San Elizario is a town with colorful history‚ beginning with saying that it presented the first Thanksgiving in the U.S also for‚ The San Elizario Presidio chapel‚ Billy the kid jail‚ and Los Portales‚ this are just some of the places in this town with rich history. It’s a town located southeast from downtown El Paso. It all started by 1531‚ when Hernan Cortez had conquered the Aztec Empire. The Spaniards started migrating to the north by 1535 Alvar Nunes Cabeza de Vaca and his group were exploring
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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 Debates over the exclusivity of “God‚ Country‚ Notre Dame” have led some to question whether or not the motto is outdated
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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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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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The story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is filled with betrayal‚ lust‚ and abandonment. Every male in the story who has eyes lusts after La Esmeralda‚ and abandonment is a major theme. Jehan Frollo betrays his adopted brother‚ Quasimodo‚ when Quasimodo is being questioned in the court‚ he doesn’t tell a soul that Quasimodo is deaf and can’t answer any of the judge’s questions‚ this leads to Quasimodo being beaten at the pillory for being deaf‚ which is no crime at all. Jehan also betrays Claude
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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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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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Ruffian and Eight Belles were two Racing Thoroughbred horses. Ruffian being born in the year 1972 and Eight Belles being born in the year 2005. These horses are very different when it comes to awards and honors‚ injury‚ trainers and where they are buried. Also having similar attributes‚ for example‚ the age they died‚ jockey colors‚ and the two horses were both euthanized. What makes Ruffian and Eight Belles similar is that they are the same breed of horse‚ which is that they are thoroughbreds and
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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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