of the decaying house, coincide with Miss Emily's physical and emotional decay, and also emphasize her mental degeneration, and further illustrate the outcome of Faulkner's story. Miss Emily's decaying house, not only lacks genuine love…