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The Arthurian Legend is a collection of various stories which revolve around King Arthur, one of the legendary kings of Britain. These stories vary in their versions, interpretations, and spelling of names but their essences remain the same. They regale us with tales of the time prior to King Arthur’s conception to his rise to kinghood, tales of his adventures with his Knights of the Round Table, tales of the adulterous romance that occurred between his queen, Guinevere, and his knight and…

Synopsis The drama theater The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of an opera singer Christine who has been performing at the gala was held in Paris. Raoul is a sign of old and had been friends with Christine since childhood had heard Christine sing and have fallen in love with him. At the time it also became a rumor that there are ghosts who have stayed in Opera. After the gala dinner held to have committed Faust Opera Paris by presenting the prima donna Carlotta. During the show Carlotta…

Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Much paintings stand the test of time. Foraging new ideologies for our society and culture. Flowing and spiraling through the abysses of Van Gogh's and Munch's minds throws their emotional thoughts into the forms of paintings. Van Gogh is a Post-Impressionist artist meaning “he was drawn to bright colors and visible, distinctive brushstrokes” (Adams 789), with this in mind, the oil painting Starry Night was born. Stemming from this period was the emotional development…

“The French have respect for others by respecting themselves. They pay close attentions to their actions. Not because someone may be observing them, but because everybody may be looking at them. An so, an Englishman stuck in traffic will pick his nose to kill time, while the Frenchman will look in the mirror, adjust his tie, hair, and run a hand over his brow or a mustache. A Frenchman will passionately kiss his girlfriend or wife in any public place [having lived in Paris, I attest to that—JMP]…

The counsel reasoned and they thought Rollo fit the criteria for a great vassal and warrior. King Charles sent Franco, the Archbishop of Rouen, to negotiate terms of peace with Rollo. After consulting with his men, Rollo agreed to the terms set by King Charles. Rollo’s followers can be quoted talking about the suitable nature of their settlement. The men speak of the geographical positioning…

Have you ever seen something so beautiful that gives you chills all over your body? Or feeling safe when little bit of sun can protect us from the evil darkness that lies around us? For example stepping into a church with such great lighting coming through the inside, while the sun hits the windows from the outside. During Gothic period and the Renaissance the stained glass windows was one of the best technique in Gothic Cathedrals. It has the most beautiful and inspiring stained glass windows…

An Influential Culinary Figure: Julia Child Julia Carolyn McWilliams was born in Pasadena California on August 15th 1912 and was the eldest of three children. Julia’s father John McWilliams Jr. was a Princeton graduate, class of 1901 and her mother, Julia Carolyn (Weston) McWilliams, of Smith College class of 1900, a paper company heiress whose father Byron Curtis Weston, served as a lieutenant governor and was the founder of Weston Paper Co. Julia’s father had a successful career in the field…

education mostly consisted of the learning of languages especially Latin and Greek. Mathematics were a forbidden topic in Blaise's education.T the fact it was forbidden made it, even more, interesting for Pascal. In 1640, Blaise moved yet again to Rouen, France. Blaise Pascal never went to college or got a degree, but this did not make him any less smart than the top thinkers of his time,Run on his work was actually highly respected, by big names such as Rene Descartes. Pascal helped…

To what Extent was torture successful during the Algerian War? Total Words: 1993  Table of Contents A.Plan of Investigation………………………………………………….. 3 B.Summary of Evidence………………………………………………… 4-6 C.Evaluation of Sources……………………………………………….... 7-8 D.Analysis …………………………………………………………….... 8-10 E.Conclusion……………………………………………………………. 11 F.Bibliography………………………………………………………….. 12  A. Plan of the Investigation This investigation will assess to what extent was torture successful during the Algerian…

The year is 1095 and the territory of the Muslim Empire is expanding into the holy land, the Roman Catholic Church sees this and launches one of the most famous string of wars in world history, the Crusades. The main objective of the Crusades was to retake the holy land in the Middle-East. The Crusades were a series of holy wars which began in 1095 when Pope Urban II made a plea to retake Jerusalem and the holy lands. In total there were eight Crusades lasting around 196 years, however, the last…