San Marino‚ officially known as the Republic of San Mario‚ is a small state located on the Italian Peninsula. In fact‚ it is the third smallest country in Europe‚ preceded only by the Vatican and Monaco. Although landlocked by Italy‚ it is an independent state that takes up a mere 61 square kilometers. Its capital is the City of San Marino. It has a rugged terrain‚ due to its location near to the Apennine Mountains‚ There is no natural level ground; it is composed completely of hilly terrain. The
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Abstract Notre-Dame of Paris is one of the most prominent cathedrals in the land of Paris and portrays many diversified Gothic characteristics. This research essay will explore the cathedral in detail while emphasizing on the influence of Gothic architecture on the cathedral. Notre-Dame of Paris bears all the structural features of a Gothic cathedral including the famous rose window. By far‚ the Gothic style has influenced the entire design of Notre-Dame of Pairs. If there were other influences
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My friend and I took a five day trip to San Francisco. During our visit‚ we saw a lot of gorgeous scenery‚ ate some delicious food‚ it was a fun‚ relaxing‚ and memorable vacation. The weather was beautiful‚ with sunshine‚ very few clouds. My friend and I went to Pier 51‚ which is “home” to some lions sea ‚when we visited there were hundreds of them on and around platforms. We went to Chinatown area which is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is
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“Love in The Hunchback of Notre Dame” In the book The Hunchback of Notre Dame the author‚ Victor Hugo‚ used love as a central theme for his book. He showed that love can manifest itself in three main ways depending upon the person. Esmeralda was in a mode of self- destruction because of her lust for Phoebus. Claude Frollo turned into a man of jealous rage because of his amorousness for Esmeralda‚ and Quasimodo’s passion for Esmeralda crumbled his heart as if it was made of stone‚ because
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PWAD 1 Spring 13 Prof. Jaime Arredondo THE GREAT HAGIA SOPHIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND NOTRE-DAME OF PARIS Arthur de Vassal May 16th‚ 2013 Is it possible to compare two of the most significant religious monuments of our time ? Indeed‚ we will see in this research paper that not only Hagia Sophia of Constantinople and Notre-Dame of Paris are among the most important edifices of cult and history still standing today‚ But that they also present a lot of similarities
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San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24‚ 1797 by father Fermin Lasuen. It was named after john the Baptist. It is located 17 miles north of the city of Salinas in the town of San Juan Bautista‚ 4 miles off U.S. highway 101. The church was destroyed in an earthquake in 1803. The people were sad. They were sad because they had a plan to make it better. Father Arroyo was the first person to make a dictionary for native Americans. It was painted by Thomas Doak. He was a sailor from Boston. He jumped
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1. What are the overall objectives of University of Notre Dame Endowment? The overall objectives of the endowment were to support the purposes of the University and its mission over the long-term. Practically speaking‚ the objectives were; 1) to maintain and preserve the real value of the endowment; 2) to obtain a predetermined amount of investment earnings each year to provide financial support for individual University programs; 3) remain as a conduit for vital operations support for the University
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five pieces selected from a variety of different texts. The original text that I brought in was a book and its title was The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. The French title of this book was Notre-Dame de Paris‚ and the English title made the “Notre Dame” part less important. Victor wanted the focus of his book to be on the cathedral. Notre-Dame was ruined after the French Revolution. He didn’t want the cathedral to be gone‚ and he wanted people to appreciate gothic architecture‚ so he wrote
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1.2.10 Dame Claire Bertschinger is an Anglo-Swiss nurse and an activist in advocacy on behalf of suffering people in the increasing world. Her work in Ethiopia in 1984 stimulated Band Aid and subsequently Live Aid‚ the largest relief programmed ever mounted. The daughter of a Swiss father and British mother‚ Bertschinger was brought up in Sheering in front of Bishop’s Stortford on the Hertfordshire. Bertschinger graduated from Brunel Uneven world‚ now part of King’s College London. The Nightingale
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Dame Nellie Melba Helena Porter Mitchell was born on the 19th of May in 1861‚ Richmond Melbourne. She was the eldest of seven of David Mitchell was a successful builder and businessmen and Isabella Ann nee Dow‚ who while shared the same taste in music with her husband‚ could also play a number of instruments very well. Isabella Ann was Dame Nellie’s first music teacher‚ though Dame Nellie was not a child prodigy‚ she first performed in public at the age of six. Dame Nellie was first educated by her
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