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    Will Traynor gets hit by a motorcycle as he is going to work, this leaves him a quadriplegic. He loses his home and lives with his parents. Tired of the new circumstances of his life, he tells his parents that he would like to schedule an appointment with Dignitas in Switzerland to kill himself. At first, his parents fight his decision, but when Will slits his wrists on a nail sticking out of his cabinet, they agree, but only on one condition….that he give them an additional six months. He…

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    a wooden design but a fire in 1904 caused majority of the church to be rebuilt by 1906. Patrick’s church has many characteristics that imitate the gothic style that common back then including: a steeply pitched roof, pointed-arch windows, stained glass, and Gothic window above the entry. Gothic architecture are commonly known as the architecture style of many of the great cathedrals, and churches in the past. Gothic architectures mostly…

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    water from the roof. During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the demand for illustrated books that included psalms, gospels, and other parts of the liturgy grew steadily during this time manuscript illumination showed the influence of stained glass art. In the years that followed, painters began to become more interested in realistic detail in their works and the desire to paint their figures more graceful and…

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    First Christian Church

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    irregular shapes, steeply pitched roofs, high style elements such as castle-like towers, parapets, and tracery windows, as well as the pointed Gothic arched windows and entries” (“PHMC Gothic Revival Style 1830 – 1860”). The number and beauty of stained glass windows are remarkable. There are few thousand pieces of the stained glasses which recovered the former shine by restoring process from 2012 to 2015. This cathedral can accommodate about 2,400 people inside, the scale of structures…

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    to uphold tragic events, information, the grueling aspects of life, and still be able to live life with a smile on their face, day in and day out. In the work of Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, it deals with multiple social, mental, and physical issues that occur today in our society and everyday lives. The Glass Castle is the story of Jeannette Walls it is a memoir of her life and all of the hardships she has dealt with in her life. This book deals with a wide variety of problems that we…

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    writing. On March 31, 1945, his play, The Glass Menagerie, opened on Broadway and two years later A Streetcar Named Desire earned Williams his first Pulitzer Prize. Many of Williams' plays have been adapted to film starring screen greats like Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. Williams died in 1983. Williams described his childhood in Mississippi as pleasant…

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    Could you survive living in constant poverty? This was the reality for author Jeannette Walls. In her book, The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Walls describes growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father and a childish mother. After Walls published her book, Alex Witchel of The New York Times Magazine interviewed her. Within the article, “How Jeannette Walls Spins Good Stories Out of Bad Memories,” Witchel recounts her visit to the farm where Walls lives with her husband and mother.…

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    Sacred geometry connects natural patterns, designs, and structures to an overall sacred origin. This inseparable relationship between complex solidified values and generalized faithful concepts appears to be the unlikeliest duo. This mysterious relationship proved to be a huge attraction to many mathematicians, including Plato, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Leonardo da Vinci, and Johannes Kepler. However mathematicians today continue to seek evidence that complies with Plato’s cosmology, and “theory of…

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    Few things inspire readers more than true stories of human triumph. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, is the story of how a girl in an unthinkable situation overcomes the challenges life presents her. Jeannette Walls and her three siblings suffer severe trauma and hardship at the hands of their irresponsible and self-centered parents. From going days on end without food to almost being raped with the approval of her father, Jeannette endures and emerges as an accomplished author who…

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    Gothic Cathedrals

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    transcendence is invoked. Elaborate ribbed vaulted ceilings instill a sense of awe, wonder, and obedience to the divine order. The warmth of God’s divine light illuminates the stone vaults and decorated domes of the cathedrals as it pours through stain glass windows. The aesthetically pleasing bare bones are purposely left apparent in the construction of Gothic style buildings. Additionally, in the comprising of clustered columns, pointed ribbed vaults and flying buttresses, the Gothic style…

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