Moonstone

shirt with a black tie, he wore a pair of washed out blue jeans which fitted perfectly and brown boots. It didn't take the group to long to arrive at Gringott's Wizarding Bank, a rather large and impressive building that seemed to be made out of moonstone and was located in the center of Diagon Alley. A According to Remus, Gringott's was the only Wizarding bank which European wizards used to store their money. Each major Wizarding community had a single bank within their largest shopping district

were added together to make one creation. Copper, gold and silver, shells, clay, wood, rock (obsidian) and feathers were commonly used. Gold was used, but silver was much more popular as it was abundant in Mexico. Stones such as jade, quartz, opal, moonstone, and turquoise were used as well. Gold was imported from the south, turquoise from the north, and conch shells were imported from the east. A famous type of Aztec jewelry was the ear plug, which can be found in Aztec masks. Both men and women wore

Prologue The smell of burning flesh is repugnant. It lingers on every street corner, on every piece of cloth, in every shallow breath. The sky is red. Glowing through black clouds that are heavy with the ashes of those who have stopped screaming. More than three thousand tonnes of high explosive bombs are dropped. Again. Again. Again. Just like dust caught in a sunbeam, the ash swirls a slow descent. The air pulls in. Pauses. Pressure building. The blood in your veins almost recoils, your brain

The Victorian era of British history (and that of the British Empire) was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 2o June 1837 until her death, on 22 January 19o1. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for Britain.Some scholars date the beginning of the period in terms of sensibilities and political concerns to the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Within the fields of social history and literature, Victorianism refers to the study of late-Victorian

which present them with their identities. Therefore, when a girl chooses to bestow priority to her art instead of her family, it is negatively considered a sacrifice. This applies to Thea Kronberg and her relationship to her mother. Thea leaves Moonstone at the age of seventeen to study in Chicago. After much struggle, Thea realizes that the only place that she may gain success is in Germany. While in Germany Thea learns of her mother's illness, yet she chooses not to leave the country and return

The trek from Abertawe home had taken longer than expected. One of the injured men needed to stop and have his broken rib re-dressed by Merlin, and the young man got sick from the pain. They'd had to slow the pace after that, and as such, King Arthur's army did not cross the border into the Lower Town until well after the middle of the night. Normally, residents lined the streets to welcome knights home from battle, but this time, the streets remained silent. However, the people had left candles

GODDESS ISIS The Egyptian goddess Isis is one of the most imperative goddesses of ancient Egypt, and she stays one of the most famous goddesses of this era. Isis is most renowned for her character as dedicated wife and mother (Cashford & Baring, 1993). In the Osiris myth we can perceive the reckoning following this outline of thinking. Isis is one of the five offspring of Nut, the sky goddess. When Isis was still little, she was determined to expand her influence. in turn to do that, she would

Introduction to Art Nouveau The "Art Nouveau" ("new art") movement was one of the first departures from classical art and design, towards a new modernism. The 'Modernism' and Art Nouveau movements occurred during what was known in France as the "Belle Époque," or "beautiful era" period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement was primarily influenced by the radical work of Czech (Moravian) artist Alfons Mucha, Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset, and English illustrator Aubrey