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    The arts during 1200’s-1300’s were highly influenced by many people, however two men made the biggest influence out of everyone. Saint Dominic and Saint Francis made a huge impact in many city’s architecture, marble sculptures, and paintings. In the city, the Pisa baptistry is one that can be a focal point when one wants to look at the architecture that made this time period a historical time. From the buildings exteriors to the hallways of the interiors, they were designed to have features from

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    Thesis: The family dynamic, including culture and structure, in Junot Diaz’s Drown influenced the protagonists’ life decisions along with his belief. As mentioned in the book Yunior’s family immigrated from the Dominican Republic, which affected Yunior’s future with cultural expectations and societal judgement. In the Dominican culture men are expected to be “masculine and breadwinners” ( ) for the household but this is not the situation in Yunior’s family. As mentioned before Yunior’s father left

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    The Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is home to almost 11 million people. Located in the Caribbean just 90 minutes by plane from Miami, it shares the Hispaniola island with Haiti to the west. The Climate is Tropical year-round with an average temperature of 76°. Christopher Columbus discovered the island on his very first voyage in 1492. Shortly after the Spanish brought African slaves to the island to work the plantations. We will look the people and the culture of the Dominican Republic

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    Catherine was born March 25, 1347, as the 23rd child of Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa. She grew up as a cheerful, intelligent and intensely religious person. When she was 6, she had a vision of Christ at the Siena San Dominic Church. By the age of 7, she had a vow of chastity to never get married. Catherine cut off her hair in order to protest against her mother in order to improve her appearance to attract a husband. Her father supported her and gave her a room in order to pray and mediate in peace

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    The founder of the Dominican order was Dominic Savio, born on April 2, 1842 in Riva Northern Italy. Dominic was born to Charles and Brigid Savio, who were poor, hard-working, and pious. As a child was a remarkable boy in the sense that he mastered his emotion despite his age. He was loved and respected by his friends and he reciprocated, a he exhibited his leadership skills among his peers in a friendly manner. Furthermore, at attender age Dominic was prayerful and had an ever maturing spirituality

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    "Okay." Will sighed, burying his hands back into the jacket. It would be cold down in the subway, and though it would be a relief from the wind, he knew it'd be warmer in Hannibal's car. "I live in Brooklyn." he added, another warning, but Hannibal only nodded, clearly pleased he'd accepted the offer. "Allow me to lead the way." Hannibal's car was nicer than Will had expected. It was a sleek, spotless black bentley, the interior smelling of leather and pine. Will slid into the passenger seat

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    My Last Day

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    it out at my friends house Dominic ,who lived in the ghetto with a bunch of siblings that never left anybody alone when Dominic had people come over. But his parents were the only ones that didnt mind all four of us coming over . But anyways deciding it took awhile it felt like all night, my two friends jake and cole who were both cheap and didnt like spening any money what so ever wanted to go camping in a tent because it would hardly cost us anything and me and dominic wanted to go to fenway because

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    Saint Catherine of Siena Catherine 12/__/2017 Masayda Saint Catherine of Siena was born in Siena, Italy, March 25, 1347. She later became part of the Third order of Saint Dominic, at first against her parents’ wishes. She was named a Doctor of the Church in 1970. She obtained this title by writing over four hundred letters to the current pope and various leaders, trying to restore the Papacy to Rome and bring peace among the whole of Italy. Catherine also provided for the poor and took

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    She stood there as the world passed her by. Ever since she came into the world, it has turned its back to her. Shunned her and continued on their way, without a second glance. She stood in the background of life, watching the forgotten beauties that everyone had forgotten, like her. Even now she leaned up against a tall oak tree that stretched out across the sky, long limps twisting together and bright green leaves scattered about. The old tree had been there for a long time, and yet everyone that

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    them pull a gun, Dominic fired a shot out the window as he yelled for Paulie to drive. Two quick shots came back at them. As Paulie raced away, Dominic let three more rapid-fire shots fly before they turned the corner and were out of sight. “I did tell you he didn’t want to pay,” Paulie reminded Dominic. “One way or another he has to pay.” “I think you hit one of them. I looked in the rearview as I was pulling away and saw one of them on the ground.” “That’s all I need,” Dominic spat disgusted and

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