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    Christ has been a subject for artists for many years. However, how he is interpreted greatly changes depending on the message the artist wants Christ to portray. The Good Shepherd and the Last Judgement are both good examples of christ imagery that both express very different messages through Christ. The Good Shepherd depicts Christ as a royal shepherd to be loved or revered in contrast to the ruthless judge in the Last judgement who is meant to be feared. Both pieces express their historical

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    Forensic Spectroscopy

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    1.0 Introduction Within modern crime, prosecutors and detectives have reached a point where they are able to accurately assess the chemical makeup of many chemical materials and mixtures. Forensic scientists and forensic chemists have been able to achieve this through processes such as spectroscopy and chromatography which both analyse the way that materials react when added to differing stimulants (Smith, Gould, Monteath & Smith, 2006). With chromatography forensic chemists react a sample with a

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    The Color Blue Essay

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    and green. Blue as discussed earlier was represented as the color of the God and other religious concepts, so the major incorporation of the color blue in the reliquary chasse indicated the spiritual significance it carried. Envisioning blue on the chasse unified people to Jesus Christ. Many of the reliquary chasse of the 12th century narrated a story; this individual one narrates the crucifixion of Christ. There are several key figures engraved throughout the exterior of the chasse, however since

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    Spain Research Paper

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    Spain Spain ranks amongst the top five countries in the world with the fewest lives lost, yearly. This is due to fundamentally decisions that the government has sanctioned for the people to garner a better and safer way of life. Because of these decisions, Spain continues to climb the worldly charts yearly, while becoming a stronger and a more economically balanced country. Spain, officially known as the Kingdom of Spain, resides inland northwest off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and Portugal

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    Segovia's Appreciation

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    He started teaching guitar and soon had hundreds of students wanting to learn from the master of the style. He has taught in Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Manhattan School of Music, and conducted master classes in Carnegie Hall. Some of his more famous pupils who are esteemed virtuosos as well are Julian Bream, John Williams, and Christopher Parkening. His legacy is carried through

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    Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon were religious purists of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. These Spanish monarchs are accredited with the atrocities that were perpetrated by the governmental and religious authorities in Medieval Spain. Isabella and Ferdinand viewed the religious diversity in Spain, increasingly consisting of Muslims, Jews, and New Christians, as harmful and impure. Catholicism, the primary religion of the land and practice of the monarchs, was becoming

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    In, O Galo de Barcelos and Lenda das Lagoas das Sete Cidades, they entail innocence and love. Myths were Adamastor & Bacchus, these myths entail evil and devastation for other’s lives. The Fairy tales were The Magic Mirror and The Necklace of Pearls and these stories entail fantasized love from royalty. During the 15th and 16th century portuguese folklore spread to the rest of the world as a consequence of the many Portuguese maritime voyages of discovery. These journeys also resulted in a rich

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    The Basilica Of St Denis

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    In this essay I intend to compare and contrast the Basilica of St. Sernin and Basilica of St Denis in France with references to how they differ structurally (as Romanesque and Gothic buildings respectively) followed by critical analysis of the advancements in architectural construction methods. The progression in architectural capability from Romanesque to Gothic led to a change in how religious architecture was approached spatially, with far greater emphasis on the use of light and a desire for

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    The Word Ain 't Essay

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    ain’t can help determine how this simple contraction became a serious error in professional writing and speech. One writer on the topic, Ignacio M. Palacios Martinez is a member of the Department of English and German at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. That is also where he graduated with an English major. Then he taught in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Lincoln. He has published and edited several books and has contributed quite a few articles in various national

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    Saint Brigid 's Centre for the Arts in Ottawa was formally called St. Brigid’s Church as a Roman Catholic Church which was designed and built by architect John. R. Bowes and his son, James Bowes together. After 2007, the church was closed and now uses for all kinds of artistic, cultural and social events such as concerts, plays or art exhibitions. The architectural plan of the church was rectangular Roman basilica with twelve compound piers with transverse aisle on either side crossing the longitudinal

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