Using the mix of animation‚ archival footage and interviews‚ the film “Tower” shows the events which took place on the day of August 1‚ 1966. On this day‚ a gunman went up to the observation deck at the University of Texas Tower and opened fire. The animated documentary tells the stories of the victims‚ survivors and heroes of that day‚ while vividly displaying the occurrence. The film starts with a journalist reporting from the scene while driving toward the campus. “This is a warning to the
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The Tower of London The Tower of London has a very interesting story behind it. It was begun by a man who was not even English‚ William of Normandy. At the time he was the cousin of England’s Kind Edward. It all started because William became outraged when Edward backed down on his promise to give the throne to William and ended up giving the throne to his English brother-in-law‚ Harold. William sailed his army across the English Channel
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The Tower of London is the oldest and probably the most famous historical building in Europe. The Tower of London was started in 1066 by its founder‚ William the Conqueror. It was built to serve as a fortress‚ a prison‚ and a symbol of power. The Tower began as a simple enclosure made out of timber and stone with a ditch and palisade along the north and west sides. A huge stone structure‚ which is now known as The White Tower‚ was then added to this enclosure. Around 1240‚ King Henry III widened
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The Princes in the Tower One of England ’s greatest scandals was the disappearance and murder of two princes in 1483. The children of King Edward IV‚ Edward V and Richard‚ Duke of York were allegedly "imprisoned" shortly after his death. King Edward ’s brother‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester‚ secretly wanted the throne for himself. He would ’ve gone to extremes to make sure it happened. Yet‚ there is still great debate over him actually murdering his nephews. The Princes in the Tower focuses on the life
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a guide warned us that we would have to climb 937 steps to reach the top of the ancient tower. At first we started counting the steps ourselves‚ but we soon lost patience. We occasionally passed small windows cut into the wall. As these gave little light‚ we felt as if we were going round and roung a dark tunnel. It was good to get out into the fresh air at last. from the top there was an excellent view of the grounds of the castle and of the surrounding countryside. In the distance‚ we could just
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post is going to be about the The Twin Towers (Worlds Trade Center). I am writing about this because for some reason it has really got to me that someone so arrogant would destroy something that was so meaning full to our lives. If were to walk in side there body it would be nothing but mean and disrespectful things. Such as distroying The Twin Towers. Lately I have been watch shows and news cast talk about the the unforgetful day of when The Twin Towers had been terrorised. Just the other day
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entered the streets. The diving between the people was mayhem. I finally I got to work‚ at the twin towers‚ walking up the stairs to the 94th floor. To get todays assignments; Bumping into my boss on the way up. It wasn’t until I had just sat down I had caught something in the corner of my eye but the moment I looked at the object it was too late‚ a huge‚ snow white plane has heading straight for the tower. I ran raising all alarms for the soon impact but they already knew. About half of the workers on
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"The Tower Pig." The story is set behind‚ and outside‚ the walls of the Thomaston Penitentiary in present day America. The story essentially revolves around a young man who suffers the hardships of imprisonment in an American correctional facility. The protagonist is throughout the tale addressed only by his surname‚ Caine. Caine expresses incomprehensible anger he feels for one of the wardens‚ an outcast despised by colleagues and inmates alike‚ and who is commonly known as "The Tower Pig" by
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The Tower of Babel 11 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward‚[a]they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there. 3 They said to each other‚ “Come‚ let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone‚ and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said‚ “Come‚ let us build ourselves a city‚ with a tower that reaches to the heavens‚ so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
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O’Gorman‚ "architecture is a form language‚ of communication." (P.89) This communication is represented in the forms of texture‚ shape and style that reflects certain period of time. In the early period‚ architectures were associated with style and culture. "The Greeks built marble temples with Doric‚ Ionic or Corinthian columns. Egyptian architecture used heavy lotus columns‚ massive battered walls and pyramidal forms. The Gothic style used point arch‚ vast areas of stained glasses‚ pointed rib-vault
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