The Hunchback of Notre Dame was Hugo’s first novel after a series of successful plays. It is set in 1482 in Paris‚ in and around the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The book tells the story of a poor Gypsy girl‚ La Esmeralda‚ and a misshapen bell-ringer‚ Quasimodo‚ who are both victimized by a corrupt priest (Claude Frollo). The book is largely a work of social criticism. In fifteenth century Paris‚ the townspeople are celebrating the festival of Epiphany where Quasimodo‚ the deformed bell ringer
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Cathy Ames and La Dame In the poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by John Keats and the story East Of Eden by John Steinbeck both authors similarly characterize women as merciless through the use of the literary technique of imagery. Both Steinbeck and Keats throughout their writings describe events and people in great detail. Both of the women are beautiful yet ’wild’‚ put a man to sleep‚ and force someone to solitude. In the beginning of both the poem and story the authors give a very visual
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Camilo Garcia French II Mr. Perez September 10‚ 2012 Les Églises de Paris – Notre Dame Introduction * Paris is the capital of France. And yet‚ it is much more. It is the home of Notre Dame Cathedral * A very famous tourist attraction. * Over 13 million people visit it a year * Maurice de Sully‚ bishop of París‚ wanted to build a cathedral church dedicated to the Virgin Mary‚ Construction began in 1163 Why it was built * On 12 October 1160‚ Maurice de Sully was elected
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Dame Alice: The First Feminist Character in Western Literature During the Middle Ages‚ men are known to have more power than women‚ controlling them and taking advantage over them. Women do not have the same rights as men and they are treated differently. Men are superior while women are inferior. Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales changes the society of the Middle Age completely in The Wife of Bath. In The Wife of Bath‚ the main character of this tale‚ or the one telling this tale‚ is a woman‚ the
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caterpillar emerging from it’s chrysalis to reveal a beautiful butterfly‚ occurs when mans sheds the false pretenses he lives under and wipes away the self-fulfilling prophecies to determine who he really is. In the novel‚ The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo‚ many characters experience a rebirth in their life due to the fact that the general Parisian population of the 1400’s have many prejudices embedded into their
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Merci‚ Goat…. The story of Frank Ntilikina and his journey to Madison Square Garden chronicled through the perspective of Ntilikina himself. It’s the story of a family who escaped their home country‚ leaving everything behind to escape a war in hopes of a better life. It’s a story of a parent’s dedication to make sure their children have bright futures. A tale of how Ntilikina and his older brothers were ultra competitive growing up. It shows how his brothers helped shape the path for their
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The University of Notre Dame is a private Catholic University located in South Bend‚ Indiana. The school attracts dedicated students and puts great emphasis on values. The school is a Catholic university‚ so it is no surprise that their motto is “God‚ Country‚ Notre Dame”. The university wants its community to revolve around religion‚ loving America‚ and taking pride in Notre Dame. Debates over the exclusivity of “God‚ Country‚ Notre Dame” have led some to question whether or not the motto is outdated
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Title of the Company: San Miguel Corporation Time Context: 2001 Summary/Abstract: One of the most popular and well-known brands of beer in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia‚ San Miguel‚ has been brewing beer for well over one hundred years. The company’s brewing business produces such well-known and popular brands as San Miguel Pale and Red Horse. The company also owns Ginebra San Miguel distillers‚ San Miguel Pure Foods‚ and San Miguel Packaging. The company has a vertically integrated
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NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL Notre dame cathedral means cathedral of our lady of paris in french literature.It is known a very important building in mediavel ages in france.Notre dame’s first version was a splendid church built by Childebert I‚ the king of franks at that time‚and was already the cathedral of paris in 10th century.Also having become the churchs of area of kings of Europe .On the other hand Maurice de sully was the bishop of paris at that time ‚ he wanted to give the developing a cathedral
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Fighting Irish is the mascot of one of the greatest colleges in the world-Notre Dame. The year was 1842 when the university of Notre Dame was founded on 1‚250 acres of land in Indiana by Edward Sorin. Edward Sorin was a very religious man‚ so when he established Notre Dame he decided to make a catholic school. And ever since the first days of school to now Notre Dame has taken pride in third catholic beliefs. Notre Dame is a well know college because people can remember them for three reasons. First
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